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Young Scholars Liberty Partnerships Program in the News

May 2021 
Four Graduating YSLPP Seniors Honored as Utica OD Teen All-Stars 2021! 

• De Le (SUNY Buffalo '23) https://www.uticaod.com/news/20190520/scholar-le-calls-himself-regular-teen
• Loc Huynh (Utica College '23) https://www.uticaod.com/news/20190520/huynh-on-path-to-help-others

May 17, 2019
Community Foundation awards almost $1 million to CNY nonprofits
https://www.oneidadispatch.com/news/local-news/community-foundation-awards-almost-million-to-cny-nonprofits/article_f802070c-78f7-11e9-85e7-33d7a4bf2523.html

February 9, 2019
UC Students Lobby To Save Program Funding (Features YSLPP Alumns Marangely Delgado '17 & Jasmine Pena '15)
https://www.uticaod.com/news/20190209/uc-students-lobby-to-save-program-funding

February 5, 2019
M&T Bank Fund Awards More than $110,500 to Community Organizations 
https://foundationhoc.org/mt-bank-fund-awards-more-than-110500-to-community-organizations/?fbclid=IwAR2JnpU9mXDdpDWs2vLvj-RLXqxbbmBRXDycHw1D2NkbZahOEPKxWgKibQM

February 2, 2019
Local Hackathon A Building Block to Fight Cyberbullying  (Featuring YSLPP Grad and Utica College Junior Franklin Nuth)
https://www.uticaod.com/news/20190202/local-hackathon-building-block-to-fight-cyberbullying

January 28, 2019
Director of Program Operations Mary Hayes Gordon Featured at Poverty Symposium at Utica College
https://www.uticaod.com/news/20190128/symposium-explores-cycle-of-poverty

November 20, 2018
Johnsen, Young Scholars Grad Program Honored by Genesis Group
www.utica.edu/news/stories/johnsen-young-scholars-grad-program-honored-by-genesis-group/

August 8, 2018
Young Scholars Honored- 25 Students Recognized For Summer Internships
https://www.cnyhomepage.com/news/utica-young-scholars-honored/1355253315

July 30, 2018
Young Scholars Explore STEAM
https://www.cnyhomepage.com/news/young-scholars-explore-steam/1335343414

July 27, 2018
Young Scholars Take on Summer Classes- 48 Students Present Final STEAM Projects
https://www.utica.edu/news/stories/y/

May 22, 2018 
Four YSLPP Seniors are honored as 2018 Utica Observer Dispatch Teen All Stars!
Marvin Hayes (Suny Potsdam '22)
Yupha Lwin (SUNY Albany '22)
Nwe Nee Sar (Hamilton College '22)
Odin Steel (SUNY Polytechnic Institute '22)

May 14, 2018
'14 YSLPP Alum and 2018 University of Rochester graduate Delvin Moody is Featured as a Top Student Activist at U of R
https://www.rochester.edu/respect/student-activists/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=respect

March 30, 2018
YWCA Mohawk Valley Salutes Outstanding Women in the Community- Including YSLPP Sophomore Dah Eh
http://www.wktv.com/content/news/The-YWCA-Mohawk-Valley-holds-Salute-to-Outstanding-Women-Dinner-478360433.html

February 22, 2018
Local Youth Recognized For Volunteering
http://www.cnyhomepage.com/news/local-youth-recognized-for-volunteering/987256375

February, 12, 2018
Six Honored As Women of the Year
www.uticaod.com/news/20180212/6-to-be-honored-as-women-of-year

February 7, 2018
Local Media Organizations Profile our New Young Scholars Graduate Leadership Development Program
WUTR: http://www.cnyhomepage.com/news/young-scholars-program-expands/958481334
WKTV: http://www.wktv.com/content/news/Young-Scholars-launches-new-program-to-build-new-leaders-473231723.html

November 29, 2017
Why I'm Here Profile of Colgate University Sr. and 2014 YS Grad Dzenela Becic
https://whyimhere.org/2017/11/29/growing-up-american-in-a-bosnian-refugee-family/

November 27, 2017
Why I'm Here Profile of Utica College graduate and 2012 YS Grad Mahira Patkovic
https://whyimhere.org/2017/11/27/bosnian-refugee-and-utica-college-graduate-wants-to-end-the-stigma/

August 15, 2017
Young Scholars Program Finishes First Year of Paid Internships
http://www.wktv.com/story/36142597/young-scholars-program-finishes-first-year-of-paid-internships

August 10, 2017
Proceeds From Mayors Gala Helping Interns
http://www.cnyhomepage.com/news/video/proceeds-from-mayors-gala-helping-interns_20170810220742/786805406

