Student Awards and Scholarships

The Office of Service-Learning and Volunteer Programs encourages faculty, staff, students, and community partners to recognize WCU students who demonstrate a strong commitment to public service by nominating those individuals or groups for their achievements. 

WCU Outstanding Public Service Award

Criteria: This will be presented to an individual who exhibits an ongoing commitment to community service.  Recipients should demonstrate a strong desire to serve their community and regularly participate in public service opportunities.  

Award: Recipients receive a certificate and a scholarship through the West Chester University Foundation. 

Who Can Nominate: Current students, WCU faculty/staff and recent alumni (defined as May 2019 graduates)  There is no limit to the number of nominations that a group or individual receives.  You may also self-nominate. If you have questions, contact Charlie Warner at CWarner@wcupa.edu

How to Submit Nominations: Nominator for this award has a series of questions to answer found in the award section on RamConnect.  Nominations are due NO LATER than March 25, 2020 at 11:59 pm on RamConnect - www.wcupa.edu/involvement.  Attend the 22nd Annual Leadership Awards Ceremony on Sunday, April 26, 2020 in the Sykes Union Ballrooms.

Student Organization Community Service Award

Criteria:  Qualifying recipients are a group/organization that has created, participated in, and coordinated a wide variety of community service projects that have made a difference in our community.  (A listing of the projects should be attached to the application as a one page summary).  Eligible service nominations will have occurred between March 20, 2018 and March 25th, 2019.

Who Can Nominate: Current student, WCU Faculty/staff and recent alumni (defined as May 2019 graduates) Groups can be nominated several times by different people  there is no limit to the number of nominations that a group receives.  You may also self-nominate.  If you have questions, contact Charlie Warner at Cwarner@wcupa.edu

How to Submit Nominations: Nominator for this award has a series of questions to answer found in the award section on RamConnect.  Nominations are due NO LATER than March 25, 2020 at 11:59 pm on RamConnect - www.wcupa.edu/involvement.  Attend the 22nd Annual Leadership Awards Ceremony on Sunday, April 26, 2020 in the Sykes Union Ballrooms.


If you have questions or comments about awards or scholarships, contact the Assistant Director of Service-Learning and Volunteer Programs

Shannon Gillespie
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