On Thursday, August 3rd, theAnita L. Stafford Office of Community Partnerships and Engagementhosted its annual Community Summer Celebration at the Barbara Walters Campus Center.
This year’s社区领导实习生公关ogram (CLIP) student participantspresented learnings from their summer working and connecting with a number of SLC’s community partners:ArtsWestchester,the Center for the Urban River at Beczak,Groundwork Hudson Valley,Hearts and Homes for Refugees,the Hudson River Museum,Neighbors Link,Untermyer Garden Conservancy,Wartburg,WJCS Center Lane,Yonkers Arts, and theYonkers Public Library. Jesse Montero, Director of the Yonkers Public Library, gave the keynote speech and the College recognized this year’s community award recipients:
- Community Connection Award 2023:Neighbors Link – Building stronger communities through immigrant empowerment and integration
- Campus Advocate Award 2023: Jennifer Melendez, Sarah Lawrence College, Director of Campus Operations
- Mara Gross Guardian Award 2023:Parthiban Muniandy, SLC Faculty, Sociology
Scroll through the gallery above to relive the celebration!