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Civic Engagement (Section 50)

Civic Engagement promotes the teaching of and scholarship in civic engagement through sponsorship of civic education and civic research panels and/or short courses. It recognizes quality scholarship and teaching innovation in civic engagement through annual awards. Civic Engagement will facilitate the development of faculty in this field through mentoring.

Founded: 2020

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Social: @ApsaCivic 
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Section Awards

Section awards are presented during the APSA annual meeting awards ceremony. To learn more about any award listed, contact the award committee chair for the award.

All section 50. Civic Engagement awards to-date »

Established Leader Award

The APSA Civic Engagement Section Established Leader Award recognizes the outstanding and sustained achievements of an individual whose career commitment to civic engagement is marked by a consistent record of leadership in teaching, scholarship, and/or service to relevant communities. Deadline: March 30, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Shamira Gelbman (Chair) Wabash College gelbmans@wabash.edu
Chapman Rackaway Radford University crackaway@radford.edu
J. Cherie Strachan University of Akron jcw39@uakron.edu

Outstanding Civic Engagement Project

This award recognizes a project led by an individual or team of individuals that serves to enhance and cultivate enduring student commitment to democratic engagement. Deadline: March 30, 2024.

Award Committee

 

Name Affiliation Email
Rick Battistoni (Chair) Providence College rickbatt@providence.edu
Cameron Arnzen Columbia University cja2164@tc.columbia.edu
Jennifer Murtazashvili University of Pittsburgh jmurtaz@pitt.edu
William O'Brochta Texas Lutheran University wobrochta@tlu.edu

Emerging Scholar

The Emerging Scholar Award honors an individual within five years of earning their terminal degree who is making notable contributions in the teaching and/or research of civic engagement and whose career to date demonstrates unusual promise in this area. Deadline: March 30, 2024.

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Austin Trantham (Chair) Saint Leo University austin.trantham@saintleo.edu
Abigail Dym University of Pennsylvania abirose@sas.upenn.edu
Jeffrey Kraus Wagner College  jkraus@wagner.edu
Sara Sadhwani Pomona College Sara.Sadhwani@pomona.edu

Best Paper

The Best Paper Award recognizes the Best Paper presented at a Civic Engagement panel at the 2023 APSA Annual Meeting. Deadline: March 30, 2024. 

Award Committee

 

Name Affiliation Email
John Forren (Chair) Miami University forrenjp@miamioh.edu
Jeremy Bowling University of Nevada, Las Vegas jeremy.bowling@unlv.edu
Kevin Lorentz Saginaw Valley State University kglorent@svsu.edu