Nidhi Baxi, an undergraduate biology student at Rutgers University-Camden, was presented with the 2019 Cooper Civic Leadership Award at the recent Eighth Annual Chancellor\u2019s Awards for Civic Engagement.<\/p>\n
Cooper University Health Care established the Civic Leadership Award in 2018 to honor a Rutgers University-Camden student who exemplifies outstanding service to the Camden community.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are proud to honor Nidhi with the Cooper Civic Leadership Award,\u201d said Anthony Welch, Cooper University Health Care\u2019s Vice President of Government and Community Relations, who presented the award at the ceremony held on the Rutgers-Camden campus. \u201cNidhi embodies the spirit of Cooper\u2019s mission to serve, to heal, to educate. She is a role model for other students.\u201d<\/p>\n
As a student at Rutgers-Camden, Ms. Baxi has participated in the Academic Associates program in Cooper\u2019s Department of Emergency Medicine. She has also served as a tutor and mentor, and has helped organize several service events, including Red Cross blood drives.<\/p>\n
\u201cRutgers University-Camden is respected as a model for civically engaged universities in America,\u201d says Nyeema Watson, Associate Chancellor for Civic Engagement at Rutgers-Camden. \u201cWhile national recognition is gratifying, the impact that Rutgers is making upon the families and neighborhoods in Camden and across South Jersey is how we measure success. This annual award from Cooper will allow a Rutgers-Camden student to continue his or her work in our community, and will inspire other young people to become the next generation of civic leaders in South Jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n
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