Friday, February 26, 2010
USI named to national honor roll for community service
The President's Honor Roll increases the public's awareness of the contributions that colleges and their students make to local communities and the nation as a whole. USI President Linda L. M. Bennett said, "It is an honor for the University to be named to the national honor roll, and I congratulate the USI students who gave willingly of their time and talent to improve our community." USI service learning programs submitted with the community service honor roll application included work with young children enrolled in an early intervention program through a local school, a partnership with Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve to create a standards-based curriculum for a special event, and a program offering workshops and learning activities related to multicultural literature for an Evansville Boys and Girls Club chapter. The Corporation for National and Community Service announced the annual Honor Roll award recipients today and recognized more than 700 colleges and universities for exemplary, innovative, and effective community service programs. The corporation oversees the Honor Roll in collaboration with the Department of Education, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Campus Compact and the American Council on Education. Honorees are chosen based on a series of selection factors including scope and innovation of service projects, percentage of student participation in service activities, incentives for service, and the extent to which the school offers academic service-learning courses. |
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