Birmingham-南部 College announces 2017 class of Hess Fellows
Birmingham-南部 College announces 2017 class of Hess Fellows
For Immediate Release
五月. 22, 2017
The 2017-18 Hess Fellows, along with two of the program’s sponsors, 是前排吗?, from left): 卡特汉考克, 塔蒂阿娜纽曼, 朗赫斯, 唐纳德•赫斯, 马车桑德斯 and Divya Desai; (back row, from left): Emily Thronton, 阿苏Mukkavilli, Kelsey皮克, 克里希纳帕特尔 Cayla布什, 迦勒《365英国上市官网》, 托马斯•米切尔 德西•欧文斯, 朱莉安娜Schock, 卡罗琳·格罗夫 Aditi普拉萨德, Dr. Kent Andersen, and Katy Smith. Not pictured: Drew McDonagh.
阿拉巴马州的伯明翰.--A group of Birmingham-南部 College students are spending eight weeks this summer tackling projects such as researching predatory lending laws in Alabama and coordinating lobbying activities on Capitol Hill as part of the 2017 class of Hess Fellows.
The Hess Fellows program, part of 365英国上市官网’s Krulak研究所 for 领导, Experiential Learning, and Civic 参与ment, places students at leading nonprofit advocacy agencies in Birmingham and across the United States, including the Virginia-based Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) and Bread for the World in Washington, D.C. The rising sophomores and juniors will spend this summer serving as full-time staff members with their organizations, building agency capacity, engaging in advocacy, and assisting them in addressing community needs.
Since the Hess Fellow program’s inception in 2006, Birmingham-南部 has placed students with agencies focused on community engagement and advocacy. For the first time this year, the program is partnering with SHECP to provide five internships focused on poverty, for a total of 15 placements this summer.
The Hess Fellows are a rise3 designated project. To enhance students’ learning, the program includes three phases: this spring, student interns attended a pre-internship workshop focused on advocacy and critical reflection; throughout the summer, they will complete critical reflections about their internships in writing and through visits with a Hess Center staff member; and when they return to the Hilltop this fall, they will reflect on how their experiences can inform their work on campus and in their future professions. The poverty fellows will also attend pre- and post-conference sessions with poverty interns from the 22 institutions in the SHECP.
The 2017-18 Hess Fellows are:
- Cayla布什, a junior sociology major from Prattville, Ala., who will work with the Atlanta Mission.
- 迪夫德赛, a sophomore economics major from Birmingham, who will work with Bread for the World in D.C.
- 卡罗琳·格罗夫 a junior biology major from Macon, Ga., who will work at Trinity’s Table, Covenant House, and Manna Meal in Charleston, W.V.
- 卡特汉考克, a sophomore political science major from Birmingham, who will work with the National Alliance to End 首页lessness in D.C.
- 画的议员 a junior business administration major and Distinction in 领导 Studies student from Germantown, 田纳西州., who will work with the Global Campaign for Education in D.C.
- 托马斯•米切尔 a sophomore history major from Dothan, Ala., who will work at the Public Defender Service in D.C.
- Aishwarya Mukkavilli, a sophomore economics and Spanish double major from Hoover, Ala., who will work at the House of Ruth Maryland in Baltimore.
- 塔蒂阿娜纽曼, a sophomore business administration major from Snellville, Ga., who will work with Alabama Possible in Birmingham.
- 德西•欧文斯, a sophomore human rights major from Selma, who will work with YWCA of Central Alabama in Birmingham.
- 克里希纳帕特尔 a junior chemistry major from Hoover, Ala., who will work with Collat Jewish 家庭 Services in Birmingham.
- Kelsey皮克, a junior political science major and Distinction in 领导 Studies student from Vestavia, Ala., who will work at the Legal Aid of West Virginia in Charleston.
- Aditi普拉萨德, a junior economics major from Hoover, Ala., who will work with Bread for the World in D.C.
- 马车桑德斯 a sophomore business major from Birmingham, will serve with REV in Birmingham.
- 朱丽安娜Schock, a sophomore history major and Bonner Leader from Hoover, Ala., who will work with the General Board of Church and Society in D.C.
- 迦勒《365英国上市官网》, a junior religion and history double major from Mount Airy, Ga., who will work with One Roof in Birmingham.
About Birmingham-南部 College:
Birmingham-南部 College is a four-year, private liberal arts institution in Birmingham, Ala., founded in 1856 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It enrolls about 1,300 students from more than 30 states and 15 foreign countries.