Join us for this three part series where myths are dispelled and information is shared about the benefits of paid community service. These information sessions will highlight the benefits of AmeriCorps VISTA service and discuss Peace Corps and AmeriCorps service options. Each session runs from 2:00-3:00 PM (EST) via Zoom - click here to access.
All Summer
Summer Medallion Workshops
Were you wondering if you can continue your leadership skills over the summer? Well, You Can! The Medallion Program will be offering multiple workshops on a diverse range of topics so that you can continue to develop your leadership skills while at home. Visit our homepage to find what workshops will be offered over the summer and join us to Level Up over the summer!
All Summer
Seeking Panelists for this year's One Community Program!
The Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center seeking applications from undergraduate students to serve as panelists for the Fall 2020 One Community program!
If you have a great story to share about how you self identify, the intersections of your identity, or how your various identities have had an impact on your college experience, please apply to be a panelist via our web application!
Virtual Movie Night!
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
In these unexpected times, join RCCL for a watch party of the Netflix documentary "Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution." We will be discussing how we can make community engagement more accessible and, in line with the documentary's themes, how youth experiences can inspire a movement.
At the Rochester Center for Community Leadership, we are wishing the University of Rochester Class of 2020 the best in their future endeavors. We know your undergraduate studies ended in a very unusual and unexpected way, please know that we appreciate your contributions to our community and we will miss you. Please stay in touch!
Are you LGBTQ and graduating? Join us for Rainbow Graduation!
Please fill out this form by Friday, May 1, 2020, and we will send you a rainbow cord certificate signed by Dean Burns, and link to our virtual Rainbow Graduation ceremony on May 13 at 4:30PM!
Cheers to Your Accomplishments!
We would also like to give a special congratulations to all the students who earned a Certificate of Achievement in Community-Engaged Scholarshipand those who will be beginning their term of service with Rochester Youth Year! We look forward continue seeing you serve your communities and build capacity for positive change.
To all the students who are Leveling Up, completed the Medallion Program, and Medallion Leadership Society we want to celebrate the accomplishments made this semester! Congratulations!
The 2020 Undergraduate Research Expo has ended, and what an amazing assortment of student-led projects! RCCL can't wait to share what these scholar have worked so hard to accomplish this past year. Be sure to check them out on our Facebook page as we post information about these projects in the coming weeks.
Congratulations to Justyna Gorka & Marc Haddad, Student Association's President-elect and Vice President elect, respectively. Justyna formerly worked with the Rochester Center for Community Leadership, and is a member of the Mu Llambda chapter of Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity, one of the community-engagement organizations advised by RCCL.
Check out this profile from the Campus Times and get to know your future student government leaders.
RCCL recently co-sponsored a mission work trip to Mexico for U of R Christian Fellowship students. The group had an opportunity to give back to the community through their work and faith.
The traveling group's photographer, Abisola Fashakin, shared, "They showed us that that Mexican culture was centered around community and a collectivist mentality, and it was eye-opening. I did not realize the impact that slowing down my speed of life would have on me. I was able to enjoy events and conversations more without worrying about where I had to go to next." Thank you to these students for sharing their thoughts and reflections! Check out the videos here.
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Rochester Center for Community Leadership
University of Rochester
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Box 270443
Rochester, NY 14627
(585) 276-6860
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