Twenty-three Jesuit colleges and universities have been named to the 2008 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.  The Honor Roll included 635 colleges and universities in the United States and Puerto Rico.  Nineteen Jesuit schools were named to the Honor Roll, and four more were named with distinction.

Now in its third year, the Honor Roll recognizes schools for their community service programs and student involvement.  It is sponsored by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, and the U.S. Departments of Education and Housing & Urban Development.  Additionally, Campus Compact and the American Council on Education serve as partners.  Last year, eighteen Jesuit schools were included on the Honor Roll.

Commenting on this achievement, Fr. Charles L. Currie, S.J., President of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, noted that the Jesuit commitment to educate women and men for lives of leadership, service and justice is central to the mission of these schools.  He added that “this commitment is reflected in a wide variety of campus programs and projects sponsored by Jesuit colleges and universities, but most importantly, in the lives of graduates lived generously in service to their communities.”

The following AJCU institutions were listed on the President’s Honor Roll: Boston College, Canisius College, College of the Holy Cross, Creighton University, Fairfield University, Gonzaga University, John Carroll University, Loyola College in Maryland, Loyola Marymount University, Loyola University Chicago, Regis University, Rockhurst University, Saint Joseph’s University, Saint Louis University, Santa Clara University, Seattle University, Spring Hill College, University of Detroit Mercy and Xavier University.  Georgetown University, Le Moyne College, Marquette University and University of San Francisco were named to the Honor Roll with Distinction.

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