While Cornell students have a long history of partnering with the Ithaca community, one group was able to level up their work this semester with a $5,000 Engaged Opportunity Grant  from the Einhorn Center.

Black Students United (BSU), a student organization, used the grant to cover costs for their ever-evolving mentorship partnership with Southside Community Center. The program allows college students to meet regularly with local middle schoolers to help them navigate academic and career paths.

During each session the college students teach a lesson and play a game with a theme such as imposter syndrome, self-directed learning or educational inequities. The grant funds have mostly gone toward purchasing food, supplies and transportation; the group is now able to take field trips to campus.

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