CYNY January FAB 5!

On January 27, 2012, the entirety of City Year New York’s site gathered to celebrate and appreciate the community’s service, initiatives, and successes of the first quarter. PS 213’s auditorium was overflowed with ubuntu connections, ripples and joys and laughter. Starfish stories painted the walls as everyone stepped out of their boots and slipped into moccasins to experience service through others. Strong value was placed upon community threads that connect the Executive Leadership to Corps Member encouragement.

To acknowledge and appreciate the corps members that have taken it upon themselves to go above and beyond to provide excellent service for the students and communities they serve, corps members have the opportunity to be nominated for the Fab 5. These 5 corps members are nominated and voted on by the site, and were announced at this site-wide event! One corps member from each zone, South Bronx and South Brooklyn, East New York, East Harlem, Queens, and a Senior Corps Member is chosen!

Our Fab 5 winners have been described as innovative, dedicated, unwaveringly dependable, extraordinary, resilient, caring, and incredible leaders. Help us congratulate our Fab 5 winners!

East Harlem: Tania Alonso, PS/MS 57

East New York: Chelsea Locklear, PS 149

Queens: Katie Hahn, Newtown High School

South Bronx: Andrew Cook, PS 130

SCM: Frank Wilburn, Team Leader, PS 83, East Harlem

L-R: Frank Wilburn, Chelsea Locklear, and Andrew Cook. Not pictured: Katie Hahn and Tania Alonso

City Year’s Top Feeder Schools

Taking a look at the top “feeder” schools that supply City Year with talented corps members, to work in some of the country’s most challenging schools, we are proud to announce that Cornell University students rank among the highest serving in this year’s corps. City Year’s partnership with Cornell University has been an exemplary and record breaking one, bringing together multiple offices on campus and champions at all levels, from student leaders to University administration.

“Our students are committed to service and to making a difference in the world, and City Year offers graduates the opportunity to put this commitment into action to make a meaningful impact on the communities where they work.” -Rebecca Sparrow, Executive Director, Cornell Career Services 

Cornell ranks first among private and Ivy League schools and is fifth overall among City Year’s feeder schools. This past year, we received 85 applications from Cornell students and hired 20 of those applicants into full time positions across the country, including seven serving right here in NYC.

“I am inspired by the generation of people graduating from my alma mater who want to serve.” –Itai Dinour, Executive Director, City Year New York and Cornell class of 2001

“I serve, in part to provide the same support that was given to me to students who may otherwise lack it.” -Frank Wilburn, Jr., Team Leader, City Year New York and Cornell class of 2010

We would like to thank; Cornell Career Services, The Public Service Center, Cornell Commitment, Student and Academic Services, Cornell Urban Scholars, The Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives, The ILR School, The College of Arts & Sciences, Cornell Hillel, faculty in the Psychology and Latino Studies Departments, and student groups such as Alpha Phi Omega and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, for all your help recruiting high quality applicants.

Other feeder schools included in our top ten:

1. University of California-Los Angeles
2. University of Wisconsin-Madison
3. University of Massachusetts-Amherst
4. University of Florida
5. Cornell University
6. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
7. Temple University
8. University of California-Santa Barbara
9. University of California-Irvine
10. Florida International