2016 Graduates Class of 2016
CongratulationsCongratulations to the 2016 Buckley Public Service Scholar graduates! These outstanding students exemplify Carolina’s commitment to addressing issues facing our state, the nation and the world. Whether it is connecting their classroom learning to local nonprofits, working on innovative solutions to global Congratulations to the 2016 class of Buckley Public Service Scholars! issues or conducting participatory research in partnership with A highlight of the work at the Carolina Center for Public Service is the community, they bring our mission as a public research recognizing students who have dedicated themselves to making an university to life. impact, and this year is no exception. The 2016 graduates featured here have demonstrated their commitment to others while building I am continually impressed by the breadth and depth of what their own skills and gaining valuable experience. We congratulate our students accomplish during their time here. It is exciting to them for making public service an integral part of their Carolina think about all they will accomplish in the future as they leave experience. dedicated to making a difference. I have no doubt that they will continue Carolina’s legacy and tradition of service wherever they We also honor all those who supported these students along the are and whatever they do. way. I am sure these outstanding graduates agree that in addition to Carolina faculty and staff, the dedicated community agencies and As you read about the 2016 class of Buckley Public Service untold numbers of individuals with whom they worked deserve credit Scholars, I think you will agree that these Carolina students and appreciation for all they have done. demonstrate to all of us that together we can have a lasting impact and can change the world. The 2016 Buckley Public Service Scholars have built on and continued the legacy of students who came before them and they Hark the sound. have set an example for those who follow. I have no doubt that they will carry what they have gained from the experience into the future, and they will continue making a difference.
Carol L. Folt Chancellor, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lynn W. Blanchard Director, Carolina Center for Public Service
2 3 Special opportunities Arts in Public Service Fellows
In 2014, the Carolina Center for Public Service and Carolina Performing Arts partnered to create the Arts in Public Service Fellows, a program that encourages students to make a direct impact in their communities through the arts. Arts in Public Service Fellows fulfill BPSS program requirements and build portfolios with a focus on the arts as instruments of social change. First-Year Service Corps
The Carolina Center for Public Service offers a unique opportunity for selected first-year students to come together with faculty and staff throughout the year to deepen their academic and practical experience in public service during their time at Carolina. Through a variety of activities, participants learn about existing and emerging opportunities for public service and engagement on and off campus. Twenty-three first-year BPSS participants and four student leaders participated in the 2015-2016 About the program academic year. Program overview North Carolina Outward Bound School scholarships
The Buckley Public Service Scholars program (BPSS) provides a framework for Carolina undergraduate students Each year, the Carolina Center for Public Service (CCPS) awards North committed to making a positive impact through service. BPSS challenges participants to expand their understanding Carolina Outward Bound School (NCOBS) scholarships to participants of service, connect academic and community-based experiences, and build their capacity to help effect change. While in BPSS, Carolina Leadership Development and the School of Education. completing the program components, participants build portfolios that reflect their learning and unique experiences Recipients receive full tuition to a 28-day course at NCOBS. CCPS throughout North Carolina, the nation and the world. awarded 11 scholarships in 2016. Philanthropy as a Tool for Social Change course Since 2003, BPSS has connected students with similar interests and provided special opportunities for leadership Philanthropy as a Tool for Social Change is a three-credit hour service- development and community engagement. This year, participating students reported service with more than 1,000 learning course offered through the Carolina Center for Public Service community and campus organizations. In 2011, the Center announced the establishment of the Walter White Buckley and The Learning by Giving Program. Through this course, students learn Jr. Endowment. This endowment honors Walter Buckley, a business entrepreneur who applied his professional expertise about and experience the process of awarding grants to local agencies. and personal commitment to making a difference in the lives of others and who exemplifies the qualities the program Students function as a committee and are responsible for researching North instills in Carolina students. The Walter White Buckley Jr. Endowment ensures Buckley Public Service Scholars will Carolina needs, designing grant award criteria, drafting and distributing a graduate for generations to come. request for proposals, reviewing submissions, and awarding $10,000 to select Program components community organizations.
The Buckley Public Service Scholars program model incorporates a substantial commitment to public service and SMART Mentoring also several forms of structured training and reflection on that service. While in the program, many students are SMART engages Carolina undergraduates and local middle-school students introduced to social entrepreneurship, community-based research, advocacy and philanthropy as important forms of in mentoring relationships. The program targets students from low-income public service. BPSS is open to all full-time, undergraduate students with at least four semesters remaining at Carolina. communities and focuses on issues of race, class and gender. Students Transfer students must have three semesters remaining to enroll. To successfully complete the program, students build a selected to participate enroll in a fall three-credit hour course and a spring portfolio that includes the following program components: one-credit hour course. Staff from partnering organization Volunteers for » » » BPSS orientation session, » four approved skills trainings, Youth match SMART mentors with mentees by early September and the »» 300 hours of public service, »» senior reflection activity, and »» one service-learning course, »» minimum cumulative GPA. mentoring commitment continues through late April. Eighteen students 4 5 participated in SMART during the 2015-2016 academic year. 93,000
