The annual President's Civic Engagement Awards ceremony celebrates students, faculty, staff, and community partners who make a difference in their own world and the world around them. The Nazareth community gathers to share service stories, and honor and celebrate the organizations who help the College serve. Additionally, the awards celebrate the commitments that Nazareth students, faculty and staff make towards leading a civically engaged life.
Nazareth is recognized nationally for its commitment to civic engagement, which has been a pillar of Nazareth education throughout the College’s more than 90 years. A full 97 percent of Nazareth College undergraduates participate in community service while they are students. Nazareth is one of the few schools to have an on-campus Center for Civic Engagement. The Center strengthens student learning through service, service-learning, and other civic engagement activities. Through their involvement, students develop the understanding, commitment, and confidence to lead fully informed and actively engaged lives. The College’s distinctive commitment to civic engagement was recognized at the national level when Nazareth won the following:
The 2017 President’s Civic Engagement Award winners:
Community Service Awards for Students
Aubrey Anna Baldauf ‘19, Kelsi Barnholt ‘18, Toni Battista ‘19, Nancy Bauter ‘18, Margaret Beiter ‘19, Katelin Jennie Benini ‘19, Elizabeth Carro ‘17, Ceara Curry ‘18, Brittany Donovan ‘17, Sarah Eneix ‘19, Joshua P. Fess ‘20, Shane A Fuentes ‘18, Marissa Holloway ‘18, Janna Yoebhum Jamso ‘17, Elayna Johnson ‘18, Juliana Joyce ‘19, Chelsea J. Lebeck ‘18, Alexandria Lovejoy ‘19, Cassie Matalavage ‘17, Emily Mroczek ‘18, Caitlyn Paris-Woods ‘19, Brian Rush ‘19, Julie Lynn Steinmetz ‘17, Ahmad Tariq ‘20, Sophie Valenti ‘18, Jenny Wess ‘18
Community Service Awards for Faculty, Staff, and Community Partner
Partners for Learning Award
Laura Keech ‘17
Jessica Shackelton Maclay Partners for Serving Award
Andrea Raphael ‘17
Center for Spirituality Award
Newman Civic Fellowship Award
Alyssa Henry ’18
Service-Learning Champion Awards
Nazareth University is an inclusive community of inspired learners, educators, and changemakers who for nearly 100 years have been driven by a bold commitment to action, empathy, equity, and leading innovation for the common good. Impact experiences are at the heart of a Nazareth education, preparing each student to discover within themselves the potential to cultivate positive change in their life's work, in any career field, and in a world that is constantly evolving and infinitely interconnected.
Our broad academic offerings present a range of study options typical of larger universities, yet achieved in our supportive campus culture. Nearly 2,100 undergrad and 600 graduate students enroll in degree and certificate programs and engage in collaborative, transformative learning experiences, preparing for the professions and society of today and tomorrow. In a learning community that purposefully integrates liberal arts and professional programs, Nazareth University graduates are able to launch a lifetime of impactful leadership in communities and workplaces near and far.
Alyssa Henry '18 receives the Newman Civic Fellowship award. She was one of many Nazareth students who received awards for outstanding civic engagement.