Every year, our office is privileged to witness our students, faculty and community partners work together to do some truly amazing things. The young men and women we work with use their passion and their intellect to engage with the community in creative and often complex ways to help make this a better place for everyone.  Although we would like to recognize everyone, there are some people in particular we would like to acknowledge. Below are the recipients (1 professor, 1 community organization, and 4 students) of our annual awards , nominated by their peers and selected by the CCE staff.

We would also like to recognize all of the students who have completed the Community Engaged Leadership Certificate and Community Engaged Scholars program.

Congratulations to them all, and we look forward to an even better year in 2017-18!

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RECOGNITION AWARDS

The following awards and certificates will be presented at a recognition event, on Thusday, May 4th:

 

Awards

Faculty:

Exemplary Achievement in Community-Engaged Teaching

This award honors a faculty member who has artfully woven teaching and learning with community-based work in transformative and innovative ways. Recipients of this award encourage students to make powerful connections between theory and practice, support the development of civic-skill building and civic identity, and prepare liberal arts students to engage as agents of change in a complex and challenging world. Recipient:  Professor Christina Leza

Community:

Outstanding Community Partner Award

This award honors community partners who collaborate with the campus community in partnerships that impact the common good, meaningfully engage students, and provide opportunities for students to learn and grow. By community partner, we mean a non-profit or government agency with whom the campus partners to improve the quality of life of the Colorado Springs community.  Recipients of this award support collaborative initiatives to positively impact social change through reciprocal, sustainable partnerships and contribute to student development through encouraging systems-level thinking, and promote the development of civic skill-building and civic identity.  Recipient: Lutheran Family Services

Students:

Outstanding Engagement with K-12 Youth

This award honors a student in any year, who has done outstanding work in a K-12 education setting. Recipients of this award show an awareness and deep understanding of educational issues, and demonstrate a commitment to fostering the development and achievement of youth. This award recognizes ongoing positive community impact in K-12 student learning and success.  ​Recipient:  Nan Elpers

Exceptional Promise in Social Justice Award

This award honors a lower-division student who shows exemplary promise as a champion of social justice, applying and integrating their liberal arts learning to community-based work in thoughtful, intentional ways. Recipients of this award show a deep and abiding commitment to societal change at the grassroots level, and serve as exemplary models of engagement and empathy, inspiring others to follow in their footsteps. Recipient: Sarah Kang

Award for Outstanding Community Service

This award is presented to a graduating senior who, through commitment to community service, best exemplifies the ideals of a liberal arts and sciences education. Over the years at Colorado College, this student has been consistently dedicated to promoting an ethic of community engagement and involving others in understanding the civic and social challenges of our world. A monetary award, endowed by the Class of 1981, accompanies this award.  Recipient:  Emma Kepes

Anabel and Jerry McHugh Director’s Award

Established in 1996, The Anabel and Jerry McHugh Director’s Award is presented to a graduating senior who has made a significant contribution to the enhancement of the Collaborative for Community Engagement at Colorado College. This award does not recognize the particulars of a student’s engaged work as much as it recognizes the overall effort of a student to promote a culture of responsible community engagement and to promote the CCE. A monetary award, endowed by a private donor and the Board of Trustees, accompanies this award.  Recipient:  Emma Brachtenbach

 

Certificates

Community Engaged Leaders

This distinction honors students who have developed into civic leaders committed to solving complex social issues.  Community Engaged Leaders develop their civic capacities by adopting leadership roles within community-engaged work and implementing a senior capstone project that culminates their college experience and impacts the common good. Recipients:  Jay Hartman, Austin Lukondi, Nicole Tan, Madelene Travis

Community Engaged Scholars

This distinction honors students who have engaged in sustained, informed, and deliberate community engagement.  Community Engaged Scholars have consistently engaged in community work throughout their undergraduate careers and have regularly made an effort to learn from and apply learning to engaged experience. Recipients: Cheryn Aouaj, Ellen Atkinson, Stephanie Bui, Barbora Hanzalova, Emily Kautz, Emma Kepes, Morgan Mulhern, Genia Niemeyer, Rayna Nolen, Madeline Polese, Julia Terman, Maggie Turner, Avukile (Jennifer) Zoya