Princeton, N.J. resident honored with Union College Community Service Internship

SCHENECTADY, NY (05/13/2013)(readMedia)-- Alexander Pibl was recently awarded one of Union College's Community Service Interships.

Pibl, a junior sociology major, will be using the funding to work with the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad. Along with his supervisor, he identified multiple underserved populations within the community that needed special attention. He will interview elderly and handicapped residents as well as those in affordable housing communities to develop their "File of Life" which documents basic health conditions. At assisted living and extended care centers he will help managers develop pre-evacuation plans for storms to ensure processes are in place in case of power failures affecting the care of residents and patients. In addition, he will expand on community education programs for children and the English as a Second Language population. Often these groups do not understand how to call for help or what happens when they do. By providing EMS demonstrations, he hopes to ease any fear of care that is provided in an emergency.

Pibl was one of four students who received the internships from Union College. 

Union College, founded in 1795 as the first college chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, offers programs in the liberal arts and engineering to 2,100 undergraduates of high academic promise and strong personal motivation. Union, with its long history of blending disciplines, is a leader in educating students to be engaged, innovative and ethical contributors to an increasingly diverse, global and technologically complex society.