Impact Projects Parameters of Impact Projects: • A clearly defined objective to positively affect a social problem • A target population to serve • A clear methodology to accomplish goal and necessary skills to carry it out • Project must be manageable to be designed and executed within academic year Examples of current impact projects • Cardozo: In partnership with Bet Tzedek Civil Litigation Clinic, advocacy for expanded access to Home and Community-Based Services for children with severe disabilities, as well as development of public education materials to provide technical assistance to families. • Ferkauf: In partnership with Parnes Clinic, programming to provide mental health resources to address the psychological needs of asylum-seeking families in the NY area. • Fish: Creation of a graphical poster series of images and quotes relating to the Holocaust to inspire students and general audiences to create space for contemplation and spark conversation through art. • Katz: Development of app (LungDect) for automatic lung cancer detection with deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to classify the CT scans and then detect the precise location of the cancer, which will enhance the speed and accuracy of the cancer diagnosis. • Syms: Expansion of Israel student job landscape for both undergraduate and MBA students by developing the Israel job network to recruit and place current students in internships and alumni in jobs in multiple industries in Israel. • Wurzweiler: Programming with Care Café to address the social-emotional needs of African immigrants who experience barriers associated with assimilation.
The Sacks Graduate Fellowship allowed me to pursue my interest to be part of the solution of a real ethical problem: Holocaust distortion. By writing a scholarly article and creating a podcast with classroom activities that I have presented at academic and education conferences, I have been able to reach a variety of audiences and make a substantial contribution to ensuring that Holocaust education stays accurate and objective.
Paul Kutner Sacks Impact Scholar '23, MA, Fish
Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
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