Spotlight

Samantha Caceres ’24 knows, sometimes finding an internship is all about that personal connection.

The first episode focuses on watershed moments in race and activism in football, including the development of The Rooney Rule.

The Hartwick English major/theatre minor wrote Vela 225, a 10-minute play, for Hartwick’s annual 24-hour theatre festival. Vela 225 was a finalist for the new Planet Earth prize at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) in Region 1.

Meet Myla Dobson ’22, a political science major, working as a project manager for Lumino Digital Consulting in Denver. Myla is another great example of the power of the Hartwick alumni network.

January is “Mentorship Month,” so we wanted to highlight a recent example of the College’s alumni network mentoring a student to success in finding their first job.

Gianny Ramos-Maya ’24 didn’t think she’d ever have the chance to study abroad. “I’ve always wanted to go to Africa,” she said. “But it’s expensive. I never thought I’d be able to afford it.”

Sofia Escobar ’24 recently became the first Hartwick student to win the Eleanor B. North Poetry Award from International English Honor Society Sigma Tau Delta.

Following a successful voter registration drive that saw 146 students register to vote in Oneonta, the Office of Civic Engagement sponsored vans that drove students – and one Guiding Eyes for the Blind dog – to the polls.

Dr. Kevin Schultz, Physics department chair, brought back his annual Principles of Physics lab, which involves students launching air-pumped rockets across the field.

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Dr. Cheryl L. Johnson analyzes the critical issues of culture, adoption, and a sense of belonging that affect the growth and development of a subset of multiethnic children.