Sometimes working around the clock -- and often in temperatures in the teens -- a group of 10 Syracuse University students was busily designing and installing the final elements of the Mobile Literacy Arts Bus (M-LAB), which received its pilot unveiling April 3 at Syracuse's Nottingham High School.

The M-LAB unveiling event at Nottingham High School acknowledged Valesky and Pomfrey for their leadership and support for the M-LAB and the Partnership for Better Education. They have both provided the funding needed to purchase and rehabilitate an RV into a functioning, mobile digital photo lab and writing classroom, where SU students will collaborate with Syracuse city high school students on projects throughout the academic year.

"One of POMCO's core values is that optimism, determination and dedication are fundamental to success, and the way this group of SU students came together to work on the M-LAB during this past year certainly demonstrates that," Pomfrey said.