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Ruth Strang Research Award

Presented by the Center for Scholarship, Research, and Professional 
Development for Women

See link: http://www.naspa.org/divctr/women/strang.cfm

All required application materials must be received by Monday, November 30, 
2009.

The Ruth Strang Research Award is sponsored by the NASPA Center for 
Scholarship, Research, and Professional Development for Women (Center for 
Women) to recognize individuals for outstanding contributions to the body of 
literature concerning women in higher education. This award encourages 
high-quality research related to women in higher education and seeks to 
promote research by, for, and about women. Submissions may be unpublished 
articles, academic papers, or portfolios that show strong scholarship and 
address topics relevant to the education of women and their personal and 
professional development.

The Center for Women named this award in honor of Dr. Ruth Strang 
[1895-1971], author, educator, and recipient of the 1977 NASPA Award for 
Outstanding Contributions to the Literature of Higher Education, which she 
received posthumously for her commitment to the advancement of women in 
higher education and Student Affairs. The recipient will receive a $500 cash 
award, a plaque presented at the Center for Women Reception at the NASPA 
National Conference, and consideration for publication in the Journal About 
Women in Higher Education. To submit a manuscript, NASPA members should 
review and download the application 
form<http://www.naspa.org/divctr/women/Nomination%20Form.pdf> for more 
information. All submissions must be received by November 30, 2009.

Criteria for Entries

Entrants must be:

 *   Current members of NASPA
 *   Currently enrolled undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students, 
college faculty, or professionals working in Student Affairs or related fields

Submissions will include:

An abstract, not to exceed 3500 words, divided into four sections:

 *   Research rationale and brief literature review
 *   Statement of the hypothesis/problem
 *   Methodology employed and rationale for its selection
 *   Significant findings and relevance to Student Affairs in particular and 
post-secondary education in general

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING

 *   Entries will be evaluated by members of the Advisory Board for the 
Center for Women and a member of the  Journal About Women in Higher Education 
editorial board.
 *   Recognizing that research by, for and about women has at times been 
marginalized or devalued by the academy, the panel of judges will employ 
inclusive standards of evaluation that value feminist inquiry with respect to 
research questions, methodologies and content.

PROCESS FOR JUDGING

 *   Two to four entrants will be selected as finalists in December, 2009. 
Finalists will receive e-mail notification of their status. Upon 
notification, finalists will have 10 days to submit their complete 
manuscript; identifying information will be removed.
 *   The finalists' submissions will be evaluated by the entire panel of 
judges; the decision of the judges will be final.
 *   The award recipient will be notified no later than February 1, 2010.
 *   The names of the winner and runner-up will be announced at the Center 
for Women Reception at the NASPA Annual Conference.

Submissions

All required application materials must be received by Monday, November 30, 
2009.

Email applications to 
<mailto:>
 or mail application materials to:
Mail application materials to:
Catherine M. Mattingly
Chair, Center for Women Recognition Committee
Arcadia University
450 South Easton Road
Glenside, PA 19038


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