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Contact: Lynda Sirk, Director of University Communications lsirk@antioch.edu

May 23, 2011for Immediate Release

Antioch University Receives National Recognition for Community Service

(Washington, D.C.) May 23, 2011 – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has admitted Antioch University to its 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with distinction.

The award honors Antioch University as a leader among institutions of higher education for its support of volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. CNCS cited Antioch University’ s strong institutional commitment to service and compelling campus-community partnerships that produce measurable results for the community.

“ Antioch University has at its core a strong institutional commitment to community service and the role it plays in helping to solve pressing social problems in our nation’ s communities,” said Chancellor Toni Murdock. “ I am proud that the contributions made by our dedicated faculty, students and staff are being recognized through this high honor to our institution. Their commitments through community service are boundless.”

CNCS, which has administered the Honor Roll since 2006, admitted a total of 641 colleges and universities for their impact on issues from literacy and neighborhood revitalization to supporting at-risk youth.

Last year, Antioch University New England (AUNE) was named to the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction. AUNE students engaged in more than 126,300 hours of community service in 2009.

A total of 851 institutions applied for the 2010 Honor Roll, a nine-percent increase over last year, a sign of the growing interest by colleges and universities in highlighting their efforts to engage students in making a difference in their communities.

CNCS is a federal agency that engages more than five million Americans in service through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America programs, and leads President Barack Obama’ s national call to service initiative, United We Serve. For more information, go to NationalService.gov.

Last Updated: 6/11/11