HSU was named by the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency, to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction.
Launched in 2006, the honor roll is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service-learning and civic engagement. Honorees are chosen based on several criteria, including the scope and innovativeness of their service projects and the availability of academic service-learning courses offered.
Jyl Barnett, HSU’s Community Partner Liaison for Service Learning, said Humboldt State is only one of four California State University campuses involved in Y2C. “The goal is to increase college readiness among youth from disadvantaged situations, with a total of 3,000 served per campus,” Barnett said. “Our campus partners include Youth Educational Services (marking its 40th anniversary this year), Talent Search and the Student Academic Services Outreach Program (SASOP).”
The Corporation for National and Community Service, formed n 1993, is the nation’s largest grant maker in support of service and volunteering, through AmeriCorps, Senior Corps and Learn and Serve America. Service learning enables students to solve real-life problems with what they learn in the classroom.
“College students like those at Humboldt State are tackling the toughest problems in America, demonstrating their compassion, commitment, and creativity by serving as mentors, tutors, health workers, and even engineers,” the corporation said. “They represent a renewed spirit of civic engagement fostered by outstanding leadership on caring campuses.”
The Honor Roll is sponsored jointly by the corporation, through its Learn and Serve America program, and by the Department of Education, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, USA Freedom Corps and the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation.
“There is no question that the universities and colleges who have made an effort to participate and win the Honor Roll award are themselves being rewarded,” said American Council on Education President David Ward. “Earning this distinction is not easy. But now each of these schools will be able to wear this award like a badge of honor.”
For details, click on http://www.nationalservice.gov.