Community Service Across the University Contributes to Presidential Award
Emory University's 2008 Presidential Award for General Community Service -- the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement – is a reflection of the breadth and depth of engaged scholarship, service and civic engagement across the university.
In 2008, Emory students completed nearly 150,000 hours of service with more than 200 community partners on projects related to poverty, homelessness, chronic disease, medical services and environmental conservation throughout Atlanta and beyond.
The programs and activities specifically cited in Emory's award include:
Project SHINE
- Project SHINE
- Service and Learning SHINE in Tutoring Program Linking Students and Immigrants / Emory Report, Oct. 2006
- National Program Pairs Student Tutors With Elderly Immigrants / News Release, Dec. 2004
Volunteer Emory
- Volunteer Emory
- Party with a Purpose / Emory Magazine, Autumn 2008
- Volunteer Spirit Takes Form in GIVE / Emory Report, Jan. 2009
- Emory Cares about Community Service / Emory Report, Oct. 2007
Service-learning classes
The Michael C. Carlos Museum
HEARMe (Health Education via Airwaves for/by Refugees)
- HEARMe
- HEARMe Radio Partnership Speaks To Refugee Health / Emory Report, July 2008
Community Building and Social Change Fellows Program
- Community Building and Social Change Fellows Program
- Community Building, Social Change Provide Focus for New Fellows / News Release, Feb. 2009
- Fellowship Can Guide Students’ Life, Work / Emory Report, Jan. 2008
Contextual Education at the Candler School of Theology
Health STAT
- Health STAT, a statewide, student-run nonprofit launched by Emory medical students
- They Have a Dream / Emory Health, Summer 2008
- Making a Mark on the Future of Care / Emory Report, June 2008
Rollins-teer Service Learning Program Rollins School of Public Health
- Rollins-teers
- 400 'Rollins-teers' Help Atlantans in Need / EmoryWire, Oct. 2008
Public Interest and Pro Bono Law effort of EEmory Law School
- Public Interest and Pro Bono Law
- Public Interest Newsletter
- Law Students Awarded Grants to Serve Public / Emory Report, July 2007
Research Internships and Science Education (RISE) in the Department of Biology
- RISE
- Teen Scientists Bloom in Lab / Emory Report, April 2008
- Helping Young Biologists Rise / Quadrangle, Fall 2008
- Podcast Interview With Biology Professor And RISE Founder Victor Corces / iTunes U
Outreach and Community Partnerships – K-12 Partnerships
- K-12 partnerships
- Pipeline
- Building a Pipeline to South Atlanta High / EmoryWire, May 2008
- Lending a Hand, Locally / WHSC Web site
Multicultural Outreach and Resources at Emory (MORE), of the Office of Multicultural Programs and Services, Campus Life
Emory University Preparatory Research Education Program (PREP) of the Emory Center for Science Education, Emory College
More Service and Engagement at Emory
Other highlights of service and engagement at Emory include:
- A full third of all students across Emory’s nine schools took part in academic service learning.
- More than 80 percent of Emory seniors reported serving as volunteers while in college.
- In metro-Atlanta and statewide, Emory programs, mentors and tutors enrich the learning of K-12 students in more than 120 public schools, with a particular emphasis on science education.
- Ninety-two percent of Oxford College students engage in community service, contributing nearly 10,000 hours of service in just one year.
- Nearly all students in nursing and theology are required to complete community-based service work as part of their degree program.
