Now, as the Mission and Advocacy Chair, I spread awareness and promote social activism on campus. I became actively involved in my hometown and upon coming to college, joined Colleges Against Cancer, a group that raises over $170,000 for cancer research and patient services through Relay for Life. Treatments are expensive, transportation is difficult, and people do not always have access to the services they need. Growing up, I watched numerous family members battle cancer and realized that the illness is not the only problem. All in all, Colleen Steward has been a tireless advocate for others, a bridge builder in a world so in need of meaningful personal connections, and a campus and community difference maker. Colleen's area of biological research is cancer prevention, and she fully expects that her commitment to service will extend well into her career. Colleen was also selected to support her fellow students as a Geneseo Opportunities for Leadership Development (GOLD) Peer Mentor, Geneseo's award-winning student leadership development program, and as a tutor and supplemental instructor for her fellow biology students.
In the last two years, Colleen has assumed positions of leadership in two very active Geneseo student organizations, as Mission and Advocacy Chair for the Geneseo Relay for Life, the largest earning per capita American Cancer Society-sponsored collegiate Relay in the country, and as Vice President of the Geneseo chapter of the international service organization Circle K. SUNY Geneseo student Colleen Steward, is a student leader who, in her relatively short time at Geneseo, has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the College's core value of civic responsibility by putting that value into action in a number of impressive ways.