Community Impact Student Award
Since 2006, the Community Impact Student Awards recognize an outstanding, full-time undergraduate student service leader from each member campus. Nominations are due the first week in October.
Starting in 2019, the award is only presented in-person on odd-numbered years during the CSNAP Student Conference. The award is presented in a virtual ceremony during even-numbered years.
The award may honor an individual for multiple or diverse forms of engagement, including:
- volunteer service
- service-learning
- policy work
- community organizing
- advocacy
- internships
- campus leadership
All award winners should clearly demonstrate:
- Deep commitment to partnering with others to address community issues
- Outstanding ability to lead and inspire fellow students to engage
- Evidence of sustainable impact of their work
Community Impact Award winners are selected by each campus. Any sophomore or junior (4-year schools) or first or second year student (2-year schools) at a member campus is eligible. Being selected to receive the CISA gives the student preference for participation in the NC Civic Impact Fellowship.
Selection Process
- Selection Forms open the second week in August. The deadline is in October.
- Campus chooses Community Impact Student Award honoree
- Faculty or Staff member completes an online selection form
- Student honoree is notified of their selection for their award
Note: Nominators may tell their honoree that they have been selected for this award. NCCE will inform all honorees that they have been selected.
- Honoree must be a sophomore or junior (4-year schools) or first or second-year student (2-year schools) at a member campus
- Each member campus may submit only one honoree
- Both nominators and honorees must attend the CSNAP student conference (odd-numbered years) or the Engagement Matters virtual awards ceremony (even-numbered years). Campuses are encouraged to have a special awards presentation on their campus.
2024 Recipients
The 2024 CISA recipients were honored at the virtual “Engagement Matters” Student Awards Ceremony on November 13, 2024. View the video to learn about each winner and to hear their thoughts on why being civically engaged matters now more than ever.
Appalachian State University – Asher Fazal
East Carolina University – Caramia Landis
Elon University – Lillian Argabrite
Greensboro College – Sloanne Petersen
High Point University – Avery Miles
NC A&T State University – Sydney Wade
NC State University – Jake Skarbek
Queens University of Charlotte – Jazzie Lee
UNC-Chapel Hill – Elise Schaub
UNC Greensboro – Zainab Adamou-Mohamed
UNC Pembroke – Felicity Jackson
UNC Wilmington – Eden Newbold
Wake Forest University – Christopher Dietrich
Warren Wilson College – Elena Wheeler
William Peace University – TJ Hill-Johnson
Wingate University – Manoel Silva
2023 Recipients
The 2023 CISA recipients were honored during the award luncheon at the CSNAP Student Conference, held on November 4 at NC State University. Click here to view the program and read award winner bios.
Central Piedmont Community College – Demi Snow
East Carolina University – Jordyn Strupp
Elon University – Bo Dalrymple
Fayetteville State University – Alexis Nealy
Greensboro College – Xypher Pino
High Point University – Osliany Mora-Morejon
North Carolina Central University – Tierra Rowell
NC State University – Madeline Scott
UNC Asheville – Indigo Lesser
UNC Chapel Hill – Adriana Torres
UNC Pembroke – Magally Ortiz-Rojas
UNC Wilmingon – Amaria Rankins
Wake Forest University – Couriyah Stegall
Warren Wilson College – Seimy Mendoza
William Peace University – Christopher Simmering
2022 Recipients
The 2022 CISA recipients were honored during a virtual “Engagement Matters” Awards Ceremony on November 18, 2022. View the video to learn about each winner and to hear their thoughts on what they have gained from being civically engaged.
Appalachian State University – Meredith Maiken
Duke University – Kiran Sundar
East Carolina University – Tete Narh-Mensah
Elon University – Nicole McGinty
Fayetteville State University – Iyana Beachem
High Point University – Glenda Emanuel
NC Central University – Breann Wyman
UNC Asheville – Mars Zappia
UNC Chapel Hill – Alvin Dinh
UNC Charlotte – David Rodriguez
UNC Greensboro – Simone Watkins
UNC Pembroke – Magally Ortiz-Rojas
UNC Wilmington – Deiona Stanley
Warren Wilson College –Kenia Romero
Western Carolina University – Sarah Tisinger
2021 Community Impact Student Award Recipients
We honored the 15 Community Impact Student Awards during a virtual (Zoom) ceremony on November 5, 2021.
Previous Winners
Click above for the list of all previous winners (2006-present). The document is a spreadsheet with a tab for each year.