The Corporation for National and Community Service has named Cornell to its President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, With Distinction, for the second year in a row for the university's exemplary local, national and international community service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth.

The honor roll is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service learning and civic engagement.

"Public service is a special responsibility that Cornell takes very personally," said Cornell President David Skorton. "To be recognized by the president of the United States is inspiring and a good reason to redouble our efforts to help people from all walks of life."

Launched in 2006, the honor roll includes 546 schools this year, 83 of which were marked as Honor Roll With Distinction. Cornell was recognized in part due to programming at the Cornell Public Service Center. Each year, more than 6,000 students take part in the center's community service efforts, including international service trips, Into the Streets, Alternative Breaks and Pre-Orientation Service Trips.

The honor roll is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency that fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering in collaboration with the Department of Education, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation.

For more information, see http://www.nationalservice.gov.