College Bestows Record Number of Gold Community Service Awards and Leads First International Service-Learning Trip In a year that witnessed an increased number of community service hours for the sixth consecutive year—23,810 hours in total—it is not surprising that LVC also awarded a record number of individual Gold Community Service Awards. Community Service Awards recognize outstanding service to the local community by individuals and student organizations. Individual students earn the Gold Award for more than 100 hours of service and completion of a three-day residential service project. In 2013–2014, 28 LVC students qualified for the Gold Community Service Award, 12 more than the previous year. Many of these record-setting service hours were earned by students while studying abroad or during the College’s first-ever international service-learning trip. Through a collaboration between the Department of Languages, the Office of Community Service and
Samuel Calabria ’15, Katelyn Chamberlain ’15, Gabbie Groff ’14, D’16, Stephanie Marshall ’17, Robyn Moore ’15, Anna Quinn ’17, Matt Snader ’16, Krystal Steenwyk ’15, Andrew Stoltzfus ’15, Katie Ulrich ’15, Sara Urner ’16, Amy Wagner ’16, Dr. Gabriela McEvoy, Dr. Ivette GuzmanZavala, and Dr. John Hinshaw traveled to Peru to work with members of the Mismińay community on a variety of cultural and social projects.
Volunteerism, and the Center for Global Education, 12 students and
(l. to r.): Katlyn Jumper ’17, Bethany Mary ’15, Michael Meck ’15, Cortney Swisher ’14, Brandon Gawel ’15, Julie Kehs ’16, Jacqueline Coe ’13, Richard Brodbeck ’14, Alicia Hain ’14, Rachael Jones ’15, Jackson Roberts ’16, William Bissett ’14, Erin Van Buskirk ’15, Lyle German ’15, Rev. Dr. Paul Fullmer, Ashley Artz ’14, and Jesse Shetrom ’15. Not pictured: Noelle Brossman ’14, Joseph Chubb ’14, Samantha Fiorino ’14, Emily Franke ’16, Katherine Kepner ’14, Holly Landes ’14, Suzette Madanat ’15, Erin Rider ’14, Tyler Skroski ’14, Kimberly Tevis ’16, Elizabeth Zeiner ’15, and Kristen Zlogar ’14
three faculty members received a President’s Innovation Fund grant to travel to Peru in May. The group worked with members of the Mismińay community on a variety of cultural and social projects. “We’re particularly pleased to have recorded 450 hours of international community service this past year,” said Rev. Paul Fullmer, Ph.D., chaplain and director of service and volunteerism.
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