CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE)
2011 GADE Student Award for Leadership and Service
The GADE Student Award for Leadership and Service is given to a social work doctoral student, group of students, or doctoral student organization who, through on- going or time-limited actions, activities or project(s), have made significant contributions to excellence in doctoral education, including teaching and learning, community- building, quality improvement, community service, or advocacy. Leadership and service contributions might be to a particular GADE member program, its larger University or community context, or to social work doctoral education in general. The Winner of the GADE Student Award for Leadership and Service will be provided a certificate, a $500 award as well as an additional $500 to offset travel costs for attending an award presentation at the annual CSWE APM Conference in Atlanta, GA (October 29, 2011).
Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE)
The Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE) was established over 25 years ago to provide a forum for sharing ideas and strategies among doctoral programs in social work, and for strengthening efforts at enhancing doctoral education. The membership, comprised of directors of established social work and social welfare doctoral programs located in accredited universities, has established this student award in hopes of fulfilling several purposes: recognizing student contributions, promoting interest in doctoral education in social work, and stimulating greater effectiveness in doctoral education. This award reflects a commitment to bring visibility to our greatest resource, our students, who provide us with professional purpose and continuously offer us new ways to think and grow.
Award Criteria
- Significance of the activity or project for contributing to excellence in doctoral education.- Evidence that the activity or project has resulted in observable contributions to a particular GADE member program, its larger University or community context, or to social work doctoral education in general, or is likely to do so.
- Extent to which the activity or project has produced observable changes with regard to one or more of the following: Teaching and learning, community-building, curriculum advancement, expansion or creation of supportive resources, program quality improvement, community service, or advocacy.
- Extent to which the activity or project, or its contributions, are likely to be sustained into the foreseeable future.
Eligibility Criteria
- An application may be submitted by an individual, a collaborative group of students, or a doctoral student organization.- Each applicant must currently be enrolled in a social work doctoral program that holds an active membership in GADE or the applicant must have completed and defended the dissertation no earlier than January, 2011.
- The leadership and service activities must have been initiated while each applicant was enrolled as a doctoral student, and may be ongoing or time-limited.
- More than one application may be submitted from one doctoral program.
Nomination Procedures
Deadline for Application: August 22, 2011Applications to Include:
(1) Name of the Student(s) Nominated
(2) University Attending
(3) Statement of Nomination (not to exceed 1,000 words) with a brief description of the project or activity including:
- a. The genesis and unique feature of the project, including its level of innovation.
- b. The project's contributions to excellence in doctoral education.
- c. The extent to which the project is likely to produce lasting, observable changes in the doctoral program, university, or community.
- d. The evaluation component of the project.
- e. Any additional information that can assist reviewers in assessing the merits of this project or activity.
Self-nominations by students are encouraged.
Submission: Nominations should be submitted to the GADE Award Subcommittee by August 22, 2011 by email to Dr. Jill Duerr Berrick, Chair, GADE Award Subcommittee, dberrick@berkeley.edu.
The email Subject Line should read: 2011 Leadership and Service Award Nomination from (Your University).
Application Processing: The GADE Award Subcommittee will review all applications. Applicants will be informed of the final decision on or before September 30, 2011. A formal announcement will be made at the CSWE APM conference on October 29, 2011