Awards & Scholarships

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Guiding Principles 

• Graduate Students 
  • Outstanding & on-going leader for community engagement (local, regional, or global). 
  • Is a recognized leader with a solid reputation for excellence in civic engagement, service learning, community-based learning, or community-based research. 
  • Utilizes research outcomes for the purpose of educating a wide audience and giving back to the literature. 
  • Utilizes what they learn by working with the community as an opportunity to create sustainable practices that ensure active participation and cooperation between UNC and the community. 
  • Student’s area of expertise is visible and shared to those around them. 
  • Student’s community engagement relates back to their academic goals. 
  • Research tied to the student’s expertise is of benefit to the community. 
  • Enriches learning experiences through active involvement in the community
• Undergraduate Students 
  • Outstanding & on-going leader for community engagement (local, regional, or global). 
  • Has made a positive impact on community. 
  • Utilizes what they learn by working with the community as an opportunity to create sustainable practices that ensure active participation and cooperation between UNC and the community. 
  • Student’s area of expertise is visible and shared to those around them. 
  • Enriches learning experiences through active involvement in the community. 
  • Student’s community engagement relates back to their academic goals. 
  • If applicable: research tied to the student’s expertise is of benefit to the community. 

Past ACE Award Recipients 

• 2019
  • Community Engaged Undergraduate Finalist: Grace Davis
  • Community Engagement - Leadership Award: Ashley Amaro Martinez 
  • Community Engagement - Academic Award: Malaika Michel-Fuller 
  • Community Engaged Graduate Scholar Award: Rachel Sprague 
• 2018
  • Community Engaged Undergraduate Award: Tim Hernández
  • Community Engaged Graduate Scholar Award: Rebecca Autrey, Shyanne Heise, Anna Momchilov 
• 2017
  • Community Engaged Undergraduate Award: Megan Bissell
  • Community Engaged Graduate Scholar Award: David Matheson, Savannah Cormier
• 2016

  Awards for 2016 were awarded through the inaugural Mountain West Engagement Summit, a partnership with Campus Connect of the Mountain West.

  • Engaged Student Award: Deitra Sandy, Red Rocks Community College 
• 2015
  • Community Engaged Undergraduate Award: Megan Stoneman
  • Community Engaged Graduate Scholar Award: Megan Cain, Louise Benke 
• 2014
  • Community Engaged Undergraduate Award: Megan M. Cain