SERVE Fri: Thanksgiving Food Drvie a Success!

The Johnson State College community took a big bite out of hunger on Friday, November 20, 2009 by donating 22 boxes of Thanksgiving meal fixings, as well as $619 to go toward the purchase of turkeys and other seasonal foodstuffs, to the Johnson Food Shelf. Students James Dempsey and Ashley Favreau, leaders of the "Hunger and Homelessness" Break Away trip that 10 students will be taking to Washington, DC during their February break, organized the local service event.



Photo courtesy of Russ Weis

JSC in the News: JSC Watershed Research Featured on WCAX

The EHS Department's department-wide watershed research project was highlighted as part of faculty and administrative efforts to cultivate a "culture of research" at the college. You at the can read the story here: http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=11516426 -- click on the video icon under the heading "Featured Videos" to view the newscast.

JSC in the News: Alumna Jeanine Bunzigiye in Seven Days

JSC alum Jeanine Bunzigiye is featured (and on the cover of!) of the most recent Seven Days weekly newspaper, as part of a story about emerging leaders in the Burlington area.
Read the story here: http://www.7dvt.com/2009minority-rule

SERVE Fri: Babcock Nature Preserve Cleanup

On Friday, November 13, SERVE Fri participants toured and cleaned up the 1000-acre Babcock Nature Preserve in Eden. View some images of the event below.



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SHAPE Grand Re-Opening

On Monday, November 9, the JSC community and guests gathered at the newly renovated SHAPE Facility for the grand re-opening ceremony. View a slideshow of images from the ceremony, ribbon cutting and open house below.


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Coral Reef Run

On Friday, November 6, 2009, students and other JSC community members took part in the first annual Coral Reef Run, a fundraising event aimed at generating support to protect coral reefs around the globe. Below are images from the event, including details of a mural designed and painted by Visual Arts Center artists: Designed by Chelsea Spear, and painted by Chelsea and Chelsea Draper, Ben Ferguson, Katie Foster, Nate Furlong, Tara Goreau, Coty Marsh, Dana Russo, Chelsea Sicely, Carly Stugart and Lizzie Wein. (Photos from the event courtesy of Ellen Hill).

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