Clemson University named to President’s Community Service Honor Roll

Published: May 19, 2011

CLEMSON — Clemson University has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. This is the fourth consecutive year that Clemson has received the honor.

The Corporation for National and Community Service, which administers the Honor Roll, selected 641 colleges and universities for their impact on issues ranging from literacy and neighborhood revitalization to supporting at-risk youth.

Honorees are chosen based on a series of selection factors, including the scope and innovation of service projects, the extent to which service-learning is embedded in the curriculum, the school’s commitment to long-term campus-community partnerships and measurable community outcomes as a result of the service.

In 2009-2010, more than 7,200 Clemson students participated in approximately 65,000 hours of volunteer service and raised more than $438,000 for various philanthropies. More than 100 student organizations reported working on service projects during the year.

Clemson was recognized for such service and outreach programs as the Joseph F. Sullivan Center, which offers health education and services to individuals, families and communities; the summer orientation school supply drive; Habitat for Humanity; Emerging Scholars; Project WISE summer camp; and Camp Read-a-Rama.

Twelve other South Carolina colleges were named to the list.

For a full list of recipients and descriptions of their service, visit www.NationalService.gov/HonorRoll.

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The Corporation for National and Community Service
The Corporation for National and Community Service 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 NationalService.gov.