Provided nearly Provided Hours of service Gender Arts & Equality Culture Older Adults Crisis Intervention Hunger & Homelessness Children & 2016 Graduates Racial Equity Youth The 222 students graduating in the 2016 Top Majors Environment class of Buckley Public Service Scholars Biology 21% Others reported nearly 93,000 hours across three 17% Global Studies dimensions of service as of March 2016. Of 16% Psychology Multicultural these hours, 74 percent primarily benefited 6% Exercise and Sport Science North Carolina, 12 percent other states and 5% Media and Journalism 14 percent other countries. 5% Public Policy Service Education Focus Disability BPSS participants represent approximately 80 percent of majors on campus. Participants United States North Carolina focus on a large variety of service areas, from Location International health to the environment. Policy Organizational 6 TYpe Direct 7 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2016 Graduates 4 14 3 10 5 Sampson County 5 North Carolina Lara Liszka Troy Kay Royal 1 40 Diane Nicole Leadbetter Alamance County Morgan Elizabeth Marin Vianey Lemus Martinez Anna Meade Stokes County 1 1 3 2 Julianne Blackburn Danielle Luffman Merrick Robinson Osborne Austin Chapman- 1 5 Rebecca McKee Jordan Megan Nicole Stanley Pranati Laxmi Panuganti Lovette Cromer Sara Ali Khan Gunjan Patel 2 Forsyth County Surry County Brunswick County Preeya Atul Patel 1 3 Carrie Lorraine Barlow Gayatri Rathod Cory Eaton 1 3 2 1 2 Elyse Marie Sulkey Emily Walker Hodgin 1 Destiny Rogers 2 2 Union County 27 2 Ying Lin Buncombe County Shauna Marie Rust Nastassja Ortiz Hayden Elizabeth Schober Adeline Elise Dorough Katherine Cavagnini Erica Nicole Silvestri Ariana Cecilia Gavin 9 Gaston County Cecilia Maria Smetana 1 Chisimdi Onwuteaka 5 1 Burke County Ivana Chan Jessica Wendy Stickel Pooja Patel 1 Jacob Anderson Ford Amber Pritchard Charlotte McIlwaine Story Mary-Katherine Scheppegrell 2 Cabarrus County Guilford County 1 Moore County Wake County Noopur Doshi Paris Caitlin Alston Hannah Suzanne Webster Saima A. Akbar Nicole Frey Kierra Larue Campbell Kendall Adrianne Bagley Jade Hinsdale Halah Flynn New Hanover County Marissa Bane Evelyn Alexandra Ford Camden County Alexis Danielle Akeyson Michelle Brint James Thomas Gooding III Caylin Rachel Bullock Northampton County Miranda Kalbach Morgan Lynn Herman Alia Brielle Capone 1 René Marcella Kronlage 1 Lauren Hubner Howland Kimberly Abigail Lassiter Sarah D. Chen Ashley Karoline Joyce Nainisha Chintalapudi Carteret County Onslow County Amanda Marie Kubic Yasemin Canan Cole 1 Hailey Louise Gosnell Mridula Manoj Michael Glenn Morrison ll Lorelei Claudette Feeny Laura Amber Thomason Temitope Olofintuyi Chamara Anthony Fernando Caila Prendergast Orange County Caswell County Lauren Elizabeth Fulcher Dasha Shaw Shad Albarazanji Brianna Diane Gaddy Keadija C. Wiley Brittany Nicole Simpson Emma Louise Lindsay Gorman 1 Armstrong-Carter Apoorva Gupta 1 Catawba County Halifax County Erika Marie Clary Chelsea Gustafson United States Tennessee Joy-Lynn Dawn Rhoton Briana Nicole Macon Michelle Nicole Gay Atima Huria Mississippi Lama Khalil Haidar Alexandra Eva Isaacs Florida Daniel Peters Chatham County Harnett County Helen Sophie Kyriakoudes Cassandra Karlsson Sloan Yvette Johnson 3 1 Jourdan Jillian Black Texas Ashley Logan Andrews Haley Barefoot 2 Sarah Molina Laurel Ann Keefer Jacob Rhys Higdon New Hampshire Leslie Morales Katherine Hannah Mulligan Yasmin Singh Khera 1 Julia Katharine Baker Henderson County Yushan Wang Ian Michael Gallager Jessye Lemley Halvorson Cleveland County Andrea Nicole Stewart Isabella Hye Eun Kim Catherine Louise Swift Grace Millard Tirumala Devi Kodavanti 1 Georgia New Jersey Hilda Isabel Santiago Spencer Gregory Byers McCollum Ware Szu-Aun Lim 3 Radha Piyush Patel Vermont Iredell County Emma Leigh Berry Christiana Taylor Christine Elizabeth Malarkey Pitt County 1 Hannah Christine Single Danny Rahal Molly Mason Bruce Sara Kathryn Mayson 2 Daniel Peter Hogenkamp Melissa Swope Columbus County Caroline Laurens deSaussure Pallavi Surana Jerome M. Allen Sa’a Mohammed 6 Courtney Elizabeth Virginia Kimberly Danielle Clarida Megan Seema Gurjar Caroline Basnight Collier Sarah Morton 8 Turner New York Chelsea Leigh Krivanek Courtney Marie Hardy Daniel Stuart Parker Elizabeth Stuart Agnew Craven County Samantha Asofsky Anissa Nicole Neal Danielle Elizabeth Meredith Grace Parker Illinois Marnie Lalon Blalock Lynn-Indora Edmond Kayla Ann Schliewe McLaughlin Scott Benjamin Parker 1 Katherine Anne Cordova Lee County 177 Mia Lei Victoria Lee Lai Katherinne Shannier Jennifer Loraine Heyward Kaitlyn Oakley Radha Atul Patel 1 Katelyn Leigh McIntosh Wawrzonek Anita Gandhi Richa B. Patel Ohio Geneva Sara Melquist Jost Renisha Harris Polk County 1 Chloe Alistair Karlovich Chandler Rock Maine Cumberland County 1 Katherine Wiley Madison Murphy Alexander Sarah R. McShane Lenoir County Sean Nicholas Ryan Sean Kevin McClung Courtney Elisabeth Bain Allison Clayton Anushree Kristie Singh Oklahoma Mihir Pershad Leslie Samuel Bright III Daniel James Irvin 4 Cade Warner Underwood Claire Smith 1 Maryland Washington, D.C. Mercallis Edmund Angel Hannah Washington Alexander Dean Sherry Jessica Faith Smith Kimberly Ann Blasey Anika Hannan Randolph County Milan Noel Flanagan Mecklenburg County Julia D. Stroup Phanna Iamlek Pennsylvania Hanha L. Hobson Ryan Jacob O’Hara Kelly Rebecca Tan 3 Kamaara Jordan Lucas Wisconsin Reghan Katherine Horman Callie Ann Bader Julia Demarest Ifra Rehman Nia Chantelle Rush Sumanjit Mehmi Sophie Grace Bergmann Watauga County Dana Mansfield Addie Schoenberger Janell Kae Smith South Carolina Shelby Elizabeth Miller Amber Marie Cassady Olivia Horton 3 Amandla Kesi Stanley Rhea Wyse Conor Addison Winters Connor Michael Choka Richmond County Olivia Sawh Casey Daniel Collins Jamilah Dawkins Wayne County Michigan Davidson County Thalita Maria Cortes David B. Joyner Ajene Robinson-Burris Rachel Nicole Woolridge Olivia DeSena Rockingham County Holly Pittard Rachel Virginia Hagerman Duplin County Mary Katherine Ward Emma Lee Hanmer International Virnaliz Jimenez Nicole Lane Huntley Rutherford County Catherine Jackson-Jordan Marie Claire O’Leary China 8 Durham County Mitchell Prescot Jester 9 Le Feng Claire Louise Hannapel Paris Caitlin Alston Kendall Adrianne Bagley Greensboro, North Carolina Cary, North Carolina MAJORS Media and Journalism MAJOR Biology Global Studies MINORS Chemistry SERVICE TIES Computer Science Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools SERVICE TIES Healthy Girls Save the World The Daily Tar Heel School of Media and Journalism Helping Paws Relay For Life graduate profiles Kimberly Ann Blasey Lorelei Claudette Feeny Radha Atul Patel Ashley Logan Andrews Courtney Elisabeth Bain Kensington, Maryland Raleigh, North Carolina Cary, North Carolina Siler City, North Carolina Fayetteville, North Carolina MAJORS Global Studies MAJOR Biology MAJOR Global Studies MAJOR Nursing MAJORS Art History Romance Languages (Spanish) MINOR French MINORS Chemistry SERVICE TIES Philosophy SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIE Geography School of Nursing MINOR Philosophy, Politics and Economics Honor Court UNC Hospitals SERVICE TIES The Summit Church SERVICE TIES Orange County Rape Crisis Center APPLES Service-Learning program UNC Hospitals APPLES Service-Learning program Carolina Leadership Development Compass Center for Women and Families Scholars’ Latino Initiative Refugee Community Partnership
