President’s Service Award

The President's Volunteer Service Award is a Presidential recognition program for Americans of all ages, who contribute a significant amount of time to volunteer service. It recognizes groups that have achieved a certain standard measured by the number of hours served over a 12-month period.

To earn a President's Volunteer Service Award through the Volunteer Center , student organizations are encouraged to keep a record of their total hours of volunteer service throughout the school year. A total of 250 service hours per organization is necessary to obtain the award. Volunteer activities should be unpaid and may not include court-ordered service or required community hours from Housing. Student organizations who would like to apply for the award must complete a Student Service Log which can be obtained from our website under the Forms link.

Forms are due to the Volunteer Center on the last week in March of the spring semester. Awards will be given to student clubs/organizations at an Awards Ceremony in April.

What Do Recipients Receive?

• An official President’s Volunteer Service Award pin

• A personalized certificate of achievement

• A note of congratulations from the President of the United States

• A letter from the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation