Monthly Archives: October 2018

Read Ahead Program

Posted on 2018 by Carolina Castro

Story from Alyssa Meyers, Senior Development Writer about her colleague Rebecca Kelliher, Associate Director of Editorial Services I’d like to share a story of a colleague who is Taking a Stand through volunteering at Read Ahead, a non-profit, reading-based mentoring … Continue reading →

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My Read Ahead Experience

Posted on 2018 by Carolina Castro

By Gwynne Gauntlett, Director of Digital Marketing Initiatives It’s often been said that the most valuable thing we can give is our time. As a busy parent of two, in my experience no truer words have been spoken. Does anything … Continue reading →

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Providing Free Eye Care to the Needy

Posted on 2018 by Carolina Castro

By Sally Lee, Editor-in-Chief of Columbia Magazine Every year, for the last ten years, I’ve volunteered with a group of eye doctors to bring medical services to the town of San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua. Working with Volunteer Optometric Services to … Continue reading →

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Addressing the Injustice of Bail

Posted on 2018 by Carolina Castro

By Brian Chapman, DVP for Analytics and Business Strategy I’m Taking a Stand to address a major problem in the criminal justice system: how bail works. A few years ago, I read a story about a young man from the … Continue reading →

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Taking Action Gives Hope

Posted on 2018 by Carolina Castro

By Janet West, Director of Faculty Foundation Relations Taking action gives hope and I needed to build some hope after the election of 2016.  I was especially distressed about our nation’s (mis)treatment of those seeking asylum in the US from … Continue reading →

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Giving Back to Ghana

Posted on 2018 by Carolina Castro

By Kofi A. Dankwah, Assistant Director for Financial Management and Planning Due to the hardship I endured during my childhood days, it has always been my wish to give back to the community I left back home.  With that in … Continue reading →

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Supporting Survivors

Posted on 2018 by Carolina Castro

By Connelly Stokes-Buckles, AFP Senior Associate Director  I’m taking a stand for supporting survivors…ridiculous costumes and all! Each December, I participate in the Hot Chocolate Run, a 5K in my community that raises money for Safe Passage. Safe Passage is … Continue reading →

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My Journey as a Mentor

Posted on 2018 by Carolina Castro

By Nicole Larkins, EA for the DVP for Administration At a very young age, I learned what it meant to be part of a majority of young people who lack strong role models due to home circumstances, uncontrollable environmental forces, … Continue reading →

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