{"id":53117,"date":"2012-03-22T13:33:07","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T17:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=53117"},"modified":"2018-10-03T13:59:45","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T17:59:45","slug":"service-honor-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2012\/03\/22\/service-honor-roll\/","title":{"rendered":"ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ again named to the Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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David Longdon ’14, a ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ economics major from Accra, Ghana, spent summer 2011 as a leadership intern with Lots to Gardens, a youth-focused organization in Lewiston. Photograph by Phyllis Graber Jensen\/ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College.<\/p><\/div>\n

For the sixth year in a row, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College has received prominent federal recognition for the quality of its engagement with the community.<\/p>\n

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, one of a range of honors that the Corporation for National and Community Service bestows on colleges and universities whose civic engagement, service-learning and volunteerism lead to exemplary levels of meaningful outcomes.<\/p>\n

The 2012 Honor Roll recipients were announced on March 12 at the American Council on Education’s 94th annual meeting, in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

The honor recognizes ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½’ commitment to significant collaborative engagement in greater Lewiston-Auburn. First named to the honor roll in its inaugural year, 2006, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ was one of 110 colleges named to the 2012 Distinction list. Criteria for the honor include the scope and innovation of community-based projects, levels of student participation, incentives for involvement and the extent to which the school offers academic service-learning courses.<\/p>\n

The Harward Center for Community Partnerships is ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½’ hub of college-community initiatives. The center partners with more than 125 community organizations and facilitates the volunteer involvement of two-thirds of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ students, and the academic involvement of one-third.<\/p>\n

In the past year, through courses, theses and independent studies, 963 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ students and 45 faculty members gave more than 41,478 documented hours of academically-based community work. Students provided more than 11,923 documented hours of volunteer service during the academic year, of which some 1,044 hours involved mentoring in local schools.<\/p>\n

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ student leaders are instrumental in coordinating programs, pursuing academic and work-study based initiatives, and continuing key collaborations. Specific roles include Bonner Leaders, Community-Based Research Fellows and Student Volunteer Fellows.<\/p>\n

Administering the award is the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency that leads President Obama\u00eds national call-to-service initiative, United We Serve, and engages more than 5 million Americans in service through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America programs.<\/p>\n

The corporation oversees the honor roll in collaboration with the federal Education and Housing and Urban Development departments, as well as the Campus Compact and the American Council on Education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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