ANNUAL REpoRt 2010-2011 - Ithaca College

PARK SCHOLAR PROGRAM
Leroy Farrell
Television-Radio
Smithtown, NY
Leroy began his participation in an assortment of community service projects this year through
the Community Plunge Program, where he volunteered at a local elementary school cleaning
classrooms and fixing playgrounds. He also spent time at the Finger Lakes ReUse Center, where
he moved and organized donated furniture. Leroy is looking forward to assisting in an array of
community service activities including Invisible Children, Coaches for a Cure, and Concert for
a Cure this year. He is particularly excited to use his media skills to help promote these worthy
causes. Leroy is actively participating in ICTV programming as well. He is ecstatic to have gained
positions working on Pop Quiz as a production assistant and as a co-host for The Screening Room.
He is very excited to be a part of these programs this year and hopes to move through the ranks
and perhaps one day hold a leadership role at ICTV. In addition, Leroy is involved in Ithaca
College athletics where he is competing in springboard diving as a member of the Ithaca College
swimming/diving team.
Bethany George
Journalism
Red Lodge, MT
Bethany was introduced to Ithaca’s numerous service opportunities through the Community
Plunge Program. She helped organize furniture for a sale at the Finger Lakes ReUse Center, and
tended to the vegetation at the Ithaca Children’s Garden. Now that she is settled in on campus,
Bethany is involved in activities that emphasize her personal passions. With a love for people
and writing, she is a volunteer writer for the Ithaca City School District. However, telling stories
through various media venues is also important to Bethany, which is why she is involved in the
multimedia department for the weekly newspaper, The Ithacan. Additionally, once a month she
helps facilitate events through the Ithaca Youth Bureau. During the winter weekends, Bethany
will be volunteering with the Adaptive Ski Program to teach individuals with various disabilities
how to ski. She is an event planner for Dance for Courage, an all night dance marathon that raises
money for children with cancer. Bethany is also a member of IC Human Rights, and the Society
of Professional Journalists.
Kaitlin Hulbert
Integrated Marketing
Communications
Binghamton, NY
Keith Johnson
Television-Radio
Harleysville, PA
Kaitlin began her first week at Ithaca College by participating in the Community Plunge Program,
part of Ithaca College’s Jumpstart Program. During this three-day service immersion event,
she worked pruning raspberry bushes at Ithaca’s EcoVillage and landscaping at St. Paul’s United
Methodist Church. This year, she looks forward to working in a kindergarten class at South Hill
Elementary School as a teacher’s aide and taking on the role of a Big Sister through the one-toone
Big Brothers Big Sisters Program. Kait is excited to begin working with several other Park
Scholars to establish an Ithaca College chapter of the Front Row Foundation—an organization
that works to provide the critically ill with front row tickets to live events. As part of her group
service project, Kait will be teaching media literacy to local Ithaca high school students. Outside
of her service commitments, Kait is a contributing writer for Buzzsaw magazine and a member of
the promotions teams for both campus radio stations, VIC Radio and WICB.
Keith started off his freshman year by participating in the Community Plunge Program, a group
service project through the Jumpstart Program that allows freshman to get involved in community
service from the start. During the three days of the program, Keith spent time at the Ithaca
Children’s Garden caring for plants and the Tompkins County Public Library. Keith is also helping
to organize Concert for a Cure, a benefit concert to raise money for the American Cancer Society
and other local cancer initiatives. Additionally, he is a founding member of the Front Row
Foundation chapter on campus, an organization dedicated to providing a “front row experience”
for individuals with life threating conditions. At the SPCA shelter in town Keith helps members
of the community find their future companions, specifically helping to care for and walk dogs.
This winter, he looks forward to working with the Adaptive Ski Program at Greek Peak, the local
ski resort, teaching children and adults with various disabilities how to snowboard.
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