The ACPHS chapter of Colleges Against Cancer has been honored with two national awards from the American Cancer Society.
The College was named the 2016 Survivor & Caregiver Chapter of the Year, the only school in the country to receive this honor. The award goes to a campus that went to great lengths to make sure their survivors and caregivers felt cared for, thought of, and honored. In announcing the award, the American Cancer society said that ACPHS’s “creative and thoughtful Survivorship program sets a high standard for all of our campuses.”
The ACPHS Chapter shared the following message on its Facebook page following the announcement of the award: “The survivors and caregivers are a main focus of our chapter, and we can't wait to continue to care for and honor them this year. Thank you so much for everyone who helped us last year, and we are so excited to see what this year brings!”
ACPHS was also just one of 30 schools to be named a Leader of Hope. According to the American Cancer Society, this year's Leader of Hope schools demonstrated a commitment to not only Relay For Life, but also Advocacy, Cancer Education, and Survivor and Caregiver Engagement. Just as importantly, these campuses were leaders within the larger Campus Relay movement by sharing ideas with other schools and being involved with the American Cancer Society outside of their own events.
It is the fourth time in the last six years that ACPHS has been recognized as a Leader of Hope.