{"id":173682,"date":"2016-07-28T14:28:44","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T18:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=173682"},"modified":"2016-07-28T14:30:45","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T18:30:45","slug":"urban-fellows-youth-year-students-honored-at-city-hall-173682","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/urban-fellows-youth-year-students-honored-at-city-hall-173682\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Fellows, Youth Year students honored at City Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nineteen University\u00a0students and graduates were honored Wednesday evening at City Hall for their community service in the Rochester Urban Fellows and Rochester Youth Year AmeriCorps VISTA programs.<\/p>\n<p>Projects this year ranged from expanding literacy programs to creating a tutoring program to\u00a0increasing access to medical care for underserved individuals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe participants in these programs have engaged with the Rochester community in challenging and important ways, at a time when our community is confronting serious issues of socioeconomic and racial disparities,\u201d said Glenn Cerosaletti, assistant dean of students and director of the Rochester Center for Community Leadership. \u201cThey\u2019ve gained invaluable leadership experience from their involvement with the community and have contributed significantly to cutting-edge projects throughout Rochester. They are vital to Rochester\u2019s resurgence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The annual closing ceremony included 10 students from other colleges who participated in the programs. University president Joel Seligman offered congratulatory remarks, and a poster symposium featuring the work of fellows from both programs was featured.<\/p>\n<p>Urban Fellows is a 10-week summer program that emphasizes civic engagement, promotes learning about urban issues, and fosters an appreciation for cross-cultural issues and urban life. The University\u2019s members include Trisha Arora \u201917, Kavya Bana \u201919, Adriana Tobar Bustamante \u201918, Laura Cowie-Haskell \u201918, Thomas Downey \u201917, Lindsey Feigenbaum \u201917, Courteney Olenyk \u201917, Joseph Plvan-Franke \u201917, Jamie Rudd \u201917, Matthew Trombley \u201917, Rachel Weitzner \u201916, La&#8217;Ron White \u201917, and Or Yehezkely \u201918.<\/p>\n<p>Since Urban Fellows began in 2002, 242 students have completed fellowships.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_173862\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-173862\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-173862 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/RYYclass2016-1.jpg\" alt=\"group portrait of students\" width=\"1000\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/RYYclass2016-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/RYYclass2016-1-630x416.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/RYYclass2016-1-768x507.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-173862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Rochester Youth Year Class of 2016 (left to right): John Wilson &#8217;15, Julie Elliot &#8217;15, group leader Matias Piva &#8217;14, Morgan Kennedy &#8217;15, Kendra Hester &#8217;15, and Rachel Sonnet &#8217;15. (University photo \/ Jim Mandelaro)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Rochester Youth Year program places recent graduates of area colleges in community-based organizations for one year to create or expand initiatives that address various challenges facing youth and families. The University graduates honored for their service in 2015-16 were Julie Elliot \u201815, Kendra Hester \u201815, Morgan Kennedy \u201815, Rachel Sonnet \u201815, John Wilson \u201915 and group leader Matias Piva \u201914.<\/p>\n<p>Since Rochester Youth Year began in 2007, 80 students have completed fellowships.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nineteen University students and recent graduates were recognized for their community service. 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