Spencer Gregory Byers Apoorva Gupta Jessica Faith Smith Emma Louise Julia Katharine Baker Shelby, North Carolina Cary, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina Armstrong-Carter Corpus Christi, Texas MAJOR Computer Science MAJOR Biology MAJORS Global Studies Chapel Hill, North Carolina MAJOR Media and Journalism MINOR Russian Culture MINORS Chemistry Anthropology MAJORS MINOR Hispanic Studies SERVICE TIES MINOR Geography SERVICE TIES Spanish for the Professions African Studies Psychology Residence Hall Association SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES GlobeMed Stop Hunger Now Health Occupations Students of America APPLES Service-Learning program Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Kappa Kappa Gamma Carolina For The Kids Foundation Musical Empowerment Ignited Youth Episcopal Campus Ministry TABLE
UNC Hospitals YMCA Fall2015 Shad Albarazanji Samantha Asofsky Marissa Bane I am lucky to have found Chapel Hill, North Carolina Merrick, New York Raleigh, North Carolina the Buckley Public Service MAJOR Biology MAJOR Psychology MAJOR Health Policy and Management MINORS MINOR MINORS Chemistry Sexuality Studies Media and Journalism “Scholars program in my time Entrepreneurship SERVICE TIES Public Policy SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Alpha Phi Omega at Carolina. The program Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Levin JCC The Daily Tar Heel Relay For Life Honors Carolina has both challenged and The Ability Experience (Push America) UNC Hospitals Spring 2016 developed my perception of service, taught me practical
Saima A. Akbar Madison Murphy Alexander Haley Barefoot Raleigh, North Carolina Tryon, North Carolina Coats, North Carolina skills and brought me closer MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR Psychology Economics Chemistry to my community. Overall, SERVICE TIE MINOR Religious Studies MINOR Biology SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Muslim Students Association it has enhanced my college HOPE Gardens - Campus Y Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Outward Bound Study Abroad Office experience, and I believe the UNC Hospitals a B ideas I gained while in the program will continue to Elizabeth Stuart Agnew Alexis Danielle Akeyson Jerome M. Allen Callie Ann Bader Carrie Lorraine Barlow resonate with me as I serve Alexandria, Virginia Wilmington, North Carolina Greenville, North Carolina Matthews, North Carolina Winston-Salem, North Carolina MAJOR MAJOR MAJORS MAJOR MAJORS others in my career.” Global Studies Chemistry Dramatic Art Environmental Studies Biology Megan Gurjar MINORS Music MINOR Biology Environmental Studies MINOR Chemistry Psychology Biology SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES MINOR Chemistry SERVICE TIES Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation APPLES Service-Learning program Epsilon Eta SERVICE TIES Kappa Delta Sorority Relay For Life Bonner Leaders Program TABLE Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Musical Empowerment UNC Hospitals Zeta Beta Tau The Sonder Market Student U Carolina For The Kids Foundation Technology Without Borders (TWB) - Campus Y
10 11 Sophie Grace Bergmann Michelle Brint Amber Marie Cassady Kimberly Danielle Clarida Katherine Anne Cordova Charlotte, North Carolina Apex, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Nakina, North Carolina Williamsburg, Virginia MAJOR Public Policy MAJORS Sociology MAJORS Global Studies MAJOR Public Policy MAJOR Global Studies MINORS Education Management and Society Contemporary European Studies MINORS Education MINORS Education Social and Economic Justice SERVICE TIES MINOR Spanish for the Professions Entrepreneurship Hispanic Studies SERVICE TIES Heavenly Groceries SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Chabad Student Group at UNC-CH NC Hillel Foreign Policy Association Black Student Movement Accessibility Resources and Service Challah for Hunger UNC Student U Las Guapitas Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Newman Catholic Student Center Parish Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Student Government Communiverstiy Youth Program Technology Without Borders (TWB) - Campus Y
Emma Leigh Berry Molly Mason Bruce Katherine Cavagnini Erika Marie Clary Thalita Maria Cortes Bernardsville, New Jersey Mooresville, North Carolina Asheville, North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina MAJOR Media and Journalism MAJORS Global Studies MAJOR Health Policy and Management MAJORS Psychology MAJORS Biology MINOR Medical Anthropology Geography SERVICE TIES Exercise and Sport Science Classics SERVICE TIES MINOR Hispanic Studies Alpha Phi Omega SERVICE TIES MINOR Chemistry Alpha Delta Pi SERVICE TIES Piedmont Health SeniorCare Carolina Athletic Association SERVICE TIES Campus Y Bike & Build UNC Hospitals Hargraves Community Center Newman Catholic Student Center Parish Global Medical Training Enrich ESL - Campus Y UNC Hospitals Refugee Support Center Habitat for Humanity Department of Biology
Jourdan Jillian Black Caylin Rachel Bullock Ivana Chan Allison Clayton Austin Chapman-Lovette Cromer Davie, Florida Cary, North Carolina Gastonia, North Carolina Columbus, North Carolina Walnut Cove, North Carolina MAJOR Media and Journalism MAJOR Mathematical Decision Sciences MAJOR Media and Journalism MAJORS Global Studies MAJOR Biology MINOR Public Policy MINOR Social and Economic Justice MINORS Spanish for the Professions Romance Languages (Spanish) MINORS Chemistry The Buckley Public Service SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Chemistry MINOR Social and Economic Justice Medical Anthropology Sports Xtra APPLES Service-Learning program SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Scholars program has allowed me UNC Football Office Interactive Theatre Carolina GlobeMed APPLES Service-Learning program Alpha Epsilon Delta Zeta Tau Alpha UNC Club Soccer Rethink: Psychiatric Illness - Campus Y Community Empowerment Fund Burroughs Funeral Home “to delve into so many different UNC Hospitals Enrich ESL - Campus Y Ronald McDonald House
types of service. Service is not something that can be boxed in; Julianne Blackburn Sarah D. Chen Yasemin Canan Cole Burlington, North Carolina Cary, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina there is no simple definition. MAJORS Psychology MAJOR Biology MAJOR Biology Service is dynamic and takes Global Studies MINORS Chemistry MINORS Chemistry SERVICE TIES Music Medical Anthropology SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES many forms depending on who Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Musical Empowerment Alpha Epsilon Delta Carolina Premed Association you are helping and what their Refugee Community Partnership Carolina Pediatric Attention, Love and Support UNC Hospitals (CPALS) UNC Partners in Health Engage needs are.” C Musical Empowerment D Dasha Shaw Marnie Lalon Blalock Kierra Larue Campbell Nainisha Chintalapudi Caroline Basnight Collier Jamilah Dawkins The Buckley Public Service Newport News, Virginia Greensboro, North Carolina Cary, North Carolina Greenville, North Carolina Hamlet, North Carolina MAJOR MAJORS MAJOR MAJOR MAJORS Scholars program has been one Health Policy and Management Global Studies Nutrition Psychology Global Studies MINOR Chemistry Political Science MINORS Spanish for the Professions MINOR Spanish for the Professions African, African American and Diaspora SERVICE TIES MINOR Hispanic Studies Medical Anthropology SERVICE TIES Studies “of the highlights of my Carolina SERVICE TIE SERVICE TIES MINOR Piedmont Health SeniorCare Alpha Phi Omega Women’s and Gender Studies SERVICE TIES experience. It has encouraged Smart Beginnings Virginia Peninsula Campus Y APPLES Service-Learning program UNC Hospitals UNC Hospitals Carolina Pediatric Attention, Love and Support Carolina for Amani - Campus Y (CPALS) Compass Center for Women and Families me to be an active member Enrich ESL - Campus Y MamAfrica Designs
