Seth Greenwald, of Sharon, a Making a Difference Scholar at Clark University

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Seth Greenwald is a Making a Difference Scholar at Clark University.

WORCESTER, MA (11/06/2013)(readMedia)-- Seth Greenwald, of Sharon, Mass., enrolled at Clark University this fall as a Making a Difference Scholar. Greenwald is one of five entering students to be awarded this scholarship for outstanding commitment to, and leadership in community service activities.

As a high school student, Greenwald was involved with United Synagogue Youth and Friendship Circle, both organizations that actively work to benefit local and larger communities. He started two larger projects: Color My World and the Food for Thought Project.

Color My World is a program that works with restaurants to collect and donate crayons to hospitals, schools, shelters, and other organizations. In his time running the project, Greenwald worked to donate over 200,000 crayons.

The Food for Thought Project is a non-profit organization that raises awareness about hunger, runs food drives, and partners with restaurants to collect food at the end of the night and deliver it to shelters and soup kitchens.

Greenwald also served as the director of education and president of the Youth Composting Organization of Massachusetts, which works to develop composting programs in local communities.

"Before coming to Clark, I had no idea what the scholarship meant, but after hearing about the community service and inspirational activities of my new friends, I am beyond honored to have been chosen," Greenwald commented. "Everyone here has done such incredible things, and over the next four years, I hope to live up to the values that MAD stands for."

Greenwald is studying sociology, political science, and business management at Clark University. He is a 2013 graduate of Sharon High School.

The Making a Difference Scholarship is a four-year scholarship which includes a taxable stipend and housing allowance to support an optional summer project that students may undertake in Worcester during the summer following their sophomore or junior year.

Clark has a long-standing commitment to making significant contributions to the solution of societal problems. Faculty members conduct research and influence policies that improve social and economic conditions of people all over the world. A large percentage of Clark students help better the lives of hundreds of local residents through their involvement in a wide variety of service projects.

Founded in 1887 in Worcester, Massachusetts, Clark University is a small, liberal arts-based research university addressing social and human imperatives on a global scale. Nationally renowned as a college that changes lives, Clark is emerging as a transformative force in higher education today. LEEP (Liberal Education and Effective Practice) is Clark's pioneering model of education that combines a robust liberal arts curriculum with life-changing world and workplace experiences. Clark's faculty and students work across boundaries to develop solutions to complex challenges in the natural sciences, psychology, geography, management, urban education, Holocaust and genocide studies, environmental studies, and international development and social change. The Clark educational experience embodies the University's motto: Challenge convention. Change our world. www.clarku.edu