{"id":19464,"date":"2013-03-05T16:37:28","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T20:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=19464"},"modified":"2014-04-28T16:20:40","modified_gmt":"2014-04-28T20:20:40","slug":"wright-state-wins-national-honor-for-student-community-service-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2013\/03\/05\/wright-state-wins-national-honor-for-student-community-service-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State wins national honor for student community service"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>For the fourth year in a row, Wright State has been named to the President\u2019s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for the university\u2019s support of volunteering, student community service, service learning and civic engagement.<\/p>\n

Wright State is cited by the Corporation for National and Community Service for the university\u2019s strong institutional commitment to service and campus-community partnerships that produce measurable results for the region. Only 113 institutions across the country and six in Ohio received such an honor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Honor Roll recognizes higher education institutions that reflect the values of exemplary community service and achieve meaningful outcomes in their communities,\u201d said Wright State President David R. Hopkins. \u201cThis award is a tribute to our faculty, students and staff across the campus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Inspired by the thousands of college students who traveled across the country to support relief efforts along the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina, CNCS has administered the award since 2006.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommunities are strengthened when we all come together, and we are encouraged that these institutions and their students have made service a priority,\u201d said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. \u201cCivic engagement should be a key component of every student\u2019s education experience. Through reaching out to meet the needs of their neighbors, these students are deepening their impact, strengthening our democracy and ultimately preparing themselves to be successful citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n

A total of 11,511 Wright State students were involved in community service and academic service-learning during the 2011\u201312 school year, resulting in 527,583 service hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe problems and issues our communities face are our problems and issues,\u201d said Cathy Sayer, director of service learning at Wright State. \u201cWe are just working together with other community members to make this a better place for all of us to live.”<\/p>\n

Examples of student community service that helped earn the recognition include:<\/p>\n