Judson College was notified Dec. 12 that it was one of three colleges in Alabama (along with the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama at Birmingham) to be awarded a citation for “community engagement” by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Judson was among 119 colleges and universities around the country to be selected for this classification.
Judson’s community engagement was classified in both categories that Carnegie lists: Curricular Engagement and Outreach and Partnerships.
“The Curricular Engagement section basically affirms what we do in the classroom,” said Susan Jones, Judson’s faith-based service and learning director. “This is our faculty and students planning and executing community projects.
The outreach designation tells of the community’s willingness to partner with us.”
Jones said in its application, the college listed 15 service partnerships and projects from the past year, including providing Thanksgiving dinner to 120 families in the community who are living in poverty and staple items to eight families who lost their homes in a tornado.
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