ANNUAL REpoRt 2010-2011 - Ithaca College

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ANNUAL REPORT: 2010-2011 Last spring, Jesse continued his community service by participating in Relay for Life with the HvZ social club raising over $2,600 for the American Cancer Society. Throughout last spring and during the summer, Jesse edited a promotional video for the Long Island Counsel of Churches Emergency Food Pantry in Freeport, New York. Additionally, Jesse worked as an intern at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization responsible for Sesame Street television programming and outreach initiatives. Currently, Jesse remains active in the Longview senior residential community, teaching computer lessons to older adults, and has been elected treasurer of the HvZ social club, Ithaca College’s largest on-campus recreational organization that works to bring students together through cooperative teambuilding exercises. This semester, Jesse will help develop community service initiatives with the HvZ social club. Jesse will also be working with fellow Park Scholars producing promotional videos for The Discovery Trail through Megaphone Media Productions. Jesse Geffen Television-Radio Rockville Centre, NY Aya spent the spring of this year studying off campus in Washington, D.C. She interned with the Special Investigations & Documentaries Unit at CNN and assisted with the research and production of CNN Presents specials, including iRevolution: Online Warriors of the Arab Spring. In April, Aya was selected to receive a Peggy R. Williams Award for Academic and Community Leadership. Over the summer, she returned to Ithaca to intern with Women Swimmin’, an annual fundraiser that benefits local hospice services. Beginning her last year at Ithaca, Aya is currently serving as music co-chair on the Student Activities Board and special events co-chair on the Senior Class Cabinet. She also assists the campus Meals on Wheels Program, Stop Wasting Ithaca’s Food Today (SWIFT), as advertising chair. In October, Aya was honored with a Superior Senior Academic Achievement Award by the Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs. Aya Hoffman Television-Radio West Chester, PA During the spring, Connie traveled to sunny Los Angeles, California for a semester through Ithaca College’s Los Angeles Program. There, she interned at the independent production company, Stone and Co., where she worked on the Nickelodeon show, BrainSurge. When she was not working in the world of Hollywood, Connie was a resident’s assistant to the Ithaca College community, and also raised funds for the USC Relay for Life. Over the summer, Connie switched coasts and interned at the independent company Insignia Films in New York City. She worked in development, pre-production, and post-production for many of the soon-to-be-aired PBS documentary specials. This fall, Connie will be working on her senior thesis film, discussing the history of courting in our country from a feminist perspective. She will also be volunteering at South Hill Elementary School, coaching a fifth grade soccer team, and co-organizing Film Club, in an effort to not only teach media literacy, but also teach about the responsibility that goes into creating your own film. Connie Honeycutt Television-Radio Weare, NH Malia is excited to be back on campus for her senior year after spending the spring semester participating in Ithaca College’s Los Angeles Program. During her time in Los Angeles, she was able to work at two amazing internships including working in the post-production department of NBC’s The Office. At both of her internships, Malia was able to work with former Ithaca graduates, which was an exciting and rewarding experience. Over the summer, Malia was part of the Park Center for Independent Media internship program. Through the program, she was awarded a stipend to cover the costs of school credit and living expenses in NYC. She worked at Newsmotion, a start-up independent news website where she helped with video editing, social media outreach, and content research for the site. Malia is currently participating in the pilot semester of the Park Peer Advisor Program. She is working with eleven incoming freshman students to aid in their transition to college life. Malia is also excited to begin her first year volunteering at the Tompkins County Public Library in downtown Ithaca. Malia Hurwitz Cinema & Photography Jenkintown, PA 27
PARK SCHOLAR PROGRAM Paul Jensen Television-Radio Colts Neck, NJ Back on campus after spending last spring in London, Paul Jensen is continuing his work with Megaphone Media Productions group service project, producing promotional videos for nonprofit organizations in the Ithaca community. Paul is also continuing his involvement with the Longview Literary Circle, where he reads short stories with local senior citizens on a weekly basis. On campus, Paul is involved with Ithaca College Human Rights, doing educational and advocacy work. He also volunteers with the organization IC Hope for Haiti, helping with fundraising activities. Paul is also working with the Colts Neck Reformed Church in New Jersey as a blog writer. Now in his fourth year working with Ithaca College Television, Paul is the field producer for the show Game Over, and also acts as one of the show’s writers. Over the summer, Paul worked as an intern at Cavelight Films, a documentary production company, where he filled the role of assistant editor for a film about safety issues in the construction industry. Samuel McCann Journalism Alexandria, VA Sam remains engaged with the Ithaca community in this, his last year at Ithaca College, pursuing activities that further his interest in media and social justice. To that end, he is returning as editor in chief of 360 Magazine, Ithaca’s narrative journalism publication, while also writing for Buzzsaw magazine. He uses the long-form journalistic style to explore relevant social issues, writing about topics like the debt crisis and access to politicians. Sam is also a researcher for the Labor Initiative in Promoting Solidarity, Ithaca College’s labor rights group. He investigates issues facing on-campus workers and contributed to the successful campaign to convince the college and its dining services subcontractor to pay all school employees a living wage. He also volunteers at South Hill Elementary School and the Longview residential senior community, reading and working with children and elderly alike. Along with other Park Scholars, Sam designs media literacy lesson plans to be used in local school systems. This summer Sam interned in Washington, D.C. at the Institute for Public Accuracy, an organization that promotes underreported progressive views by sending press releases and contact information to media outlets. Adam Polaski Journalism Collegeville, PA Adam is excited to make the most of his senior year by getting involved in service and journalism work on the local, national, and global levels. His service projects this year feature a mix of education, advocacy efforts, and direct service. As coordinator of the United Way Philanthropy Corps, a grant allocations group, Adam learns about Ithaca’s unique needs and contributes to interesting, influential nonprofits. He also sits on the executive board of IC Habitat for Humanity with an eye toward learning more about the national effort to end homelessness and contributing to the construction of homes locally. Adam is also involved with the Ithaca education system; he facilitates a media studies course at the New Roots Charter School and supports a classroom exchange program aimed toward fostering greater cultural understanding between South Hill Elementary School and a rural school in South Africa. On campus, Adam continues serving as an editor for Buzzsaw magazine, while online he writes for The Bilerico Project, the LGBT blog for which he interned this summer. Shaun Poust Journalism Perkasie, PA This year, Shaun is continuing as the coordinator of the Longview Literary Circle, a group of Park Scholars and residents of the Longview residential senior community that meets each Friday to read and discuss a short story. Quite the bibliophile, Shaun also volunteers at the Tompkins County Public Library, where he works at the information desk, and at the Friends of the Library book sale, one of the largest book sales in the country, where he sorts books and helps patrons find the books they are looking for. In addition, Shaun is an active member of his Park Scholar group service project, Media Club, for which he develops curricula and, along with the other members of his group, teaches a class of high school students at the New Roots Charter School. As an opinion writer for Buzzsaw magazine, Shaun works to synthesize his studies in journalism, philosophy, and political economy to develop unique pieces of media and cultural criticism. These last two activities fit in well with Shaun’s overall learning program, which is focused on media critique and consciousness raising. 28
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