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The theme of Go New Ro is “GPS: Growth, Purpose, and Service.” Students learn about the two feet of social justice, direct service and advocacy, while becoming acclimated with their new city, New Rochelle, and Iona’s campus community.
This year twenty incoming students, three returning student leaders, and three professional staff from the Offices of Mission and Ministry, Student Development, and Off-Campus and Commuter Services participated in the Go New Ro experience.
During Go New Ro 2015 students learned about important social justice issues including hunger and homelessness in New Rochelle and Westchester Country, environmental justice and care for the Earth, and issues facing elder adults. The team participated in service projects around these topics by partnering with Trinity St. Paul’s Brown Bag Lunch Program, the Sheldrake Environmental Center and St. Joseph’s Care Facility for retired Christian Brothers.
Stephen Hill, the coordinator of Iona in Mission said of the event, “To begin this process, we engage our Go New Ro students in service projects within the local community to nudge them out of their comfort zones both physically and intellectually.”
Students also developed their leadership skills and discussed leadership styles with returning student leaders; Brother Kevin Griffith, the North American Edmund Rice Christian Brothers Province leader and Iona College board of trustee member; and with Jared Rice, New Rochelle City Councilman.
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