Buffalo State Named to National Community Service Honor Roll

For the sixth year in a row, Buffalo State has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in recognition of its strong commitment to volunteering, service learning, and civic engagement.

The Volunteer and Service-Learning Center handled the application process for the award, identifying 144,330 hours of volunteer work in the Western New York community by students, faculty, and staff in 2010-2011. Buffalo State has been represented on the honor roll each year since the inception of the list in 2006.

"The tradition of community service is strong and deep at Buffalo State," said Buffalo State President Aaron Podolefsky. "Our students, faculty, and staff are uncommonly committed to working for the greater good and improving the quality of life for all who call Buffalo and Western New York home."

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) recognized a total of 642 colleges and universities for their impact on issues from literacy and neighborhood revitalization to supporting at-risk youth. Campuses named to this year's Honor Roll reported that nearly 1 million of their students engaged in service learning and more than 1.6 million participated in other forms of community service, serving a total of more than 105 million hours.

CNCS oversees the Honor Roll in collaboration with the U.S. Departments of Education and Housing and Urban Development, Campus Compact, and the American Council on Education. Honorees are chosen based on a series of selection factors, including the scope and innovation of service projects, the extent to which service-learning is embedded in the curriculum, the school's commitment to long-term campus-community partnerships, and measurable community outcomes as a result of the service.

A full list of recipients is available at www.NationalService.gov/HonorRoll.