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ONEONTA, N.Y. -- The Corporation for National and Community Service
has honored the SUNY College at Oneonta by naming it to the
President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the second
year in a row. The honor roll recognizes colleges and universities for
leadership in helping to build a culture of service and civic engagement on
campuses and throughout the nation.
Established in 2006, the President's Higher Education Community Service
Honor Roll is jointly sponsored by the Corporation for National and
Community Service, through its Learn and Serve America program, and the
Department of Education, the Department of Housing and Urban Development,
USA Freedom Corps, Campus Compact, and the President's Council on Service
and Civic Participation.
In all, 528 colleges and universities nationwide were named to this
year's honor roll for their community-service activities during the
2006-2007 academic year. Recognized for having innovative, effective, and
exemplary community-service programs, the honorees were selected based on
criteria such as the scope and innovation of service projects, percentage of
student participation in service activities, incentives for service, and
service-learning courses.
Service opportunities at SUNY-Oneonta are coordinated by the College's
Center for Social
Responsibility and Community. Founded in 1994, the center works to
develop a strong sense of social responsibility in students through a range
of service, volunteer, and philanthropic experiences in local, state,
national, and international communities.
More information about the Center for Social Responsibility and Community
and the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll is
available from the center's director, Linda Drake, at (607) 436-2633.
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