He directed to activate the work of departments and deanships to serve the community The University President launches the "Volunteer Center" and honors the winners of the "Qassim University Shield for Community Service" award

His Excellency Prof. Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Dawood, President of the University, sponsored the ceremony of the second edition of the "Qassim University Community Service Shield" award, which was held by the Deanship of Community Service at the University yesterday, Tuesday, 26/3/1440 A.H., at the theater of medical clinics in the University City in Al-Malida, to honor the winners of the colleges in the field of community service for the academic year 1438/1439 A.H. During the ceremony, His Excellency also launched the "Volunteer Center" at the Deanship, which aims to spread and deepen the culture of volunteering, create a database of volunteers, build effective volunteer initiatives, model volunteer work, promote competition between colleges in the field of volunteer work, and build indicators for volunteering within the university.

During his sponsorship of the ceremony, Al-Dawood stressed that the colleagues at the Deanship of Community Service opened the field of participation for all students and affiliates of the university to participate in community service. He expressed his happiness to attend such events at the university, in which everyone sees the fruits of the work and effort exerted at the university, stressing that this shield awarded by the university in the name of community service reflects the efforts of everyone from students, faculty members, college officials and various deanships at the university, and extended many thanks to all who participated in this leading competitive competition that achieves part of the third main objective of the university, which is community service.

Al-Dawood said: "We have a great responsibility at the university, with all its units, departments and colleges, because society is in dire need of these efforts, and there is no doubt that we were pleased with the large number of those who benefited from the services of Qassim University from all categories of society, but society still needs us to provide it with more than what we provided, and perhaps colleagues are studying the participation of all departments, deanships and colleges in this competition, as there is no excuse for any of the parties to provide a service to the community and evaluate the participation of everyone who provided a service to the community.

Al-Dawood pointed out that the vigor, activity and keenness of the university's students and employees to provide their community services to all segments of society has greatly contributed to the appearance of the university in a manner befitting its status, despite the great burdens placed on them, stressing that the burden of community service should not be limited only to the colleges but to everyone at the university, as everyone must provide a service to the community that expects more from the university than from any other party, and thank God we can distinguish and provide this through the efforts of the brothers and sisters and their abilities, energies and excellence.

He emphasized that this tender will be a service to our country under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, may Allah protect them, and with the continuous encouragement of His Highness the Emir of the region and his deputy, may Allah protect them, who constantly encourage the university, especially in terms of community service, thanking the community service for this competition and everyone who contributed to it, praying that the university will be at the forefront of universities in community service, education, or scientific research.

For his part, the Dean of the Deanship of Community Service, Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Nusayyan, affirmed that this award had a clear impact on motivating colleges to present what they have in the best form in order to serve the community, as everyone saw quantitative and qualitative leaps in the numbers of participants, and the number of beneficiaries this year exceeded more than 50 thousand people, and the number of colleges participating in this session reached 22 colleges with 58% of the university colleges, and the increase in competing colleges for this session was 7 colleges, in addition to the increase in the competing colleges for this session.

He added that the university celebrates on this day the sincere efforts in community service, which is an incentive for all colleges to achieve the third function of the university and maintain the image of our ancient universities as a center of cultural and scientific radiation and a house of academic expertise in the local community, noting that since he took permission from the university president to launch the second edition of the university shield competition for community service, he found diligent determination, strong resolve and a high competitive spirit among the university colleges to achieve the ultimate goal of this award.

He also announced the launch of the single track for faculty members for outstanding work in community service, extending sincere thanks and appreciation to His Excellency the UQU President and the UQU Vice President for Educational Affairs for their continuous efforts and follow-up, which contributed to achieving this great success.

At the end of the ceremony, the colleges were honored as follows:

First up: Diamond Shield Winning Colleges

1- College of Sharia and Islamic Studies

2- College of Pharmacy at the main center

3- College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

4- College of Nursing

5- College of Dentistry

6- Faculty of Education

7. College of Designs

8- College of Applied Health Sciences in Al-Ris

9- Medical Rehabilitation College

Secondly: Gold Shield Winning Colleges

10- College of Science and Arts in Riyadh Al-Khobar

11- College of Applied Medical Sciences

12- College of Science and Arts in Aniza

Third: Silver Shield Winning Colleges

13- Faculty of Medicine at the main center

14- Asyah College of Science and Arts

15- College of Public Health and Health Informatics in Bakiriyah

Fourth: Bronze Shield Winning Colleges

16- Faculty of Science

17- Aniza College of Pharmacy

V: Colleges with a certificate of participation in social responsibility

18- College of Science and Arts in Bakiriyah

19- Buraydah Community College

20- College of Science and Literature in Al-Ris

21- College of Architecture and Planning

22- College of Science and Literature in Budai'a

At the end, the committee of examining the files of the participating colleges was honored to receive the Qassim University shield for community service.