of the Carolina community, to intentionally reflect on my Leslie Samuel Bright III Alia Brielle Capone Connor Michael Choka Casey Daniel Collins Julia Demarest Fayetteville, North Carolina Cary, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania impact on the community, and to MAJORS Business Administration MAJOR Biology MAJORS Communication Studies MAJOR Global Studies MAJORS Economics MINORS MINOR be grateful for the community’s Political Science Spanish for the Professions Romance Languages (Spanish) Hispanic Studies Romance Languages (French) SERVICE TIES Chemistry SERVICE TIE SERVICE TIES MINOR Linguistics SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES impact on me.” Honors Carolina One Act Honors Carolina Janell Smith Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity Carolina Pediatric Attention, Love and Support RTI International Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Adapted Aquatics UNC Honor Court (CPALS) Student Government Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Relay For Life Carolina For The Kids Foundation UNC Hospitals
12 13 Caroline Laurens deSaussure Lynn-Indora Edmond Halah Flynn Mooresville, North Carolina Commack, New York Greensboro, North Carolina MAJORS Biology MAJOR Psychology MAJORS Media and Journalism Psychology MINOR Dramatic Art Global Studies MINOR Chemistry SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Bonner Leaders Program APPLES Service-Learning program Campus Y EmPOWERment, Inc. Helping Youth by Providing Enrichment (HYPE) - Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities UNC Hospitals Campus Y UNC Hospitals Presbyterian Campus Ministry G
Olivia DeSena Mercallis Edmund Evelyn Alexandra Ford Brianna Diane Gaddy Cornelius, North Carolina Fort Bragg, North Carolina Kernersville, North Carolina Morrisville, North Carolina MAJOR Exercise and Sport Science MAJORS Psychology MAJOR Middle Grades Education MAJORS Global Studies MINOR French English MINORS History Romance Languages (Spanish) SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Philosophy, Politics and Economics MINOR Social and Economic Justice Newman Catholic Student Center Parish Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Service and Leadership Residential Learning Department of Housing and Residential Education Habitat for Humanity Diversity and Inclusiveness in Collegiate Program Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Project Literacy - Campus Y Environments UNC Hospitals Sustainability Residential Learning Program Global Health Connections International Helping Youth by Providing Enrichment (HYPE) - Campus Y
Adeline Elise Dorough Jacob Anderson Ford Ian Michael Gallager Indian Trail, North Carolina Morganton, North Carolina Concord, New Hampshire MAJOR Exercise and Sport Science MAJORS Biology MAJORS Geography MINOR Social and Economic Justice Women’s and Gender Studies Economics SERVICE TIES MINOR Chemistry MINOR German Camp Kesem North Carolina SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Fitness Breaks One Act Accessibility Resources and Service Get Real & Heel: Breast Cancer Program Orange County Rape Crisis Center Community Empowerment Fund HOPE Gardens - Campus Y F
Noopur Doshi Le Feng Nicole Frey Anita Gandhi Concord, North Carolina Shanghai, China Harrisburg, North Carolina Sanford, North Carolina MAJOR Biology MAJORS Sociology MAJOR Environmental Health Sciences MAJOR Nutrition MINOR Spanish for the Professions Public Policy MINOR Asian Studies MINORS History SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Women’s and Gender Studies Center for Latino Health (CELAH) Burch Field Research Seminars Alpha Phi Omega SERVICE TIES The most impactful part of the Buckley Public Service Scholars Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC) Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Phi Mu Department of Housing and Residential Education Undergraduate Family Medicine Interest Group Office of Undergraduate Research SMART Mentoring program Latinas Promoviendo Communidad/Lambda Pi Chi program was the sense of community and support that I received. Sorority, Inc. Scholars’ Latino Initiative “I was provided the special skills to conduct service, a group of like-
minded students who motivated and encouraged me, and an education Chamara Anthony Fernando Lauren Elizabeth Fulcher Ariana Cecilia Gavin to bolster my service activities. This program has established in me Cary, North Carolina Wake Forest, North Carolina Waxhaw, North Carolina MAJOR Biology MAJOR Comparative Literature MAJORS Biology an ethic of service that I will carry with me regardless of my future MINORS Chemistry MINOR Geography Women’s and Gender Studies SERVICE TIES MINOR Spanish for the Professions Chemistry career.” Andrea Stewart SERVICE TIES Carolina Campus Community Garden SERVICE TIES UNC Admissions Ambassadors North Carolina Botanical Garden Compass Center for Women and Families Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools North Carolina Folklife Institute Department of Biology UNC Hospitals School of Medicine The Buckley Public Service Scholars program has helped me develop E a complex, intersectional and multidimensional view of service. Cory Eaton Milan Noel Flanagan Michelle Nicole Gay “The program encourages a personal exploration of service, which is State Road, North Carolina Washington, D.C. Chapel Hill, North Carolina empowering and thought-provoking.”Samantha Asofsky MAJOR Biology MAJOR Psychology MAJOR Elementary Education MINORS Spanish for the Professions SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Chemistry Campus Y Carolina Swim Clinic SERVICE TIES Hammersmith & Fulham Mind - Building Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools My experiences have been vast and significantly enhanced by the Covenant Gives Back Connections Department of Housing and Residential Education New Student and Carolina Parent Programs One Act process of reflection through BPSS. I had the chance to work with UNC Hospitals “various communities that have shapedJerome my Allen life in a humbling fashion.” 