Awards, Certificates and Recognition

Certificate of Completion, and Graduation Cords & Stoles for Dedicated Service Learning Students.

Students who complete the following requirements for total service hours have the option to apply for the following:
  • Service Learning Certificate of Completion –  15 hours of service. Fill out the form here.
  • Service Learning Graduation Cord –  50 hours of service total while a student at Palomar College. We received a Foundation Grant to cover the $10 cost of the cord. Limited supply. Fill out the form here.
  •  Service Learning Graduation Embroidered Stole –  100 hours of service total while a student at Palomar College. We received a Foundation Grant to cover the $15 cost of the stole. Limited supply. Fill out the form here.

Excellence in Service Learning Award

Service Learning Professors and Community Organizations are invited to nominate a student who has shined in his/her Service Learning experience for the Excellence in Service Learning Award. Nominees will be asked to create a poster that advocates for the organization, explains their volunteer role, and the impact their service had on them personally, and academically, and what impact they made in the community.

The Service Learning Committee will select the recipients of the annual Excellence in Service Learning Award. Award winners will be honored at the Service Learning Reception in May and will receive a Service Learning Stole and a small scholarship.

Professors and Service Learning Supervisors- Please nominate students here

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Please Contribute to the Palomar College Service Learning Scholarship Fund!

Award winners receive a small scholarship. Your charitable contributions make a difference to Palomar College Service Learning Students, and the community we serve. We appreciate your generosity and support.

Your charitable contributions make a difference to Palomar Service Learning students and the community we serve. Palomar Service Learning Students may be nominated by their professors or service site for the Excellence in Service Learning Award. Nominees much submit a paper or video showing the impact of their Service Learning. Winner are selected by the Service Learning Committee and receive a scholarship with the award. No gift is too small. All contributions are welcomed from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Funds for the Service Learning Scholarhip are collected through the Palomar College Foundation (Fund number 1278) Please click on DONATE
Service Learning Scholarship Fund

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Congratulations to the 2018 Excellence in Service Learning Award Winners!

During each semester, Professors and Community Partners are invited to nominate students for the Excellence in Service-Learning Awards. In the Spring, selected students will be awarded the annual Service Learning Scholarship.
Palomar College is proud to have so many excellent service learning students serving our community and representing Palomar College in a positive light.

2018 Excellence in Service Learning Award Nominees

Past Award Winners Share Their Service Learning Experience

Valeria Perez explains in a video how volunteering as an ASL interpreter for Service Learning was beneficial to her.

Ted Mendenhall shares in a video his experiences with a new community partner,  Traveling Stories.

Pictures of our Award winners in action: