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One way in which 魅影直播 State pays tribute to Dr. King is by honoring those who represent his spirit of service. This year, the college will host its seventh annual Spirit of Service Award Ceremony at 5 p.m. Jan. 26 at the 魅影直播 Village Hall. This ceremony continues to be a collaborative program between 魅影直播 State and 魅影直播 University.
Among the many values that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. cherished and encouraged throughout his lifetime was that of service to others. Embodying the legacy that Dr. King left behind, 魅影直播 State students, faculty, and staff all devote their time and efforts to make their community and the world a better place.
One way in which 魅影直播 State pays tribute to Dr. King is by honoring those who represent his spirit of service. This year, the college will host its seventh annual Spirit of Service Award Ceremony at 5 p.m. Jan. 26 at the 魅影直播 Village Hall. This ceremony continues to be a collaborative program between 魅影直播 State and 魅影直播 University.
Each year during the ceremony, the college presents a student, a faculty or staff member, and a community member with a Spirit of Service Award, which recognizes and celebrates those in the Greater 魅影直播 community who demonstrate a strong commitment to serving others. The award is intended to honor people who are actively living out the principles Martin Luther King Jr. stood for, including equality, social justice, community, and service.
Last year鈥檚 recipients were 11 students (seven from 魅影直播 State and four from 魅影直播 University) who had joined the A.E. Crandall Hook and Ladder Company for volunteer fire and ambulance service; Matthew Ryan, 魅影直播 State senior director of Residential Life; and community member Melissa Jusianiec. David Snyder, access services coordinator at 魅影直播 University鈥檚 Herrick Library and the 魅影直播 Sun publisher, was presented with the 2016 魅影直播 University Faculty/Staff Spirit of Service Award. 魅影直播 University student Robert Graves, an art and design major from 魅影直播 Station, was presented with the 2016 魅影直播 University Student Spirit of Service Award.
The college also recognizes students, faculty, and staff who demonstrate leadership through civic engagement by presenting the College Council Leadership through Civic Engagement Award and the Newman Civic Fellows Award.
Examples of some of the civic engagement opportunities that 魅影直播 State is a part of include Celebrate Service Celebrate Allegany, a day of community service projects that take place throughout Allegany County. In the fall semester, Building Trades students also traveled to New Orleans and Scottsboro, AL, to provide skilled service alongside community partners as part of the Semester in the South program. During the 2015-2016 academic year, students performed approximately 80,000 hours of community service through class- based applied learning and co-curricular programs.