Mississippi State is being included for the third consecutive year on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for engaging students, faculty and staff in meaningful community service.
Administered by the federal Corporation for National and Community Service, the recognition includes higher education institutions that provide significant support for volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement activities.
CNCS was created by Congress in 1993 to connect Americans of all ages and backgrounds with opportunities to give back to their communities and their nation. The Washington, D.C.-based agency merged the work and staffs of two predecessor organizations, ACTION and the Commission on National and Community Service.

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