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Student Leaders

Community Action Grant Recipient Olivia Truesdale

Olivia Truesdale ’21 received a Community Action Grant for the summer of 2020. Read her testimonial below about her partnership with the Seed Library.  After volunteering with the Rochester Public Library (RPL) in middle and high school, I knew that Read more…

By The Laspa Center, 2 yearsNovember 10, 2020 ago
Student Leaders

We Act Grant Recipient Ishta Nabakka

Ishta Nabakka ’23 received a We Act Grant for the summer of 2020. Read her testimonial below about the experiences she had in building a tiny house and exploring possibilities for helping the homeless.  This summer was a crazy, and Read more…

By The Laspa Center, 2 yearsNovember 10, 2020 ago
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Student Leaders

We Act Grant Recipient Jennifer Johnston

Jennifer Johnston ’21 received a We Act Grant for the summer of 2019. Read her testimonial below about her how she made vaccines from plant viruses.  For the past two semesters, I have been lucky to work in Professor Larry Read more…

By The Laspa Center, 2 yearsOctober 16, 2020 ago
Erin at the Americorps Headquarters
Student Leaders

We Act Grant Recipient Erin Delany

Erin Delany ’20 received a We Act Grant for the summer of 2019. Read her testimonial below about her how she worked with the Corporation for National and Community Service.  This summer, I spent two months in Washington, D.C. on Read more…

By The Laspa Center, 2 yearsOctober 16, 2020 ago
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Student Leaders

We Act Grant Recipient Andrea Flores

Andrea Flores ’21 received a We Act Grant for the summer of 2019. Read her testimonial below about her how she worked with the Central American Resource Center.  Flash back to last spring semester where I was frantically sending my Read more…

By The Laspa Center, 2 yearsOctober 16, 2020 ago
Solitreo Example
Student Leaders

We Act Grant Recipient Kaela Fong

Kaela Fong ’19 spent the summer of 2019 at the Endangered Language Alliance in NY as a We Act Grant recipient. Read more about how this recent grad became one of the youngest speakers of Ladino .  This summer, I was awarded Read more…

By The Laspa Center, 3 yearsNovember 7, 2019 ago
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Student Leaders

We Act Grant Recipient Ruby Laufer

Ruby Laufer ’21 received a We Act Grant for the summer of 2019. Read her testimonial below about the experiences that further encouraged her to be a leader in wildlife medicine and conservation.  This summer was a big one for Read more…

By The Laspa Center, 3 yearsNovember 5, 2019 ago
Female Leaders

Insights from ”Dare to Lead”

  In Brené Brown’s newest book, Dare to Lead, Brown works to challenge the preconceptions of what it means to be an effective leader. Through research, interviews and lived experience she explains her findings in a readable, succinct book. She Read more…

By The Laspa Center, 3 years ago
Female Leaders

The Rise of Powerful Womxn in Nike’s “Dream Crazier” commercial

  Within the male-dominated sports industry, womxn athletes have showed great resiliency practicing leadership and advocacy in their field. Attempting to break the barriers of the industry’s patriarchal structure takes tremendous courage and determination, something that inspires not only fans but Nike, who drew Read more…

By The Laspa Center, 3 yearsApril 19, 2019 ago
Student Leaders

We Act Grant Recipient Allison Joseph

  Allison “Ally” Joseph (SCR ‘20) is an Environmental Analysis and Psychology major from Long Beach, CA. She is an ambassador for the National Eating Disorder Association, and works on campus in the 5C Mental Health Alliance, 5C Human Rights Read more…

By The Laspa Center, 3 yearsApril 10, 2019 ago

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