For the second consecutive year, Cochise College has earned a place on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can get for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.
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Three specific service-learning projects earned Cochise College recognition:
• The COOKIES program, otherwise known as Creating Optimistic Outlooks and Keeping Interest in Educational Success, is a partnership between the college and the Douglas Unified School District in which college students mentor and tutor students from Sarah Marley Elementary School.
• The MLK Project is a service learning course in which 15 students researched, prepared and delivered presentations on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy in modern America. It is designed to raise awareness of the ongoing struggles for equality and justice throughout the year, rather than on a single national holiday.
• During the Alternative Spring Break project, 10 students spent the week of spring break 2009 broadening their perspective on immigration issues by removing more than two tons of debris left in the Huachuca Mountains by immigrants. The students also created a community garden, performed work at the Bisbee Boys & Girls Club and assisted Habitat for Humanity.
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