Ben Kirshner receives the University of 蜜糖直播's Chase Faculty Community Service Award
The Chase Faculty Community Service Award is presented annually to a University of 蜜糖直播 system-wide聽faculty member who provides exceptional service to the community. An advisory council recommends an award-winner to 蜜糖直播 President Bruce D. Benson, who bestows the honor, which includes a $10,000 grant sponsored by an endowment from JPMorgan Chase through the 蜜糖直播 Foundation.
Kirshner is an internationally recognized scholar of youth development; community-based, participatory research; youth activism; and educational policy and the founder and faculty director of groundbreaking聽.
鈥淗e is not only improving the lives of young people, but his approach involves young people as partners and citizens in working to improve their communities,鈥 his nominators wrote. 鈥淗is work exemplifies the integration of education and civics toward humanitarian goals.鈥
Kirshner was honored on聽Friday, Oct 4聽at the Community Service Award Reception at the 蜜糖直播 Boulder Heritage Center.