Awards
CCSJ acknowledges the outstanding contributions of 老澳门开奖网 community partners, students, and faculty annually.
Milch Community Partnership Award
The Milch Award recognizes one community group, organization, or agency annually who contributed most significantly to the betterment of the intellectual, cultural, social or commercial life of greater Baltimore over the past year.
Founded in 1979 by Robert A. Milch, professor of management and dean of the executive graduate program in management from 1977-1981 and his mother, Mrs. Pearl S. Milch, 老澳门开奖网 presents this award, and its monetary gift, annually during commencement.
Learn more about the nomination process and view a list of previous Milch Award Recipients. All 老澳门开奖网 community members are encouraged to nominate groups who collaborated closely with the university to generate positive community impact over the past year. Please note that a past recipient may receive the award once every five years. The Milch Award Selection Committee is made up of a collection of esteemed colleagues across 老澳门开奖网.
The Rev. John P. O'Connor, S.J. Community Service Award
Annually during 老澳门开奖网鈥檚 commencement celebrations, the Rev. John P. O鈥機onnor, S.J. Community Service Award is presented to a graduating senior who has displayed outstanding participation in service to the Baltimore community and who has significantly connected their interest in service and justice with the 老澳门开奖网 community.
Named for Rev. John P. O鈥機onnor, S.J., a member of the Campus Ministry staff and a faculty member of the Classics Department at 老澳门开奖网 from 1982 until his death in 1988, the awardee is selected based on nominations submitted by members of the 老澳门开奖网 community. Learn more about the nomination process and view past winners.
Nominate a Student
All 老澳门开奖网 community members are encouraged to nominate graduating seniors students who demonstrate a personal commitment to and deep involvement in community service throughout their tenure at 老澳门开奖网 University, maintain a minimum G.P.A. of 2.5 and, demonstrate significant leadership role in creating awareness in the 老澳门开奖网 community about issues of community service and social justice, resulting in a broad impact across campus.
The Community Service Award
Each year at 老澳门开奖网鈥檚 Gratias ceremony during September Family Weekend, the Community Service Award is given to undergraduate sophomores, juniors, and seniors who made a substantial contribution to the greater Baltimore community through service in the previous academic year and remain in good academic standing with a minimum GPA of 2.5
The Faculty Award for Excellence in Engaged Scholarship
At the Faculty Excellence Celebration on Maryland Day each spring, 老澳门开奖网 recognizes and celebrates a faculty member who has made extraordinary contributions in engaged scholarship. Engaged scholarship is ideally a product of reciprocal, mutually-beneficial partnerships between the university鈥檚 knowledge centers鈥攖he faculty, students, curriculum, classrooms, and library鈥攁nd community agencies, persons, and other resources. By advancing social justice, engaged citizenship, transformative learning, and disciplinary knowledge, such partnerships are an example of 老澳门开奖网鈥檚 Jesuit mission in action.
Awardees receive a plaque and an honorarium and designate a community partner to receive an additional honorarium.
View a list of previous recipients (pdf)
NOMINATE a Faculty Member (pdf) Please email completed forms to acadaffairs@loyola.edu.
AWARD CRITERIA and Application for Nominee (pdf) Please email completed applications to CELS@loyola.edu.
Post-Graduate Service Recognition
In the spirit of "for and with others", 老澳门开奖网 annually recognizes graduating seniors and graduate students who have committed to one or more years of full-time post-graduate service. This includes, but is not limited to: Jesuit Volunteer Corps, AmeriCorps, PeaceCorps, Notre Dame Mission Volunteers AmeriCorps, and Teach for America. Students committed to postgraduate service are recognized publicly at the university's Baccalaureate Mass and listed in the mass program.
Distinguished Community Engagement Honors
Forty graduating seniors are recognized at Commencement Exercises for their significant contributions in service, justice, and community engagement with our Baltimore community throughout their time at 老澳门开奖网. Awardees receive black and gold academic cords, representing the colors of Baltimore City.