Washington State University and the Center for Civic Engagement Receive National Recognition for Community Service

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) honored Washington State University and the Center for Civic Engagements as a leader among institutions of higher education for their support of volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement. Washington State University was admitted to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for engaging its students, faculty and staff in meaningful service that achieves measurable results in the community. CNCS admitted a total of 641 colleges and universities for their impact on issues from literacy and neighborhood revitalization to supporting at-risk youth. A total of 851 institutions applied for the 2010 Honor Roll. This announcement comes at the end of an academic year when the CCE has set record numbers with over 60,000 hours of service recorded by WSU Students and over 7,000 students active in the service data base. CNCS is a federal agency that engages more than five million Americans in service through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America programs, and leads President Barack Obama’s national call to service initiative, United We Serve. For more information, visit http://NationalService.gov.