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CBSC 2023-24 NEWSLETTERs
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CBSC September 2023 Newsletter
Big thanks to Grace Fraser CBSC ‘23 for the production of the CBSC newsletters!
CBSC 100 Senior Honorary Inductees
Congratulations to the CBSC Fellows inducted into the 100 Senior Honorary Class of 2024. We celebrate you for the impact you continue to have on Emory and the Atlanta communities.
Home Energy Affordability and Resources in Decatur (HEARD) Survey Featured in AJC Article
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution highlighted a 2023 Community Building and Social Change project that is supporting the City of Decatur with their Climate Resilience Plan.
A group of 2023 CBSC Fellows are distributing the Home Energy Affordability and Resources in Decatur (HEARD) survey, which asks Decatur residents about their needs and concerns regarding energy consumption and home repairs. The survey will help Decatur meet the goals outlined in their Clean Energy Plan and Climate Resilience Plan.
Read the article here.
Former Fellows on Emory Alumni Association’s 40 Under 40 List
Congratulations Shijuade Kadree (left) and Makda Majette (right) for being recognized on the Emory Alumni Associations 40 Under 40 list.
Shijuade, a 2004 CBSC Fellow, was named under the Trailblazers category. She is currently the founder and principal of Compass Strategies Consulting LLC in Atlanta.
Makda, a 2007 CBSC Fellow, was named under the World-Changers category. She is currently a family physician and HIV specialist and Chen Senior Medical Center in Miami.
Read more about this year’s 40 Under 40 list here.
Clare McCarthy
2023 McMullan Award recipient
Clare McCarthy, a 2021 CBSC Fellow, was selected as the 2023 Lucius Lamar McMullan Award recipient. Each year, one Emory College graduate who shows promise in serving their community and being a future leader receives the award, which comes with $30,000.
During her time at Emory, Clare was an intern for the Office of Sustainability Initiatives, co-director of alternative breaks for Volunteer Emory, co-founded the Emory Climate Coalition, and was involved in the Emory Climate Reality Project. She is now pursuing a Master of Public Health at the Rollins School of Public Health.
CBSC Director Kate Grace told the Emory News Center that “Clare is clearly very intelligent and managing a lot quite well, but most importantly, she is constantly growing.”
Read more about Clare McCarthy and the McMullan Award here.
Vivian Liu
2023 Udall Scholar
Vivian Liu, a 2022 CBSC Fellow, was selected as a 2023 Udall Scholar. The Udall Scholarship is a prestigious award for students dedicated to issues concerning the environment, Native American nations, or public service. Liu is the fourth Emory student to win this award.
CBSC Founder Michael Rich told the Emory News Center that Vivian is “somewhat unique among environmental science students, in understanding the science while being committed to mobilizing communities to act in a collaborative way.”
Read more about Vivian Liu and the Udall Scholarship here.
CBSC Fellows Named to 100 Senior Honorary
Congratulations to Clare McCarthy and Cara Waite for being named to the Class of 2023’s 100 Senior Honorary. Clare and Cara were 2021 CBSC Fellows.
The award is given to 100 outstanding graduating students who have made significant contributions to the Emory community.
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CBSC 2021 Summer Kicks Off
The CBSC summer practicum term launched on Monday, May 24th, 2021. We are excited to work with the Global Growers Network based in Clarkston, GA and a coalition of Moving in the Spirit, the Wylde Center Edgewood Learning Garden and the Mayson Avenue Cooperative on projects in the Edgewood neighborhood of Atlanta. Seven 2021 CBSC Fellows will be creating a leadership program for new American farmers and gathering community input for an action plan for engagement in the community.
The seven 2021 CBSC Fellows are:
Clarkston team: Elizabeth Beling, Jamie Constantine and Helena Zeleke
Edgewood team: Mikail Albritton, Matthew Joesoep, Clare McCarthy and Cara Waite
June 2021 - Emory Inspired webpage highlights the work of the 2021 CBSC fellows and their experience as a part of the CBSC program
2021 fellows partnering with the coalition of Edgewood based organizations and those partnering with the Global Growers Network were interviewed on their experiences with the fellowship so far and the impacts they hope to have with their work. To learn more about the work of the 2021 fellows, click here. The Emory Inspired article can be viewed here.
August 14, 2020 - Emory Government and Community Affairs’ newsletter, the capitol report, highlights community art program led by cbsc fellows
A 2020 CBSC Project working with the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts and Cultural Center launched the first DeKalb community art contest and exhibit this year - DeKalb Diversity Stories. Emory’s Government and Community Affairs’ newsletter, The Capitol Report, shared information about this exciting new offering in the community. Please see the newsletter and the online Exhibit. There are some amazing works of art and stories created by DeKalb residents.
