Recognitions and Awards

The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll recognizes institutions  of  higher education that support exemplary, innovative, and effective community service  programs. California State University, Stanislaus has been honored for this prestigious  award over the past ten years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013 and 2015. Additionally, our  campus received this award with Distinction in 2010, 2012, and 2014. The 2014 year with Distinction was awarded for the areas of General Education, Economic Opportunity, and Education.

In 2008, Stanislaus State was one of only eight campuses in the California State      University system that received the honor of being added to the Carnegie Foundation's  Community Engagement Elective Classification which recognizes curricular and community  connection activities by the nation's higher education institutions. In 2008, Stanislaus State    was recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for its outstanding efforts in both Curricular Engagement and Outreach and Partnerships. Stanislaus State received further recognition in 2015 for the elective Community Engagement Classification. In 2015, a total of 361 campuses nationwide were recognized in the Community Engagement Classification.

With funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Campus Compact (a national  coalition of 950 colleges and universities) recognized Stanislaus State in 2005 as a national  model of civic and community engagement.  With initiatives from the Office of Service  Learning, civically engaged programs and the University's role in the community was featured in the Campus Compact publication, One with the Community: Indicators of Engagement at Minority-Serving Institutions.

Ms. Julie Fox, Director of the Office of Service Learning, was the 2006 recipient of this prestigious award from California Campus Compact. The Richard E. Cone award honors  excellence and leadership in cultivating community partnerships in higher education.