The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, launched in 2006, recognizes colleges and universities nationwide that support innovative and effective community service and service-learning programs. The Honor Roll's Presidential Award, given each year to only a handful of institutions, is the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement. The Honor Roll is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and is sponsored by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, the U.S. Departments of Education and Housing and Urban Development.
2008 Honor Roll Announced
Six colleges and universities received top honors among the 635 institutions of higher learning named on January 19th to the 2008 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The six were recognized during the American Council on Education Annual Conference in Washington, February 8-9.
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2008 Honor Roll
Presidential Awardees
California State University, Fresno Fresno, California |
Brookhaven College Farmers Branch, Texas |
Emory University Atlanta, Georgia |
Duke University Durham, North Carolina |
Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan |
University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri |
Honor Roll with Distinction Members
Click here to view the full 2008 Honor Roll with Distinction list (106 KB PDF)
Honor Roll Members
Click here to view the full 2008 Honor Roll (183 KB PDF)
Past Honor Roll Members
---------- 2007 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll ---------- 2006 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
Benefits of Honor Roll Membership
The President’s Honor Roll distinguishes your institution as a leader in community service and service-learning. It will help:
- Recruit students
- Earn your schools recognition as a service leader in your community
- Garner additional community partnerships
- Demonstrate a commitment to strengthening the community
- Fulfill your institution’s civic mission
In addition, institutions receive:
- Recognition at a national awards ceremony
- National and local media attention
- Listing on the President’s Honor Roll website
Privacy Policy
You are advised that an applicant institution’s name, as well as all submission material, may be used for news or publicity programs connected with the Corporation for National and Community Service.
College Students Helping America
On October 16th, 2006, the Corporation released the most comprehensive national report ever conducted on college student volunteering in the United States. “College Students Helping America” concludes that college student volunteering increased by approximately 20 percent between 2002 and 2005, as students have become involved in helping their communities. The report presents data on student volunteering and volunteers in an easily accessible format that will be useful to people—whether experienced researchers, policy makers, or just concerned citizens—interested in learning more about volunteering in the states.
“College Students Helping America” is based on statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report includes a state-by-state ranking of college student volunteering.
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