14 15 James Thomas Gooding III Claire Louise Hannapel High Point, North Carolina Durham, North Carolina MAJORS Global Studies MAJOR Interdisciplinary Studies Religious Studies MINOR Geology During the past four years, the Buckley MINOR Social and Economic Justice SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Carolina Campus Community Garden Public Service Scholars program Enrich ESL - Campus Y Carrboro Farmers’ Market Refugee Community Partnership FLO (Fair, Local, Organic) Food “reminded me that I was more than just Student Government H a student. It encouraged me to give of my time and talents to the UNC and Chapel Lindsay Gorman Rachel Virginia Hagerman Courtney Marie Hardy Raleigh, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Greenville, North Carolina Hill communities that I became a part MAJORS Public Policy MAJORS English MAJOR Health Policy and Management of upon moving here. And, through Political Science Sociology SERVICE TIES MINOR Social and Economic Justice MINOR Creative Writing Children’s Flight of Hope such giving, I learned valuable lessons SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Gillings School of Global Public Health Campus Y Camp Grier Relay For Life outside the classroom and experienced Catalyst Conference - Campus Y Orange County Animal Services UNC Honor Court World Relief Durham great personal growth.” Morgan Marin
Hailey Louise Gosnell Lama Khalil Haidar Renisha Harris The Buckley Public Service Scholars Morehead City, North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina Sanford, North Carolina program taught me that everyone is MAJOR Biology MAJORS Anthropology MAJOR Sociology MINORS Chemistry Geography SERVICE TIES MINOR “a student and everyone is a teacher. Philosophy Arabic A Helping Hand SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES APPLES Service-Learning program Through education, we can discover the Carolina Pre-Medical Association Habitat for Humanity Communiversity Youth Program Honors Carolina Launch tools within ourselves and others that I am very glad to have been a part of this great program. Not only have my UNC Substance Free Living Learning Community World Micro Market (WMM) - Campus Y
experiences helped shape my personality, but I also have obtained an identity. shape the communities in the world “The Buckley Public Service Scholars program has helped me understand my around us.” Megan Seema Gurjar Jessye Lemley Halvorson Morgan Lynn Herman Halah Flynn passions and has shown me ways to achieveIfra Rehman my dreams.” Mooresville, North Carolina Allen, Texas Greensboro, North Carolina MAJOR Nutrition MAJORS Global Studies MAJORS Economics MINORS Chemistry Interdisciplinary Studies Global Studies Biology MINOR Chemistry MINOR Entrepreneurship I am exceptionally grateful for my experience in the Buckley Public Service SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Scholars’ Latino Initiative Alpha Epsilon Delta APPLES Service-Learning program Scholars program. Through this program, I learned how to be intentional about UNC Hospitals Camp Kesem North Carolina Community Empowerment Fund Global Brigades Phi Alpha Delta “service. I learned that a volunteer must be open-minded, honest, consistent and flexible. As a participant, I appreciate that service helps us connect with others
and breaks down barriers that may otherwiseJames Gooding divide society.” Chelsea Gustafson Emma Lee Hanmer Jennifer Loraine Heyward Cary, North Carolina Matthews, North Carolina Waynesboro, Virginia MAJOR Biology MAJOR Psychology MAJOR Biology MINORS Chemistry MINORS Biology MINORS Medical Anthropology The Buckley Public Service program taught me that fighting for justice is never Spanish for the Professions Spanish for the Professions Chemistry SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES something that will be ‘done.’ It is a journey that, despite not having a clear Pi Beta Phi Sorority Best Buddies - Campus Y Hedrick Lab Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Helping Paws “finish line, has dramatic, community-wide impact with every incremental step Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC) UNC Hospitals Veterinary Specialty Hospital of the Carolinas
taken.” Caylin Bullock Anika Hannan Jacob Rhys Higdon Serving as a Buckley Public Service Scholar over the past four years has been Fayetteville, North Carolina Jacksonville, Florida MAJORS Global Studies MAJOR Global Studies the most meaningful part of my college career. Focusing on social justice issues Public Policy MINOR Sustainability Studies SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES “helped me stay grounded in difficult times and discover my own personal GlobeMed Camp Kesem North Carolina Musical Empowerment Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity values. While college can be a time of frequent change and uncertainty, my UNC-Chapel Hill Residence UNICEF Hall Association passion for public service remained constant and provided a foundation for the
16 future.” Rachel Woolridge 17 Jade Hinsdale Lauren Hubner Howland Alexandra Eva Isaacs Rebecca McKee Jordan Chloe Alistair Karlovich Concord, North Carolina Greensboro, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina Burlington, North Carolina Fredericksburg, Virginia MAJOR MAJORS MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR Each experience I had as a BPSS participant Health Policy and Management Global Studies Exercise and Sport Science Health Policy and Management English MINOR Business Administration Philosophy SERVICE TIES MINOR Spanish for the Professions MINORS Comparative Literature SERVICE TIE SERVICE TIE Alpha Phi Omega SERVICE TIES Art History opened my eyes to the needs of an unfamiliar Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC) APPLES Service-Learning program Carolina Cupboard Community Empowerment Fund SERVICE TIES Kappa Delta Sorority UNC Admissions Ambassadors “population, taught me more about myself, Office of Admissions Camp Kesem North Carolina UNC Honor Court shaped my personal vision of a better and
more just world, and pushed me closer to where I am uniquely called to serve.” Hanha L. Hobson Nicole Lane Huntley Geneva Sara Melquist Jost Cassandra Karlsson Nastassja Ortiz Fayetteville, North Carolina Davidson, North Carolina Falls Church, Virginia Chapel Hill, North Carolina MAJOR Psychology MAJORS Exercise and Sport Science MAJORS Biology MAJORS Biology MINORS Chemistry Anthropology Global Studies Environmental Sciences Service is a lifestyle and, throughout my four Social and Economic Justice MINOR Medical Anthropology SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools HOPE Gardens - Campus Y years at Carolina, the experiences that I’ve Catalyst Conference - Campus Y Alpha Phi Omega Durham Public Schools The Refugee Support Center Hargraves Community Center TABLE UNC ScienceDays “had through the BPSS program have taught Minority Student Recruitment Committee UNC Hospitals J me how to engrain my life with service - using every opportunity to give back to my Emily Walker Hodgin Atima Huria Catherine Jackson-Jordan Ashley Karoline Joyce Laurel Ann Keefer community, to others and to reflect on each Pfafftown, North Carolina Cary, North Carolina Huntersville, North Carolina Greensboro, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR MAJORS distinct experience.” Biology Environmental Health Sciences Global Studies Psychology Biology Atima Huria MINORS Chemistry MINORS Chemistry MINORS Media and Journalism SERVICE TIES Chemistry Spanish for the Professions Medical Anthropology Hispanic Studies Lenox Baker Children’s Hospital MINOR Religious Studies SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Orange County Animal Shelter SERVICE TIES Alpha Chi Omega APPLES Service-Learning program Blue Ribbon Mentoring Seymour Tech Center Best Buddies - Campus Y The Buckley Public Service Scholars AVID Community Empowerment Fund Bonner Leaders Program Extraordinary Ventures Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools North Carolina Young Adults Youth Group Habitat for Humanity Morehead Planetarium and Science Center program opened my eyes to the meaning and
