Waynesburg University receives community service honor
Waynesburg University was recently notified of its selection to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. This is the University’s fourth consecutive year receiving the honor.
The selection represents recognition from the highest levels of the federal government for the university’s commitment to service and civic engagement on campus and beyond. The corporation is a federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communities and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering.
?”This award recognizes each and every one of our students and their commitment to serving their community in significant ways,” said Dave Calvario, dean of students and director of the Center for Service Leadership. “Their hearts are filled with compassion to serve others and to connect their education by addressing real human and societal issues now and in the future.”
The Honor Roll, launched in 2006, recognizes colleges and universities nationwide that support innovative and effective community service and service-learning programs. Honorees for the award were chosen based on a series of selection factors including scope and innovativeness of service projects, percentage of student participation in service activities, incentives for service, and the extent to which academic service-learning courses are offered. Waynesburg University was one of 641 colleges and universities recognized nationwide.
Waynesburg University students contribute more than 45,000 service hours annually. Through its more than 50 local and regional agencies and a continuously expanding network of international agencies, Waynesburg University encourages students to become servant-leaders through a number of partnerships.
The university offers approximately 16 service mission trips per academic year. The trips are held during the fall, winter, spring and summer breaks. The university also participates in a number of weekend-long service projects in the local community and beyond.
In addition to volunteer hours, the university offers a service leadership minor constructed around service-learning courses. During the semester-long courses, students perform a set amount of hours of community service with a non-profit organization.
“More and more graduates will go into the world with a commitment to public service and the knowledge that they can make a difference in their communities and their own lives through service to others, thanks to the leadership of these institutions,” said Patrick A. Corvington, Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service.