2017-2018 Service & Civic Engagement Recognition
Each year, Pace University students, faculty, and staff contribute over 100,000 hours of service to their local and global communities through volunteering, service-learning (Civic Engagement and Public Values courses), advocacy, activism, and non-profit internships. Pace’s commitment to service and civic engagement has earned recognition through the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, and Project Pericles.
The Center for Community Action and Research would like to thank ALL of the members of the Pace community who have participated in events with us this year, and to recognize those who have gone above and beyond to attend multiple events, co-sponsor opportunities, host CCAR volunteers, and more!
2017-2018 CCAR Student Staff
Center for Community Action and Research student staff members are an integral part of the office, working 10-15 hours per week helping to plan and administer service and civic engagement programming.
New York City
| Cesar Ballesteros Student Outreach & New Media Projects Coordinator |
David Lê Student Volunteer & Advocacy Projects Coordinator |
| Carina Draper Vote Everywhere Ambassador |
Marla Teixeira Vote Everywhere Ambassador |
Pleasantville
| Natalie Holguin Student Program Coordinator |
Timothy Martinez Student Program Coordinator |
| Veronica DiPaul Student Logistics Coordinator |
2017-2018 Student Leaders in Service
Participants in the CCAR’s Student Leaders in Service program plan and lead service events with their chosen community partners and attend regular meetings focused on event planning, leadership skills, social justice, and advocacy.
| David Lê Partner: New Roots Community Farm |
Karina Roca Partner: Kelly St. Garden |
| Duke Huang Partner: Added Value Farm |
Sammy Hickman Partner: Kubemas |
| Carina Draper (Fall) | Isabella Lupo (Fall) |
2017-2018 Pleasantville Student Committee Volunteers
Marketing and Outreach Committee
| Jennifer Marbela | Izabella Morris | Christina Bubba |
| Kamari Stewart | Lizzie Frisher |
Political Action Team
| Florence Lubash | Alexis Curcio | Karen Soliz |
| Kristin McInerney | Tim Martinez |
Research Fellows
| Fatimah Majors | Natalie Holguin | Connor Wills |
| Rachel Skopp-Cardillo |
MVPs
These Pace students attended at least two service, education, and/or advocacy events with the CCAR this year, demonstrating an ongoing commitment to service and civic engagement.
| Ysarina Adames Alina Alvarado A.J. Agbulos Aaliyah Balcacer Cesar Ballesteros Alyssa Barnes John-Carlos Bautista Brian Bernhardt Makenzie Blank Adria Branson Carrie Brautigam Meghan Brown Christina Bubba Nicolette Carbonetto Maryel Cardenas Leon Campbell Matthew Chance Joseph Colella Arianna Collins Jillian Condran Alexis Curcio Colleen Curry Etana Crawford Veronica DiPaul Quincy Doccy Scott Dodaro Sofia Dipasquale Carina Draper Kelly Dutertre Yesim Ekici Nicole Esposito Vilmarie Feliciano Allison Fisher Claudia Garcia Alysia Genao Mariam Germisashvili Dominique Gregory Sarah Gruhn Victoria Gonzalez Laurianne Gutierrez Elena Guzman |
Olivia Hanewald Daisa Harris Natalie Hernandez Samantha Hickman Natalie Holguin Michaela Hoskins Duke Huang Aida Kapica Julia Kennedy Takiya Khan Noa Kimia Sydney Korman Ariana Korglu Leigha Kosakowski Martha Krawczynski Kimberlee Lalane David Le Nathanael Linton Marjorie Long Florence Lubash Isabella Lupo Eric Mahon Victoria Maignan Jennifer Marbella Julianne Marder Nicolette Marino Tim Martinez Briana McChriston Kristin McInerney Rieanna McPhie Mackenzie Morgan Izabella Morris Colin Morse Alex Muino Shoma Nath Joseph Pacifico Peter Pashalides Diara Pate Janvi Patel Sarah Pereira Bisono |
Taylor Philips Carmela Piccolo Jessika Pietryka Michelle Polovit Paige Purcell Tyler Raciti Brooke Reinecke Johanna Retamozo Courtney Rhodes Geanina Riley Curtis Robinson Karina Roca Taylor Rosicky Sabrina Sanchez Jeremy Santana Xiomara Scarpati Erin Schuessler Chelsey Selamy David Sharif Laura Sicilia Rachel Skopp-Cardillo Kiara Smith Karen Soliz Matthew Sokolovsky Kaitlyn Spitzer Glynn St. Juste Bridgette Stolyar Rachael Summers Nowou Cyrielle Talla Takoukam David Tang Marla Teixeira Filip Turecky Aybuke Ulutas Vanessa Vasquez Yesenia Vazquez Julian Vega Sophia Ventura-Cruess Christopher Walker John Watson Max Weisman |
If you have participated in two or more events with the CCAR in the 2017-2018 academic year and have not been added to this list, please email CCARNY@pace.edu or CCARPLV@pace.edu to be included!
