Nazareth College Students to Participate in Local Teen Summit
A group of Nazareth College students will be attending The Rochester Teen Summit, an annual conference honoring the unique perspectives of teens and young adults. The event will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday April 23, 2016 at the Lyric Theatre in downtown Rochester. The summit will highlight a series of 10 to 15 minute “TED Talk” style presentations, which provide insight on issues such as, body image, mental health, segregation, students with disabilities, and culturally relevant high school curriculum. This event is free and open to the public. The Lyric Theatre is located at 440 East Avenue, Rochester, N.Y. 14607. For more information, please contact: Brian Bailey, bbailey2@naz.eduor Sarah Delmont, Director of The Rochester Teen Summit, sdelmon3@mail.naz.edu.
The project started as a collaborative effort amongst education students during an Adolescent Education course at Nazareth College. The purpose of the class was to further understand the challenges and changes adolescents face on a daily basis. The students (with the help of Nazareth professors Brian Bailey, Dave Caiazza, and Eric Morris) wanted to spread ideas and create change by putting together a local event, which came to be known as The Rochester Teen Summit.
The summit will feature students from, Nazareth College, West Irondequoit High School, World of Inquiry School, School without Walls, Bright High School, Honeoye Falls-Lima High School, Greece Athena, Community Place, Teen Empowerment, and 25 North Dance Company. For more information, and to register for the event, please visit:www.rocteensummit.com/registration. Check-in will begin at 9 a.m.
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Julie Long, Chief Public Relations Officer, (585) 389-2456, jlong2@naz.edu
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