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A&M makes community service honor roll
By: Katlynn Mengers
Issue date: 4/12/07 Section: News
Texas A&M was honored by being named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the academic year 2005-06 by the Corporation for National and Community Service.
"This distinction recognizes your students, faculty and staff for helping to build a culture of service and civic engagement in our nation," David Eisner, CEO of the corporation, said in notifying A&M Interim President Ed Davis.
According to the Corporation for National and Community Service's website, the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll responds to President George W. Bush's call to service by building on and supporting the civic engagement mission of our nation's colleges and universities. This new recognition program is designed to increase public awareness of the contributions that college students are making within their communities and across the country through volunteer service.
The Honor Roll program's special emphasis this year is on recognizing service activities performed in response to the Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005.
At the time of the hurricanes, A&M opened its doors to hundreds of evacuees, housing them in Reed Arena. Students from numerous campus organizations provided assistance ranging from collecting food, clothing and other needed supplies to entertaining some of the children and even holding birthday parties for them. Also, displaced students from some of the Gulf Coast universities enrolled at A&M and were provided with Aggie student mentors to help them through the process of settling in.
The program also identifies and promotes community service model programs and practices in higher education.
A&M also conducts Big Event, the largest, one-day, student-run service project in the nation.
"A&M deserves this award because more than 9,700 students participated in Big Event this year," said Jordan Hackney, a senior communication major. "Aggies are involved and community service is important to them. Students work hard at community service because it is a priority to them."
Grants provided by the Corporation for National and Community Service make it the nation's largest in supporting service and volunteering. Eisner said that, as such, it plays a vital role in supporting the American culture of citizenship, service and responsibility.
"We are a catalyst for change and champion for the ideal that every American has skills and talents to give," he said.
Eisner said more than 500 colleges and universities were considered for the honor roll. Representatives from the Departments of Education and Housing and Urban Development joined Steven Goldsmith, the corporation's president, in recognizing award winners.
The corporation also released a comprehensive study that shows college student engagement is rising significantly in recent years. Volunteerism has increased approximately 20 percent since 2002 and 3.3 million college students serve each year, according to the study.
"This distinction recognizes your students, faculty and staff for helping to build a culture of service and civic engagement in our nation," David Eisner, CEO of the corporation, said in notifying A&M Interim President Ed Davis.
According to the Corporation for National and Community Service's website, the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll responds to President George W. Bush's call to service by building on and supporting the civic engagement mission of our nation's colleges and universities. This new recognition program is designed to increase public awareness of the contributions that college students are making within their communities and across the country through volunteer service.
The Honor Roll program's special emphasis this year is on recognizing service activities performed in response to the Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005.
At the time of the hurricanes, A&M opened its doors to hundreds of evacuees, housing them in Reed Arena. Students from numerous campus organizations provided assistance ranging from collecting food, clothing and other needed supplies to entertaining some of the children and even holding birthday parties for them. Also, displaced students from some of the Gulf Coast universities enrolled at A&M and were provided with Aggie student mentors to help them through the process of settling in.
The program also identifies and promotes community service model programs and practices in higher education.
A&M also conducts Big Event, the largest, one-day, student-run service project in the nation.
"A&M deserves this award because more than 9,700 students participated in Big Event this year," said Jordan Hackney, a senior communication major. "Aggies are involved and community service is important to them. Students work hard at community service because it is a priority to them."
Grants provided by the Corporation for National and Community Service make it the nation's largest in supporting service and volunteering. Eisner said that, as such, it plays a vital role in supporting the American culture of citizenship, service and responsibility.
"We are a catalyst for change and champion for the ideal that every American has skills and talents to give," he said.
Eisner said more than 500 colleges and universities were considered for the honor roll. Representatives from the Departments of Education and Housing and Urban Development joined Steven Goldsmith, the corporation's president, in recognizing award winners.
The corporation also released a comprehensive study that shows college student engagement is rising significantly in recent years. Volunteerism has increased approximately 20 percent since 2002 and 3.3 million college students serve each year, according to the study.
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