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W W W. P A C E . E D U / D Y S O N 5 Highlights from the Center for Community Action and Research More Dyson Jefferson Award Winners Five Dyson students were also named 2022-2023 Pace Bronze Medal Jefferson Award winners, recognized at the university level for their commitment to public and volunteer service. Julie Bazile '23, Environmental Studies (PLV) Bazile assisted in registering more than 100 students to vote through the Center for Community Action and Research (CCAR). Bazile also worked at the Pleasantville Mobile Food Pantry; hosted workshops on social justice; and volunteered for Sean Casey Animal Rescue, Girl Be Heard, and Day One. Julia Corrado '23, BA Environmental Studies/ MA Environmental Policy (NYC/PLV) Corrado lobbied for environmental legislation as an undergraduate with Pace's Environmental Policy Clinic before continuing to work with the clinic as a graduate fellow. She has also worked to control invasive vegetation with the Prospect Park Alliance, externed at the Hudson Valley office of US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and helped the Wate ront Alliance pass legislation mandating flood disclosure for New York City renters. Samara Durgadin '25, Behavioral Neuroscience (NYC) Vice president of Pace Circle K International (a nonprofit organization focused on service, leadership, and fellowship), Durgadin is also actively involved in service outside of Pace, volunteering weekly in pediatric and geriatric hospice units in New York City and Delaware. Danielle Harari '24, Criminal Justice (NYC) As a UN Millennium Fellow, Harari launched a project on period pove y (an issue regarding menstrual product accessibility), hosting a Social Justice Week event on the topic, helping host a menstrual product drive, and pa nering with campus stakeholders for the creation of a QR code that ensures constant access to menstrual products in all campus bathrooms, regardless of gender. Tasfia Rahim '23, Economics and Political Science (NYC) Rahim served as the student projects coordinator for CCAR, advocating for voter rights, immigration rights, and food security. As pa of her time as a UN Millennium Fellow, Rahim helped launch Fare Trade in fall 2021, an initiative dedicated to comba ing food insecurity on campus. This past year, Rahim helped grow the program, including advocating for a paid staff position and expanding the program to the Pleasantville campus for fall 2023. CCAR's Pace Votes Team Named Campus Team of the Year The Center for Community Action and Research's Pace Votes team, a group devoted to increasing voter engagement on campus, was recognized as the Campus Team of the Year at the annual award ceremony for the Andrew Goodman Foundation, Pace's long-term voter engagement pa ner. On the New York City campus, CCAR registered more than 160 students to vote, helped more than 45 students apply for absentee ballots, and brought four first-time voters to the polls on Election Day. From Civic Engagement Coursework to Lobbying in Albany Students in Peace and Justice Studies 101 (New York City Assistant Director of CCAR Erin Mysogland's Civic Engagement course) and CCAR student staff pa icipated in an advocacy campaign for immigration justice. The group worked with the Dignity Not Detention Act campaign to try to convince local New York City legislators to co-sponsor a bill that would end immigration detention in New York and met with Senator Brian Kavanagh's chief of staff. Carmen Hernandez '26, Peace and Justice Studies and Political Science, a ended a lobby day in Albany with the campaign, where she spoke with Assemblymember Charles Fall '14, MPA, and staff from Assemblymember Grace Lee's office.

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