Charles J. Ping Student Service Award

The Charles J. Ping Student Service Award is open to all Ohio Campus Compact member institutions through State Farm Insurance’s generous financial support. The Charles J. Ping Award was designed to recognize and honor undergraduate students for their outstanding leadership and contributions to community service OR service-learning on their campus and within their community. This award can be granted annually to one undergraduate per Ohio Campus Compact member institution. Those nominated to be a Ping award winner for their campus will compete with other Ping nominees from across the state for a $500 mini-grant, to be given to the community partner of the Ping recipient.

The application deadline for next year’s Charles J. Ping Student Award is March 2, 2012.

Click here for a list of our 2010-2011 Ping Student Service Award winners!

Candidates should meet the following criteria:

  • Evidence of exemplary community service during their time on campus. The service should reflect the student’s efforts to meet needs in his or her community. This award recognizes student efforts, from individual commitment to service and community, to the ability to create an organization, lead, and to involve others.

OR

  • Evidence of exemplary service learning during their time on campus. The service learning should reflect the student’s primary area of study, and service performed above and beyond that required of a service-learning class must be demonstrated.

 

AND

  • The identification of a real, community need. This should be done in partnership with members of the community, with a demonstrated ability to work with community members in identifying and addressing the community need.
  • The creation of a sustainable organization or process to meet this community need for an extended period of time, either to its resolution or into the foreseeable future. If the project is a one-time event, then it must be demonstrated to be fully meeting the need.

As is possible, an OCC staff or board member will travel to each campus nominating a Ping recipient to present the award at the campus annual student recognition event. If it is impossible for an OCC representative to be in attendance, the appropriate information will be sent to the campus for awarding by the President.

For additional information, contact Elizabeth McAnally. To download the application, click here.