News Release

Oct. 18, 2006

Boise State University Honored for Community Service

Boise State University was one of several hundred schools across the nation chosen for the first President’s Higher Education Honor Roll for Community Service. Nearly 500 schools were honored for their work with hurricane relief, mentorship programs for foster children, literacy tutoring for preschool children in underserved communities and neighborhood cleanup programs.

More than 1,660 Boise State students contributed 35,465 hours of service at more than 50 area agencies through the university’s Service-Learning program during the 2005-2006 academic year. Students served with agencies such as the Idaho State Veteran’s Home, Catholic Charities of Idaho, Meals on Wheels and Head Start, and their projects included youth development, citizenship and immigration, empowering and valuing older citizens, and promoting literacy.

The honor roll was announced a day after the Corporation for National and Community Service released its report, “College Students Helping America,” which showed college student civic engagement rising significantly in recent years. The study, which used data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, showed that student volunteering increased approximately 20 percent from 2002 to 2005, and that 3.3 million college students serve their communities and nation. The study also reported that college students aged 16-24 are more likely to volunteer than cohorts in that age group who are not enrolled.

The honor roll is sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Department of Education, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, USA Freedom Corps and the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation. The recognition is presented in cooperation with Campus Compact, a national coalition of nearly 1,000 college and university presidents, and supported by all the major national higher education associations.

A full list of honorees is available at http://www.nationalservice.gov/honorroll.

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Contact: Kara Brascia, Director of Service-Learning, (208) 426-2380, karabrascia@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Anna Fritz, University Communications, (208) 426-1577, afritz@boisestate.edu

Where you see blue, we see the largest institution of higher education in Idaho. For the ninth time in the last 10 years, Boise State University has set an all-time state record with a fall enrollment of 18,876 students. Since 1996, Boise State’s student population has increased 25 percent.
 

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