Anna Schupack ’22 Awarded Campus Compact 2021 Newman Civic Fellowship
Born and raised in Albany, New York, Schupack’s community engagement began in response the human rights crisis in Sudan in 2019. She rallied local community members and mobilized them to raise awareness and build cross-cultural solidarity.
Since then, she has continued her leadership role by addressing food insecurity in Albany with the South End Children’s Cafe distribution and delivery program.
Schupack has also focused her engagement efforts on Kakamega, Kenya and the Kakamega Care Center, which she visits every year in an ongoing effort to further its grassroots programming.
Schupack’s work shines a spotlight on injustices that are all too often hidden from public view. She collaborates with local organizations on a broad range of issues, from immigration and racial justice to the assistance of adolescents and young adults who have been diagnosed as on the spectrum. In her three years at Bard, Schupack has engaged with Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson, Ramapo for Children, and Center for Spectrum Services.
“Anna is a great embodiment of Bard's mission to be a private institution working in the public interest,” said Bard President Leon Botstein, in a letter he signed to endorse Schupack’s nomination to the fellowship.
Schupack’s community engagement is based on a deep and personal conviction that community needs begin with empathy and improved interpersonal relationships. “She takes seriously her role as a global citizen by listening deeply and letting community partners guide the work… we are deeply proud of Anna,” says Erin Cannan, Bard’s Vice President for Civic Engagement.
From Bard and Campus Compact, congratulations Miss Schupack!
Post Date: 03-06-2021