Outstanding Community-Engaged Student Award

The Outstanding Community-Engaged Learning Student Award seeks to recognize and celebrate outstanding student learners and leaders in community engagement, both on and off campus. Specifically, this student demonstrates high levels of engagement, a dedication to the communities they serve, and excellence in their learning and leadership abilities while working with communities. In community-engaged learning, students explore various topics and often reflect on their observations and work, creating meaningful connections through lived experiences and course content.

Established to honor the importance of student engagement, this award is vital for the development, implementation, and growth of a public university. Each year, the recipient of this award is recognized at the Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Breakfast and receives a commemorative plaque acknowledging their outstanding contributions.

• Eligibility: Student nominees must be enrolled in an SL or CEL course at the University of Nevada, Reno during the academic year they are nominated.
• Evaluation Criteria: The process of assessing and choosing nominees will involve reviewing qualifications during meetings with representatives of the office.
• Nomination: The nominator can be a student, faculty member, or community partner organization. Self-nominations are not accepted for this award. Nominees may be nominated multiple times, but not by the same person or organization. The nominator must complete the award application and submit the nomination by the end of the business day on the last Friday in March each year.