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Congratulations to the following faculty, staff, and programs who will be honored at the 4th Annual Iowa Campus Compact Engaged Campus Award Summit on May 3.

  • Civic Mission Leadership: A faculty or staff member who has demonstrated leadership for higher education civic engagement and has worked to give voice to the civic mission of higher education
    • Honorable Mention: Renee Sedlacek, Director of Community Engaged Learning
  • Student Leadership: A student leader with demonstrated accomplishments in engaging students in meaningful service and civic engagement
    • Winner: Jamie Willer, Class of 2017
  • Community Leadership: An alumnus of a member institution making strong contributions to their community and demonstrating the values of the civic mission of higher education
    • Honorable Mention: Emily Lang, AS’07, ED’07, GR’12 with Run DSM
  • Emerging Leadership: A new person in the field who is making unique and innovative contributions that demonstrate strong future potential
    • Honorable Mention: Laura Kieran, Assistant Professor of Special Education
  • Emerging Innovation: a recent project, program, or initiative making unique and innovative contributions that demonstrate strong future potential.
    • Winner: Drake Community Press
    • Honorable Mention: Engaged Citizen Corps

—Renee Sedlacek, Community Engagement and Service-Learning