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CHAMPIONING CHILDHOOD EDUCATION:
Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd, pictured third from right, met with
several Green Street Arts Center students, law enforcement officers and
Wesleyan faculty and staff June 2 at GSAC, where he was awarded the
"Champion for Children" award for his efforts supporting early childhood
education. The award was presented by members of
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids - a nationwide crime prevention organization
of more than 4,000 police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors and crime
survivors, including 42 members in Connecticut. Also pictured, from
left, are Sonia BasSheva Mañjon,
vice president for diversity and strategic partnerships;
Eric Figueroa, 15; City of Middletown
Mayor Sebastian Giuliano; Taiya Gardner, 10; Eric Qiniones, 14; Hardlyn Joseph,
14; and Daniel Russel, 16. |
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Peter Patton, professor of earth and
environmental sciences and former GSAC Advisory Board member, speaks to Senator
Dodd and local law enforcement officials about the art center's history
and Wesleyan's involvement. |
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Student Eric Figueroa; Patricia Sotarello, GSAC Afterschool
and Summer Program Coordinator; and Jessica Carso, GSAC associate
director and director of development, listen to Senator Dodd speak. The
five-term senator was honored for his early childhood education
initiatives, such as the Head Start program. Dodd is a prominent member
of the powerful Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)
Committee and Chairman of the Children and Families Subcommittee, which
oversees early education legislation.
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Senator Dodd talks to Taiya Gardner and Hardlyn
Joseph about
their current summer
youth program, Documentary Filmmaking: Over the Big Top, Behind the
Scenes of the Oddfellows (Playhouse) Circus. |
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Senator Dodd, Patton, Mañjon and
Giuliano tour
classrooms inside the GSAC following the awards ceremony. |
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Teiya Gardner documents the event as part of her film
class. (Photos by Olivia Bartlett) |
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