John Carroll Makes President's Honor Roll for Community Service

John Carroll University is among a select group of colleges and universities recognized by the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for involvement in community service.

Community engagement and service to others are core values of our Jesuit and Catholic mission, so I am particularly proud of the John Carroll University community and this significant achievement,” said Rev. Robert L. Niehoff, SJ, president, John Carroll University. “Last year, nearly 1,400 members of the John Carroll family participated in some form of service locally, nationally, or internationally.

Eighteen of the 528 schools are Jesuit institutions, according to the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU). Nine were selected for the 2007 honor roll, and nine others were chosen with distinction.

The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, in its second year of publication, is sponsored by several federal departments and the Corporation for National & Community Service.

The schools were selected based on several factors, including the strength of their community service programs, the number of participants on an annual basis and how service is integrated into other academic programs at the institution.

The Jesuit institutions selected for the honor roll are: Fairfield University, John Carroll University, Loyola University New Orleans, Saint Joseph's University, Saint Louis University, Santa Clara University, Seattle University, University of Detroit Mercy and the University of Scranton.

The Jesuit institutions honored with distinction are: Creighton University, Georgetown University, Gonzaga University, Le Moyne College, Loyola College of Maryland, Loyola Marymount University, Marquette University, Rockhurst University and the University of San Francisco.

"The commitment to service has been a longstanding tradition at Jesuit colleges and universities" said Rev. Charles Currie, S.J., president of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU). "Our campuses also reach out in many ways to their surrounding communities, especially to those most in need. This is what we try to do in developing 'men and women for others.'"