THE COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE
ANNOUNCES STUDENT SERVIAM AWARD RECIPIENTS
Flanking President
Stephen J. Sweeny are the 2007 Serviam Award winners (left to right): Ruth
Collura, School of Nursing; Allison Ipoliti, School of
Arts & Sciences; Willette Fletcher, Graduate School; and Tamisha
Hurley, School of New Resources.
NEW ROCHELLE, NY, October 25, 2007 – Four College of New
Rochelle (CNR) students have been named 2007 Serviam Award recipients by the
Ursuline Institute. The awards were presented during CNR’s Founder’s
Day celebration on Thursday, October 25. The Institute established the
annual award to honor those students who best embody the Ursuline
philosophy of Serviam (I will
serve) and support the College’s mission
of education for service. This year’s recipients are:
Ruth Collura
(School of Nursing; Easthampton, NJ resident)
Ruth is a CNR Peer Minister and a member of the Gospel Choir. She
also coordinates a weekly bible study session for students on
campus. For the past two years, Ruth has participated in Project
Vida Digna, a community service effort coordinated by CNR’s Office of
Campus Ministry to help the poor of Matamoros, Mexico and Brownsville,
Texas. In 2005, as a member of her church’s youth group, she
volunteered to conduct a vacation bible school for children living in
an orphanage in China. This year, she was one of nine young women
who volunteered in New Orleans to help victims of Hurricane Katrina –
many of them elderly -- clear their homes of the debris left by the
storm.
Allison Ippoliti
(School of Arts &
Sciences; Yonkers, NY resident)
A CNR Peer Minister, Allison has ministered at College liturgies and
prayer services. She volunteers weekly at Songcatchers, an after-school
music program in New Rochelle, providing instrumental and vocal
instruction to children between the ages of seven and 13. During
the 2006 intersession break, Allison took part in Campus Ministry’s
“Urban Plunge,” working with the children of Hale House in New York
City.
Willette Fletcher
(Graduate School; Bronx,
NY resident)
For several years, Willette served as Youth Leader and Youth Pastor of
St. Peter’s Pentecostal Deliverance Center, organizing events and
activities for adolescents and young adults in her community that
offered opportunities for fellowship, enhancement of social skills and
discussion of personal issues. During the summer months, services were
expanded to include young people from other states who were welcomed by
the local community. With her sister, Willette also organized a
city-wide group of young adults who sponsor an annual retreat for group
members and their families.
Tamisha Hurley
(School
of New Resources, Co-op City Campus;
Bronx, NY resident)
For five years, Tamisha volunteered at the Christian Academy of Music,
an organization that provided music, singing, and drama classes in her
community. Her initial responsibilities as Prayer Intercessor and
graphic designer expanded in recognition of her commitment to the
program and her versatility. In addition to providing administrative
support to the school’s founder, Tamisha also organized school
concerts. Currently, she is responsible for the Youth Ministry
Choir and is Dance Director of her church, the Faith Mission Christian
Fellowship Church. In addition, she is involved in her church’s
coat and food drives for people driven from their homes by Hurricane
Katrina and with a group that provides holiday meals for families
living in a homeless shelter. This summer, Tamisha plans to volunteer
in the neonatal unit at Jacobi Hospital.
