University of Richmond named to national honor roll for commitment to service-learning and community engagement

March 2, 2009

University of Richmond has been named to a national honor roll of colleges and universities with innovative community service programs.

Sponsored by the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation, the annual Corporation for National Communities honor roll recognizes excellence in public service opportunities and quality of service-learning.

With collaboration from other organizations, including the U.S. Department of Education, schools were evaluated on several criteria, including innovative service projects, student participation in service and availability of academic service-learning courses.

Richmond, which boasts the largest Bonner Scholars program in the country, provides many opportunities for students to give back to their communities. In all community service programs at the university, Richmond's students give more than 100,000 hours of verifiable community service each year.