▁for ▁academ ics ▁and ▁another ▁for ▁community ▁service . ▁▁ 9 7 % ▁of ▁all ▁students ▁particip ate ▁in ▁community ▁service , ▁and ▁every ▁year ▁students ▁complete ▁over ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁hours ▁of ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁area ▁and ▁world wide ▁community . ▁Before ▁classes ▁even ▁begin ▁in ▁the ▁fall , ▁the ▁fresh men ▁class ▁joins ▁together ▁with ▁upper class men ▁and ▁university ▁Reg ents ▁for ▁the ▁Fin uc ane ▁Service ▁Project ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ori entation ▁program . ▁ ▁Over ▁ 5 5 0 ▁people ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Fin uc ane ▁project ▁last ▁fall , ▁logging ▁over ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁hours ▁of ▁service ▁in ▁a ▁two - hour ▁period . ▁The ▁university ▁spons ors ▁numerous ▁annual ▁service ▁tri ps ▁within ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁Gu atem ala , ▁Bel ize , ▁E cuador , ▁H ond uras , ▁Mexico , ▁El ▁Salvador , ▁The ▁Bah am as ▁and ▁other ▁developing ▁countries . ▁ ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁its ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁community ▁service ▁programs , ▁including ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁particip ate ▁in ▁service ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁service - learning ▁courses , ▁Rock h urst ▁was ▁recognized ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁President ' s ▁High er ▁Education ▁Community ▁Service ▁Honor ▁Roll ▁with ▁Dist inction , ▁among ▁only ▁ 1 2 7 ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁nine ▁Jes uit ▁schools ▁to ▁receive ▁that ▁honor . ▁Rock h urst ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁receive ▁this