Westmoreland, N.Y. resident honored with Union College Community Service Internship

SCHENECTADY, NY (05/13/2013)(readMedia)-- Peter Donnelly '14 is the recipient of one of Union College's annual community service internships. 

Donnelly, an anthropology major from Westmoreland, N.Y., will be working with the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees in Utica, N.Y. He will mainly be assisting with the research and implementation of the Refugee Health Navigator Program to assist immigrants in accessing and using the U.S. healthcare system. In addition, he will be involved in a variety of services the Center offers including teaching English as a Second Language classes, participating in resettlement of immigrant families, assisting with community outreach efforts and coordinating projects with other volunteers.

Donnelly was one of four student chosen to fund their projects this summer.

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.