The five institutions named Presidential Awardees in the 2013 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, a designation that is the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement are profiled.
The institutions were cited for their achievements in general community service or in one of two special focus areas which align with the President's education and innovation priorities, the Promise Neighborhoods model and early childhood education.
The 2013 Presidential Award winners are: Georgia Perimeter College, Dunwoody, Ga.; Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pa.; and the University of Connecticut, Storrs-Mansfield, Conn.; as well as La Sierra University, Riverside, Calif., for its Promise Neighborhoods model; and Nazareth College, Rochester, N.Y., for its early childhood education efforts.
The institutions were cited for their achievements in general community service or in one of two special focus areas which align with the President's education and innovation priorities, the Promise Neighborhoods model and early childhood education.
The 2013 Presidential Award winners are: Georgia Perimeter College, Dunwoody, Ga.; Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pa.; and the University of Connecticut, Storrs-Mansfield, Conn.; as well as La Sierra University, Riverside, Calif., for its Promise Neighborhoods model; and Nazareth College, Rochester, N.Y., for its early childhood education efforts.
CEO CNCS, Wendy Spencer, Nazareth College Award Winner, and Special Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation in the Domestic Policy Council, Jonathan Greenblatt. Corporation for National and Community Service Photo.
CEO CNCS, Wendy Spencer, Nazareth College Award Winner, and Special Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation in the Domestic Policy Council, Jonathan Greenblatt. Corporation for National and Community Service Photo.