The Everett and Ellen Long Award for the Advancement of General Education is awarded annually to a faculty member who has been vital in advancing the centrality of general education. About the award Everett and Ellen Long endowed an annual award to recognize and honor a faculty or staff member for advancement of the General Education program. Everett Long, professor emeritus and former chair of the History Department, and Ellen Long, former instructor in the College of Business and Economics, wished to recognize and honor a faculty or academic staff member who has contributed to General Education. This is not meant as a teaching award, but rather to recognize those who have promoted the Gen Ed program in a variety of ways. All nominees will be publicly announced and celebrated through university communication. The recipient of the award will also: <ul> <li>Receive a physical and monetary award</li> <li>Have their name and photograph displayed in the Andersen Library for one year</li> <li>Be recognized at university events</li> </ul> Eligibility and selection process The award winner will be nominated by an administrator or colleague who has significant knowledge of the individual’s contribution to General Education at UW-Whitewater. The award winner will have advanced and nurtured the Gen Ed program, ensured that it occupies a pre-eminent position within the curriculum, helped to ensure its continued vitality, and fostered interdisciplinarity within the program. Nominations A candidate's nomination materials should consist of the following, submitted electronically: <ol> <li>A letter of nomination (no longer than two pages) from a department, dean or academic administrator outlining the nominee's contributions to General Education.</li> <li>A current curriculum vita, including specific activities and accomplishments relating to General Education.</li> <li>A statement written by the nominee (no longer than two pages) explaining their philosophy of General Education, including an explanation of how they have advanced and nurtured the General Education Program, ensured that it continues to occupy a pre-eminent position within the curriculum and its continuing vitality, and fostered interdisciplinarity within the program.</li> </ol> Please contact Jeff Zimmerman, General Education Coordinator via email to <a href="mailto:zimmermj@uww.edu">zimmermj@uww.edu</a> with any questions. The award recipient is selected by members of the General Education Review Committee or their designees. This <a href="documents/awards/LongAward-Rubric.pdf" target="_blank" title="Long Award Rubric" rel="noopener">rubric</a> will be used to aid the selection of the recipient. Deadline: February 15 After the committee reviews all nominations, the chair of the committee will submit the names of all nominees and the winner to the Provost's Office by March 31.