{"id":60652,"date":"2014-07-25T16:34:47","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T16:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=60652"},"modified":"2014-07-30T19:32:45","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T19:32:45","slug":"effecting-change-one-urban-fellow-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/effecting-change-one-urban-fellow-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Effecting change, one Urban Fellow at a time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seventeen college students will be honored for their efforts to improve the Rochester community on Wednesday, Aug. 30 at City Hall. Mayor Lovely Warren will recognize the Urban Fellows for their work in a variety of service projects, from marketing health programs and planning events for youth to fostering community and connecting businesses with vacant storefronts.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the summer, students not only worked at their host agencies within Rochester, but they also attended weekly seminars about the history, politics, and sociology of urban communities, and participated in cultural events and activities around the city.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_60792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60792\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-60792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Urban-fellow_Westside-Farmers-Market.jpg\" alt=\"people at a market\" width=\"500\" height=\"363\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-60792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fellow Ashley Mackey (seated) at the Westside Farmers Market<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe program gave me a deeper knowledge of the challenges Rochester is facing,\u201d said Micah Villanueva, a student at the URochester. Villanueva developed a marketing strategy for Sector IV Community Development Corporation (CDC), a non-profit focused on economic revitalization through community building. He also organized \u201cOpen for Business,\u201d a free event to connect entrepreneurs with community agencies and recruit new businesses for vacant neighborhood spaces. The event attracted 25 entrepreneurs and 14 representatives from nine agencies in Rochester. It was such a success that the CDC will run \u201cOpen for Business\u201d again in six months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to go into the program with an open mind and have a desire to learn about the city that you go to school in,\u201d said Villanueva, who wants to continue working in an urban setting after college. \u201cOnce you get out of the bubble of the University, you find there\u2019s so much more, but you have to want that exposure.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_60812\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60812\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-60812 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Urban-Fellows-seminar1.jpg\" alt=\"group listening to woman speak\" width=\"960\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Urban-Fellows-seminar1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Urban-Fellows-seminar1-630x470.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Urban-Fellows-seminar1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-60812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Urban Fellows learn about urban design and historic preservation from Cynthia Howk of the Landmark Society of Western NY.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Urban Fellows Program, now in its 13th year, is coordinated by the Rochester Center for Community Leadership (RCCL) at the University. The 2014 program benefits from sponsorship by the Rochester Community Foundation, the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, and the U.S. Corporation for National and Community Service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Urban Fellows make significant contributions during the relatively short span of the program,\u201d said Glenn Cerosaletti, assistant dean of students and director of RCCL. \u201cDue to its longstanding record of accomplishment, the program is widely recognized and embraced by the Rochester community. We view our community partners, which host the Urban Fellows and supervise their projects, as our partners in achieving the educational aims of the program, as well as the vehicle through which community needs are articulated and addressed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Urban Fellows must attend a Rochester-area college or be a Rochester resident attending college elsewhere. This year\u2019s fellows come from eight schools, including the URochester, Vassar College, Swarthmore College, Roberts Wesleyan, Skidmore College, St. John Fisher, SUNY Geneseo, and Morgan State University.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s nice to share a community with others who not only have a tie to Rochester, but are working together to make it better,\u201d said Wesline Manuelpillai, a rising junior at the URochester. Manuelpillai worked with the Southeast Neighborhood Service Center to foster community among area residents. She coordinated the kickoff event for Voice of the Citizen (VOC), a city outreach program that helps neighborhood associations develop block clubs, enhance safety, and implement beautification projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one of the unique opportunities that university students have to work first-hand with people in the Rochester community,\u201d said Manuelpillai. \u201cIt has been a great way, especially as a political science major, to apply my knowledge to the Rochester community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Fellows will present on their service learning experiences on Monday, July 28 on the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ River Campus. A closing ceremony combined with Rochester Youth Year Fellows is scheduled for Wednesday, July 30, in City Hall at 5:20 p.m. following poster presentations on their service projects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2014 Urban Fellows: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mikayla Brennan-Burke, Vassar College<\/p>\n<p>Marissa Cooper, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½<\/p>\n<p>Madeline Feldman, Swarthmore College<\/p>\n<p>Tina Goldswer, Roberts Wesleyan College<\/p>\n<p>Crystal Hans, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½<\/p>\n<p>Ashley Mackey, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½<\/p>\n<p>Wesline Manuelpillai, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Marling, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½<\/p>\n<p>Emma X. Marshall, Skidmore College<\/p>\n<p>Chenisvel Nunez, St. John Fisher College<\/p>\n<p>Shamara Saffore, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½<\/p>\n<p>Elise Silverstein, SUNY Geneseo<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Scantlen, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½<\/p>\n<p>Jaynell Scott, Morgan State University<\/p>\n<p>Megan Suter, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½<\/p>\n<p>Micah Villanueva, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½<\/p>\n<p>Christian Wooddell, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mayor Lovely Warren will recognize the Urban Fellows for their work in a variety of service projects, from marketing health programs and planning events for youth to fostering community and connecting businesses with vacant 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