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New York Campus Compact Weekly

June 22, 2011

In This Issue:
1- NYCC Spotlight on Members Farmingdale State College 1- SIS Recipients Announced 2- NYCC Save the Date! 3- Chancellor Awards to Purchase College Students 4- Oswego Faculty Institute a Success

NYCC Spotlight on Members Farmingdale State College

Submitted by: Dr. Veronica Henry, Executive Assistant to the President and Chief Diversity Officer, Farmingdale State College
On March 31, 2011 Farmingdale State College (FSC) hosted a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Diversity Summit, Advancing Diversity Through Collaboration and Community. The Summit brought together STEM advocates from SUNY, the Regents, the Empire State Learning Network, national NASA education experts, local and regional business, higher education representatives, and students to highlight needed reform in the areas of STEM education and careers. A total of 413 individuals attended. Attendees described the STEM Diversity Summit as a groundbreaking event in the world of higher education. Farmingdale State College President Hubert Keen gave welcoming remarks and introduced the challenge, thus setting the tone for the Summit. Chancellor Zimpher and Roger Tilles spoke to students and made the day special. Morning Keynoter Martha Daniel, Founder, President and CEO of Information Management Resources, Inc. (IMRI) was extraordinary and her remarks provided every member of the audience with a frame of reference for dealing

NYCC AmeriCorps Education Award Program Grant Recipients Announced

Once again, New York Campus Compact (NYCC) has been awarded funding from Washington Campus Compact (through the Corporation for National and Community Service) to implement the Students in Service AmeriCorps Education Award Program in New York State. Students in Service fosters civic engagement among higher education students, promotes the National Service movement, and encourages positive relationships between campuses and communities. The program meets critical community needs by engaging college students in service as part-time AmeriCorps members, and fostering within them an ethic of civic responsibility. Upon successful completion of a term of service, members are eligible to receive an Education Award to be applied toward outstanding federal student loans or the cost of attendance at a college or university. With rising tuition costs the SIS continued on page 3

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with adversity or an improper negative assessment. Margaret Ashidas enthusiasm and knowledge of STEM education was remarkable. Living Your Dream, the theme of Leland Melvin, Associate Administrator for Education, NASA and former astronaut, was very inspirational and challenged the students to develop a purpose in life through education. The morning Higher Education Panel and afternoon Super Panel each lived up to its name. Each speaker was well prepared and significantly contributed to the dialogue of gaining better diversity results in STEM studies and careers. The students presentations were phenomenal and professional. These are students who otherwise would not have been able to celebrate their achievement and successes. Following are titles of some of the student presentations: MARIACHI (Mixed Apparatus for Radar Investigation of Cosmic-rays of High Ionization) Robotics: The Design, Build and Programming of a Robot for Competition Morphological Evidence that a TGF-Beta Receptor Inhibitor Reverts a Metastatic Breast Cancer Cell Line into a Less Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Evidence of a Significant Role for GMPR in Melanoma Cell Invasiveness Identification and Calculation of the Orbit of Asteroid 2007 TD14 The Effect of Omega-3 Nutrients on Adipose Gene Expression and Motive Speed in C. Elegans The Effect of Lead and Mercury Retention on the Cognitive Ability of Students Within the Autism Spectrum Chelation as the Mechanism of Action of Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA) and p-Aminosalicyclic Acid (PAS) in the Treatment of Manganism The speakers addressed the growing and critical importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in enriching human experiences and enhancing economic growth. Human resource in STEM has become a global commodity where nations are developing strategies to retain and attract the best STEM talent. Over the last two decades, in this country, numerous programs have been developed to engage students, including those from underrepresented and underserved populations in STEM education and careers. In spite of all of the prior efforts, the attainment of full engagement of students, from a diversity of backgrounds and achievement levels, in STEM education remains a tremendous challenge. It is evident that in order to achieve such engagement, we will need unprecedented collaboration and community buildingrequiring the full engagement and support of multiple parties: families, community groups, schools and college/universities, businesses and industries, and governmental agencies. According to participants, the ripple effect of the Summit is far reaching, and has contributed to the advancing of science, technology and engineering arts and mathematics through collaboration and diversity. New collaborations were forged and commitments made to energize and support communities in learning about STEM and applying STEM to community challenges. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the funders and sponsors of the Farmingdale State College STEM-Diversity Summit.

SAVE THE DATE! NYCC 10th Anniversary Celebration

October 27-28 in New York City
The New York Campus Compact will celebrate ten years of leadership and service this fall! Plan on joining the celebration of NYCC members achievements and progress in campus/community partnerships, and a look ahead to the next decade. A Leadership Summit for presidents, provosts and deans will explore the key issues, both nearterm and long range, which will guide our work in civic engagement. A series of topical workshops will offer new ideas and inspiration, and the Anniversary Dinner will feature the stories and impacts of NYCC members student projects. Our celebration event is being planned in conjunction with the first-ever Eastern Regional Conference of Campus Compacts. Additional workshops, including an institute for faculty, will allow you to explore issues and answers with colleagues from Campus Compacts from Maine to Florida. Please hold this date on your calendars! Details on location, registration, lodging, etc. will follow as they are confirmed. You will receive an invitation to present a session or participate in a panel for a topical workshop in a few days. We look forward to seeing many members as well as our Eastern Seaboard colleagues as we celebrate our first decade and imagine our second.