“importance of serving others in a raw and Daniel Peter Hogenkamp Mitchell Prescot Jester David B. Joyner Sara Ali Khan authentic form. It reshaped my character and Rutland, Vermont Charlotte, North Carolina Mount Olive, North Carolina Burlington, North Carolina redefined my life purpose, and for that I will MAJORS Public Policy MAJOR Psychology MAJORS Political Science MAJORS Global Studies Economics MINORS Biology English Biology forever be grateful.” Michael Morrison MINOR Arabic Chemistry MINOR Public Policy MINOR Chemistry SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES APPLES Service-Learning program Alpha Epsilon Delta Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity Inter-Faith Council Injaz Refugee Community Partnership Family Medicine Interest Group Student Government Muslim Students Association North Carolina Democratic Party Student Government World Organization of the Scout Movement UNC Hospitals I
Reghan Katherine Horman Phanna Iamlek Virnaliz Jimenez Yasmin Singh Khera Fayetteville, North Carolina Olney, Maryland Magnolia, North Carolina Cary, North Carolina MAJOR Mathematics MAJOR Biology MAJOR Psychology MAJORS Geography MINOR Aerospace Studies MINORS Medical Anthropology MINOR Hispanic Studies Asian Studies SERVICE TIES Chemistry SERVICE TIES MINOR History Alpha Phi Omega SERVICE TIES Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools SERVICE TIES Girls on the Run APPLES Service-Learning program CHispA Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Orange County Schools Campus Y Linking Immigrants to New Communities (LINC) Scholars’ Latino Initiative Carolina Campus Civitan - Campus Y TABLE K
Olivia Horton Daniel James Irvin Sloan Yvette Johnson Miranda Kalbach Isabella Hye Eun Kim Rominger, North Carolina Kinston, North Carolina Cary, North Carolina Camden, North Carolina Morrisville, North Carolina MAJORS Psychology MAJORS Public Policy MAJOR Exercise and Sport Science MAJORS Information Science MAJOR Middle Grades Education Exercise and Sport Science Philosophy MINOR Spanish for the Professions Romance Languages (Spanish) SERVICE TIES MINOR Social and Economic Justice MINOR Environmental Science and Studies SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES APPLES Service-Learning program Las Guapitas School of Education Carolina Firsts APPLES Service-Learning program Kappa Delta Sorority New Student and Carolina Parent Programs Service and Leadership Residential Learning Volunteers for Youth Epsilon Eta Study Abroad Office Operation Building Courage Program WomenNC Farmer FoodShare
18 19 Tirumala Devi Kodavanti Szu-Aun Lim Morrisville, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina The Buckley Public Service MAJOR Computer Science MAJORS Biology MINORS Scholars program pushed me to Chemistry Chemistry Hindi-Urdu MINOR Cognitive Science SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES “seek opportunities to serve the American Red Cross APPLES Service-Learning program community that combine my Relay For Life Morehead Planetarium and Science Center UNC Hospitals UNC Hospitals L M interests, my talents and the needs of the community. As a whole, these Chelsea Leigh Krivanek Victoria Lee Lai Ying Lin Briana Nicole Macon experiences have taught me what Mooresville, North Carolina Johnson City, New York Winston-Salem, North Carolina Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina MAJOR MAJOR MAJORS MAJOR it means to be a public servant: to Nursing Economics Business Administration Biology SERVICE TIES MINOR Mathematical Decision Sciences Global Studies MINOR Chemistry SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES stretch and humble myself, to serve Building Tomorrow Carolina For The Kids Foundation Alpha Phi Omega General Alumni Association Carolina Pediatric Attention, Love and Support UNC-Chapel Hill Residence Hall Association Community Empowerment Fund Kappa Delta Sorority (CPALS) without reward or recognition, Volunteers for Youth Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) Healthy Girls Save the World UNC Hospitals to form relationships with and My experience with BPSS allowed me to develop a deeper understanding expand on my love for public service by setting of those I am serving, and to serve René Marcella Kronlage Kimberly Abigail Lassiter Lara Liszka Christine Elizabeth Malarkey South Mills, North Carolina Seaboard, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Cary, North Carolina “a goal for how much service I completed in ways that make lasting and MAJORS Psychology MAJOR Elementary Education MAJORS Exercise and Sport Science MAJORS Business Administration Biology MINOR Hispanic Studies Linguistics Religious Studies during my time at Carolina. It opened the meaningful change.” SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES MINOR SERVICE TIES Rachel Hagerman Speech and Hearing Sciences Carolina For The Kids Foundation First Look SERVICE TIES APPLES Service-Learning program doors for me to participate in many different Carolina Pre-Physician Assistant Association Helping Youth by Providing Enrichment (HYPE) - Arts for Life Carolina For The Kids Foundation (CPPAA) Campus Y Carolina For The Kids Foundation World Micro Market (WMM) - Campus Y service opportunities in the area and Newman Catholic Student Center Parish TEACCH encouraged me to reflect on what service really means to me personally.” Briana Macon Amanda Marie Kubic Diane Nicole Leadbetter Kamaara Jordan Lucas Mridula Manoj Summerfield, North Carolina Durham, North Carolina Fort Washington, Maryland Greensboro, North Carolina MAJORS Comparative Literature MAJOR Nursing MAJOR Media and Journalism MAJOR Biology Classics SERVICE TIES MINOR Afro-American Studies MINORS Chemistry MINOR Social and Economic Justice Alpha Phi Omega SERVICE TIES Spanish for the Professions SERVICE TIES Carolina Pediatric Attention, Love and Support Black Student Movement SERVICE TIES BPSS served as an excellent Carolina Hunger Education and Activism Project (CPALS) Movement of Youth UNC Admissions Ambassadors (C.H.E.A.P.) - Campus Y UNC Hospitals School of Media and Journalism Helping Youth by Providing Enrichment (HYPE) - framework to help me learn, grow and Carolina Women’s Center Campus Y Office of Undergraduate Research UNC Hospitals “enrich my service-based activities.
