Call
for Nominations
The
K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Awards
Deadline
for receipt of materials: October 5, 2009
The K.
Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award recognizes graduate
students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher
education; whose work reflects a strong emphasis on teaching
and learning; and who demonstrate a commitment to developing
academic and civic responsibility in themselves and others.
The
awards are sponsored by K. Patricia Cross, Professor Emerita
of Higher Education at the University of California-Berkeley.
Please
go to the K.
Patricia Cross page of AAC&U's Web site for complete
information.
Eligibility
All doctoral-level graduate students who are planning a career
in higher education are eligible, regardless of academic department.
Applicants
must demonstrate:
1)
Leadership ability or potential for exercising leadership
in teaching and learning, with a strong commitment to academic
and civic responsibility; and
2) Leadership or potential leadership in the development
of others as leaders, scholars, and citizens.
Nomination
Process
A faculty member or administrator must nominate the student,
with a supporting letter from a second faculty member or administrator.
The following materials must be submitted for an application
to be considered:
1) a
nomination letter from a faculty member or administrator;
2)
a supporting letter from a second faculty member or administrator;
3)
a statement from the student indicating how he or she meets
the award criteria;
4) a
copy of the student's curriculum vitae.
Nominations
can be submitted anytime, but no later than October 5, 2009.
Nominees must also complete an online
form with all contact information. Only complete
nominations will be considered.
The
Award
The K. Patricia
Cross Future Leaders Awards provide financial support for
graduate students to attend AAC&U's 2010 Annual Meeting,
which will be held in Washington, DC January 20-23,
2010. All award recipients are required to attend the conference.
The awards include
travel, lodging, conference registration, and a one-year affiliation
with AAC&U, including subscriptions to all AAC&U periodicals.
The
awards will be announced in December, 2009, and recognized
at AAC&U's Annual Meeting in January.
Contact
Information
Please contact Suzanne Hyers at hyers@aacu.org
or 202.387.3760 with any questions.
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