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My Fellow Citizens:

August 29, 2015

The following entry is adapted from remarks given to new students of the University by Glenn Cerosaletti, as the students prepared to embark upon Wilson Day, a day of service,…

Alleviating Poverty–One Person at a Time

by Megan Ryan, 2014-2015 Rochester Youth Year Fellow There are many people in this world that have thoughts on solving poverty. In Rochester, I have witnessed many individuals in all different…

Re-defining Leadership Through Employment and Advocacy

by Jillian Latorre, RCCL Student Intern Transition Opportunities at UR (TOUR) Student In my opinion, leadership is about being reliable, giving it your best and advocating others. It is easy to…

Connecting Across Differences

by Evan Burnett, 2014-2015 Rochester Youth Year Fellow As I sit back and think about my year as a Rochester Youth Year Americorps*VISTA member, I can’t help but think about…

Community-based Leadership as a Solution to Poverty

February 26, 2015

By Matias Piva ’14, who currently serves as an Americorps*VISTA member with the Rochester Youth Year Fellowship program. This is the first in a series of guest posts by current…

Reinventing Undergraduate Education

January 13, 2015

Recently I had the opportunity to attend the biennial meeting of the Reinvention Center in Arlington, VA, along with Dean Richard Feldman and two other colleagues from the College. The…

Leadership Demystified: A White House Intern’s Story

by Andrew Cutillo ’13 How John F. Kennedy decided to run for president provides an inspiring tale for today’s Millennials. As a young freshman Senator, he was expected to keep…

Welcome, all who would exercise leadership in your communities!

December 3, 2013

The Rochester Center for Community Leadership challenges students to become engaged citizens and leaders capable of creating positive social change in their communities. That’s the lead line of our mission…