Five students receive awards from EXS-L Programs

Five students – Andrea Danes, Thomas Hargrove, Lea Hudson, Stephanie Myers, and Edward Simmonds – have received Outstanding Student Awards from Experiential and Service-Learning Programs at UIS. The awards are presented each spring for placements and portfolios undertaken the previous year.

Hargrove, Myers, and Simmons are recipients of the Craig Brown Outstanding AST Student Award. Danes and Hudson received the Credit for Prior Learning Walden-Irwin Award.

To be nominated for an Outstanding AST Award, students must demonstrate excellence in areas including self-learning, personal growth, reflection, and the acquisition of new skills. CPL evaluates experiences outside the traditional university classroom that may qualify as college credit. Read more>>