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ANNUAL REPORT: 2010-2011 Amy Obarski spent much of 2011 immersed in film production, focusing mainly on documentaries and human rights issues. In the spring, she was the cinematographer for the thesis project Illegal. The short film chronicles the disparaging effects of a new state law on an immigrant family, and the film is currently making its rounds on the festival circuit. Over the summer, she interned at Cave 7 Productions, an independent documentary production company located in Toronto, Ontario. Afterwards, Amy spent a month in Seoul, South Korea and shot a short documentary on the life of an illegal subway car vendor. For the fall semester, she will be working with the Advocacy Center of Ithaca on publicity and promotion, especially focusing on the Go Purple campaign for October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. On campus, Amy will also continue to give tours of the Park School of Communications as a Dean’s Host, work part time at the Visual Resource Center in the Art History Department, and spend her free time volunteering at Ithaca College’s LGBT resource room. Amy Obarski Cinema & Photography Oak Ridge, TN Kyla is currently studying through the Ithaca College Los Angeles Program and interning for CONAN in the talent department. While interning, she spends her day helping out in the stage area, assisting the talent executives and learning the ins and outs of putting on a late night show. While at ICLA, Kyla has participated in several events, such as AIDS Walk Los Angeles and a service trip to Mexico to help build houses. She is also preparing for several food drives during the holiday season. When she was in Ithaca during the spring semester, Kyla spent her time giving tours as a Dean’s Host for the Park School of Communications, volunteering for the SPCA, creating a yearbook for kids through Media Club, editing for 360 Magazine and interning for the Ithaca Times. She was also able to restart her involvement with Soldier’s Angels, a program that consists of writing letters to soldiers that are currently deployed. At the end of the semester, Kyla decided to spend her summer in Ithaca, where she freelanced for the Ithaca Times and volunteered for the Tompkins County Public Library. Kyla Pigoni Journalism Geyserville, CA Adam “Zeke” Spector is excited to be beginning his third year at Ithaca College. This will be Zeke’s first semester back on campus since studying in London and interning with Vertigo Films, an independent movie studio that produced the first British 3-D film. After traveling through Europe, Zeke returned home for a brief moment before interning in New York City at Nickelodeon’s Photography Department as part of an internship program with MTV Networks. Upon returning to school, Zeke was a Park Scholar orientation leader. This year Zeke will be participating in a variety of different organizations and activities. Zeke will be the co-manager of the Park Scholar group service activity, Megaphone Media Productions, which creates media for nonprofit groups. He is also vice-president of Ithaca College Human Rights, co-president of Acahti improvisation troupe, a staff editor at Park Productions, and a volunteer with both Loaves and Fishes and Ithaca College’s Big Brothers Big Sisters Program. Zeke is planning to spend next semester studying the Argentine culture and language in Córdoba, Argentina. Adam Spector Cinema & Photography Evanston, IL Elizabeth Stoltz immerses herself in leadership and community service activities both on and off Ithaca College’s campus. As the student trustee on the Ithaca College Board of Trustees, Elizabeth is honored to serve on the Campus Life & Community and Educational Policy Committees. She is an ex-officio executive board member of the Student Government Association and serves on multiple all-campus committees. This summer, Elizabeth interned for Concern Worldwide. As the global concerns classroom intern, she created social media content and designed curriculum on humanitarian issues. This semester, she looks forward to gaining valuable experience as an intern at the Park Foundation. Elizabeth also serves as president of Food for Thought, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of children around the world. She remains active as a researcher for She’s the First, a nonprofit that supports girls’ education in developing countries. Elizabeth also writes for Buzzsaw magazine, the Ithaca City School District, and Plumpy’nut Press, a blog about childhood malnutrition relief. Elizabeth Stoltz Integrated Marketing Communications York, PA 25
PARK SCHOLAR PROGRAM CLASS OF 2012 As it approaches its final semester at Ithaca College, the senior class continues to be a truly dedicated and outstanding group that has maintained the strong academic performance demonstrated by previous classes. As a class, it has earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.8 out of 4.0. Four of the eighteen Scholars maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.9 and above, with eight members of the class having earned places on the Dean’s List for the Roy H. Park School of Communications for the 2010-2011 academic year. Given their innumerable contributions to service activities, cocurricular organizations, leadership forums, and award-winning media, these students have enriched their communities, and their experiences as Park Scholars will no doubt support them in their future endeavors. Siobhan Cavanagh Cinema & Photography Hazlet, NJ Siobhan Cavanagh has had an exciting year of studying abroad. In the spring, she studied in India with the School for International Training’s World Learning Program. The program focused on national identity through the arts. While in India, she did an independent study project about traditional Rajasthani puppetry and the lives of the puppeteers. She also volunteered at Friendicoes, an animal rescue center in New Delhi. In the summer, she shared her experiences with the kindergarten classes at Harding Elementary School. She also volunteered with Rooftop Films in New York City. Rooftop Films uses unique venues to show underground, independent films that have very limited releases. She is now attending the Ithaca College Los Angeles Program where she interns and attends classes. Siobhan is an art department intern for the new show Suburgatory, which films at Warner Brothers Studios. She also volunteers with film festivals such as LA Femme Film Festival, and the AFI festival. Julia Cicale Integrated Marketing Communications Hazlet, NJ Julia has experienced a lot over the past year, particularly after spending her spring semester studying abroad in Singapore. There, she was able to volunteer with local groups such as SG Cares, an organization that creates volunteer opportunities all over the city, learning more about Singaporean culture while also helping out in her new community. Upon returning home, Julia completed two summer internships: one in Philadelphia and one in New York City. The first was a communications group that worked solely with nonprofit clients, and the second was a small, independent public relations firm. After a busy summer, Julia returned to Ithaca to enter her senior year, where she picked back up with many of the commitments she left off with last fall. In terms of leadership, she became the president of IC Habitat for Humanity, and also maintained her role as design editor of 360 Magazine. Julia also added another activity to her repertoire beginning in the fall: being a student designer at the Park Design House. Alyssa Figueroa Journalism Turnersville, NJ Alyssa focuses her efforts on independent media, workers’ rights, and interacting with the elderly and youth in the community. She is an editor and writer for Buzzsaw magazine, the monthly, alternative magazine on campus. Her past internships include several independent media outlets such as Democracy Now!, a daily TV/radio program, and FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting), a media criticism organization. Alyssa also dedicates her time as a leader for the Labor Initiative in Promoting Solidarity (LIPS), a student organization dedicated to workers’ rights. Last spring, LIPS was victorious in gaining all of Ithaca College’s dining service workers the living wage for Tompkins County. On weekends you can find Alyssa drinking tea with the elderly at the Longview residential senior community and hanging out with her 14-year-old mentee. She is also involved with Colleges Against Cancer and will lead a Relay for Life team next spring. As captain last semester, her team raised more than $1,000 for cancer research. Upon graduation, Alyssa hopes to secure a job as a political journalist for an independent media outlet. 26
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