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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 10th annual Celebration of Service Award Ceremony at 5 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Union University Church community room, 29 N. Main St. in 魅影直播.
Service to others is one of the many values that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. cherished and encouraged throughout his lifetime. Embodying the legacy that Dr. King left behind, 魅影直播 State College 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 10th annual Celebration of Service Award Ceremony at 5 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Union University Church community room, 29 N. Main St. in 魅影直播.
This ceremony continues to be a collaborative program between 魅影直播 State and 魅影直播 University (AU). It is open to the public and all are invited to attend.
Each year during the ceremony, the colleges present students, faculty or staff members, 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 Caitlin Brown, a village of 魅影直播 trustee and instructor/chief curator of the Cohen Gallery at 魅影直播 University; Jon Nickerson, 魅影直播 State鈥檚 director of Facilities Services; Samantha Bowers, an 魅影直播 State human services management major from Fulton; The 魅影直播 University Support Staff Council; and AU student Kyle Silberstein.
Throughout the year, 魅影直播 State 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 and Community Action Day, both of which are days of community service projects that take place throughout the local community. During the 2018-2019 academic year, students performed approximately 80,000 hours of community service through class-based applied learning and co-curricular programs.