Maine Campus Compact’s (MCC) President’s Campus Leadership Award recognizes a student organization or campus department at each MCC member institution for contributions to community service, service-learning, and/or civic engagement efforts on their campus.

Goals

·  Recognize organizations or departments that have made exemplary contributions to the establishment and growth of campus civic engagement.

Qualifications

·  Department or student organization is part of an MCC member institution.

Guidelines

·  Each MCC member president may select one student organization or campus department to receive the award using the nomination form provided.

·  These organizations or departments must demonstrate:

Ø  Use of service as an integral part of the college experience for students;

Ø  Innovative approach to enhancing campus-based efforts to address community issues and needs;

Ø  Efforts to sustain their work by developing strategies to integrate into the institution’s structure; and,

Ø  A deep, widespread impact on the campus and community.

Submission

Please submit selections to:

Please contact Zachary Borth at or 207-786-8392 if you have questions

Maine Campus Compact

Attn: Zachary Borth

220 College Street, #2

Lewiston, ME 04240

Phone: 207-786-8392

Fax: 207-786-6053

Email:

Please contact Zachary Borth at or 207-786-8392 if you have questions

Timeline

December 21, 2015: Nominations begin

February 3, 2016: Nomination Form submission deadline

February 28, 2016: Nominee Application submission deadline

March 28, 2016: Annoucement of Awardees

April 27, 2016: Award recipients honored at Maine Campus Compact’s 15th Annual Awards Ceremony at the State House in Augusta, Hall of Flags, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Nomination Form

Organization or Department: ______

Institution Name: ______

Department Contact Name & Email: ______

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School Newspaper: ______

Town Newspaper: ______

Description of Nominee:

In a short paragraph, please describe the work the student organization or department has done on your campus. Please be sure to explain their contributions to service-learning, service, and/or civic engagement efforts on your campus.

Certification:

I attest that all of the information provided in this nomination is accurate.

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Signature of President Date

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Signature of Civic Engagement Professional Date

Please contact Zachary Borth at or 207-786-8392 if you have questions