Community Engagement Awards
The annual Community Engagement Awards honor students, faculty and community partners whose leadership, service, and partnership strengthen the bonds of engagement that connect the University and the community. We gratefully acknowledge the faculty and community partners who are dedicated to creating experiential educational opportunities for our students and to inspiring their service to the community.
2013 HONOREES
FACULTY
Extraordinary Internship Coordinator
Dr. Laura Chandler and Alysia Ransons MPH, Health Science
This award honors faculty members who provide ongoing guidance to students throughout the internship experience, and who demonstrate initiative in developing new opportunities for students.
Outstanding Service-Learning Instructor
Dr. Beth Schipper, Freshman Programs
This award honors a faculty member who provides a well-structured service-learning course experience by preparing and monitoring students and integrating their service into the curriculum; and for the positive impact the service has on students
STUDENTS
Outstanding Student Leader
Nicole Fabela, Child and Adolescent Development
This award honors a student for leadership qualities that demonstrate creativity, initiative, or risk-taking; and course-related work that has positively impacted the student's colleagues, the organization or the community.
Extraordinary Acts of Service
Angelina Lance, Psychology
This award honors a student or students who have taken initiative and shown outstanding commitment and follow-through with course-related service projects; and whose actions have benefited the organization and community.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Stellar Student Support
Blind Children's Learning Center
This award honors an organization that has guided and/or mentored students, and has gone beyond its duties as a host site for experiential learning.
Most Committed Partner
The County of Orange
This award honors a partner that has contributed time, effort and/or resources to participate in CICE programs and fulfill its responsibilities as a host site.
GRADUATING STUDENT AWARDS
AmeriCorps Members
Graduating students have completed two years of service during the last four years as AmeriCorps Members receive a sash to be worn at Commencement. Members serve in the Jumpstart and/or Students in Service programs.
Katherina Ayala, COMM
Vanessa Campos, CHAD
Marissa Castro, PSYC/SOCI
Anna Coria, BIOL
Nicole Fabela , LBST
Wendy Giang, SOCI
Nhu Quynh Hoang, CHAD
Hannah Noh, CHAD
Barak Stanley, COMM
Saki Tanabe, CHAD
Community Engagement Medal
Graduating Baccalaureate and Masters students who elect to complete academic internships or service-learning in excess of departmental requirements may be eligible for the Community Engagement Medal worn at Commencement. There were 262 recipients of the Community Engagement Medal in 2013.
Hear what students have to say about their service in 2012-13!
