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Joanna Papadakis 21, top row, second from right, displays her Cornell Campus-Community Leadership Award during a virtual ceremony April 23. Joanna Papadakis ’21 honored for town-gown innovation
April 26, 2021
Joanna Papadakis ’21 has received the 2021 Cornell Campus-Community Leadership Award, an annual honor given by the Division of University Relations to a graduating senior who has shown exceptional town-gown leadership and innovation.
Papadakis, a senior in the College of Human Ecology, was joined by family, friends and Cornell staff and faculty at the award’s first virtual ceremony, hosted by Joel Malina, vice president for university relations.
“Over the last year, in concert with the Master of Public Health (MPH) program, Joanna has focused on development of a coordinated worst-case emergency plan for Tompkins County, a project supported by Engaged Cornell in collaboration with the Tompkins County Health Department and Office of the Med
Mercy College to Celebrate Four Honorees at its 40th Annual Trustees’ Scholarship Gala
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Mercy College, a diverse liberal arts college with four campuses in the New York City area, will recognize four individuals for their dedication to education, athletics and community at the College’s 40th Annual Trustees’ Scholarship Gala on Wednesday, June 9. Mercy will honor Kimberly Davis, the National Hockey League’s Senior Executive Vice President, Social Impact, Growth Initiatives & Legislative Affairs, with the Community Leadership Award. Joan Toglia, Ph.D., Dean of Mercy’s School of Health and Natural Sciences, will be presented with the College’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The CNR Legacy award, inaugurated last year, will be given to Eileen Niedzwiecki CNR SAS ’72, a graduate of the College of New Rochelle who serves as Mercy’s Director of Development, CNR Alumni Relations. Daniel Montez ’21, a Mercy College business honors student graduating in May, will
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April 20 episode of All Things Equal featured Richard Rivera, community activist working to support successful re-entry into society post-incarceration. Richard works with local nonprofits Ultimate Re-entry Organization (URO) and Opportunities, Alternatives, Resources (OAR) of Tompkins County, and serves on the Board of the Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP).
Join us for Town Gown Tuesdays on May 4, 9-9:30 for a panel discussion and Q & A with Richard Rivera, Professor Jamila Michener and CPEP Education Coordinator Elizabeth Caughey Violette.
All Things Equal airs Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m. on WHCU 870-AM. Guesting April 27 will be Joanna Papadakis, Cornell ’21, recipient of the 2021 Cornell University Relations Campus-Community Leadership Award. Contact Kate Supron in Cornell’s Office of Community Relations
(DENVER) – JEWISHcolorado, formerly the Allied Jewish Federation, is being honored with the prestigious 2020
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director’s Community Leadership Award. This award recognizes institutions that have demonstrated outstanding contributions to their local communities by assisting the FBI in combatting crime, terrorism, drugs, and violence in America.
JEWISHcolorado is one of 146 Jewish Federations in North America, with a mission to secure, steward, and share philanthropic resources to support communities in times of need. Their Regional Safety & Security Initiative represents an exemplary partnership between a local Jewish Federation, local agencies and funders, and the Secure Community Network (SCN), the official safety and security organization of the Jewish community in North America. JEWISHcolorado’s initiative includes key partners including the Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region, Rose Community Foundation, Jay and Rose Phillips Found