ANNUAL REpoRt 2010-2011 - Ithaca College

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ANNUAL REPORT: 2010-2011 Jennifer’s transition to Ithaca began with Community Plunge, which allowed her the opportunity to work at the Ithaca Children’s Garden pruning plants and weeding invasive species. She also traveled to the Ithaca branch of the Salvation Army where she helped prepare and serve food to patrons of the establishment. Currently, Jennifer is volunteering weekly in a kindergarten classroom at South Hill Elementary School where she enjoys interacting with the kids through reading stories, helping with art projects, and teaching academic lessons. Jennifer is a member of Intercambios and travels to a local farm to teach English. Incorporating her film passion into community service, Jennifer is part of 2010 Park Scholar alumna Shannon Archer’s Coaches vs. Cancer video project. Furthering her interest to use her media skills for the benefit of others, Jennifer is part of the Megaphone Media Productions service project, through which she will be working on promotional films for local museums. Outside of her film work for the community, Jennifer is involved with Park Productions. As a new student, Crystal found that the passions she developed in her hometown of Jenks, Oklahoma enhanced her experience at Ithaca College. She has always been involved in her local and global community, and has sought out organizations that encompass her passions. As an active member of IC Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Tompkins County SPCA, she is directly involved in the local community. Crystal’s involvement in International Club and Invisible Children help her to stay engaged with different cultures on campus, and as a Ugandan American, these organizations allowed her to address issues in her cultural community. With service at the forefront of her schedule, she is also interested in politics and international affairs, which led to her acceptance into the Model United Nations team at Ithaca College. First and foremost comes her dedication to the cinematic arts. As a filmmaker, she is constantly in pursuit of purposeful and meaningful stories, and has found an outlet for this in Buzzsaw magazine’s documentary division, See-Saw, and Park Productions. Although it is her first semester at Ithaca College, Emily can already call IC her home. She has become involved in many activities that keep her busy throughout the week. She spends several days a week coaching a fourth and fifth grade boy’s soccer team through the Ithaca Youth Bureau with fellow Park Scholars Gabe Whiteman and Connie Honeycutt. Another organization she has joined is IC Bigs, Ithaca College’s Big Brothers Big Sisters chapter on campus. She is also a part of the Media Club that teaches a class of sophomores at New Roots Charter School about media literacy two times a week. On Thursdays, you can find her in the basement of the Roy H. Park School of Communications, working as an assistant producer for Newswatch 16. She is also excited to become a member of the International Association of Business Communicators, an organization that provides a large network of professional business communicators to college students. Emily feels the opportunities at Ithaca College are endless, and she plans to take full advantage of every one that comes her way. Jennifer Jordan Documentary Studies & Production Tulsa, OK Crystal Kayiza Documentary Studies & Production Jenks, OK Emily LaPierre Television-Radio Chazy, NY Mia jumped right into her first year at Ithaca College by participating in Community Plunge. Here, she helped to clean and renovate St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in downtown Ithaca and also helped in the harvesting and gardening of the West Haven Farm. As a budding sports journalist, Mia has already secured on-air positions on several ICTV sports shows, including The Gridiron Report, Sports Final, and Bombers Football; she will be co-hosting the pre-game, halftime, and post-game shows for all home football games. She will also be an analyst on ICTV’s political talk show, Experts Say, and is a contributing writer for Buzzsaw magazine. Mia can also be heard doing sports updates on VIC Radio as well as on VIC’s Sports Journal talk show. By volunteering as a coach of a second and third grade soccer team through the Ithaca Youth Bureau, Mia has remained dedicated to service. Her group service project involves teaching media literacy at the Ithaca Community Childcare Center afterschool program as part of Media Club. Mia O’Brien Journalism Freehold, NJ 15
PARK SCHOLAR PROGRAM Peter Quandt Journalism Schoharie, NY At the beginning of the fall semester, Peter participated in the Community Plunge Program and volunteered at the Ithaca Big Brothers Big Sisters Program where he played with kids, set up activities, and prepared food. He then volunteered at the Ithaca Children’s Garden to garden, paint, and build a fence. This fall he is volunteering with the Ithaca City School District, writing pieces for school newsletters and local newspapers. Peter is also a member of Invisible Children, an organization that raises funds to combat the use of child soldiers throughout Africa. He plans to play a large role in Invisible Children’s fundraising campaign. He also helps educate his IC peers about human rights violations throughout the world through the group IC Human Rights. Peter also plans to volunteer with the Ithaca Big Brothers Big Sisters Program, and to serve as a Big Brother. Peter is a member of the Ithaca Junior Varsity baseball team and works for the radio station WICB. Kenneth Robertson Film, Photography & Visual Arts Fair Haven, NJ Living at Ithaca College has given Ken a greater perspective on the importance of community involvement. Participating in Community Plunge enabled Ken to serve the Tompkins County SPCA and St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. These experiences gave him the opportunity to interact with Ithaca residents, and to discuss their passions and devotion to the community. On campus, Ken has been actively involved with Buzzsaw magazine as a student journalist and photographer. While on assignment for Buzzsaw magazine, he met Svante Myrick, Ithaca’s democratic candidate for mayor, and also examined issues around local poverty and homelessness. Additionally, Ken has joined Ithaca College’s branch of Invisible Children to support the local fight against Africa’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). This year he is also involved in Megaphone Media Productions, a Park Scholar group service project that provides free media services to nonprofits and human rights organizations. Ken already feels close to the Ithaca community and intends to continue using his media skills to serve those in need. 16
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