Cornell College honored for community service

Cornell College has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The award, given by the Corporation for National and Community Service, recognizes the college’s community service efforts.

According to the corporation’s Web site, the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, launched in 2006, recognizes institutions of higher education for their commitment to and achievement in community service. Colleges apply by submitting the number of students who volunteer, an estimate of the hours they put in and an overview of any major programs, according to Kara Trebil, coordinator of Community Engagement at Cornell.

During the 2008-2009 school year at Cornell, 752 students participated in community service, and 20 gave more than 20 hours of service each semester. The major programs the college’s application highlighted were Colleges Against Cancer, Lunch Buddies and New Student Orientation Service Day.

“The service Cornell students provide goes well beyond the three programs we chose to highlight,” Trebil said. “This award recognizes our students for their commitment to service and demonstrates the importance of providing meaningful opportunities for them to become engaged in the community.”

Cornell is one of 700 colleges and universities named to this year’s honor roll. This is the third time Cornell has been named to the honor roll.