MLK Scholars Program

Community

Sophomore Class

Theodore Briscoe & Kimberly Pinglora
Kim and Theodore in Granada, Spain

 

Theodore Briscoe

Business Administration with double concentrations in International Business and Finance.

Theodore spends his time volunteering with the Tompkins County Worker's Center. The Worker's Center (formerly the Living Wage Coalition) is devoted to protecting the rights of workers. Most recently, Theodore has been assisting the Center is implementing its Hotel Workers Human Rights Campaign, which is aimed to stop the abuse of hotel workers here in Ithaca. He has done many tasks for the Center, including writing a front page article for its monthly newsletter and spreading the word about Workers Center rallies.

Kimberly Pinglora

Theatre Arts Management

Kim volunteers at Beverly J. Martin Elementary School here in Ithaca. Kim combined her love for children with her passion for the stage to create an afterschool theatre program run through the school's Academic Enrichment Program. The program, designed for third through fifth graders, meets twice a week and does different activities to strengthen the children's stage skills.