< Previous28 | TALK MAGAZINE • SPRING 2019 COLLEGE NEWS continued from page 4-5 THIEL The entire community was invited to take ad- vantage of this opportunity to hear the perspec- tives of a passionate and contemplative thinker. Crossley has won multiple awards as a journal- ist and documentary filmmaker, including a National Emmy, the Gold Alfred I. Dupont-Co- lumbia Award, plus Associated Press, Edward R. Murrow, and Clarion Awards, and top honors for commentary from the Public Radio News Direc- tors. She is the first African-American to win an Oscar nomination in the Documentary Feature category for her work as a Producer on “Bridge to Freedom,” her hour in the documentary series, “Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years 1954-1965.” She also earned a National Emmy and the Alfred I Dupont-Columbia Award (Gold Baton) for this work. CHATHAM Throughout the anniversary year, Chatham will showcase the legacy, spirit and promise of its mission, including the wide array of achieve- ments from talented students, faculty and alumni, with many opportunities for one-on-one interviews during the year. Chatham is the alma mater of environmental icon and author, Rachel Carson ’29. Her legacy and impact has inspired Chatham’s commitment to sustainability, and shows how a Chatham education helps our 11,000-strong alumni network reshape the world around them. A selection of our alumni today include: Muriel Bowser ‘94, Mayor of Washington, D.C.; Margy Whitmer ’74, Producer, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood; Betsy Crone ‘67, Political fund- raising consultant and co-founder of Emily’s List; Georgena Terry ‘72, Founded Terry Precision Cycling and pioneer in women cycling; Debra McCloskey Todd ‘79, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice; and many more. LINCOLN Seymore said students need to “keep reminding yourself of why you came to the academy,” and — quoting from the book “Leadership on the Line,” by Ronald A. Heifetz and Marty Linsky — to remember that “what you see, hear and think — while standing on the stage — is significantly different from what you experience while standing in the balcony.” As students pursue their education, he said, “At times, you’ll have to separate yourself from the madness that appears to consume you. You’ll have to distance yourself from the implicit and explicit distractions and detractors.” Woolfolk said the students being honored likely “chose to apply yourself — possibly opting to stay home when your friends called on you to come along for some fun, maybe studying by a dimly lit lamp, while a spouse or child slept close by — al- ways balancing all the facets of your life as a college student and whatever other titles you might hold.” Seymore urged the students: “Grab a firm hold of your big picture and revisit it daily.” CACC Field Operations; and Surbhi Sharma, CCAC Student Trustee and Alpha Mu Theta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. The group presented on the college’s Milton Hall Rotunda project for which the college received the award. The project was submitted under the title: Using Technology and Collaboration to Enhance Student Space and Student Engagement. The project description, in part, reads: The Phi Theta Kappa student leaders from the Allegheny Campus engaged the campus leadership in an innovative eight-month plan- ning and renovation project aimed at increasing student engagement. What initially started out as a capstone project morphed into an entrepre- neurial and collaborative initiative that concep- tualized and ultimately transformed an outdated, desolate space into a welcoming and high-tech space (that) is not only a gathering space for our students. The redesigned Milton Hall Rotunda features video walls, interactive kiosks, digital wayfinding and informational signage. The displays are con- sistently updated to help students become more engaged, informed and prepared regarding their program of study, CCAC support services, and internship, transfer and career information. and private stakeholders will be convening this year to develop an action plan for improving the health of Black men and boys in the city. “This report illustrates the factors contributing to poor health and the unequal, yet avoidable, differences in the status of Black men and boys in Philadelphia,” Dwayne Wharton, vice chair of the Mayor’s Commission for African American Males, added: “With this information, The Mayor’s Commission on Afri- can-American Males will engage other Black men and diverse stakeholders to explore how resources can be better distributed, opportunities can be expanded, and courageous policies can be championed to increase the health and well-being of Black men and boys in our city.” The report is unique not only for its focus on the health of Black men, it also highlights notable Black men from Philadelphia who, while dealing with many of the same health-related issues afflicting men throughout the city, have worked individually or with various organizations to better both their own health and the health and circumstances of other Black men and boys. “The Brotherly Love report exemplifies a notable James Baldwin quote, ‘Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced’ ,” Octavius Blount, coordinator for Mayor’s Office of Black Male Engagement, said of the report. “This report faces health outcomes for Black men and boys head on by detailing the stressors that contribute to these outcomes and highlights the collective-impact approach that the City and various agencies are using to address them. Most importantly, the report incorporates the voices of Black males, which is vital in dismantling negative stigmas or perceptions surrounding health, wellness and Black men and boys.” Brotherly LOVE continued from page 12Talk Magazine P.O. Box 143 Monroeville, PA 15146-0143 Phone: 412.823.4007 Email: info@talkmagazineonline.com The LJS Group P.O. Box 143 Monroeville, PA 15146 Change Service Requested PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PITTSBURGH, PA PERMIT NO. 5673Next >