Goals

For the Student

• Provide access to a college education to students with high financial need.
• Afford these students an opportunity to use their abilities, talents, and leadership to serve others while in college.
• Create a supportive community of students on campus whose common focus on community service gives them a sense of purpose and meaning.

For the Community

• Channel the energies and talents of college students, faculty, and staff to help address the challenges of and opportunities within local communities.
• Break down the socio-economic barriers within communities, leading to greater cooperation and collaboration.

For the College

• Help recruit and retain a diverse group of students who might not otherwise be able to attend college.
• Challenge and support the college community in its effort to create a culture of service, where the school's mission of service is translated in such a way that every member of the student body, faculty, and staff is encouraged to serve.
• Support a core group of student leaders eager to build and strengthen the organizations on campus that promote a culture of service.

For Higher Education

• Serve as a successful model to other colleges and universities that are interested in starting their own community service scholarship program.
• Serve as a powerful consortium of 27 diverse institutions that share a common commitment to service.
• Provide leadership to a nation searching for ways to value and include young people in meaningful acts of citizenship.