Community Life

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Emory's vision statement calls on community members to work collaboratively to achieve positive change. We're glad to be making a difference.

Recent Recognition

Name	Year	Achievement
Alliance for Work-Life Progress	2013	Work-Life Seal of Distinction recipient, commended for providing a wide variety of workplace policies, programs and practices that support employees across all major aspects of work-life integration
Corporation for National and Community Service	2013	President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, with Distinction; Emory also received the honor in 2010, as well as the Presidential Award for General Community Service in 2008, the highest federal recognition given to colleges and universities for their commitment to community service
Peace Corps	2013	Recognized as a leading source for volunteers: No. 12 nationally among medium-sized colleges and universities
Campus Pride	2012	One of the Top 25 LGBT-friendly Colleges and Universities, with a five-star ranking, for establishing a supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students
College Success for Students with Physical Disabilities guide	2012	"ADA-Plus" list for going beyond the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act
National Safety Council	2012	Safe Community designation through the National Safety Council's Safe Communities America program, becoming just the second U.S. academic institution to be recognized as an international Safe Community and the first on the East Coast
Teach for America	2012	Recognized as a leading source for teachers: No. 15 among medium-sized colleges and universities
The White House	2012	Emory College junior Dohyun Ahn honored as an LGBT Emerging Leader

Highlights

Name	Achievement
Atlanta Urban Debate League	Barkley Forum's community outreach program, which inspired national growth of Urban Debate Leagues
Center for Community Partnerships	Integrates teaching, research and service to benefit the Atlanta community through initiatives such as the Community Building and Social Change Fellowship and the Community-Engaged Learning Faculty Fellows
Charity care	Charity health care provided in fiscal 2012 totaled $72.1 million.
Community service: Emory College	More than four in five students participate in community service or volunteer work (2012 Senior Survey)
Community service: Law	Initiatives include the student-run Emory Public Interest Committee and clinical programs focused on child, environmental and humanitarian law
Community service: Medicine	Initiatives include Project Medishare, inner-city student-run clinics and service trips to rural Atlanta and abroad
Community service: Public health	Initiatives include Rollins-teer Service Learning Program and Masters International, integrating a master degree with Peace Corps service
Contextual education: Theology	Programs combine academic instruction with opportunities for ministry and leadership in churches, agencies and clinical settings
Religious diversity	The Inter-Religious Council includes representatives of all campus religious groups
Service learning: Nursing	Lillian Carter Center for Global Health & Social Responsibility enhances nursing's impact through student academic and service-learning programs and faculty research and projects
Service learning: Undergraduate	Initiatives integrating leadership and service into academic learning include the Office of Student Leadership and Service and the Pierce Institute for Leadership and Community Engagement
Social enterprise: Business	Connects faculty and students to mission-driven nonprofit and for-profit organizations
Volunteer Emory	Campus Life program, founded by two college students, organizes weekly service and alternative break trips

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