July 31, 2017
Summer's Not All Fun and Games, Young Scholars Hard at Work at Utica College (Profile of STEAM Scholars, July 2017)
http://www.cnyhomepage.com/news/summers-not-all-fun-and-games-young-scholars-hard-at-work-at-utica-college/779249225

June 5, 2017
Four YSLPP students win funding from MVCC's Young Entrepreneur's Academy
http://www.uticaod.com/news/20170605/mvcc-program-teaches-would-be-teen-entrepreneurs

June 1, 2017
Mayor’s Gala Raises Over $55,000 For Young Scholars Program
http://wibx950.com/mayors-gala-raises-over-55000-for-young-scholars-program/

May 22, 2017
YSLPP Senior Achol Ajang commits to NCAA Divison II Queens College 
http://queensknights.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/20170522rphca4

May 16, 2017
Eneliza Retamar's Teen All Stars Profile
www.uticaod.com/news/20170516/retamar-breaks-out-of-shell-creates-own-business

May 16, 2017
Kwayvon Midget's Teen All Stars Profile
http://www.uticaod.com/news/20170516/midget-i-pave-my-own-path-and-set-my-own-examples

May 16, 2017
Lay Lay Mar's Teen All Stars Profile
http://www.uticaod.com/news/20170516/seeing-medics-at-refugee-camp-guides-mar-to-career-path

April 22, 2017
YSLPP Joins Other Local Organizations in the Oneida County Intergenerational Spring Clean Up 
http://www.wktv.com/story/35217535/300-volunteers-take-part-in-oneida-countys-intergenerational-cleanup

March 7, 2017
2017 Utica of City Mayor’s Gala To Benefit Young Scholars LPP
www.uticaod.com/news/20170307/mayors-gala-to-benefit-young-scholars-program

March 5, 2017
YSLPP Site Assistant Julia Madore won the "Best of the Conference" award for a paper she presented at the annual regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference March 4, 2017, at SUNY Brockport. 
www2.naz.edu/dept/history-political-science/phi-alpha-theta/

February 17, 2017
YSLPP Director of Program Operations Mary Hayes Gordon Honored by YWCA Mohawk Valley's Salute to Outstanding Women
http://romesentinel.com/county/ywca-mohawk-valley-celebrates-local-women/QBqqbq!k4iisIVE0a2Tjhqh0f6zcA/

January 9, 2017
YSLPP Mentor Coordinator Linda Stewart Works to Build Strong Leaders
http://www.uticaod.com/news/20170109/monday-morning-conversation-linda-stewart-works-to-build-strong-leaders

November 4, 2016
Having Humanity- Profiles a Senior Young Scholars Student at Utica College
uctangerine.com/2016/11/04/having-humanity/

October, 2016
YSLPP Assistant Director Ben Atwood '09 G'13 Granted Empire State Excellence in Teaching Award
https://www.utica.edu/news/stories/young-scholars-assistant-director-granted-empire-state-excellence-in-teaching-award/

August 6, 2016
Young Scholars at UC Has Successful Year Under Matt
www.uticaod.com/news/20160806/young-scholars-at-uc-has-successful-year-under-matt

July 28, 2016 
Proctor Young Scholars Present Research at Utica College
www.uticaod.com/news/20160728/proctor-young-scholars-present-research-at-utica-college

July 28, 2016
Young Scholars Discovers Strength Through STEM
www.wktv.com/news/education/Young_Scholars_discovers_strengths_through_STEM_.html

April 16, 2016
Students Pitch Business Plans at MVCC YEA! Investor Panel Event
www.mvcc.edu/cced/news/news-story/students-pitch-business-plans-at-mvcc-yea-investor-panel-event/

January 26, 2016
Young Scholars Grow Big Dreams
http://www.cnyhomepage.com/news/young-scholars-grow-big-dreams

September 1, 2015
American Graduate: Champion, Profiles Former YSLPP Social Worker Maria Elena Santos
worldchannel.org/programs/episode/amgrad-champion-maria-elena-santos/

August 21, 2015
Cynthia Vele ’17 Works With Young Scholars to Measure Success Among Students
http://blogs.colgate.edu/upstateinstitute/2015/08/21/cynthia-vele-17-works-with-young-scholars-to-measure-success-among-students/

July 23, 2015
Young Scholar Attends Luncheon at the White House
www.uticaod.com/article/20150723/NEWS/150729683

June 4, 2015
Young Scholars Top Proctor Class of 2015
https://www.utica.edu/news/press-releases/young-scholars-top-proctor-class-of-2015/

April 17, 2015
Current Yale Student Trinh Truong (YSLPP '15) Profiled on CNN
http://money.cnn.com/gallery/pf/college/2015/04/10/ivy-league-schools/index.html