Upstate Institute News and Announcements

Grace Leightheiser finishes her 2021 summer field school fellowship with AdkAction, a nonprofit based in Keeseville, N.Y.

Samantha Giuntini ’22 finishes her 2021 summer field fellowship as an intern for Bell Tree located in Earlville, N.Y., and the Carol Kinne Memorial Columbus Center in Columbus, N.Y.

Cassie Ferrante ’21 finishes her 2021 Summer Field Fellowship as an intern for the Cazenovia Preservation Foundation.

Meg DeSouza '22 finishes her 2021 Summer Field Fellowship as an intern for the The Young Scholars Liberty Partnerships Program.

Kelsey Bennett ’22 finishes her 2021 summer field fellowship as an intern for the Northern Forest Center.

Victoria Basulto '21 finishes her 2021 summer field fellowship as an intern for the National Abolition Hall of Fame.

Dana Bamford completed a Field School Fellowship with the Adirondack North County Association (ANCA) during the summer of 2021.

William Peck, Professor and Chair in the Department of Geology, has been named the Gretchen Hoadley Burke ’81 Endowed Chair in Regional Studies for one year, beginning July 1, 2021.

Despite the last-minute switch to remote research, 160 students went forward with research projects this summer.

Each summer, Field School Fellows conduct research in partnership with community and nonprofit organizations in the Upstate New York region. In the summer of 2020, this research took place virtually but over twenty students were still able to complete valuable community-based projects.