BOONE, N.C.—Appalachian State University senior Victoria Redmon, a native of Boone, has been recognized for outstanding leadership and service by North Carolina Campus Compact — a statewide network of 37 colleges and universities with a shared commitment to civic engagement. She is a recipient of the network’s Community Impact Award, which annually honors one student leader at each school.

Redmon is one of 23 students selected by their campus for the 2017 honor, joining more than 250 college students recognized by the network since the award was first presented in 2006.

Redmon was recognized for her work with Appalachian’s Alternative Service Experience (ASE) program, where she has served as a peer leader, executive board member and now as chairperson. In this role, she oversees 35 fall, winter and spring break programs engaging over 400 students, faculty and staff, training leaders and raising funds.

Redmon has motivated many trip participants to become ASE peer leaders themselves. She’s deepened her own learning as an Alternative Break Away Citizenship School Summer Site Leader, and she’s also dedicated herself to the local community, serving for three years as a Girls on the Run coach.

Redmon and other award recipients were honored at the network’s annual Citizenship, Service, Networking and Partnerships (CSNAP) Student Conference, held on Nov. 18, 2017, at Winston-Salem State University. More than 230 students and staff from 28 campuses in the network convened. The conference included student-led workshops on diverse community engagement topics and featured remarks by local change agents representing different public service pathways.

The North Carolina Campus Compact network was founded in 2002 and is hosted by Elon University. The coalition is an affiliate of the national Campus Compact organization, which claims 1,000 member schools representing nearly 2 million college students.

Appalachian is a founding member of the North Carolina Campus Compact network.

About the Beaver College of Health Sciences

Appalachian State University’s Beaver College of Health Sciences (BCHS), opened in 2010, is transforming the health and quality of life for the communities it serves through interprofessional collaboration and innovation in teaching, scholarship, service and clinical outreach. The college enrolls more than 3,600 students and offers 10 undergraduate degree programs, nine graduate degree programs and four certificates across seven departments: Kinesiology, Nursing, Nutrition and Health Care Management, Public Health, Recreation Management and Physical Education, Rehabilitation Sciences, and Social Work. The college’s academic programs are located in the Holmes Convocation Center on App State’s main campus and the Levine Hall of Health Sciences, a state-of-the-art, 203,000-square-foot facility that is the cornerstone of Boone’s Wellness District. In addition, the college supports the Appalachian Institute for Health and Wellness and has collaborative partnerships with the Wake Forest University School of Medicine’s Physician Assistant Program, UNC Health Appalachian and numerous other health agencies. Learn more at https://healthsciences.appstate.edu.

About Appalachian State University

As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, cost-effective education. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.

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