Yale Bulletin and Calendar

August 26, 2005|Volume 34, Number 1

Ayaska Fernando (center) was one of 35 Yale students who served in non-profit and public-sector agencies this summer as Presidential Fellows. He was a counselor at the Park Department's Eco Adventure Extreme Camp, where youngsters can kayak, canoe, scuba dive, hike and more.

For 35 students, summer was
a time of service in New Haven

Thirtyfive Yale students spent the bulk of their summer working on behalf of the New Haven community as President's Public Service Fellows.

Established by President Richard C. Levin in 1994, the fellowships provide stipends to students who work on community-based projects for 8-12 weeks during the summer. The fellowships free students from financial concerns so they can work in the public interest and free community organizations from the financial burden of hiring summer help.

Undergraduates apply for placements proposed by New Haven agencies. Graduate and professional students may choose to design a community project relevant to their discipline. In addition to their fieldwork in local agencies, the fellows meet weekly and at the end of the summer submit a report describing their projects.

Since the program's inception, more than 350 Yale students have contributed over 150,000 hours of community service to New Haven's non-profit and public-sector agencies as President's Public Service Fellows.

This year's participants were chosen from a pool of more than 200 applicants. The students, their Yale affiliation and the agency where they worked follow:

Jacqueline Berger, School of Management, Cityseed; Jessica Bialecki, Yale College (YC), New Haven Ecology Project; Brad Blondes, School of Art, Artspace; Elizabeth Brandwood, YC, Casa Otoñal; Kelly Conron, YC, International Festival of Arts and Ideas; Malcolm Darrell, School of Drama, City of New Haven, Office of Cultural Affairs; Damith Fernando, YC, City of New Haven, New Haven Parks Department; Leah Ferrucci, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, City of New Haven, Livable Cities Initiative; Annika Goldman, YC, Arts Council of Greater New Haven; Michael Grogan, School of Architecture, Yale Urban Design Workshop; Jeffrey Hamilton, YC, City of New Haven, City Plan Department; Julia Hickey, YC, Creative Arts Workshop; Kenneth Hughes, Divinity School, City of New Haven, Office of Economic Development; Laura Huizar, YC, JUNTA for Progressive Action; Murad Hussain, Law School, Jerome N. Frank Legal Services; Jayoung Koo, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Urban Resources Initiative; Andrew Krause, YC, Hill Development Corporation; Jee Lee, YC, New Haven Reads; Marcus Leonard, YC, Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce; Katherine Levine, YC, New Haven Housing Authority; Emily Mathews, YC, Yale National Youth Sports Program; Erich Matthes, YC, City of New Haven, Chief Administrator's Office; Harvey Miller, YC, Footebridge; Carolynn Molleur-Hinteregger, Eli Whitney Museum; Meghan Murphy, YC, Neighborhood Housing Services; Robert Nelb, YC, Hill Health Center; David Olasky, Law School, City of New Haven, City Plan Department; Kevin Osowski, YC, City of New Haven, Mayor's Office; Erin Ruppe, School of Nursing, Fair Haven Community Health Center; Errol Saunders, YC, Summerbridge; Maya Shankar, YC, Town Green Special Services District; Erinn Staley, Divinity School, All Our Kin; Tiffany Steward, School of Drama, Dwight/Edgewood Theater Project; Daniel Weeks, YC, Empower New Haven; and Christina White, YC, Yale Science Collaborative Hands-on Learning and Research.

T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S

Margaret Grey is named dean of School of Nursing

Benson to step down as dean of School of Art after this year

Team discovers new planet in the outer solar system

Grant will fund center for study of nervous system

Study: Alligator eggs show effect of oxygen on development

Yale Librarian Prochaska appointed to a second term

New master's program prepares nurses for leadership roles

Exhibit explores the 18th-century 'worlds' of Francis Wheatley

Private portrait miniatures showcase the faces of public figures

Gallery hosting festive open house . . .

Architecture gallery to feature traveling art show 'Ant Farm'

Sterling Library launches new academic year with two exhibits

Researchers create powerful tool for decoding gene functions

Galapagos tortoises more diverse than once believed, say scientists

Team identifies 'signatures' of protons in water

'Canary Database' shows animals offer health warnings for humans

Team digitally reconstructs long-extinct 'Lamp Shell'

'Gene trapping' reveals how flower development is controlled

Discovery may aid development of treatment for melanoma

Drinking alcohol may lower risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Lyme disease prevention program launched in Connecticut

For 35 students, summer was a time of service in New Haven

IN MEMORIAM

John Ostrom: He revolutionized field of paleontology

Robert Abelson: Psychologist was adviser to presidential candidates

Greer Allen: University printer was inspiration to School of Art students