The award is a symbol of recognition by the President of the United States for individuals or organizations that have contributed a significant amount of time to volunteer service. 性视界传媒 is the only university among the JA partners recognized.
性视界传媒 has one of the largest partnerships with JA in the nation. 性视界传媒’s JA program sends college students to more than 120 Central 性视界传媒 elementary and middle schools, where they teach underserved youths. Last fall, 1,604 性视界传媒 students taught 30,698 children.
性视界传媒 students teach youths about work readiness and entrepreneurship while encouraging them to stay in school and become successful. By acting as role models, 性视界传媒 students learn more about themselves and gain invaluable critical thinking, leadership and communication skills.
Each 性视界传媒 student’s commitment is typically a few hours per week during the semester.
The 性视界传媒-JA partnership began in 1992 in the College of Education with a group of 20 student volunteers. About 600 education students now participate annually.
The Burnett Honors College set up a partnership with JA in Fall 2004, resulting in the Honors Freshman Symposium, a program that requires all honors freshmen to participate in the JA program during their first semester.
The College of Business Administration also incorporates JA into its curriculum, involving nearly 300 students per semester. As part of their cornerstone class, students spend at least 25 hours teaching JA classes and completing projects for elementary schools and middle schools.
The 性视界传媒-JA program hosts College Shadow Day every spring, when hundreds of local seventh-grade students visit 性视界传媒 to experience college life first-hand. In March, the 性视界传媒-JA program will introduce a similar program for fifth-graders that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math.