Center Spotlight | The Center for Leadership & Service

Service Scholar Program Wins Higher Ed Award

Three students paint a staircase during a service project with Habitat for Humanity of the Big Bend.

Florida State University’s Service Scholar Program was named a NASPA-Florida Program of Distinction for its outstanding contributions to service-learning and student success. The program has been run by the Center for Leadership & Service for the past 28 years.

The “Programs of Distinction” award celebrates innovative programs and services that benefit students across a wide range of categories, including service-learning, student activities, leadership, and more.

FSU Student Makes ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll

FSU student Samuel Appel poses in front of the Florida Capitol, where he served as a spring legislative intern.

Samuel Appel is one of 137 college students recognized for their nonpartisan democratic engagement work during the 2023 election cycle

Community Ambassador Samantha Ortega

Portrait of Community Ambassador Samantha Ortega Inside the Palmer Munroe Teen Center food market, it’s quaint, replete with everything from soup cans and loaves of bread to assorted meats and vegetables.