Because of the portfolio and its Helen Sophie Kyriakoudes Mia Lei Danielle Luffman Dana Mansfield bi-annual reflection process, I have Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi Arlington Heights, Illinois Durham, North Carolina Milwaukee, Wisconsin MAJOR History MAJOR Health Policy and Management MAJORS Biology MAJOR Psychology been able to capture my change MINORS Media and Journalism SERVICE TIES Global Studies MINOR Medical Anthropology English American Mock World Health Organization SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES of perspective in a longitudinal SERVICE TIES GlobeMed APPLES Service-Learning program Catalyst Conference - Campus Y America Reads Scholars’ Latino Initiative Carolina For The Kids Foundation Human Rights Center of Carrboro and Chapel Hill service project with Technology Bonner Leaders Program Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Movement of Youth Without Borders, assess my own inadequacies and then pursue Vianey Lemus Martinez Morgan Elizabeth Marin opportunities for development Durham, North Carolina Huntersville, North Carolina in those areas through skills MAJORS Romance Languages (Spanish) MAJORS Psychology Sociology Biology trainings, and understand my MINOR Education MINOR Chemistry SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES service as a whole in my four APPLES Service-Learning program Carolina Pre-Physician Assistant Association Lambda Pi Chi Sorority (CPPAA) years at Carolina.” Scholars’ Latino Initiative Newman Catholic Student Center Parish Alexander Sherry UNC Hospitals
20 21 Sara Kathryn Mayson Sumanjit Mehmi Sarah Morton Marie Claire O’Leary Raleigh, North Carolina Hope Mills, North Carolina Cary, North Carolina Chimney Rock, North Carolina The BPSS program gave me a sense of direction when I first started MAJORS Peace, War and Defense MAJOR English MAJOR Biology MAJORS Political Science Germanic and Slavic Languages and MINORS Philosophy MINORS Spanish for the Professions English attending Carolina. My transition to college was difficult, but I knew Literatures Education Chemistry MINOR Hispanic Studies MINOR Art History SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES “that I had a passion for serving others. Because of BPSS, I was able SERVICE TIES APPLES Service-Learning program APPLES Service-Learning program General Alumni Association APPLES Service-Learning program Breakthrough Collaborative Global Brigades Newman Catholic Student Center Parish to create my own identity. I learned about large social injustices and I Kappa Delta Sorority School of Education UNC Hospitals Pi Beta Phi Sorority Student Government have used that knowledge to help those in my local community. What an amazing program!” Hanha Hobson Sean Kevin McClung Shelby Elizabeth Miller Katherine Hannah Mulligan Kaitlyn Oakley York, Maine Blowing Rock, North Carolina Hillsborough, North Carolina Greenville, North Carolina MAJOR Business Administration MAJOR Exercise and Sport Science MAJOR Biology MAJORS Romance Languages (Spanish) Participating in the BPSS program encouraged me to get involved in SERVICE TIES MINORS Religious Studies MINORS Chemistry Public Policy Community Empowerment Fund Study of Christianity and Culture Spanish for the Professions SERVICE TIES areas I may not have explored on my own. Dedicating my time to serve Service and Leadership Residential Learning SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Common Cause North Carolina Program APPLES Service-Learning program Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools El Futuro, Inc. “individuals and communities hasAriana been truly Gavin fulfilling.” Pi Beta Phi Sorority Musical Empowerment Greater Carolinas Chapter of the National Multiple World Micro Market (WMM) - Campus Y Pathways Elementary School Sclerosis Society
The Buckley Public Service Scholars program gave me the push I needed
to think outside of myself and engageCourtney with Turner my community.” Katelyn Leigh McIntosh Sa’a Mohammed Temitope Olofintuyi Gurnee, Illinois Zebulon, North Carolina Greensboro, North Carolina “ MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR Environmental Health Sciences Psychology Public Policy MINOR Spanish for the Professions MINOR Medical Anthropology MINOR Social and Economic Justice Organizing my service through the Buckley Portfolio helped me to SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Sigma Sigma Sigma APPLES Service-Learning program Guardian Ad Litem realize how much my direct and organizational service efforts were Student United Way Buckley Public Service Scholars program Roosevelt Institute UNC Women’s Glee Club UNC Hospitals UNC Attorney General’s Staff “leading me to a career in teaching. Participating in BPSS events, N service-learning courses and skills trainings provided me with invaluable opportunities to meet other students whose service priorities Danielle Elizabeth McLaughlin Sarah Molina Anissa Nicole Neal Chisimdi Onwuteaka were similar to mine. Participating in the BPSS program was probably Greenville, North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina Mooresville, North Carolina Monroe, North Carolina MAJOR Environmental Studies MAJOR Art History MAJOR Linguistics MAJORS Global Studies the most supportive and valuableCarrie experience Barlow of my Carolina career.” MINOR Chemistry MINOR Philosophy, Politics and Economics MINOR Hispanic Studies Public Policy SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES MINOR Entrepreneurship A Helping Hand Art&Life - Campus Y Center for Dramatic Arts SERVICE TIES Enrich ESL - Campus Y Project Literacy - Campus Y Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Frank Porter Graham Elementary School Scholars’ Latino Initiative NC Literacy Corps Easing Abroad Student’s Entry (EASE)
Sarah R. McShane Leslie Morales Nastassja Ortiz Vienna, Virginia Siler City, North Carolina Winston-Salem, North Carolina MAJORS Biology MAJOR Psychology MAJOR Psychology Chemistry MINOR Latina/o Studies MINOR Social and Economic Justice SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Club Cross Country and Track Lambda Pi Chi Sorority Catalyst Conference - Campus Y Tar Heel Outreach Project Scholars’ Latino Initiative Newman Catholic Student Center Parish UNC Hospitals The Family Doctor Rethink: Psychiatric Illness - Campus Y O
Anna Meade Michael Glenn Morrison II Ryan Jacob O’Hara Merrick Robinson Osborne Matthews, North Carolina Jacksonville, North Carolina Asheboro, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina MAJOR Nutrition MAJOR Media and Journalism MAJOR Exercise and Sport Science MAJOR Psychology MINOR Chemistry MINORS Philosophy, Politics and Economics MINOR Coaching Education MINORS Business Administration SERVICE TIES History SERVICE TIES Spanish for the Professions APPLES Service-Learning program SERVICE TIES Church World Service SERVICE TIES Bipolar Girl Rules the World + other Stories Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Study Abroad Office Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. TABLE Building Bonds, Breaking B.A.R.S. UNC Athletic Training Program Carolina Union Activities Board (CUAB) Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
