The NR Fund, in partnership with the New Rochelle High School
Social Studies Department, presents the
2021 CIVICS SYMPOSIUM

Laboratories of Democracy:
Advocating for Local Change

January 26, 2021
New Rochelle High School A.P. U.S. Government and Politics students will present their position papers, followed by a discussion with their peers and a panel of experts.
Presented online via Zoom in two different sessions:

MORNING SESSION
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Phone Audio (if needed): US: +1 646 518 9805
Webinar ID: 949 6062 4810

Moderator:
Dr. Amy Bass
Chair of the Division of Social Science
and Communication at Manhattanville College

Student Presenters:
"Bike Lanes" by Neil Costa, Esmeralda Lopez, Matt Mango, Promise Opurum
"The Princeton Plan" by Ian Barnett, Melanie Brome, William Lathan, and Zoe Seward
"Universal Pre K" by Maya Cole and Sonia Morris

Panelists:
Katie Castellano-Minaya
Teacher and New Rochelle Board of Education member

Rev. Dierdra Clark
Associate Pastor, New York Covenant Church

Alexander R. Eodice
Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department, Iona College

Joe Klein
New York Times Bestselling Author of Primary Colors

Hugh Price
Former President and CEO, National Urban League
AFTERNOON SESSION
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Phone Audio (if needed): US: +1 646 558 8656
Webinar ID: 982 5082 4651

Moderator:
Dr. Amy Bass
Chair of the Division of Social Science
and Communication, Manhattanville College

Student Presenters:
"Community Policing" by Kate Conroy and Kimberly Dawson
"Sustainable Cafeterias in CSDNR" by Isabel Camara, Ruth Muriel, and Ariana Velasquez
"The Inclusion Project" by Chris Colavito, Maeve Ingram, and Ava Vernor

Panelists:
Adina Berrios Brooks
Asst. Provost for Faculty Advancement in the
Office of the Provost, Columbia University
and New Rochelle Board of Education Member

Alexander R. Eodice
Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department, Iona College

Joe Klein
New York Times Bestselling Author of Primary Colors

Hugh Price
Former President and CEO, National Urban League

Yadira Ramos-Herbert
New Rochelle City Council Member and
Assoc. Dean of Students and Registration Services, Columbia University Law School
Adina Berrios Brooks
Asst. Provost for Faculty Advancement,
Columbia University and New Rochelle Board of Education Member
Rev. Dierdra Clark
President, New Rochelle Public Library Board of Trustees, and Associate Pastor,
New York Covenant Church
Alexander R. Eodice
Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Iona College
Joe Klein
New York Times Bestselling Author of Primary Colors
Katie Castellano-Minaya
Teacher and New Rochelle Board of Education Member
Hugh Price
Former President and CEO, National Urban League
Yadira Ramos-Herbert
New Rochelle City Council Member and
Assoc. Dean of Students and Registration Services, Columbia University Law School
Moderator
Dr. Amy Bass
Chair of the Division of Social Science and Communication at Manhattanville College
The New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence thanks our esteemed panelists for so generously giving their time to participate in the Civics Symposium, and would like to extend special thanks to:

Tim Kuklis
Social Studies Teacher, New Rochelle High School

Steven A. Goldberg
Interim Principal, New Rochelle High School

Gustavo Barbosa
New Rochelle High School Department Chair, Social Studies and Business

Dr. Amy Bass
Chair of the Division of Social Science and Communication at Manhattanville College. 
An Emmy-award-winning writer for her work on the Olympic Games with NBC,
her most recent book, One Goal, was named a “best book” by Library Journal and the Boston Globe.