Campus Leader Passionate Teacher

By KATE PIERCE Executive Editor

Giving back to the community is a founding principle of The College of Saint Rose, and a guiding principle for a recent graduate pursuing education.

“Students need teachers who are passionate,” said Rhina Allende. “Students also need to see teachers that look like them.”

After studying adolescent social studies education, Allende will participate in the Teach for America program in Memphis, Tennessee. As an affiliate of Americorps, the program allows for teachers to work with districts and students in need.

Allende spent her summer teaching students in Houston, Texas through the Breakthrough Collaborative program. She also student taught at schools in the Albany area during the academic year.

“I realized that I really wanted to tackle those issues,” she said, of underserved students. The American City