Dance for All Ages: Collaboration with The Highlands at Pittsford
This past spring semester, I had the wonderful opportunity to bring dance into the Rochester community through my performance and collaboration (DAN 400) course. For my individual project, I collaborated with The Highlands at Pittsford, a local retirement community just on the outskirts of the…
The Power of Small Changes
I am not a stranger to change. Some changes are small, and some changes catapult us into an entirely new trajectory. That is the kind of change I found myself making in 2020. Prior to the Covid 19 pandemic, I spent a decade working as…
Why You Should Go On An Alternative Break With Nazareth
“Solidarity, not charity.” This is the slogan used by mutual aid organizations around the country, and was a major theme students learned about during Nazareth’s Alternative Break to Washington, D.C., during January 2023. My name is Elena Baugh, and I am a senior biology major…
Beauty and inequity in San Diego’s Chicano community
Thanks to the Alternative Breaks program, I was able to have the experience of a lifetime discovering the beauty of the Chicano community in San Diego, California — as well as the systemic inequities that affect people there. During one week of winter break, we…
Calmness, Open Mindedness, and Joy in Spain
The fall semester of 2022 I was able to study abroad in Valencia, Spain. I loved my experience studying abroad. I got to live with a host family, experience a new culture, language, food, and make great memories I will remember forever. Here are three…
Four Things I Learned Working For Partners For Serving (PFS)
Exploring personal values and beliefs My belongingness belief was called into question when I first came to Nazareth. Coming to college and not knowing anyone was very scary as for my whole life I grew up in the same town surrounded by the same people. Being…
My Experience Working a Job During College
Every single semester of college I have worked on campus. For me, the benefits of on-campus work make such jobs better than working off campus. For an on-campus job, you are a student first, and a worker second. During busier weeks, this has been incredibly…
An Impact You Won’t Realize
If someone had told me during my senior year of high school that I would minor in religious studies when I went to college, I would have thought that they were crazy. Even if I had been told that just a few months before arriving…
Learning about Cultural Competence
A two-day conference I recently attended had brilliant speakers and workshops that explored the Rochester community’s trauma and how we can heal, educate, and rebuild. I learned so much from this conference however there is one moment that stood out to me. On the first…
StoryLines@Naz: Student Changemaker Experiences
A few Nazareth students shared their Changemaker experience in a Naz storytelling effort initiated by Steve Tolson, Naz Writing Center director. Students were asked to consider: How are you advocating, collaborating, or persevering? How are you having impact, embracing inclusivity, exploring culture, and becoming more…
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