ACADEMICS School of Arts & Sciences
Faculty and Students Awarded Grants for Service-Learning Projects At the start of the spring semester, six students and four faculty members were awarded grant money through the Community-Based ServiceLearning Civic Engagement Grant Program, funded by the College’s Center for Community Engagement.
These students work on projects through their Community-Based Service-Learning classes. Such classes integrate service projects in academic courses to enhance student learning, teach civic responsibility, and address community needs.
Students Sandy Brannigan, Emily Green, Mallory Milligan, Karlee Platts, Tia Lum, Sean Lavin, and the Analytical Chemistry Lab class earned grant money to support a variety of projects with community partners such as CP Rochester, the Center for Youth’s Monroe High School After-School Program, Melita House of Mercy Outreach Services, and Lots of Food.
The professors who worked with students to earn the grants are Dr. Irene Kimaru and Dr. Kimberly Chichester from the Chemistry Department, Dr. Natalie Masco from the Wegmans School of Nursing, Dr. Jill Swiencicki’s of Women and Gender Studies, Dr. Amy Parkhill of the Wegmans School of Pharmacy, and Rev. Lee Chase from Peace and Social Justice Studies.
Sport Management Class spends spring break in the British Isles A group of 21 students in Dr. Todd Harrison’s “International Cultures and Sport – England and Ireland” class toured the British Isles on Spring Break.
Students spent the semester preparing for the trip, which brought them to Dublin, Liverpool, and London. In a week’s time, they toured different facilities and met with Irish and English sport executives and scholars who taught them how sport fits into the cultural fabrics of their countries. Dr. Emily Dane-Staples also accompanied the class on the trip. The group’s first stop was Aviva Stadium in Dublin, a multi-purpose venue. They then visited the National Aquatic Centre and Croke Park, the national stadium for Gaelic football and hurling, the two national sports of Ireland. In Liverpool, England, they visited Anfield Road, the home of Liverpool Football Club of the Premier League. The group also visited the Liverpool Football Club Youth Academy and learned about the soccer club system and youth player development. Among their stops in London were popular tourist destinations such as Big Ben, but they
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also got a glimpse of the London Olympic Park, even seeing the pool where Michael Phelps won his Olympic medals. They also visited the national Lord’s Cricket Ground, Wembley Stadium, and Wimbledon Tennis Club, where they learned about the Wimbledon brand. On the last day in London, the students watched a Premier League soccer game at Sellhurst Park Stadium between rivals Crystal Palace Football Club and Southampton Football Club. “The energy of the fans and the passion of the entire crowd was unlike any sporting event I have been to,” says Matt Taylor, a sophomore Sport Management major. “The trip gave me experiences I will remember forever.” He took away many lessons from each stop, learning how to market to certain groups of people and put fans in the seats. “In class, we learned about the different cultures as well as the difference in sports in both countries. And seeing first-hand how each sport is marketed and run gave us great insight on the day-to-day operations of a number of sport organizations,” said Taylor.