Graduate Intern from The College of Saint Rose joins ACE Graduate student, Monica Minor, joined ACE in January 2012 as a Graduate Intern assigned to work on a variety of projects with the ACE administrative staff. She is pursuing her Master of Science in Education with a concentration in College Student Services Administration (CSSA) at the College of Saint Rose, which requires her to complete 300 hours of service over the course of the semester. During her time with ACE, she is working on an extensive assessment project, developing
workshops for the staff, Siena AmeriCorps VISTA Fellows and Bonner Service Leaders, and planning and implementing the ACE Mid-Year Retreat, Community Forum, and Inspire 2013 Conference. Monica was attracted to ACE’s mission because civic engagement and leadership were at the center. She explained, “I have gotten an opportunity to do a lot of disparate tasks but all of them have had civic engagement and leadership at the center. I think that is what drew me to the office in the first place. In my professional life, I am responsible for
youth leadership development; ACE offered me an opportunity to bring my passions together: education, youth and leadership! I think of myself as an educator but not in the traditional sense and CSSA and ACE have allowed me to bring some of this together.” For Monica, this experience has confirmed her passions. The internship is one of the last requirements before graduation. She is grateful to her family and colleagues at work for their support and flexibility this semester. Congrats Monica D. Minor, MS. Ed!
ACE’s Change Makers on WVCR 88.3fm The Saint By George Lopez ’15 The name of our WVCR radio show embodies the type of guests that we have on the show, change makers. It has been a remarkable experience getting to know many of the people who have dedicated their lives to changing their community for the better. The passion that our guests exhibit is contagious, and as a Bonner Service Leader involved in community engagement, I enjoy being the producer of the show. Our hosts, Millie Condon ’15 and Kate Bender ’16, do an amazing job in engaging our wonderful guests in a thirty-minute conversation highlighting their efforts. Anyone who is engaged in their community is invited to be on the show. If you are interested in sharing your story, fill out our survey online at siena.edu/ace.
Come on down to the studio because every change maker deserves to be highlighted!
Logo by George Lopez ’15 and Genesis Saldana ’16
Tune in to Change Makers on 88.3fm every Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 11 | DEEP Service