Traub '14 Receives Citizenship Award

For his continued volunteer work and dedication to service in Geneva, Weston "Wes" Traub '14 has been awarded the 2013 Dorinne Maxwell Memorial Citizenship Award. As part of the honor, recipients select a charity that receives a monetary contribution in Dorinne Maxwell's memory. This year, Traub chose the Community Lunch Program, which provides lunches for those in need at the United Methodist C...  More >>

Gearan Joins Aspen Summit on Service

President Mark D. Gearan will join the nation's leading experts in service to launch a comprehensive plan sponsored by the Aspen Institute to promote more civilian service opportunities for America's youth. As a facilitator and early advocate of this effort called ‘The Franklin Project,' Gearan will join 200 national service and military leaders, government officials, and leaders in the corporat...  More >>

Barn Sale Record Total

The Colleges' eighth Community Barn Sale recently raised a total of $6,000, exceeding last year's profit. The Canandaigua National Bank doubled the amount raised as part of their Challenge for Children campaign, so the actual total distributed to the United Way of Ontario County as part of this year's effort is $12,000. Since the Colleges have begun the program, $39,000 has been raised for the o...  More >>

D'Innocenzo '10 Joins Peace Corps

Benjamin D'Innocenzo '10 first became interested in the Peace Corps while studying abroad in South Africa, where he met volunteers with the organization. "I was inspired by their selfless nature and their hard-earned life skills," he recalls. "They were taking the time to put themselves in the position to add enormous value to a community that would never receive that kind of attention otherwise....  More >>

Commitment to Geneva Honored at Forum

In a growing tradition at the Colleges, members of the HWS and Geneva communities were honored for their work furthering partnerships and educational outreach efforts of the Community Engaged Scholarship Forum. Held by the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning (CCESL), the event allowed those on campus to present and explore community-based research projects through posters, multim...  More >>