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March 27, 2009
For Immediate Release
For an Interview:
Alexis Palmer
(801) 863-8681
Utah Campus Compact and the Utah Valley University Volunteer & Service-Learning Center will honor three individuals and one community entity for becoming outstanding faculty, staff, student and community partners in civic engagement at the annual Utah Campus Compact Statewide Recognition Event Thursday, April 7 at Clark Planetarium located at 110 S. 400 West in Salt Lake City from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
In addition, the honorees will also be recognized at the UVU Volunteer & Service-Learning Center Recognition Luncheon on Thursday, April 16 at Centre Stage located in UVU’s Sorensen Student Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Kyle Reyes, of the UVU Multicultural Center, demonstrated leadership in advancing community engagement within the higher education institution, and engaged, modeled and influenced students to become involved in community service and service learning, in being named recipient of the Civically Engaged Staff Member Award.
Emily Hendrick, a senior in UVU Digital Media, earned the Civically Engaged Student Award for her innovative approach to building and enhancing campus-based efforts to address community needs and issues, as well as demonstrating an ability to lead, inspire and engage other students and members of the institution and the community.
Lynley Rowan, of UVU Community Health, is recognized as the Civically Engaged Scholar Award honoree for her ability, as a UVU faculty member, to use new ways of employing reflective strategies to connect students’ service with academics, as well as showing evidence of engaged scholarship through integration, application, teaching and community-based research.
Community Action Services is lauded with the Committed Community Partner Award for its commitment to enhance the community partners’ involvement portion of UVU’s civic engagement program and ability to provide meaningful service and learning opportunities for UVU students.
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Erin Spurgeon
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