Undergraduate
Saint Michael's Senior Class President earns Commitment to Service & Engagement Award at Vermont Campus Compact annual conference
Michael Stefanowicz has lead a number of volunteer service activities at the college
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Buff Lindau, Public Relations
802.654.2536
blindau@smcvt.edu
While presiding over the Saint Michael's College senior class, Michael Stefanowicz has found time to participate and lead a number of volunteer service activities at the college. The history major from Cohoes, NY, was honored for "the breadth and depth of his community involvement" and was presented the Commitment to Service and Engagement Award at the Vermont Campus Compact 2009 "Through a Civic Lens" Conference, held April 1, in the Davis Center at the University of Vermont.
Mr. Stefanowicz, a senior history major at Saint Michael's, is the son of Paul and Kathy Stefanowicz of Cohoes. He graduated
from Catholic Center High School before coming to Saint Michael's.
In receiving his award, Mr. Stefanowicz was described as an active participant and leader in Saint Michael's MOVE (Mobilization of Volunteer Efforts) office, which is part of the college's Edmundite Campus Ministry Office. His work included co-coordinating the Special Events Program for three years and organizing numerous one-time service opportunities for his peers such as serv-a-thons, blood drives, community fundraisers and more. He founded the Parent-to-Parent (now called Vermont Family Network) Walkathon, which raised more than $16,000 its first year, to serve families with children with special needs. He was also cited for his involvement with Edmundite Campus Ministry where he has served as a Eucharistic Minister, team member, Rector of two retreats, and a Peer Adviser. Mr. Stefanowicz also serves as a member of the College Founders Society, which provides insights and tours for prospective Saint Michael's students.
Saint Michael's College, founded in 1904 by the Society of St. Edmund and headed by President John J. Neuhauser, is identified by the Princeton Review as one of the nation's Best 368 Colleges. A liberal arts, residential, Catholic college, Saint Michael's is located just outside of Burlington, Vermont, one of America's top college towns and less than two hours from Montreal. As one of only 270 institutions nationwide with a prestigious Phi Beta Kappa chapter on campus, Saint Michael's has 2,000 full-time undergraduate students, some 500 graduate students and 200 international students. In recent years Saint Michael's students and professors have received Rhodes, Woodrow Wilson, Guggenheim, Fulbright, National Science Foundation and other grants, and Saint Michael's professors have been named Vermont Professor of the Year in four of the last eight years. The college is currently listed as one of the nation's Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the 2009 U.S. News & World Report rankings.
Buff Lindau, Public Relations
802.654.2536
blindau@smcvt.edu
While presiding over the Saint Michael's College senior class, Michael Stefanowicz has found time to participate and lead a number of volunteer service activities at the college. The history major from Cohoes, NY, was honored for "the breadth and depth of his community involvement" and was presented the Commitment to Service and Engagement Award at the Vermont Campus Compact 2009 "Through a Civic Lens" Conference, held April 1, in the Davis Center at the University of Vermont.Mr. Stefanowicz, a senior history major at Saint Michael's, is the son of Paul and Kathy Stefanowicz of Cohoes. He graduated
from Catholic Center High School before coming to Saint Michael's.
In receiving his award, Mr. Stefanowicz was described as an active participant and leader in Saint Michael's MOVE (Mobilization of Volunteer Efforts) office, which is part of the college's Edmundite Campus Ministry Office. His work included co-coordinating the Special Events Program for three years and organizing numerous one-time service opportunities for his peers such as serv-a-thons, blood drives, community fundraisers and more. He founded the Parent-to-Parent (now called Vermont Family Network) Walkathon, which raised more than $16,000 its first year, to serve families with children with special needs. He was also cited for his involvement with Edmundite Campus Ministry where he has served as a Eucharistic Minister, team member, Rector of two retreats, and a Peer Adviser. Mr. Stefanowicz also serves as a member of the College Founders Society, which provides insights and tours for prospective Saint Michael's students.
Saint Michael's College, founded in 1904 by the Society of St. Edmund and headed by President John J. Neuhauser, is identified by the Princeton Review as one of the nation's Best 368 Colleges. A liberal arts, residential, Catholic college, Saint Michael's is located just outside of Burlington, Vermont, one of America's top college towns and less than two hours from Montreal. As one of only 270 institutions nationwide with a prestigious Phi Beta Kappa chapter on campus, Saint Michael's has 2,000 full-time undergraduate students, some 500 graduate students and 200 international students. In recent years Saint Michael's students and professors have received Rhodes, Woodrow Wilson, Guggenheim, Fulbright, National Science Foundation and other grants, and Saint Michael's professors have been named Vermont Professor of the Year in four of the last eight years. The college is currently listed as one of the nation's Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the 2009 U.S. News & World Report rankings.