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education award earned upon successful completion of the program helps make service a viable opportunity for students with financial need. This years program will engage at least 80 students from Cornell University, Nazareth College, Niagara University, New York University, and Rochester Institute of Technology. Participating students will contribute more than 24,000 hours of service to nonprofit organizations across the state. Collectively, they will receive more than $90,000 in education awards.

SIS members from Rochester Institute of Technology engage community members in planning community gardens.

Three Purchase College Students Receive Chancellor Awards

SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher presented Chancellor Awards to three Purchase College students at a ceremony that honored more than 300 college students from SUNY campuses throughout the state. Candice DioGuardi, Biology; Francisco Donoso, Painting and Drawing; and Jennifer Urbanowski, New Media were the winners. They were accompanied by John Delate, Purchase College Associate Dean for Student Affairs. The students we honor today have excelled academically and taken advantage of what SUNY has to offer in and outside the classroom, said Chancellor Zimpher. These students are proven leaders, athletes, artists, community servants, and much more. They represent the future of our state and are perfect examples of The Power of SUNY. I congratulate all of the students receiving recognition today and thank them for the positive impact each of them has had on SUNY and the communities we serve. Candice DioGuardi, Honeoye Falls, NY, was recognized for her leadership roles with pre-med and tutoring organizations. She has volunteered at Strong Memorial Hospital and organized blood drives on campus. As a member of the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, Candice received a Gold Key Award in photography. She was also a recipient of grants to assist the development of a computer mentoring program. Candice is a Memorial and a Presidential Scholar for women in the sciences. Francisco Donoso, Jacksonville Beach, FL, is a Presidential and Merit Scholarship recipient who embodies the Renaissance spirit of the scholar/artist. His published artistic creations and written vignettes highlight his multiple talents. His community service efforts include founding of the Project Haiti organization, which raised awareness and over $4,000 for the victims of the Haitian earthquake. As a student leader he was a Resident Assistant, Orientation
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Problem Based Service-Learning Faculty Development Institute was a Success at SUNY Oswego!
On May 19-20, New York Campus Compact offered an intensive 1 day faculty development institute to provide the time, space, and resources for designing/redesigning a course from a Problem Based Service-Learning framework. Rick Gordon and Peter Temple co-facilitated the institute on the beautiful campus of SUNY Oswego. Here is what some attendees had to say about the institute: Faculty at all levels of experience can benefit from attending this Institute. I was especially impressed at the ability of the facilitators to meet participants and help them- whatever their level of experience. As a faculty with previous experience with service learning, I still found many new and exciting ideas to implement in my own work. I met some great people and got a running start on a new PBSL course based on invaluable collaborative feedback. Plus, it was a lot of fun! - Dorothy Shedlock, SUNY Oswego

I loved the various teaching technologies utilized during this workshop. I am planning on implementing several of them into my classroom. - Virginia Peterson, Farmingdale State College

Excellent workshop with a great variety of activities to help members define objectives and outcomes of PBSL Programs. - Georgina Whittingham, SUNY Oswego

Fantastic! I work in international service learning and this was an incredibly useful experience. I came away with lots of great tools I am going to be able to use to improve my course. - Jennifer Nelson, Cornell University

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Leader, and Peer Advisor. Jennifer Urbanowski, New Milford, CT was a recipient of a Longman Publishers Writing Award as well as a Laster Scholarship. After two years as a Resident assistant (RA), she had the distinction of serving the third year as a senior RA for Wellness Living. Over this years winter break Jennifer travelled to Austin, Texas and volunteered to serve as counselor in the OutYouth program. She has also donated her time and energy to the non-profit organization, Rehabilitation Through the Arts, a program that provides incarcerated men and women an opportunity for personal development through theatre and the arts. The Chancellors award for Student Excellence was created 14 years ago to recognize students who have best demonstrated, and been recognized for, the integration of academic excellence with accomplishments in the areas of leadership, athletics, community service, creative and performing arts, or career achievement. The average grade point average (GPA) for all recipients this year is 3.8. Each year campus presidents establish a selection committee which reviews exemplary students. Nominees are then forwarded to the Chancellors Office and are subject to a second round of review. Finalists are then recommended to the Chancellor to become recipients of the award. Each recipient receives a framed certificate and a medallion, which is traditionally worn at Commencement.

Have a Story to Tell?

Do you want to see your stories and events featured in our newsletter? Everyone involved in the work of civic engagement and community-based education has a story to tell, and New York Campus Compact is eager to help you tell yours. Every Friday, we feature the outstanding work of our member institutions in a Spotlight on Members and news articles in our newsletter. This newsletter is e-mailed to over 800 college and university presidents, service learning faculty, community service directors and civic engagement offices at our member campuses. The article should be a short announcement of 300-500 words, describing a particular course, program, or project that you want to share with your colleagues. Please indicate if you would like your article featured on the front page as a Spotlight on Members or if we should include it in the body of our newsletter. You may e-mail your spotlight or news article entry to:nycc@cornell.edu. Responses from members indicate great interest in the newsletter and Spotlight on Members-"It's a good way to know who is doing what..... a source of ideas... a chance to toot our horn..." "We very much appreciate the opportunity Spotlight has afforded us to learn about so many exciting projects, and we're delighted to know that others might learn from our efforts."

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