By: Caitlin Bailey, ‘11
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Students from Aquinas College were honored during the Michigan Campus Compact’s Outstanding
Student Awards Celebration on April 9, 2011. By making a difference in the community
through volunteer efforts and service experience, these students exemplify what it
means to be an Aquinas student.
A coalition of 43 campuses, the Michigan Campus Compact integrates service with academic studies, providing community service, service-learning, and civic education to students as a part of their college experience. The Michigan Campus Compact Outstanding Student Service Awards recognize those outstanding students whose dedication to their community inspires others to follow their example.
“It is the hope that students will be encouraged to continue their efforts through a lifetime commitment to service as responsible citizens to their communities, the State of Michigan, and the nation,” said Eric Bridge, Coordinator of Service Learning.
Aquinas students showed their devotion to the community when they received the Heart and Soul Award and the Commitment to Service Award. The Heart and Soul Award recognized undergraduate and graduate students for their time, effort, and commitment. Adam Hii, Erin Miller, Annie Parks, Jason Tiedemann, Audrey Rillema, and Michaela Young all received this award, displaying their outstanding ability to serve the community. The Commitment to Service Award, awarded to Brittany Reed and Hannah Barker, recognizes two students per campus for their leadership. Reed and Barker demonstrated the involvement needed by dedicating multiple years to a single project and by making other contributions to the community.
Reed, a senior, has volunteered numerous times over the years. Her impressive resume includes actively participating in Habitat for Humanity for four years and acting as Secretary and Vice President for the group for the last two. Reed has also been on two service-learning trips and was an AQ Community Fellow for her first two years; she is now the student supervisor of the group. Her dedication to the community shows the difference Aquinas students make every day.
“The most rewarding thing for me was having the opportunity to listen to all the awesome work other students are doing within their communities. There were over 100 students being recognized for being civically engaged, which makes me hopeful for the future,” said Reed.
A coalition of 43 campuses, the Michigan Campus Compact integrates service with academic studies, providing community service, service-learning, and civic education to students as a part of their college experience. The Michigan Campus Compact Outstanding Student Service Awards recognize those outstanding students whose dedication to their community inspires others to follow their example.
“It is the hope that students will be encouraged to continue their efforts through a lifetime commitment to service as responsible citizens to their communities, the State of Michigan, and the nation,” said Eric Bridge, Coordinator of Service Learning.
Aquinas students showed their devotion to the community when they received the Heart and Soul Award and the Commitment to Service Award. The Heart and Soul Award recognized undergraduate and graduate students for their time, effort, and commitment. Adam Hii, Erin Miller, Annie Parks, Jason Tiedemann, Audrey Rillema, and Michaela Young all received this award, displaying their outstanding ability to serve the community. The Commitment to Service Award, awarded to Brittany Reed and Hannah Barker, recognizes two students per campus for their leadership. Reed and Barker demonstrated the involvement needed by dedicating multiple years to a single project and by making other contributions to the community.
Reed, a senior, has volunteered numerous times over the years. Her impressive resume includes actively participating in Habitat for Humanity for four years and acting as Secretary and Vice President for the group for the last two. Reed has also been on two service-learning trips and was an AQ Community Fellow for her first two years; she is now the student supervisor of the group. Her dedication to the community shows the difference Aquinas students make every day.
“The most rewarding thing for me was having the opportunity to listen to all the awesome work other students are doing within their communities. There were over 100 students being recognized for being civically engaged, which makes me hopeful for the future,” said Reed.