Antioch University Receives National Recognition for Community Service

 As colleges across the country honor their graduates this commencement season, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) honored Antioch University as a leader among institutions of higher education for their support of volunteering, service learning, and civic engagement. Antioch University was admitted to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with distinction for its strong institutional commitment to service and compelling campus community partnerships that produce measurable results for the community. “Antioch University has at its core a strong institutional commitment to community service and the role it plays in helping to solve pressing social problems in our nation’s communities,” said Chancellor Toni Murdock. “I am proud that the contributions made by our dedicated faculty, students and staff are being recognized through this high honor to our institution. Their commitments through community service are boundless.”

The Corporation for National and Community Service, which has administered the Honor Roll since 2006, admitted a total of 641 colleges and universities for their impact on issues from literacy and neighborhood revitalization to supporting at risk youth. “What sets us apart in this field of recipients is that this honor is being given to Antioch University, a national institution with campuses from coast to coast,” said Chancellor Murdock. “From New England to California; from Washington state to our nation’s heartland, we are being recognized for our collective contributions and we could not be more proud of this achievement.”

ʺAs members of the class of 2011 cross the stage to pick up their diplomas, more and more will be going into the world with a commitment to public service and the knowledge that they can make a difference in their communities and their own lives through service to others, thanks to the leadership of these institutions,ʺ said Patrick A. Corvington, Chief Executive Officer of CNCS. “Congratulations to Antioch University and its students for their dedication to service and commitment to improving their local communities. We salute all the Honor Roll awardees for embracing their civic mission and providing opportunities for their students to tackle tough national challenges through service.”