The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll annually highlights the role colleges and universities play in solving community problems and placing students on a lifelong path of civic engagement by recognizing institutions that achieve meaningful, measurable outcomes in their communities. The 2014 Honor Roll recognizes 28 colleges and universities in North Carolina, including 20 NC Campus Compact member schools.
The Corporation for National and Community Service has administered the Honor Roll since 2006, in collaboration with other federal agencies and partners, including national Campus Compact. This year, the Honor Roll recognizes schools in four categories: general community service, interfaith community service, community service that advances economic opportunity, and education-related community service. Over 700 schools are listed, including those receiving special distinction. Institutions may be recognized in multiple categories.
Eight North Carolina schools appear on the Honor Roll with Distinction, five in General Community Service and three for Interfaith Community Service. Six are current members of North Carolina Campus Compact. Several campuses made in the Honor Roll in more than one category, including Elon University and Duke University, the only North Carolina schools recognized in all four categories.
North Carolina colleges and universities on the 2014 Honor Roll with Distinction (Category):
- Elon University (Interfaith Community Service)
- Duke University (Interfaith Community Service)
- Gardner-Webb University (Interfaith Community Service) non-member
- Mars Hill University (General Community Service) non-member
- North Carolina Central University (General Community Service)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (General Community Service)
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro (General Community Service)
- Warren Wilson College (General Community Service)
North Carolina colleges and universities on the 2014 Honor Roll (Category):
- Cabarrus College of Health Sciences (General Community Service) non-member
- Campbell University (General Community Service)
- Central Piedmont Community College (General Community Service, Education)
- Charlotte School of Law (Economic Opportunity) non-member
- Davidson College (General Community Service, Education)
- Duke University (General Community Service, Economic Opportunity, Education)
- East Carolina University (General Community Service)
- Elon University (General Community Service, Economic Opportunity, Education)
- Fayetteville State University (General Community Service)
- Gardner-Webb University (General Community Service, Economic Opportunity) non-member
- Guilford College (General Community Service)
- Halifax Community College (General Community Service) non-member
- Johnson & Wales University – Charlotte (General Community Service) non-member
- Johnson C. Smith University (General Community Service) non-member
- Lenoir-Rhyne University (General Community Service)
- Mid-Atlantic Christian University (General Community Service) non-member
- North Carolina State University (General Community Service, Economic Opportunity)
- Pfeiffer University (General Community Service, Economic Opportunity, Education)
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte (General Community Service)
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Economic Opportunity)
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke (General Community Service)
- University of North Carolina at Wilmington (General Community Service, Education)
- Wake Forest University (General Community Service, Education)
- Western Carolina University (General Community Service)
This is a true testament to the community engagement impact North Carolina colleges and universities are making across our state. Again, congratulations to all our member campuses!
While the Honor Roll recognizes outstanding colleges and universities across the country, four schools are designated as recipients of the 2014 President’s award, the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement. The 2014 Presidential Award winners are: California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, Calif.; Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa; University of Nebraska Omaha in Omaha, Neb.; and Wheelock College in Boston, Mass. The institutions were recognized for their achievements in general community service, interfaith community service, economic opportunity, or education.
For more information about the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, read the CNCS Press Release.