Civic Engagement Fellowships Summer 2008
Awards for this summer were given to Stephanie Wong ('10) for Community-Based Research to work on the final summer of the HOPE VI program evaluation grant and to Rachel Bigelow ('10) for the Community Service Fellowship to work with the Community Garden. Stephanie will work with Judy Owens-Manley in the Levitt Center and media specialists in the Information Technology Dept. She will be producing a website documenting the history of the Washington Courts Housing Project, which was demolished as part of the HOPE VI grant. Stephanie is drawing on the work completed by students in Professor Owens-Manley's Seminar in Program Evaluation this spring for the content of the website. Rachel Bigelow started her summer continuing the work of the Community Garden with a major "Transplant Day" on June 5th. Hillary Pitoniak, Hamilton College Greenhouse Technician and plant tender for the past few months assisted with other Hamilton College volunteers. Rachel will continue to coordinate the development of the Community Garden and the work with former refugee families over the summer.
In addition,
Katie Mann ('10) received funding this summer to research final social and economic indicator data to finish the fifth year of the HOPE VI Program Evaluation and
Emily Anderer ('10) is supported by the Levitt Center to develop opportunities for community-based research with JCTOD Outreach, Inc., a non-profit agency in Utica that provides transitional programs for women and their children.
