UL LAFAYETTE AMERICORPS MARKS 30 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS COMMUNITY SERVICE

LAFAYETTE, La., April 13 -- The University of Louisiana at Lafayette issued the following news release:

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette AmeriCorps program celebrated its 30th anniversary in March, marking three decades of student-led community service.

The program traces back to 1995, when Dr. Joseph Savoie, then vice president for University Advancement, and Dr. Eddie Palmer, then department head of Sociology and Anthropology, wrote and submitted a grant that launched one of the longest continually funded AmeriCorps programs in the country.

"Since 1995, over 700 USL/UL Lafayette AmeriCorps members have served over 200,000 service hours in Lafayette, the Acadiana community and in the state of Louisiana," said Julie LaFleur, the ...