CBSC Grads Named to 100 Senior Honorary
Congratulations to three CBSC Fellows being named to the 100 Senior Honorary. This recognition led by the Emory Alumni Association is highly competitive. Accomplishments, leadership and service were highlights for Hannah Fleischmann, Julia Glickman and Dillon Wu in this honor.
2018-19 CBSC Annual Report
The 2018-2019 CBSC Fellows Program is complete. Please check out the impacts our fellows, partners and participants had in the year. The CBSC work goes beyond the core fellows program these days! View our work here.
CBSC Alumna Amanda Edwards kicks off her campaign to represent Texas in the Senate
Amanda Edwards, a Houston attorney and City Councilwoman, has launched a campaign running serve Texas in the Senate. Ms. Edwards was in the first class of the fellows program, then called the Kenneth Cole Fellowship in Community Building and Social Change, and has applied many of the core principles of the CBSC in her work. Ms. Edwards has led continued community building and post-disaster response efforts since Hurricane Harvey hit Houston in 2017. The Houston Chronicle recently named Ms. Edwards as one to watch here.
2019 CBSC Summer Term Underway
On Monday, May 20th, the 2019 CBSC Fellows began their ten week summer practicum implementing projects co-developed with partners over the spring term. As part of our summer fellows’ experience, the program includes a series of weekly dinners with guest speakers, site visits and other outings to build networks and knowledge around key initiatives in the Atlanta area.
Our first outing was to join the Civil Bikes biking tour of Civil Rights sites in the Old 4th Ward neighborhood area. We had a good time pedaling around and learning about Atlanta history.
CBSC Fellows Named to 100 Senior Honorary
Three CBSC Fellows were named to Emory’s 100 Senior Honorary for the 2019 graduating class. Pictured at the January 22nd, 2019 Induction ceremony Reception from left are Samantha Flaugher (CBSC 2018), Kate Grace (CBSC Director), Maya Bornstein (CBSC 2017), and David Nifong (CBSC 2018).
Presentation team: Ruth Evans, Dia Parker, Rebekah Morris, Samantha Flaugher, David Nifong, Kate Grace, Victoria Huynh and David Park
Cbsc fellows Program provides local context for housing presentation to local churches
December 2nd, 2018 at Oglethorpe University
Led by Ruth Evans and UNITE, 2018 CBSC Fellows Samantha Flaugher and David Nifong and the CBSC Director Kate Grace participated in a presentation to over 80 congregants representing at least 9 churches. The focus was educating the local faith community on the housing pressures being faced by many communities in the Cross Keys area. The evening was powerful with the audience leaving ready to engage in making positive change in their own neighborhoods via direct engagement and civic action to influence local housing policies.
September 15th, 2018 CKSNI Equitable Housing Press Conference
CBSC Fellows, Projects and staff have supported CKSNI since its inception. Recent work has focused on rapidly changing housing conditions for the current members of the community. As a resource partner, the CBSC is excited to see the research utilized by CKSNI in their housing platform.
CBSC FALL 2018 COURSE applications are closed.
The required prerequisite course - 370A POLS/SOC/ENVS/CBSC - for pursuing the full CBSC Fellows Program and Minor is full. Anyone interested in the CBSC course work or full fellows’ program should contact Kate Grace and follow our OrgSync profile at Emory University here: https://orgsync.com/130733/chapter
Kate Grace can be reached at at kdgrace@emory.edu.
CBSC Program featured in Campus Life Newsletter
The University Learning Community, a pilot effort lead by Emory built in many ways on the principles core to the CBSC Fellows Program, was featured in the July 2018 Campus Life newsletter.
The 2018 CBSC Fellows, partners and two alumni enjoyed a luncheon hosted by Emory President Claire Sterk on July 22nd, 2018. All discussed the work of the CBSC and its' connections to both the Emory mission and the growth of new leaders.
Emory CBSC Fellows selected for highly competitive awards.
CBSC IN SCOTLAND
Jason Sell, 2016 CBSC Fellow and 2017 Second Year Fellow, was selected as one of four Emory students for the Robert T. Jones Scholarship.
Via this "Bobby Jones Scholarship" opportunity, Jason will study next year at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Read about this great award in the Emory Report article.
CBSC IN ATLANTA
Caroline Nwanze, 2017 CBSC Fellow, has been selected for the two year Woodruff and Whitehead Foundations' Fellowship.
Caroline will work within the foundations for two years after graduation in May, learning about the foundations' work and better understanding the important role of philanthropy in our most pressing community needs.
Two CBSC Fellows were named as part of the inaugural class of the Emory Alumni Association's 40 Under 40.
http://news.emory.edu/features/2017/08/emorymagazine40underforty/
Congratulations to Amanda K. Edwards and Maria Town for this well-deserved recognition.
Maria Town, CBSC Fellow and current President and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities, talks about opportunities presented by Covid and accessible work for persons with differing abilities. Maria was featured in this article discussing the issue and also on NPR talking about the need for representation by persons with disabilities in national leadership.