News from SUNY Oneonta
Samantha Waruch of Patterson
Recognized for Community Service
ONEONTA, NY (05/18/2016)– Samantha Waruch of Patterson, NY, was among the 39 members of the SUNY Oneonta Class of 2016 who received Senior Service Awards recognizing their commitment to volunteerism. Students who completed at least 350 hours of service through the college’s Center for Social Responsibility and Community (CSRC) were recognized during a reception on May 13.
Collectively, these students volunteered more than 23,200 hours in service activities such as mentoring, tutoring, and working as an emergency medical technician.
Waruch received a certificate and medallion for completing at least 750 hours of service.
More than 20 percent of SUNY Oneonta students donate time to a local organization or cause through the CSRC. As a result, SUNY Oneonta contributes over 50,000 hours of service annually to nearly 100 nonprofit agencies in Oneonta and beyond. In recognition of the college’s civic partnerships and service learning activities, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching awarded SUNY Oneonta its Community Engagement Classification in 2011.
A liberal arts institution with a strong focus on undergraduate research and service learning, SUNY Oneonta consistently gains recognition for delivering excellence and value. The college has been named to Kiplinger’s list of “100 Best Values in Public Colleges” for 10 years running and sits at No. 9 on the 2016 U.S. News and World Report list of the best public institutions in the region. SUNY Oneonta enrolls 6,000 students in its 70 undergraduate majors and 14 graduate programs.
