RIPON, Wis. (Mar. 4) – Ripon College joins a prestigious list of colleges and universities named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Each year, the President of the United States recognizes higher education institutions that reflect the values of exemplary community service and civic engagement, and achieve meaningful outcomes in their communities. Honor Roll members were formally announced on Monday, March 4, during the American Council on Education’s annual conference in Washington, D.C.
Ripon College successfully applied for recognition in the category of “General Community Service,” which reflects the best practices of community service and service learning, such as long-term campus-community partnerships and measurable community outcomes as a result of the service.
In the College’s application, Director of the Office of Community Engagement & Ethical Leadership Program Lindsay Blumer wrote:
“Through the Office of Community Engagement students begin a journey of finding where their service fits into a community and how they must first attempt to be in the service of life rather than fit their own ideas of ‘help’ into a community with unique and diverse needs.
“By combining an excellent liberal education with a culture of service, Ripon College has set the stage for continued stewardship to our community and the world at large. Social responsibility and service are proclaimed in the College’s mission statement and defined in our strategic initiatives. Through this we hope to leave this world a little better than we found it.”
Some 980 Ripon College students engaged in community service in FY2012, logging a grand total of 5,840 community service hours.
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About Ripon College: Ripon College, founded in 1851, prepares students of diverse interests for lives of productive, socially responsible citizenship. The College’s liberal arts and sciences curriculum and residential campus create an intimate learning community in which students experience a richly personalized education. Ripon College consistently has been recognized as a “Best Value” and “Best 376 College” by The Princeton Review, a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s, a “Best Liberal-Arts College” by Washington Monthly, a “Top 25 Schools for Do-Gooders” by Newsweek, among the top-tier and best-value colleges by U.S. News & World Report, and among the top 200 private colleges in the nation overall and for value by Forbes magazine. For more information, visit www.ripon.edu.
