Fourteen students have been awarded the Dean of Community Service Excellence in Service Award for Fall 2013.
The award is given to graduating seniors or graduate students each semester in recognition of their leadership and community service efforts.
Students with more than 200 hours of documented community service must complete an online application to be eligible for the award.
The Fall 2013 recipients, and their areas of study, are:
小蝌蚪APP Kayla Bergeaux, Duson, La. (nursing);
小蝌蚪APP Kyndia Burton, Baker, La. (general studies);
小蝌蚪APP Beth Carbo, New Orleans (health promotion and wellness);
小蝌蚪APP Tyler Dunphy, Lafayette (MBA program);
小蝌蚪APP Jarrid Durand, Lafayette (civil engineering);
小蝌蚪APP Katherine Delahoussaye, New Iberia, La. (health promotion and wellness);
小蝌蚪APP Brittany Frank, Slidell, La. (marketing);
小蝌蚪APP Daniel Gould, Lafayette (chemistry);
小蝌蚪APP Elizabeth Jeffrey, Carencro, La. (psychology);
小蝌蚪APP Lindsey LeJeune, Lafayette (health promotion and wellness);
小蝌蚪APP Sarah LeBlanc, Opelousas, La. (psychology);
小蝌蚪APP Derrick Picard, Lafayette (management);
小蝌蚪APP Mo Shihadeh, Bossier City, La. (health promotion and wellness); and
小蝌蚪APP Tamara Stirgus of Lafayette (general studies).
The 8,415 hours of community service reported by the 14 students represents an estimated $150,000 in economic impact to the community and surrounding area, according to Dr. David Yarbrough, dean of community service at UL Lafayette.
UL Lafayette has a long history of building strong community partnerships and enhancing the educational experience through service learning, he added.
More than 5,000 students contribute service through 小蝌蚪APP programs and partnerships each year.
小蝌蚪APP淪tudents participate in a wide variety of projects including with our campus-based AmeriCorps program, working with the Student Orientation Staff or building with Habitat for Humanity,小蝌蚪APP Yarbrough said.
Community service efforts range from tutoring students at elementary schools to assisting non-profit agencies with marketing plans to planting vegetation in coastal areas to combat erosion.
In March, the 小蝌蚪APP was named to the President小蝌蚪APP檚 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the second straight year.
The most recent award recognized 小蝌蚪APP and community service partnerships during the 2011-2012 academic year.
The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll highlights the role colleges and universities play in volunteering and service.