ESU Announces University Leadership Award and University Service Award Winners

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Graduating seniors Melissa Ciment and Emily Creveling first walked on campus at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania with a desire to get involved.

“Being a part of ESU’s campus and working with so many students has been one of the most rewarding aspects of my life,” Creveling said.

A passion for serving students and a dedication to the university earned Creveling the University Leadership Award at the spring commencement exercises on Saturday, May 7.

The University Leadership Award is presented to the graduating senior who has demonstrated leadership in student officer positions and in other extra-curricular activities.

Like Creveling, Ciment wanted to make an impact at ESU. She received the University Service Award at the commencement ceremony. The University Service Award is presented to an outstanding graduating senior who has demonstrated exceptional service to the university through on-campus extra-curricular activities.

“The most important thing to me has always been the voice of the students,” she said.

The University Leadership Award and the University Service Award are the highest non-academic honors a senior can receive. To be eligible for either award, a student must have attended the university for at least two years and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.60 or above.

Both award recipients were immersed in student life during their time on campus.

Creveling, a hotel, restaurant and tourism management major from Bloomsburg, Pa., was quick to join the Campus Activities Board, serving as special events chair. In her time at ESU, Creveling was also heavily involved with the university’s chapter of Colleges against Cancer. She served as president of the organization, and concluded her involvement her senior year as relay for life chair, where she led an effort that raised more than $24,000 for the American Cancer Society— a record breaking total. She was also a member of the Hotel, Restaurant Club, the Voices of Triumph Gospel Choir, and served on the university’s homecoming committee.

“These past four years at ESU have made me who I am today,” she said. “I have had incredible opportunities and I will never regret my decision in choosing to become a Warrior.”

Ciment, a speech-language pathology and communication studies major from Southampton, Pa., played a large role on the university’s Student Senate. She served as a senator, special events chair, and secretary in her tenure with the organization. Ciment was also involved with the Campus Activities Board, where she served as the president in her senior year. She was ESU’s first student co-chair of the Homecoming Committee, leading efforts to organize the university’s homecoming week activities, which raised over $5,000 for charities and brought hundreds of alumni back to campus.

“Being a student leader changed my life,” Ciment said. “I am so grateful to have attended ESU.”

ESU awarded a record 1,166 degrees at separate commencement exercises for undergraduate and graduate students on May 6 and 7.