John Murillo is a third-year student at Ithaca College and has recently become the training coordinator for The Student Auxiliary Safety Patrol (SASP), a force dedicated to keeping the campus safe and to building a bridge between Public Safety and the student body; tasks in SASP include nightly patrols to secure the campus and assisting students in emergency situations. Besides this, John is the proud Treasurer forL.A.M., an organization dedicated to spreading Mexican culture on campus. During the 2024 – 2025 academic year. John helped produce videography content for Ithaca College as a member of Park Promotions. John is also a member of The New York Film & Television Student Alliance (NYFTSA). During the Fall 2025 semester, John will direct an episode of First Years: Season 2 , an upcoming scripted, fiction series on ICTV, and he will co-direct his own short film, Annica , while helping other students on their film projects. John will continue to volunteer every week at McGraw House, helping the elderly residents with their technological needs and questions, and at Ithaca High School, helping the students with their homework and with job and college applications. Being a Park Scholar has allowed John to make meaningful connections with others that go beyond the time spent on a film set or at one of his volunteer activities. He is extremely thankful for the opportunity to be a Park Scholar and to use his media work and community involvement to help build greater connections among people to increase understanding, not just tolerance.
John Murillo
