SUNY Cortland Institute for Civic Engagement

Please join us for a virtual celebration of the 2020 Leadership in Civic Engagement Award Winners. We particularly want to honor the many volunteers on the SUNY Cortland Campus who were so dedicated to making the campus as accommodating and supportive as possible while still adhering to Covid-19 restrictions and requirements. Although there are far too many to allow us to honor every one of them individually, we want to acknowledge each and every one of them for their outstanding and selfless dedication of time and effort to support the college, and in particular, the students, during the challenges of the pandemic. Please watch for the link to our virtual celebration of these people and all the LCE award winners. #LCEVirtualAwards

Congratulations Kyle Reinhardt and the entire Quarantine Support Team on your Leadership in Civic Engagement Award. The crew below managed everything from moving students in to West Campus quarantine, to delivering their meals, responding to their calls and questions, keeping their rooms cleaned and stocked with essentials, to delivering packages and prescriptions, to responding to anxious parents' concerns. The team was dedicated to doing everything they could to make studen...ts more comfortable while ensuring SUNY Cortland adhered to strict health department guidelines to contend with Covid-19. There are MANY other volunteers on campus who helped make this process work and for a list acknowledging all those who served on the Covid Testing and Quarantine Support Teams, please watch for the link to our Final Virtual Awards Recognition next week and join us in celebrating all our awardees. #LCEVirtualAwards See more

Congratulations Emily Quinlan on your Leadership in Civic Engagement Award! Emily has worked tirelessly on the Quarantine Support Team, leading contact tracing, and recruiting and managing volunteers. There have been many challenges to meeting the needs of students in quarantine and Emily has developed solutions and put processes in place to ensure things run smoothly and students have all the resources and support they need. Emily wanted to acknowledge others who worked so h...ard in fall 2020 to develop a manageable system for meeting the challenges of contending with Covid on campus; Mark DePaull, Rob Binnall, MaryKate Morris, Nicole Edwards, and Rob Sager who all displayed significant support to students who were required to stay in Q&I during the fall semester and Zach Newswanger, Associate Vice President for Facilities Management, who has shown invaluable leadership throughout. #LCEVirtualAwards See more

Congratulations Mark Depaull on your Leadership in Civic Engagement Award! Chief Depaull took on the challenge of developing and managing the Covid testing and Quarantine support in the fall of 2020, working tirelessly to ensure safe and efficient procedures. Mark coordinated everything from testing to transportation, to deliveries and recruited and managed volunteers to ensure there was an established network to responded to ever-changing challenges and needs. These efforts laid the groundwork for the efficient system in place for the spring semester. Thank you Chief Depaull for your dedication and all your hard work. #LCEVirtuallAwards

Congratulations Eve Mascoli on your Leadership in Civic Engagement Award! Whether working at the Covid testing clinic, giving rides to students to and from West Campus quarantine, delivering packages or picking up and delivering student prescriptions, Eve is the kind of person who serves others with good nature, dedication, and commitment. She has been an irreplaceable volunteer with the Covid testing and support team - ready and willing to do anything needed, at any time! Eve's passion for service also extends to the Cortland community as a volunteer Firefighter and EMT with the Cortlandville Fire Department. Eve is currently the second female captain in the history of the department! Thank you for your service Eve - here on campus and in the greater Cortland community! #LCEVirtualAwards

Congratulations Dr. Rebecca Bryan on your Leadership in Civic Engagement Award! Dr. Rebecca Bryan is a tireless advocate for labor and worker rights and issues impacting the Cortland community. She has been a trustee for the Mid-State Central Labor Council (designed to support the interests of working people) at the state and local levels for the past four years. As a member of Indivisible Cortland County, Dr. Bryan planned co-chaired, facilitated, and participated in multipl...e educational meetings, candidate forums, and census and re-districting meetings to benefit the Cortland County community. Dr. Bryan has also been an advocate for Public Higher Education for students and faculty of SUNY and has participated in Higher Education Action Week (HEAW) with NYPIRG to meet with representatives to support funding for Higher Education needs. For the pasty four years Dr. Bryan has taken physical education students to Washington D.C to SPEAK Out! Day. The event is sponsored by the national organization for health and physical educators known as Society of Health and Physical Education (SHAPE). Dr. Bryan has demonstrated leadership in Civic Engagement for her community, profession, students, and public higher education. #LCEVirtualAwards See more

Congratulations senior Olivia Thresher on your Leadership in Civic Engagement Award! Olivia has been involved with the Best Buddies Club chapter on campus since she was a freshman. Best Buddies is a foundation that was created to pair community members with intellectual and/or physical disabilities with a friend or "buddy" on campus. In her 2nd year with the program, Olivia sought to be a supervisor and once promoted, initiated fun games and events for buddies to enjoy together. Olivia commented, "As an early childhood/childhood education major, I have been truly happy to lead a club that impacts the campus and Cortland community." #LCEVirtualAwards

Congratulations Regina Grantham, on your Leadership in Civic Engagement Award. A SUNY Cortland Associate Professor of Communication Disorders and Sciences, Regina has been devoted to service on campus and in our community. She has served on multiple search committees, as a formidable member of the faculty senate, as chair of her department and as advisor to the Women of Color group on campus. Regina has also served as a dedicated volunteer in our community, serving on boards and volunteering with organizations like Grace Church, the Mayor's office and the YWCA, and is active in the local BLM movement. Thank you Regina for your dedication to social justice and the well-being of our community. #LCEVirtualAwards

Congratulations to Cortland JTM Ruck Club on your Leadership in Civic Engagement Award! You may have seen this energetic and colorful group around town as they hike and take on challenges carrying weighted backpacks. More often than not this adventurous group are giving back to their community; collecting Toys for TOTS, conducting a food can drive, taking on a mud ruck challenge to raise funds for 9/11 heroes, supporting the local SPCA, or doing a community cleanup! This group knows how to get and stay fit and have great fun while making regular and valuable contributions to its community! Thank you and Keep on Rucking! #LCEVirtualAwards