Goodnow, Career Awards Nominations Open
The Goodnow Award and career awards are bestowed for significant achievements related to political science. The following awards will be awarded in 2013. Due date for the Goodnow Award nomination is March 15, 2013; other award nominations are due February 1, 2013.
The Frank J. Goodnow Award recognizes distinguished service to the profession and APSA, not necessarily a career of scholarship. This service may be by individuals, groups, and public and private organizations that have played a role in the development of the political science profession and the building of APSA.
APSA Distinguished Teaching Award honors outstanding contributions to undergraduate and/or graduate teaching of political science at two- and four-year institutions. The award recognizes contributions that have made a significant impact on the manner in which political science is taught or individual career contributions.
The John Gaus Award recognizes the recipient's lifetime of exemplary scholarship in the joint tradition of political science and public administration and, more generally, recognize sachievement and encourage scholarship in public administration. The recipient delivers the Gaus Lecture at the APSA Annual Meeting,
The Hubert H. Humphrey Award recognizes notable public service by a political scientist.
The Carey McWilliams Award recognizes a person who has made a major journalistic contribution to our understanding of politics.
The Benjamin E. Lippincott Award recognizes a work of exceptional quality by a living political theorist that is still considered significant after a time span of at least 15 years since the original publication (supported by University of Minnesota). Given biennially; to be awarded in 2013.
Charles Merriam Award recognizes a person whose published work and career represent a significant contribution to the art of government through the application of social science research. Given biennially; awarded in 2013.
Ithiel de Sola Pool Award is given to a scholar selected to present a lecture exploring the implications of research on issues of politics in a broad range of scholarship pursued by Ithiel de Sola Pool. Given triennially; next awarded in 2013. $2,000
To submit a nomination, visit www.apsanet.org/awards to complete and submit an electronic nomination form.
Submit Suggestions for Council Membership and Officers
The APSA Nominating Committee welcomes suggestions for candidates for the 2013–14 APSA Council. Next year, eight council seats, three vice presidencies, and the offices of president-elect, treasurer, and secretary are open. Council members serve staggered two-year terms. The president-elect, vice presidents, and secretary all serve one-year terms.
The committee encourages all members of APSA to suggest names for consideration. Those submitting names to the committee should explain why they believe the person's accomplishments, background, and views would make them a good choice for a leadership position in APSA. The committee hopes to nominate a slate of accomplished scholars and practitioners who reflect the diverse membership of the association. To help the committee achieve this goal, they relied on the membership to forward suggestions and recommendations of candidates representing a broad spectrum of backgrounds, institutional settings, intellectual interests, professional experiences, and geographical regions. Nominations are can be sent to the nomination committee at nominations@apsanet.org; nominations are due Friday, January 11, 2013.
Apply for Small Research Grants
The Small Research Grant Program supports research in all fields of political science, and is designed to support the research of political scientists who are not employed at PhD-granting departments. Applications for the 2013 cycle are accepted until February 4, 2013.
Prior grant recipients have been able to publish several books and book chapters, journal articles, working papers, and conference presentations as the result of the grants. They also report benefits to students, who have been able to serve as co-authors or research assistants on the grant-funded projects. Several recipients were also able to use the APSA grant as “seed money” to gain additional funding.
A few of these grants are awarded annually by the APSA Council on the basis of a peer-review process. For eligibility, applications, and other details visit www.apsanet.org/srg/.
Join National Humanities Advocacy Day
Political scientists are invited to join colleagues in congressional visits to communicate the value of the humanities to members of Congress as part of Humanities Advocacy Day. The National Humanities Alliance will hold its 2013 Annual Meeting & Humanities Advocacy Day on Monday, March 18 through Tuesday, March 19. Sessions are tentatively scheduled to begin the afternoon of Sunday, March 17. Events will take place in Washington, DC, on The George Washington University campus, and Capitol Hill. APSA executive director Michael Brintnall represents APSA as president of NHA and welcomes any questions. For details of the events and registration information, visit www.nhalliance.org/events/.
Civic Literacy Center Funded
Under the auspices of the Signature Centers Initiative, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis has funded a new Center for Civic Literacy. The Signature Centers Initiative fosters the development of research centers that are identifiable with IUPUI and provide research and creative activities. The initiative is designed to provide each selected center initial funding for a period of three years, equally shared between the central administration and the academic units.
The mission of the Civic Literacy Center center is, first, to increase scholarly and public understanding of the dimensions of our civic deficit and the effect of that deficit upon democratic decision-making and civil society, and second, to identify, develop, and disseminate evidence based best practices to help educators and others address and correct the problem.
To find out more, contact civlit@iupui.edu or visit their website at http://policyinstitute.iu.edu/projectDetail.aspx?ProjectID=4449.
Workshop on Electoral Integrity Offered
The Electoral Integrity Project offers its annual workshop “Concepts and Indices of Electoral Integrity,” at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 3–4, 2013. The provisional workshop agenda, the paper abstracts, maps, traveling directions, and updated information and registration information are available via the conference website, www.electoralintegrityproject.com. Registration is limited; early registration is suggested. 
Call for Entries: Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting
Entries for the $5,000 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting are now being accepted by the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Entries can be submitted online at http://tonerprogram.syr.edu. Deadline is January 20, 2013.
The Toner Prize recognizes outstanding political reporting in a tribute to the late Robin Toner '76, who was the first woman to serve as national political correspondent for The New York Times. Toner was a summa cum laude graduate of SU with a dual degree in journalism and political science.
“The 2012 coverage of elections gives a special significance for the Toner Prize this year,” says Charlotte Grimes, Newhouse's Knight Chair in Political Reporting and administrator of the Robin Toner Program in Political Reporting. “Giving voters solid, insightful and factual information to make informed decisions is the core mission of political reporting—and a hallmark of the work of Robin Toner.”
The Toner Prize will go to the best national or local political reporting on any platform—print, broadcast, or online. Entries must be fact-based reporting, not commentary. Single articles, series, or a body of work are eligible. The work must have been published, posted, or broadcast between January 1 and December 31, 2012.
Entries will be judged on how well they reflect the high standards and depth of reporting that marked Toner's work. In particular, the judges will look for how well the entries illuminate the electoral process or reveal the politics of policy and engage the public in democracy.
“We strongly encourage entries of election coverage—presidential, congressional or local elections,” says Grimes.
For more information, contact Grimes at (315) 443-2366 or cgrimes@syr.edu, or see http://tonerprogram.syr.edu.
