Principal Global Citizenship Award nominations are invited from Drake faculty and staff for the Principal Global Citizenship Award recognizing outstanding contributions to global engagement and internationalization of the campus and curriculum on the part of faculty or staff. The selected awardee will receive a plaque, up to $3,000, and will be announced at the annual Learning Symposium. A screening committee, appointed by the provost, reviews all nominations and makes recommendations to the provost.

Pursuant to the University’s mission to develop “responsible global citizens,” nominees have made outstanding contributions toward realizing the three main goals of the Internationalization and Global Engagement Strategic Plan, 2015-2020:

• Goal 1: Serve as a global knowledge hub that brings value to external partners in local, national, and international settings.
• Goal 2: Infuse global and multicultural perspectives across the campus and curriculum.
• Goal 3: Develop infrastructure, resources, and communication systems to support internationalization and global engagement.

Nominees must be faculty or staff members in at least their fourth year of service at the University. Nominees cannot have won this award within the past five years. Faculty and staff members who work directly for Drake International are ineligible.

Letters of nomination are due May 1. Nominees who indicate a willingness to be considered will be invited to submit a CV and a statement discussing their contributions to the above goals. One or two letters of support from faculty, staff, or students will be accepted (this is optional). The deadline for submitting supporting materials is May 22.

Any individual who was nominated for the award in 2015 or 2016 may be renominated if the nominator resubmits a letter offering the individual for consideration this year. Files of previous nominees are maintained for two years. If a faculty member is renominated, the nominator will be invited to review the file from the previous year to ensure that the nomination is as current as possible.

Nominations should be sent to Denise Ganpat (denise.ganpat@drake.edu). Questions may be directed to David Skidmore (david.skidmore@drake.edu).

—Denise Ganpat, Drake International