Office of International Education and Development

Deadline for nominations is 5:00 p.m., Friday, October 27th, 2023.

One (1) faculty member and one (1) staff member will be recognized for a total of two (2) faculty/staff awards. 

Purpose: To promote global knowledge, intercultural skills, and global citizenship for our students and the campus community. This award recognizes extraordinary contributions of faculty and staff who have initiated, developed and/or supported opportunities for global learning.  This year’s prizes will include travel grants for the winners to continue their global work.

Eligibility

• Current full time EHRA Administrators, Faculty, and SHRA are eligible to be nominated for the Global Leadership Award. (EHRA Non-teaching faculty are eligible under one of the following categories - faculty or staff - as determined by the Global Leadership Awards committee. Faculty are eligible for the Faculty award. SHRA are only eligible eligible for the Staff award.)
• Individuals in upper levels of administration (those with provost or chancellor in their title) are not eligible to be nominated.
• Nominee cannot have been an award recipient in the previous five years.
• Members of the Appalachian Global Leadership Award Committee and OIED staff/faculty are not eligible to be nominated or to nominate.
• Self-nominations are discouraged.
• Nominator may only submit one faculty and one staff name.

Guidelines

• Evidence of sustained engagement in global learning is an important criterion for a strong nomination
• The awards committee will look for excellence in global contributions in the context of one or more of the following criteria

Criteria options

1. Globalize the campus and community environment. For example, international festivals, global communities in the residence halls, developing technology for internationalization, supporting international students on campus and in the community organizing conferences with global themes on campus, bringing international visitors to the area, outreach to schools and local community, etc.
2. Expand global learning opportunities for students. For example, short–term overseas programs, study abroad, curricular development, student service learning, internships, research, etc.
3. Build or sustain global partnerships. For example, initiate and/ or maintain institutional partnership, host families, faculty or student exchanges, collaborative projects, etc.
4. Research and scholarship with a global emphasis. For example, faculty development, grant writing, publication, presentation, conference organization, mentoring students in international research, etc.
5. Other activities that promote global knowledge, intercultural skills, or global citizenship.

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Deadline for nominations is 5:00 p.m., Friday, October 27th, 2023.

At least one (1) graduate and at least one (1) undergraduate student will be recognized for up to a total of four (4) student awards.

Purpose: To promote global knowledge, intercultural skills, and global citizenship and outreach for our campus community. This award recognizes extraordinary contributions of students who have initiated, developed and/or supported opportunities for global learning.  This year’s prize will include a plaque.

Eligibility

• Nominee must be a current student of Appalachian State University
• Nominee cannot have been an award recipient in the past
• Self-nominations are discouraged
• Nominator may only submit one name

Guidelines

• The awards committee will look for students who have demonstrated excellence as a global ambassador or global citizen.
  • As a global ambassador, this student has demonstrated significant leadership linking activities away from the Appalachian State University campus to increased global awareness in the Appalachian State University community.
  • As a global citizen, this student has demonstrated significant leadership on the Appalachian State University campus to increased global awareness in the Appalachian State University community.

Criteria options

1. Globalize the campus and community environment. For example, international festivals, global communities in the residence halls, utilizing technology for internationalization, supporting international students on campus and in the community, outreach to schools and local community, involvement in global conferences and arts events etc.
2. Leadership in global learning opportunities for students. For example, short–term overseas programs, study abroad, student service learning, internships, research, etc.
3. Build or sustain global partnerships.
4. Research and scholarship with a global emphasis.
5. Other activities that promote global knowledge, intercultural skills, or global citizenship.

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Deadline for nominations is 5:00 p.m., Friday, October 27th, 2023.

Background: The Office of Sustainability, the Office of Equity, Diversity and Compliance and the Office of International Education and Development are partnering to create the Local to Global Leadership Award to honor and recognize students who have engaged with our local community in an innovative way and are prepared to expand their work on the global level at an international location. This year’s prize will include a travel grant for the winner to continue their global work.

Eligibility:

• Student must have the ability to travel within one year of receiving the award.
• Student must be enrolled at Appalachian State University during the period of travel as either a graduate or undergraduate student.
• Minimum GPA of 2.75
• Self-nominations are discouraged.
• Nominator may only submit one name.

Guidelines:

• Student has demonstrated scholarship, research, and or engagement on an issue affecting the local community and is prepared to expand their work on the global level at an international location.

Criteria:

• Evidence of scholarship, research and/or engagement affecting the local community and the desire to expand this local initiative at an international location.

2016 Local to Global Leadership Award Recipient - Banna Bazzarie

Banna Bazzarie used her Local to Global award to travel to the Palestinian territories in the West Bank to study and practice Arabic. She also used her award to take Arabic courses in Ramallah. During her time there she connected with her roots and reported that she "learned about the conflict in ways I never expected." She sas the experience "opened my eyes to the harsh realities of the occupation" and all allowed her to connect with people from differing socioeconomic statuses. She reports that her language skills improved tremendously as a result of her time and the Local to Global Award. 

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