Congratulations, ECP Fall 2025 Graduates!
12/17/2024.
BATON ROUGE – The Center for Community Engagement, Learning, and Leadership (CCELL), in conjunction with LSU Campus Life, is pleased to announce that three seniors will graduate with the Engaged Citizen medal and distinction for Fall 2025.
Three graduates will receive Engaged Citizen Program medals in Fall 2025. Our seniors represent the College of Engineering and the College of Human Sciences and Education.Photo Credit: LSU Campus Life
Two seniors will also receive the Community Impact Achievement, a recognition for undergraduate and graduate students with outstanding records of civic engagement who complete a portion of the Engaged Citizen Program’s medal requirements.
Collectively, the Fall 2025 graduates have earned 35 service-learning credit hours and have volunteered approximately 460 hours across their local communities during their academic tenure at LSU. Some of this cohort’s volunteer opportunities include working with campus entities such as the LSU Food Pantry and the LSU Community Playground Project.
Their individual engagement efforts also extend off-campus with organizations such
as Volunteers in Public Schools, the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired, O'Brien House, and Our Lady of the Lake's Hogs the Cause.
“Our team is so excited to see these five students earn the Engaged Citizen Medal
and Community Impact Achievement for their community-engaged work," CCELL Director
Dr. Sarah Becker said. "We cannot wait to see what they do next."
CCELL and LSU Campus Life established the Engaged Citizen Program to support and recognize
students who engage significantly with their communities to address critical community
needs. Any undergraduate or graduate student can apply to be a part of the program.
“Each of these students has demonstrated a deep commitment to service and a genuine
desire to strengthen their communities. Their work reflects the very best of LSU,
and I’m excited to see how they will continue shaping positive change as engaged citizens
and future alumni,” said Josh Finch, Director of Campus Life.
Our seniors represent three senior colleges, and one is a member of the Roger Hadfield
Ogden Honors College.
The Fall 2025 Community Impact Achievement recipients are:
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Hamood Qureshi, Chemical Engineering, Church Point, La., Honors College
MANSHIP SCHOOL OF MASS COMMUNICATION
Aniya Hall, Mass Communication, Sugar Land, Texas
The Fall 2025 Engaged Citizens are:
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Tiara Britten, Biological Engineering, Port Allen, La.
COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES AND EDUCATION
Hailey Beard, Child and Family Studies, Luling, La.
Catherine Blondiau, Kinesiology, New Orleans, La.
To earn this distinction, the students must meet the high standards of the Engaged
Citizen Program. Requirements for the semester’s cohort include completing a minimum
of seven credit hours of service-learning designated coursework, a minimum of 100
hours of community service with approved organizations, and a reflective paper.
Visit www.lsu.edu/engagedcitizens for more information about the program.
CCELL fosters the scholarship of community engagement by integrating teaching, research, and service that emphasize civic responsibility and social accountability. For more information about service-learning at LSU, visit CCELL’s website at lsu.edu/ccell.
Campus Life works closely with more than 400 student organizations, countless student organization leaders and advisors, and is home to some of LSU's biggest traditions. The department's mission is to enhance student learning through innovative initiatives focused on the tenets of involvement, leadership, and service that enrich the LSU experience. Campus Life serves a student population and strives to make LSU an increasingly vibrant campus community.
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