Minnesota Campus Compact Awards for Civic Engagement

The Minnesota Campus Compact Awards provide an opportunity for member colleges to give statewide recognition to effective leaders in the development of campus-community partnerships.

Student Leadership Award

This award is for an individual St. Olaf student or student organization that has demonstrated a deep commitment to civic responsibility and leadership.  The award honors initiative; innovative and collaborative approaches to addressing public issues; effective community building; and integration of civic engagement into the college experience.

2020 Recipient – Hannah Liu ’21, Music and Political Science Major

2019 Recipient – award winner declined to be publicly recognized

2018 Recipient – Ian Roback ’21, Environmental Studies and Political Science Major

2017 Recipient – (no award given)

2016 Recipient – Megan Jekot ’16, Political Science Major

2015 Recipient – Will Lutterman ’15, Economics and Environmental Studies Major

2014 Recipient – Sudip Bhandari ’14, CIS Major

2013 Recipient – Kate Bjorklund ’13, Political Science Major from Eden Prairie, MN

2012 Recipient – James Daly ’13, Environmental Studies Major from Cambridge, WI

2011 Recipient – Nicholas Kang ’12, CIS Major: Social Innovation & Community Dev. from Kamloops, BC, Canada

2010 Recipient – Subhash Ghimire ’10, Political Science Major from Kathmandu, Nepal

Civic Engagement Steward Award

This award is for a member of the faculty, administration, or staff or for a group (e.g., advisory committee, task force, project team) that has significantly advanced their campus’ distinctive civic mission by forming strong partnerships, supporting others’ civic engagement, and working to institutionalize a culture and practice of engagement.

2020 Recipient – Jennifer Holbein, Instructor in Exercise Science

2019 Recipient – Kristina Medina-Vilariño, Associate Professor of Spanish

2018 Recipient – Angelique Dietz, Assistant Dean of Admissions

2017 Recipient – (no award given)

2016 Recipient – Diane Angell, Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies

2015 Recipient – Paul Jackson, Associate Professor of Chemistry

2014 Recipient – Meg Ojala, Professor of Art

2013 Recipient – Mary Carlsen, Professor of Social Work

2012 Recipient – Katherine Tegtmeyer Pak, Associate Professor of Asian Studies and Political Science

2011 Recipient – Dana Gross, Professor of Psychology

2010 Recipient – Eric Fure-Slocum, Associate Professor of History

Community Partner Award

This award is for a community-based organization that has enhanced the quality of life in the community in meaningful and measurable ways and has engaged a sustained, reciprocal partnership with St. Olaf, thus enriching our students’ education as well as life in Northfield.

2019 Recipient – Northfield Retirement Community

2018 Recipient – Cannon River Watershed Partnership

2017 Recipient – (no award given)

2016 Recipient – Greenvale Park Community School

2015 Recipient – League of Women Voters Northfield-Cannon Falls

2014 Recipient – Tackling Obstacles Raising College Hopes (T.O.R.C.H.)

2013 Recipient – HealthFinders Collaborative

2012 Recipient – Growing Up Healthy

2011 Recipient – St. Dominic School

2010 Recipient – Community Action Center of Northfield