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Illinois Wesleyan UniversityDigital Commons @ IWUNews and Events University Communications2015Students Honor Civic EngagementTia Patsavas ’16Illinois Wesleyan UniversityThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by The Ames Library, the Andrew W. Mellon Center for Curricular and FacultyDevelopment, the Office of the Provost and the Office of the President. It has been accepted for inclusion in Digital Commons @ IWU bythe faculty at Illinois Wesleyan University. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@iwu.edu.©Copyright is owned by the author of this document.Recommended CitationPatsavas ’16, Tia, "Students Honor Civic Engagement" (2015). News and Events. Paper 2660.http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/news/2660Students Honor Civic Engagement April 16, 2015   Illinois Wesleyan University students, faculty, staff and community partners gathered to celebrate and honor those who made substantial  contributions to community service at the recent Civic Engagement  Banquet.  According to the Independent Sector, a national leadership network  for nonprofits, foundations, and corporations, the value for an hour  of volunteer service in Illinois during 2013 was $24.08. With this  number in mind, the Illinois Wesleyan Action Research Center  encouraged the Illinois Wesleyan community to report their  volunteer service hours to see the impact made in the community. In  total, the time that Illinois Wesleyan community contributed to  volunteer and civic service during the 2014-2015 year made an  $843,500 impact. Faculty, staff and students can still visit the Action  Research Center to report hours for the 2014-2015 year.  At the banquet, ten awards were presented to outstanding leaders in  community service.         Lily Chang ’18 won the award for first-year students. An international  student from Taiwan and economics and international business  double major, Chang was honored for her involvement in  organizations, such as Student Senate, Circle K and Kappa Delta  sorority. Senior Award winners included Nathan Douglas ’15, a  Hispanic Studies and secondary education double major from  Monticello, Ill., Lexia Swope ’15, a psychology and sociology double  major from Normal, Ill., and Amanda King ’15, an environmental studies major from Peoria, Ill. An accounting major from  Oak Park, Ill., Sarah Sadowski ’17 won the Alternative Spring Break Award and was recognized for her participation and  leadership at weekly Habitat for Humanity builds and the Appalachian Service Project.  Internship Coordinator and Assistant Director of the Hart Career Center Laurie Diekhoff reported that approximately 500  students interned this year, with about half of interns working at a nonprofit. Diekhoff presented the Intern Award to  Jordan Collins ’15 and Emily Bugg ’15. A psychology major from Springfield, Collins was honored for his direct service to community members at PATH Crisis Center in Bloomington. An English writing major from Bloomington-Normal, Bugg  was recognized for her outstanding service to an organization with her work at the Community Cancer Center in Normal.  President Richard F. Wilson presented the inaugural Civic Engagement Champion  Award to Blair Wright ’15, a psychology major from Sandwich, Ill. Wright, who  helped launch the Civic Engagement Banquet and Give a Day Campaign for  community service, was honored for her outstanding efforts for civic engagement.  Other award winners include:  • Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams won the Athletic Team Award, and  were honored for their work with the Westside 5K and as lunch buddy  mentors to children. • Service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega received the Registered Student  Organization Award. • Alpha Gamma Delta sorority was honored with the Greek House Award. • Associate Athletic Director Mike Wagner won the Faculty/Staff Award.  Wagner, who also is an associate professor of physical education and director  of the Shirk Center, was recognized for his role as a connection between  student athletes and the community. • The Illinois Special Olympics received the Community Partner Award.  The banquet and awards are sponsored by Student Senate, in collaboration with the  Action Research Center. By Tia Patsavas ’16   Christine Peterson '16 signs a check symbolizing the monetary value of Illinois Wesleyan's volunteer service.  Student Senate Civic Engagement Commissioner Crystal Ocampo-Fernandez '18 

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