2012 Graduates
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2012 Graduates From the city of Chapel Hill to the communities in Ethiopia and Honduras, the Buckley Public Service Scholars program has greatly enhanced my college experience by encouraging me to serve and impact my school, the greater campus and the communities of the world. ~ David Artin At Carolina, the Tar Heel spirit The Class of 2012 Buckley is unmistakable. From the Public Service Scholars is an �e�comeclassroom to the far corners of the outstanding group! These world, our students, faculty and students have dedicated staff are doing innovative work in themselves to building their local, national and international skills while making a difference venues. for others during their time at Carolina, and we congratulate them. We honor them Our University is indeed the best place to teach, learn with this bulletin, but we also want to honor all those and discover. Through the challenges of the past several who helped make their experiences successful. I am years, Carolina has remained fully engaged with and sure they agree that in addition to Carolina faculty and responsive to the world around us. It is fitting that the staff, the dedicated community agencies and untold efforts of this class of Buckley Public Service Scholars The experiences we gain from numbers of individuals with whom they worked performing public service are more upholds the tradition of our public university, through Meeting so many people deserve credit and appreciation for all they have done than bullet points on our resumes. applying their knowledge, skills and passion to address who wish to effect change to support these outstanding graduates. They are the illustrations of our trail of specific problems and improve peoples’ lives. in the world has given me Begun in 2003, the program continues to grow, and heel prints we have left behind in our Each participant and every project continues our long optimism for the future and presently, 9.7 percent of Carolina undergraduates are communities, in the lives of those we tradition of service to the state of North Carolina and inspired me to continually enrolled as participants. In 2011, the Carolina Center have touched and more importantly far beyond. give more of myself. for Public Service announced that the Walter White they are heel prints that are tucked Buckley Jr. Endowment had been established and it is ~ Mary Aaroe Thank you for helping us celebrate these outstanding away in our hearts forever. students and their accomplishments. They are another thanks to this endowment that Buckley Public Service ~ Taylor Howard example of the programs that make Carolina exceptional Scholars will be graduating for generations to come. in both academics and public service. Following the Carolina tradition of excellence, the Class of 2012 has helped establish their commitment and passion to public service by serving communities throughout the state, the nation and the world. Holden Thorp Chancellor, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lynn Blanchard Director, Carolina Center for Public Service 1 1 2 5 2 1 The Buckley Public Service serving communities throughout North The 2012 graduating class of Buckley 3 4 2 Scholars (BPSS) program of the Carolina, the nation and the world. Public Service Scholars featured in this 1 3 1 6 2 7 8 Carolina Center for Public Service publication have reported 135,944 hours 1 This year, more than 1,700 Carolina 3 213 Programprovides support and structureOverview for of service as of April 2012. Of those 1 students at the University of North students have actively participated in hours, 71 percent were served in North 1 3 1 1 3 Carolina at Chapel Hill to strengthen the program, reporting service with Carolina, 11 percent in other states and 4 and maintain their commitment to more than 1,000 different organizations. 18 percent internationally. 5 1 1 BPSS Requirements based participatory research and four semesters remaining at Carolina. 2 1 1 1 1 philanthropy. Special opportunities To complete the program, students 1 9 l 14 1 1 2 available to BPSS participants include must meet the following criteria: 3 8 7 The BPSS program offers participants 2012 �raduates2 1 2 Outward Bound Scholarships and 5 the opportunity to learn about and 1 55 2 enrollment in Philanthropy as a Tool for ∙ An orientation session 2 2 2 practice public service and engagement 4 1 1 Social Change and SMART Mentoring ∙ 300 documented hours of service 1 2 beyond the scope of traditional 2 1 courses. ∙ One service-learning course 1 3 2 volunteerism, including organizational 4 1 ∙ Four skills trainings 41 service, policy and advocacy work, 5 1 The program is open to all full-time ∙ A senior service portfolio 2 1 social entrepreneurship, community- • North Carolina: 213 3 undergraduate students with at least ∙ A minimum cumulative GPA 1 2 2 • United States: 71 • International: 6 1 vvv 3 Congratulations to this year’s Buckley Public Service Scholars for their outstanding work in public service. 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