With a mission to educate women to lead and influence, 亚色影库 is proud to highlight the caliber of its students, faculty and staff as exemplified in the projects and activities they organize and support. The University is well-represented at the 2021 Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact (IAMNCC) awards, a program that honors almost 90 individuals and organizations whose accomplishments exemplify and celebrate the public purpose at the heart of higher education, nominated by 27 of IAMNCC鈥檚 member campuses.
Presidents鈥 Awards recognize outstanding contributions in civic and community engagement by students, faculty, staff, collaborative teams, and community organizations on individual member campuses. For 亚色影库, President Becky Roloff 鈥76 presented the following awards:
The Presidents鈥 Student Leadership Award is given to an individual student or a student organization that models a deep commitment to civic responsibility and leadership, evidenced by initiative, innovative and collaborative approaches to addressing public issues, effective community building, and integration of civic engagement into the college experience. Kieu My Phi 鈥22 is a Public Policy major, with minors in Economics and Nonprofit Strategies/Operation, and will complete her Master of Public Health in 2022. She is an exceptional leader, contributing energy and talent both on and off campus through civic engagement, collaborative research, internships, club involvement, and more.
The Presidents鈥 Civic Engagement Leadership Award is for a member of the faculty, administration, or staff or for a group (e.g., advisory committee, task force, project team) that has significantly advanced their campus鈥 distinctive civic mission by forming strong partnerships, supporting others鈥 civic and community engagement, and working to institutionalize a culture and practice of engagement. As the US marked the , St. Kate鈥檚 utilized this moment to explore the amendment鈥檚 tensions and diverse narratives, working with Twin Cities Public Television鈥檚 staff on the documentary , and MN History Center鈥檚 Extraordinary Women exhibit. Many faculty, staff, students participated through courses, the co-curriculum and our campus-wide Integrated Learning Series.
The Presidents鈥 Community Partner Award is for a community-based individual or organization that has enhanced the quality of life in the community in meaningful and measurable ways and has engaged in the development of sustained, reciprocal partnerships with the college or university, thus enriching educational as well as community outcomes. The Women鈥檚 Prison Book Project works 鈥渢o build connections with those behind the walls, and educate on the realities of prison / justice system.鈥 Informed by WPBP members, 10 service-learning courses wrote 800+ letters to incarcerated individuals, analyzed letters written back, and was part of St. Kate鈥檚 One Read for Racial Justice.
Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact (IAMNCC) is a network of 59 member colleges and universities committed to strengthening the capacity for civic engagement and campus-community partnership in the service of fulfilling the public purposes at the heart of higher education.