Program News
M&T Bank Fund Awards More than $110,500 to Community Organizations
"M&T Bank/Partners Trust Bank Charitable Fund (MTPT) awarded $110,548 in grants to eight local nonprofits in the fourth quarter of 2018. MTPT, a donor-advised fund of The Community [...]
Local Hackathon A Building Block to Fight Cyberbullying (Featuring YSLPP Grad and Utica College Junior Franklin Nuth)
"UTICA — The building blocks of digital code were taught to area students Saturday at the thINCubator for the region’s first youth hackathon. Known as the AT&T Mohawk [...]
Young Scholars Explore STEAM
"There are still a few weeks before most kids head back to the school halls – but some never really left. Eyewitness News reporter Marlee Tuskes brings us [...]
’14 YSLPP Alum and 2018 University of Rochester graduate Delvin Moody is Featured as a Top Student Activist at U of R
"Meet seven students who are actively working to ensure Rochester maintains a climate of respect where everyone is free to learn, teach, and work. With support from their [...]
YWCA Mohawk Valley Salutes Outstanding Women in the Community- Including YSLPP Sophomore Dah Eh
"NEW HARTFORD - The YWCA held an event Thursday evening to announce its annual honorees. The "Salute to Outstanding Woman" is held each year to honor local women [...]
Local Youth Recognized For Volunteering
"The Oneida County Youth Bureau gave recognition to local teens who provided thousands of hours to volunteer service." Continue Reading
Local Media Organizations Profile our New Young Scholars Graduate Leadership Development Program
"It’s designed to help students succeed, now that helping hand is extending past graduation. Eyewitness News reporter MarleeTuskes tells us more about the Young Scholars program." Continue Reading [...]
Mayor’s Gala Raises Over $55,000 For Young Scholars Program
"The 2017 Mayor's Benefit Gala raised over $55,000 for the Young Scholars Program. The event, hosted by Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri and his wife Susan, was held on [...]
Susan Gunther: WXXI American Graduate Champion
"Director Susan Gunther is being recognized for the quality and care she brings to each student in the MCC Liberty Partnerships Program (LPP). LPP offers academic enrichment, tutoring, [...]
How I Got Into an Ivy League School, Featuring Young Scholars Alum Trinh Truong
"I came to America in 2001 as a refugee from Vietnam. I was 3 and didn't speak any English. My grandfather fought in the Vietnam War with American [...]