Award recognizes service efforts in 2014, including the 10th annual Community Connections program, which took place last August

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Roger Williams UniversityDOCS@RWUFeatured News Story The Week at Roger1-5-2015University Named to President's Honor Roll forCommunity ServicePublic Affairs, Roger Williams UniversityFollow this and additional works at: https://docs.rwu.edu/weekatroger_featured_newsPart of the Higher Education CommonsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The Week at Roger at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in FeaturedNews Story by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact mwu@rwu.edu.Recommended CitationPublic Affairs, Roger Williams University, "University Named to President's Honor Roll for Community Service" (2015). FeaturedNews Story. 459.https://docs.rwu.edu/weekatroger_featured_news/459 News ArchiveUniversity Named to President's Honor Roll forCommunity ServiceAward recognizes service e orts in 2014, including the 10th annual CommunityConnections program, which took place last AugustJanuary 5, 2015 Public A airs Sta BRISTOL, R.I. — In the same year in which the University's signature Community Connections programcelebrated its 10th anniversary, Roger Williams University has been recognized by the Corporation forNational and Community Service for its community service and volunteer projects in 2014, whichranged from cleaning local parks to running bingo at senior centers, and creating art projects withdevelopmentally disabled adults.“At RWU, we’ve established a core value of commitment to community through service, and we’rehonored to be nationally recognized among our peers that also place such a high value on communitywork as part of the education we provide to our students,” says KC Ferrara, director of the University’sFeinstein Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement.The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll recognizes institutions of highereducation that support exemplary community service programs and raise the visibility of e ectivepractices in campus/community partnerships. CNCS has administered the award since 2006 incollaboration with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment, as well as the American Council on Education, Campus Compact, and the InterfaithYouth Core. Click here to view the full list of recipients on the 2014 President’s Higher Education CommunityService Honor Roll.

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