The Corporation for National and Community Service has named Cornell to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll With Distinction for its exemplary local, national and international community-service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth.

The honor roll is one of the highest federal recognitions a school can achieve for its commitment to service learning and civic engagement. Cornell's community service activities include such international efforts such as its International Service Trips and Cornell Cares, along with domestic programs such as Into the Streets, Alternative Breaks and POST (Pre-Orientation Service Trips).

"We are delighted to receive this recognition," said Thomas W. Bruce, vice president for university communications at Cornell. "Volunteerism and service to the community are key elements of the Cornell culture and tie into the university's role as New York's land-grant institution."

Launched in 2006, the honor roll includes 528 schools, 127 of which are marked as Honor Roll With Distinction.

"College students such as those at Cornell are tackling the toughest problems in America, demonstrating their compassion, commitment and creativity by serving as mentors, tutors, health workers and even engineers," said David Eisner, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service. "They represent a renewed spirit of civic engagement fostered by outstanding leadership on caring campuses."

The honor roll is jointly sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency that fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering; the Department of Education; the Department of Housing and Urban Development; USA Freedom Corps; and the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation.

For more information, see http://www.nationalservice.gov.