We are so pleased to announce that we will once again host our annual Awards Celebration!  Please save the date of May 5, 2025 from 4:30-6:00pm at the Muskie Archives and stay tuned for more details.

In the spirit of acknowledging their commitment to civic engagement and the amazing work they have done, we invite nominations for Bates students, employees, and community partners who have made noteworthy contributions to community-engaged academic work, community partnerships, activism, or community volunteerism and leadership. Nominations can be made using the form below and are due on Friday, April 4, 2025 at 5pm.  Self nominations are welcome.

Nominations are sought for the following awards:

Student Award for Outstanding Academic Community Engagement
This award recognizes outstanding community-engaged academic work.  Such work can happen through a course, research, or other academic experience, but should involve faculty guidance, significant academic accomplishment, and meaningful community impact. 

Award for Outstanding Co-Curricular Engagement and Student Leadership
This award recognizes outstanding co-curricular engagement and student leadership with particularly strong commitments to respectful partnerships and significant impact.

Student Activism Award
This award recognizes outstanding commitment to an important issue or cause through activism and advocacy. The award recognizes grassroots activism that engages members of the Bates and/or wider community in collective social change work.

“Rookie of the Year Award“ for Outstanding Community Engagement by a First Year Student
This award recognizes particularly strong commitments to respectful partnerships and significant impact to community-engaged academic work, community volunteerism, activism, or leadership during the first year at Bates.

Faculty Award for Outstanding Community-Engaged Work
This award recognizes extraordinary commitment to community-engaged teaching, public scholarship, and/or collaborative work for the public good.

Staff Award for Community Volunteerism, Leadership, or Engagement
This award recognizes outstanding commitment to community volunteerism and leadership. 

Outstanding Community Partnership Award
This award recognizes outstanding community partnership with Bates students, staff, and/or faculty by a community organization or its representative(s). Outstanding community partners are co-educators of our students, collaborators with our faculty and staff, and make a positive impact on the broader community. This award may uplift newer partnerships with exciting potential or honor sustained commitments. 

Outstanding Community Project Award
This award recognizes a group of stakeholders who implement a community project with outstanding positive impact. Stakeholders include, at minimum, one community partner representative and one Bates representative, but may include many. Projects demonstrate community voice, collaboration, and sustainable impact. 

READY TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION?