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The Chandler Center Celebrates 15th Annual Community Engagement Awards

In April 2025, The Chandler Center celebrated another successful year of volunteerism and civic engagement at the15th annual Community Engagement Awards. The celebration was planned and run entirely by students, which included presentations from many student speakers recognizing their peers for their commitment and dedication to service. Students were recognized in 6 distinguished categories:

• Outstanding Volunteer Award: Alyssa Parkinson and Jelly Rosario for their commitment to weekly volunteering at Roca Kidz.
• James Duffy Service-Learner of the Year Award: Laci Maguire for their contributions at Young Athletes service-learning site.
• Ethan Wasjieko Emerging Leader Award: Kelsey Maine, for making significant contributions to the service-learning program and leading numerous volunteer projects.
• The Breakthrough Manchester Outstanding Dedicated Advisor Award: Karena Czzowitz for going above and beyond as a mentor to a group of high schoolers in the program.
• Vision for Change Award: Mya Dowd for leading the initiative in regard to Civic Engagement and increasing student voter engagement.
• Nick Carey Outstanding Alternative Break Leader Awards: Rebecca Edwards-Ronning and Layla Thomas for their service and participation in this year alternative break experiences.

Alongside community and campus partners, attendees reflected on the past academic year-where the SNHU campus community completed more than 12,000 hours of community service through service-learning, college access programming, volunteering in the local community and participating in service-based travel experiences. 112 students were also recognized during the ceremony for completing 25 or more hours of service throughout the past year. Additionally, graduates who logged over 100 volunteer hours during their SNHU journey were honored with orange graduation cords. The graduates wore the cords at their Commencement ceremonies to represent their amazing accomplishment. View photos from the celebration.