SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - Nearly 500 Cal State San Bernardino students received President Obama’s 2014 President’s Volunteer Service Award during the annual Student Leadership and Development Reception at the Santos Manuel Student Union.
The volunteer awards were given to 491 students in CSUSB student organizations and Greek chapters that served at least 250 hours as a group within a year, or individual students who completed at least 100 service hours within a year, said Diane Podolske, director of the university’s Office of Community Engagement.
The 491 CSUSB students who received the award on June 4 served 29,881 hours in local communities, which translated into $787,066 in economic impact, Podolske said.
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“Volunteer service is one of our campus’ values, and by recognizing these students and placing a spotlight on their volunteer activities, we hope to motivate others to consider how they can contribute to their community,” Podolske said. “The dramatic upswing in the number of CSUSB students recognized with this award is a clear indication that our students are answering the call to serve.”
The President’s Volunteer Service Award recognizes Americans for their demonstrated commitment to volunteer service. There are four levels of the award – bronze, silver, gold and lifetime achievement – based on the number of volunteer service hours completed, Podolske said.
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Cal State San Bernardino’s Student Leadership and Development and the Office of Community Engagement first honored students in 2011 and the program has grown every year. The 2014 award recipients represent an increase of 378 applicants from the previous academic year.
This year’s individual student recipients are:
Gold Awards – Monika Bravo Barberena of Rialto, Maria Castelan of Redlands, Anthony Menacho, Edward Menacho, both of Fontana, Claudia Sanchez of San Bernardino, Joshua Toral of Mira Loma and Edgar Villalba of Moreno Valley.
Silver Awards – Jing Jin and Talin Nercissian, both of San Bernardino and Dennis McLin of Moreno Valley.
Bronze Award – Cristal Chora of Norco.
The following student organizations and Greek chapters that received awards are:
Student Organization/Greek ChapterAward LevelAlpha Delta Pi- Silver. Alpha Phi Eta Beta- Gold. California Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon- Gold. Community Outreach Program- Bronze. Coyote Nurses of California State University, San Bernardino- Bronze. CSUSB Criminal Justice Club- Gold. CSUSB Educational Opportunity Program Student Association- Silver. CSUSB Future Social Workers in Action- Silver. CSUSB History Club- Gold. CSUSB Lubos P.A.S.O.- Gold. CSUSB Sociology Club- Gold. Kappa Delta Zeta Zeta- Gold. Nutrition Student Association of CSUSB- Gold. Rotaract- Gold. Sigma Chi- Gold. Sigma Lambda Beta Kappa Delta Chapter- Silver. University Honors Program- Gold. Zeta Tau Alpha Kappa Theta- Gold.Visit the President’s Volunteer Service Award website for more information about the award.
Also visit the Student Leadership and Development website and Office of Community Engagement website for more about the programs.
