WPU creates students interested in community engagement. Community service has proven time and again to increase, not distract, from the lessons learned in the classroom.
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Jackie's Story
William Peace University First-Year Jackie Yanez brought home the Community Impact Award at this years SNAP Conference held on the campus of UNC-Asheville. The Community Impact Award recognize one outstanding undergraduate student service leader selected from the WPU community.
In addition the Community Impact Award, Yanez was awarded the The Marshall Alternative Service Experience (ASE) Scholarship supports the participation of Community Impact Award honorees in an alternative break program organized by a North Carolina Campus Compact member school.
Given to two students from the state of North Carolina, the award was created in 2015 by Aaron Marshall, a former Community Impact Award and Barnhill Civic Trailblazer Award winner. $250 from the award will fund the Jackie’s participation in an alternative service experience either through the Alternative Fall Break or Alternative Spring Break trips next year.
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