ANNUAL REpoRt 2010-2011 - Ithaca College

PARK SCHOLAR PROGRAM
Jonathan Keenan
Documentary Studies
& Production
Wilmington, DE
Cady Lang
Journalism
Clayton, CA
In the spring of 2011, Jonathan “JP” Keenan was co-president of TOMS Campus Club, an organization
that helps raise awareness about TOMS Shoes. He was also part of See-Saw documentaries,
an offshoot of Buzzsaw magazine, creating short documentaries that relate to the magazine’s
theme each month. He was a board member for both the Protestant Community and Diversity
In Action. JP also helped edit a few videos for Musicians for World Harmony, a local nonprofit
that uses music to heal in conflict zones around the world. During the summer, JP interned
with two companies: Stone Soup Films, a nonprofit documentary organization that films small
documentaries for nonprofits in Washington, D.C., and the World Bank, where he produced
three videos for the Poverty and Social Impact Analysis and Gender Departments. In the fall, JP
restarted the Ithaca College chapter of Invisible Children and is currently the co-president. He
was elected to the Inter-Faith council at the chapel, representing the Protestant Community. He
helps coach little league soccer for the Ithaca Youth Bureau two nights a week.
Cady returned to Ithaca this fall after interning with Diablo Magazine, a lifestyle magazine for
the San Francisco East Bay. She began her sophomore year by serving as a leader for Community
Plunge, where she worked at the Finger Lakes ReUse Center and the Ithaca Children’s Garden.
She is an editor and contributor to 360 Magazine, as well as a staff writer and blogger for The
Ithacan. This fall, she is writing for Buzzsaw magazine, as well as serving as the campus correspondent
and editor in chief for Her Campus Ithaca, an online campus magazine. She is on the
executive board for the college’s Asian American Alliance, and she will be the main stylist this
semester for Hi-Fashion Studios. Cady is most excited to return to her weekly service projects
through the Family Reading Partnership at the Coddington Childcare Center as well as through
the Longview Literary Circle. She will also be volunteering weekly with a class at South Hill
Elementary School, as well as writing for the Ithaca City School District as a part of her group
service project.
Kristin Leffler
Journalism
Amherst, NH
During the summer, Kristin interned for The Exchange, a political and social discussion show
at New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR). At NHPR she had the opportunity to produce two
shows, conduct research, call screen, and truly see the workings of a professional radio station.
On the Ithaca campus, she is a DJ for VIC Radio, and a newscaster for WICB Radio. She writes
for various on-campus publications: The Ithacan, Buzzsaw magazine, and Fuse magazine, and is
now an editor and writer for 360 Magazine. Kristin started off the year as a Community Plunge
leader, volunteering at two local environmental organizations with a group of first-year students.
She travels to nearby farms once a week to teach English to migrant workers through Intercambios.
She also volunteers time in a second grade classroom at South Hill Elementary School, and
teaches media literacy to elementary school students. She is working to establish Birthday Wish
as an organization in order to donate birthday supply packages to local children in need. Kristin
is looking forward to studying abroad in Córdoba, Argentina in the spring.
Samantha Mason
Documentary Studies
& Production
Highland, CA
Last spring, Samantha became the design editor for 360 Magazine, an Ithaca College narrative
journalism publication that focuses on a specific theme from multiple perspectives. During the
summer, Samantha helped a local business in Santa Monica, California called Bergamot Café by
taking photos and shooting short videos for their website and Facebook page. This fall, as a member
of the Park Scholar group service project Media Club, Samantha is promoting media education
by teaching a class once a week at New Roots Charter School, one of Ithaca’s alternative high
schools. To feed her love for working with children, she volunteers weekly in a kindergarten class
at South Hill Elementary School. Also, as a strong advocate for environmental justice, Samantha
experiments and learns ecologically viable practices while volunteering at Ithaca’s EcoVillage and
Finger Lakes ReUse Center once a week. In addition to community service, Samantha works as a
crewmember on two ICTV shows: Experts Say and Fake Out. She continues to contribute to 360
Magazine as a design and photography editor.
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