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Awarding our volunteerism Two years ago Alyssa Willet traveled to the Navajo Nation in Shiprock, N.M., to work during her spring break at a battered women's shelter. "It was a really unique opportunity to learn not just about domestic violence but also other aspects of race and culture," Willet says. And the benefits went beyond education. "It was inspiring to see that a committed group of individuals can change something if they put their minds to it," she says. Alyssa's volunteer experience is common among students at CU, as an estimated 13,397 students participated in community service during the 2007-08 school year. Volunteer projects range from rebuilding hurricane-ravaged homes in Mississippi to engineering solar-powered wireless networks in Peru. In recognition of the thriving culture of volunteerism on campus, CU was one of three colleges and universitiesto receive thet 2007 Presidential Award for Community Service. Chancellor Bud Peterson accepted the award for CU. "The involvement of CU students in volunteerism is more than a small circle of students engaged in moral leadership," Peterson said. "It is thousands of students reacting to what they feel in their minds and their hearts." Among serveral efforts to support student volunteers, the university annually grants the Public Interest Internship Experience Award to provide a stipend to students who participate in unpaid internships with nonprofits or nonpartisan government agencies. CU alumni have carried the spirit of community around the world as well. For 2008, CU-Boulder ranks third in the nation for the number of graduates serving the Peace Corps with 94 volunteers. For many, the intangible rewards of volunteering make the work immeasurably worthwhile. "It's not just giving; it's absolutely a mutual benefit," said Andra Wilkinson, a senior integrative physiology major. "You can't overstate the power of an experience." Click here for a PDF of the story.
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