Connecticut Higher Education Community Service Awards 2013 Photo Gallery.

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Connecticut Higher Education Community Service Awards 2013 Photo Gallery

Individual Student Nominees

Student Group Nominees

Special Award Nominees

INDIVIDUAL STUDENT AWARD RECIPIENTS

Keshia Ashe, University of Connecticut Keshia Ashe, a PH.D Student in Chemical Engineering founded ManyMentors which encourages middle and high school students, especially minorities and girls, to enter STEM fields. Ashe created a mobile mentoring app and is developing a social media-based platform in which students and professionals can serve as virtual mentors and mentees.

Rose DAmico, Southern Connecticut State University Rose DAmico awarded for leadership as chair of the SCSU Service Team and commissioner on the Student Government Association Service Commission. Under DAmicos helm, the Service Team participated in over 15 service projects and logged more than 3,000 service hours. The Service Team Executive Board has created an innovative model for coordinating community service events on campus and the surrounding community.

STUDENT GROUP AWARD RECIPIENTS

Jumpstart UConn, University of Connecticut Jumpstart at UConn – a national AmeriCorps program in which 44 UConn students provide literacy- focused community service at pre-schools. School teachers have reported that children participating in Jumpstart have out-performed their peers in literacy and social development.

Socially Responsible Investment Initiative Dwight Hall at Yale University Socially Responsible Investment Initiative (SRI) – the nations first undergraduate-run SRI. 20 student volunteers have contributed over 1,440 hours to raise funds and manage investments with positive environmental and social impact. A portion of the portfolio is directly invested in Connecticut community loan funds that support affordable housing and low-income home ownership loans in New Haven and Bridgeport.

SPECIAL FACULTY/STAFF AWARD RECIPIENT

Jennifer Turner, University of Bridgeport Jennifer Turner is an AmeriCorps VISTA member. Turner has strengthened the culture of service on Campus by starting several new service opportunities, including a 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance, a Challenging Day of Service, a Domestic Violence Vigil and a Sexual Assault Awareness Walk, all of which raised student service hours from 7,800 to 10,000 hours in one year.

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