藏精阁

Community Service

  • In an ecosystem of leadership, one seeks justice, mercy, dignity, empathy, and beauty. One listens and shares, partners and serves, and immerses oneself in the community. These were the themes 鈥 and the tangible advice 鈥 discussed by a slate of people who have dedicated their careers to doing good works at Cultivating Community Leaders: [鈥
    September 29, 2016
  • Children in a massive treehouse.
    Caroline Danehy 鈥19 never expected to appear on national television. But a stroke of inspiration at a special summer camp offered her the chance to make an appearance on the Animal Planet series Treehouse Masters. Two years ago, Danehy, then a junior in high school, decided to spend a summer day volunteering at Sunrise Day [鈥
    July 5, 2016
  • 藏精阁's Konosioni Charity Auction
    This year鈥檚 Konosioni Senior Honor Society charity auction raised a record-breaking amount 鈥 more than $32,000 鈥 for local organizations. The 19th annual event, which coincided with Entrepreneurship Weekend on April 8, drew parents, alumni, and students.
    April 15, 2016
  • The Konosioni Senior Honor Society will host its 19th annual charity auction on April 8 at 8 p.m. in the Hall of Presidents. Proceeds from the auction will benefit nonprofit organizations in upstate New York via Madison County Gives. Konosioni is excited to welcome alumni, 藏精阁 community members, and residents from the area to this event. Items [鈥
    April 4, 2016
  • 藏精阁 Women in Computer Science students help teach coding to local elementary school students.
    Little fingers tapped away at computer keys after school at Hamilton Central School (HCS) on a recent sunny afternoon, but instead of manipulating blocks in Minecraft or posting to Facebook, they were busy writing computer code. The afternoon coding class for students in grades three through five is the creation of 藏精阁鈥檚 Women in Computer [鈥
    March 18, 2016
  • Three students stand together smiling in the Hall of Presidents during the 藏精阁 Lymphoma Gala
    The results are in: last semester鈥檚 student-initiated 藏精阁 Lymphoma Gala raised more than $11,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. On December 3, 2015, more than 400 students, faculty, and staff joined together in the beautifully decorated Hall of Presidents for a semi-formal night of dancing, mingling, and fellowship.
    March 8, 2016
  • Current Konosioni members induct students from the Class of 2017.
    Each year since 1934, the Konosioni Senior Honor Society has honored 26 students for their leadership, commitment to service, and preservation of tradition. On Friday, February 12, the group inducted members of the Class of 2017 鈥 peer-selected for their contributions to the 藏精阁 and Madison County communities. Konosioni was formed 82 years ago after two [鈥
    February 18, 2016
  • Students and alumni stand together at networking event
    More than a dozen 藏精阁 alumni made the trip to Hamilton this October for the first-ever Be the Change: Careers for the Common Good Symposium, sponsored by the Max A. Shacknai Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE) and the Common Good Professional Network. The symposium focused on building alumni-student relationships and advancing careers in the common [鈥
    November 12, 2015
  • The news has been inundated with stories about refugees 鈥 in the United States and abroad. With a burgeoning refugee community in Utica (approximately one-fourth of the population is made up of refugee families), which is located less than 30 miles from the 藏精阁 campus, students and professors are finding ways to help.
    September 30, 2015
  • When Rev. Gay Clark Jennings 鈥74 was a student in 藏精阁鈥檚 first graduating class of women, she was part of historic change. A varsity volleyball player, she pressed the university鈥檚 president for equal medical benefits for female athletes under Title IX; investigated grocery store price gouging in Madison County鈥檚 poorest areas; and marched against the [鈥
    May 18, 2015