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My goal this summer was to evaluate improvement options and to research possible grants and other funding opportunities for The Bell Tree to utilize in order to further renovate the church in sustainable ways. I began researching local organizations that experienced the same struggles as The Bell Tree in terms of retrofitting their old buildings.

My project for the county historian is to research local primary documents and figures connected to subjects found within the New York State Social Studies Curriculum.

I am working on a new research project titled “Uncovering the Hidden Stories of Migrant Labor Camps Along the Chenango River Valley.”

The main goal of this project is to collect basic information from a behavioral standpoint from families in Madison County.

The project I have been undertaking is a new endeavor, started by Rogers Center Environmental Educator Ellen Rathbone, to inventory and address the concerning population decline of native bumblebees at Rogers Center and around central New York. This initiative is fittingly called the “B-Team.” 

Rory Gold Wienk ’24 is one of 31 student fellows who completed research with a community-based organization in upstate New York this summer as a part of the Upstate Institute Summer Field School.

Community members recently heard from a panel of experts discussing Lyme and other tick associated diseases, one of the impacts of the overabundant local deer population in the Hamilton area. On April 5 at the Hamilton Public Library, panelists cautioned that deer ticks are emerging now in the spring, and they can carry not only Lyme disease, but also nine other diseases. 

With over 14 separate programs including citizenship, employment, traffic safety, and English language class, a newly arrived refugee can access resources that cover every aspect of life from green card application to professional skills development and infant car seat installation. The Center’s work with refugees from around the world has changed Utica into a diverse and vibrant community, with over 17,000 refugees resettled since 1981 and over 15 languages spoken at the Center.

I worked for the ACLC’s Nest Raft Program to help mitigate these nesting threats. I regularly kayaked on six lakes, observing eight loon pairs for their nesting successes and failures. Out of those eight pairs, only half ever built nests, and half of those nests failed due to flooding.

This summer, I completed my Field School Fellowship with the Madison County Department of Health (MCDOH). My project focused on the prevalence and prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which is just one of the many important issues MCDOH works to address.