AU was named to the 2008 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition given to schools for community service, according to an AU press release.
The 2008 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll award is given to schools that show outstanding community service skills throughout a one-year period.
This award recognizes the commitments AU students have made to service including their work with programs such as D.C. Reads, Alternative Break Program and D.C. Today ... D.C. Tomorrow, according to the press release.
AU is one of 635 schools that have been honored on the list. George Washington University was the only other D.C. school to be named to the Honor Roll, the press release said.
-ANNA TUMAN