By Leslie Weddell
'Nonprofit Initiatives at CC' Provides Lessons in Leadership
CC Named a 2019-20 Top Producer of Fulbrights CC has been named a Fulbright top-producing institution for the 2019-20 grant year and has gone on to have 11 Fulbright semifinalists for the 2020-21 grant year, with more than half of CC’s 19 Fulbright applicants, or 58%, advancing to semifinalist status. CC’s 202021 Fulbright semifinalists are:
Maddi Schink ’23 attends a meeting held by the Career Center's Nonprofit Initiatives program in Tutt Library. Schink and other students participating in the program discuss their progress and next steps. Photo by Patil Khakhamian ’22.
Nonprofit Initiatives at Colorado College was launched in the fall of 2019, with eight CC students taking a seat on the board of directors at three separate area nonprofits. The nonprofit sector is one of the fastest-growing in the country, with approximately 12.3 million jobs in the workforce. “We believe it’s important for students to understand the purpose, impact, and opportunities this sector provides,” says Assistant Professor of Economics and Business Kat Miller-Stevens. Miller-Stevens and Director of CC’s Public Interest Fellowship Program and Nonprofit Initiatives Cari Hanrahan oversee the program. The two share a mutual passion for engaging students in experiential learning opportunities in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors. “The NPI serves as the primary bridge between the CC student experience and the Colorado Springs nonprofit community, with our local nonprofits and philanthropic institutions greatly benefitting from the depth and breadth of viewpoints, experiences, skills, and knowledge that CC students have
to offer,” says Heather Carroll ’89, a member of CC’s Board of Trustees and president and executive director of the Joseph Henry Edmondson Foundation, which is funding the Nonprofit Initiatives at Colorado College program. The three nonprofits and the CC students on their board of directors are: Creek Week Steering Committee: Maitland Robinson ’21 Jennifer Lam ’22 Maddie Perigaut ’23 James Hanafee ’22 Katie Wang ’22 Downtown YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region Advisory Board: Maddi Schink ’23 Mountain Song Community School Board: Jamyoung Dorji ’19, MAT ’20 Laurel Sullivan ’20
• Emma Carlson ’20, University of Sheffield study award in medical sciences, United Kingdom • Kenneth Crossley ’19, research award in materials science, Spain • Spencer Daigle ’20, English teaching assistant award, Russia • Allison Gish ’20, English teaching assistant award, Czech Republic • Natalie Gubbay ’20, research award in economics, Argentina • Bita Kavoosi ’20, research award in international relations, China • Daniel Lopez ’19, research award in ethnomusicology, Indonesia • Charlotte Majercik ’20, English teaching assistant award, Nepal • Sarah Pokelwaldt ’20, research award in biology, Panama • Willa Serling ’20, research award in public health, Indonesia • Naomi Tsai ’19, study award in marine biology, New Zealand Being named a Fulbright top-producer is based on the four Colorado College grantees awarded in Spring 2019 and who were in the field during the 2019-20 academic year. They are: • Beka Adair ’16, research award in economic development, Kyrgyz Republic • Claire Derry ’19, English teaching assistant, Moldova • Camilla Fuller ’19, English teaching assistant, Thailand • Amanda Martin ’19, research award in biology, South Africa
DISCOVER MORE ONLINE To read about our students’ Fulbrights and other awards, go to: coloradocollege. edu/newsevents/newsroom/awards
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