Special thanks to junior nursing students Ashley Cacares and Vanessa Ayllon for their Spanish translation skills, senior nursing students Stephanie Hopkins and Marcel Kaganovskaya for their volunteer efforts, pre-dental students Radislav Meylikh and Gregory Balaes for their toothbrush donations, anthropology and Spanish major Molly Delbridge for her counseling and help, and pre-med students Philip Fomina and Enri Citozi for their commitment to volunteer their time next semester. The wellness program could not have been a success were it not for the Wagner Health Sciences departments working together to make health a priority for the individuals at El Centro.

“Our students make me so proud,” said Professor Cherofsky.

IN PHOTO: Noelle DeNome, Stephanie Hopkins, Liz Harrington, Marcel Kaganovskaya teaching individuals at El Centro about caring for their liver and the functions of the liver (March 20)

Special thanks to junior nursing students Ashley Cacares and Vanessa Ayllon for their Spanish translation skills, senior nursing students Stephanie Hopkins and Marcel Kaganovskaya for their volunteer efforts, pre-dental students Radislav Meylikh and Gregory Balaes for their toothbrush donations, anthropology and Spanish major Molly Delbridge for her counseling and help, and pre-med students Philip Fomina and Enri Citozi for their commitment to volunteer their time next semester. The wellness program could not have been a success were it not for the Wagner Health Sciences departments working together to make health a priority for the individuals at El Centro.

“Our students make me so proud,” said Professor Cherofsky.

IN PHOTO: Noelle DeNome, Stephanie Hopkins, Liz Harrington, Marcel Kaganovskaya teaching individuals at El Centro about caring for their liver and the functions of the liver (March 20)

Wagner College was cited for innovation in the field of community awareness.

“Many educators are starting to appreciate the need for student activism in their respective communities,” said OnlineUniversities.com. “To this end they are creating service learning programs, where students use classroom knowledge to benefit their neighbors. Wagner College is a leader of this movement. The focus here is on ‘connected learning,’ and students must take three learning community courses with associated weekly community volunteer work. By graduation students will have completed hundreds of hours of community service. Students are encouraged to take an Alternative Spring Break of serving instead of partying. Wagner’s approach to learning-by-doing is a truly innovative way to produce well-rounded graduates.”

The Social Justice Dialogue Luncheons are designed to be a safe space in which the Wagner community — students, faculty and staff — can come together to exchange varying viewpoints, across differences, on timely and challenging issues. These moderated discussions encourage mutual respect, close and sympathetic listening, diverse perspectives, suspended judgment and individual reflection.

The dialogue luncheons are hosted by the centers for Intercultural Advancement and Leadership & Engagement.

Jan. 31 — Hunger: Responses to our hunger crisis

Feb. 7 — Gun control: A deliberative dialogue

Feb. 14 — Same blood, different love: Discussion on FDA ban on gay men from donating blood

Feb. 28 — Stop & frisk: Is NYPD racially discriminating?

March 28 — Same-sex marriage: A discussion of the Supreme Court cases

April 10 — Remembering the Wagner 1970 protests: How far have we come?
(Note that this week’s program is scheduled for Wednesday, not Thursday — and that the program will be held in Union 203, not Union 201)
Special guests:

• Lonnie Brandon, president of Wagner’s Black Concern organization in 1970, and organizer of a 2010 alumni symposium on the 1970 protests
• Lily McNair, provost and vice president for academic affairs, discussing the current status of diversity in student recruitment, faculty and staff composition, and curriculum at Wagner College

April 25 — Being undocumented in the United States: Conversations on immigration reform