NC Civic Impact Fellowship

Trinitee Smith, Elizabeth City State University

Project Title: Politics Unplugged: Bridging Education with Civic Power

Utilizing classroom engagement, interactive civic awareness and problem solving, and artistic activism, this project consists of a series of events and the overall goal is to instill in students the value of voting, make the connection between political decisions and their studies, and promote civic involvement using engaging and creative learning experiences.

Xypher Pino, Greensboro College

Project Title: Improving Civic Life by Empowering Students

This project aims to improve the overall civic life of Greensboro College by implementing programs that provide a platform for civically passionate students to engage with through the addition of a civic workshop to GCS 1100 (mandatory class for first-year students), the redesigning and reestablishment of a hunger and homelessness-themed community-wide civic project, and the creation of a civic leadership program for select students.

Osliany Mora-Morejon, High Point University

Project Title: Operation Bridging Impact

Osliany will collaborate with the HPU Bonner Leaders Program to deepen their impact with the annual Winter Care Kits service project hosted in collaboration with Continuum of Care for the Point in Time (PIT) Count. The kits will be redesigned to address the lack of resources included in the kits, improve sex inclusivity, include food items, be inclusive of homeless individuals that have the opportunity to stay at a shelter for a night.

Indigo Lesser, UNC Asheville

Project Title: Neurodiversity at UNCA: Improving the College Experience for Neurodivergent Students

This project will focus on improving the UNCA experience for neurodivergent students by implementing community-focused, education-focused, and direct service-focused projects on campus. Project elements include establishing a Neurodivergent Student Union, add guidelines for supporting neurodivergent students into office standards of practice, facilitating community events, and potentially creating a sensory room on campus that will serve as a place for students to rest and regulate.

Magally Ortiz-Rojas, UNC Pembroke

Project Title: La Communidad

The purpose of the project is to help Spanish speaking families transition into college by providing resources and create a sense of belonging and community. The goal is that they will be able to better support their child and so that college students also are prepared to navigate higher ed. There is an emphasis on providing support for DACA students, students with undocumented parents, and first-generation students

Christopher Simmering, William Peace University

Project Title: Operation Agora

Operation Agora will create a space on campus to educate students on the most controversial and important issues that plague our world today. Christopher will host a series of unbiased dialogues to make space for students to freely speak on the issues, without judgement, so that they can learn from each other and create their own, informed, opinions.