Kicking off its 25th anniversary year, the Swearer Center for Public Service has launched the Vascellaro Family Social Impact Fellowship Program and selected three incoming freshman as its inaugural recipients. Created to help ensure that students are able to engage in significant public service experiences during their time at Brown regardless of financial circumstance, the fellowship is made possible by an endowment established by Vice Chancellor Jerome Vascellaro ’74 P’07 and Mary Vascellaro ’74 P’07. Fellows will be part of the Swearer Center’s University–Community Academic Advising Program, which brings them to campus before orientation to be immersed in the Providence community, assigns an academic adviser who can guide them in integrating community engagement with academic pursuits, provides ongoing seminars throughout the year, and builds a community of students committed to public service. The first three recipients are Kristy Choi of Boyd, Md.; Marina Hernandez of Sacramento, Calif.; and Angela Ramponi, of Soldotna, Alaska.