Co-Sponsors
We’d like to thank and recognize all of the wonderful departments, offices, student groups, and community organizations we’ve worked with this year!
| Student Groups Alpha Lambda Delta Alpha Chi Rho Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) Beta Alpha Psi Black Student Union Christian Fellowship at Pace Generation Citizen National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Pace Against Animal Cruelty Pace Sustainability Initiative #PaceUEndRape Peace and Justice Studies Student Organization PRIDE At Pace Student Government Association The Ungovernables FIRE Queer SocietyCommunity Organizations Added Value Farm The Andrew Goodman Foundation Animal Haven Earth Matter NY SBP GMHC Hamilton Madison House Kelly St. Garden Kubemas New Roots Community Farm New York Cares New York Common Pantry Publicolor Read Ahead Rockefeller State Park Sean Casey Animal Rescue Successful Learning Center Volunteer! New York Westchester Land Trust |
Pace Departments/Offices Anthropology Department Art Department CAP (NYC) Career Services Center for Academic Excellence Counseling Center Dean for Students Office Dyson College Center for the Arts, Society and Ecology Dyson College Institute for Sustainability and the Environment English Language Institute Pace Environmental Center Environmental Studies and Science Department First Year Programs Government and Community Relations LGBTQA and Social Justice Center Office for Student Success Office of Multicultural Affairs Office of Multicultural Affairs and Diversity Programs Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies Peace and Justice Studies Department Political Science Department Residential Life (NYC & PLV) SDACA & SDCA Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship Women’s Empowerment Network Women’s Leadership Initiative |
Volunteer & Activist Spotlights
- Kelsey Parker ’17
- Isabella Lupo ’19
- Shoma Nath ’20
- Karina Roca ’19
- Marla Teixeira ’19
- Duke Huang ’20
Alternative Spring Break Participants
These 16 students from both the NYC and PLV campuses dedicated more than 25 hours of service each during their spring break to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy, as well as participating in discussions, writing blog post reflections, meeting with community members, creating art projects, hosting Take Action! tables, and more.
| Ayanna Armstrong Maryel Cardenas Cariel Clarke Quincy Doccy Vilmarie Feliciano Tahyana Ferguson Joseph Kelly Ashley King |
Marcela Maxi Rieanna McPhie Maritza Morales Janvi Patel Jon Russo David Sharif Elly Silberstein Shen Yang |
Read Ahead Mentors
Pace University NYC Read Ahead mentors volunteer one hour per week (or every other week) to read and bond with a student (age 5-12) from P.S. 1, an elementary school about 10 minutes from Pace. Learn more & register to be a mentor next year!
| Mikaela Batres (Fall) Nicolette Carbonetto Maryel Cardenas Ana Collado Rachel Crespi (Fall) Laurianne Gutierrez (Fall) Margaret Hanson Valerie Hughes Maire Kelly Kirsten Kennedy Ashley Kuenneke Natalie Leclerc |
Jiantong Liu Fedah Mohammed Gianna Prignano (Fall) Alexandra Puga Maria Saldana Erin Schuessler (Fall) Ellen Sowchek Nowou Cyrielle Talla Takoukam Vicky Trieu Samantha Valderrama (Fall) Ellery Whaley (Fall) Melissa Yazgan (Fall) |
FACES Students
Faculty Assistants in Civic Engagement Series (FACES) students provide support to faculty members and fellow students in Civic Engagement & Public Values (AOK1) courses. For more information or to apply for next semester, email Daniel Botting (NYC) or Heather Novak (PLV).
| Fall 2017 Taylor Cannon Carina Draper Marla Teixiera Kaitlin Owens Carly Sheinberg Anna Palazzi Victoria Fusco |
Spring 2018 Taylor Cannon Michelle Gangone Duke Huang David Lê Charlotte McPherson Marla Teixeira Audrey Acari Amanda Dellacamera Kamari Stewart |
Join Us Next Year!
Want to get involved this Fall? Be sure to follow us on Facebook (NYC/PLV), Twitter (NYC/PLV), and Instagram (NYC/PLV), and sign up for our newsletter to get all the latest updates. If you are interested in co-sponsoring an event with us, email CCARNY@pace.edu (NYC) or CCARPLV@pace.edu (PLV).