22 23 Pooja Patel Holly Pittard Ifra Rehman Indian Trail, North Carolina Goldsboro, North Carolina Archdale, North Carolina MAJOR Health Policy and Management MAJOR Biology MAJOR Psychology MINORS Hindi-Urdu MINORS Chemistry MINOR Hindi-Urdu Chemistry Anthropology SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Carolina Covenant Manna Project International APPLES Service-Learning program Relay For Life UNC Hospitals MEDLIFE UNC Hospitals P Vaccine Ambassadors UNC Hospitals
Pranati Laxmi Panuganti Preeya Atul Patel Caila Prendergast Joy-Lynn Dawn Rhoton Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Greensboro, North Carolina Claremont, North Carolina MAJORS Nutrition MAJOR Health Policy and Management MAJORS Geography MAJOR Environmental Sciences Biology MINOR Chemistry Public Policy SERVICE TIES MINOR Chemistry SERVICE TIES MINOR Hispanic Studies Alpha Phi Omega SERVICE TIES Carolina Covenant SERVICE TIES TABLE Department of Housing and Residential Education Gillings School of Global Public Health Orange County Literacy Council Carolina For The Kids Foundation Department of Biology UNC Hospitals Orange County Rape Crisis Center UNC Hospitals Carolina For The Kids Foundation BPSS introduced me to a wealth
of resources on public service and Daniel Stuart Parker Radha Piyush Patel Amber Pritchard Ajene Robinson-Burris “to a ton of passionate people and Wake Forest, North Carolina Snellville, Georgia Cramerton, North Carolina Grand Rapids, Michigan productive communities, and it MAJOR Environmental Sciences MAJORS Romance Languages (Spanish) MAJORS Media and Journalism MAJORS Philosophy MINOR Geography Environmental Health Sciences English Global Studies SERVICE TIES MINOR SERVICE TIES MINOR has also played a tremendous role Chemistry Classical Humanities Accessibility Resources and Service SERVICE TIES ARTVSM SERVICE TIES in my development as an active Student United Way APPLES Service-Learning program Campus Y Department of Housing and Residential UNC Hospitals Enrich ESL - Campus Y Sacrificial Poets Education citizen!” Refugee Health Initiative National Residence Hall Honorary Sumanjit Mehmi UNC-Chapel Hill Residence Hall Association
BPSS allowed me to grow as both Meredith Grace Parker Richa B. Patel Chandler Rock Wake Forest, North Carolina Apex, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina an intellectual and an activist MAJORS Public Policy MAJOR Nutrition MAJOR Management and Society Global Studies MINOR Chemistry MINOR Hispanic Studies “grounded in community. As a MINOR SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES French SERVICE TIES first-year student, I had a rather UNC Hospitals APPLES Service-Learning program UNC Admissions Ambassadors Undergraduate Student National Art Heels For me, giving time to a community shallow idea about service, but Student United Way Dental Association McDougle Elementary School UNC Hospitals Hindu Yuva that I am a part of is one of many now, I have been able to think R “reciprocal acts. A community serves
more broadly about what service Scott Benjamin Parker Mihir Pershad Danny Rahal Destiny Rogers us after all, it only makes logical truly means.” Wake Forest, North Carolina Richmond, Virginia Cranford, New Jersey Charlotte, North Carolina Sarah Molina sense that we return the favor. MAJOR Biology MAJOR Chemistry MAJORS Chemistry MAJOR Psychology MINORS MINORS MINOR Chemistry Entrepreneurship Psychology Speech and Hearing Sciences Here at Carolina, my service has English Biology MINOR Biology SERVICE TIES The Buckley Public Service SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Bonner Leaders Program included direct and organizational Scholars program has allowed Department of Biology SUCCEED APPLES Service-Learning program Movement of Youth UNC Hospitals UNC Hospitals GlobeMed National Student Speech Language & Hearing service primarily through the UNC School of Medicine Rethink: Psychiatric Illness - Campus Y Association “me to shape my college experience student group FLO (Fair, Local, around giving back to my Organic) Food. BPSS provided a community and country, pursuing Gunjan Patel Daniel Peters Gayatri Rathod Troy Kay Royal Charlotte, North Carolina Nashville, Tennessee Charlotte, North Carolina Roseboro, North Carolina framework for me to intentionally social impact, and investing in MAJORS MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR Biology Mathematics Biology Exercise and Sport Science serve my community, and I am very Asian Studies MINOR Chemistry MINOR Chemistry MINOR African Studies the future of our planet. It has MINOR SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Chemistry SERVICE TIES grateful for the ongoing support and influenced the continuing role UNC Admissions Ambassadors Medical Dialogue Carolina For The Kids Foundation Carolina Campus Community Garden UNC Hospitals TABLE Sampson County Arts Camp learning that is offered.” Family Medicine Interest Group UNC School of Medicine UNC Sports Medicine Claire Hannapel of service in my life and my UNC-Chapel Hill Residence Hall Association
priorities beyond graduation.” Jacob Higdon 24 25 Nia Chantelle Rush Mary-Katherine Scheppegrell Erica Nicole Silvestri Janell Kae Smith Mitchellville, Maryland Waxhaw, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Brandywine, Maryland The Buckley Public Service The Buckley Public Service Scholars program MAJOR Global Studies MAJOR Psychology MAJORS Mathematical Decision Sciences MAJORS Media and Journalism Scholars program led me to be MINOR Spanish for the Professions MINOR Geography Economics Global Studies gave me valuable experiences that helped me SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES MINOR Spanish for the Professions MINOR Hispanic Studies SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES “committed to investing in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Global Hope India “determine how to use my love of service in my Duke Regional Hospital Kidzu Children’s Museum Alpha Phi APPLES Service-Learning program local community and taught me Durham Public Schools Carolina For The Kids Foundation Catalyst Conference - Campus Y future career. The skills I gained and people Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity Carolina Center for Public Service more about the importance of I met have encouraged me and validated my need to better the world.” living with a focus on others.” Virnaliz Jimenez Shelby Miller Shauna Marie Rust Kayla Ann Schliewe Brittany Nicole Simpson Amandla Kesi Stanley Charlotte, North Carolina New Bern, North Carolina Greensboro, North Carolinaa Milwaukee, Wisconsin MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR When I came to UNC, I was Health Policy and Management Global Studies Biology Management and Society The Buckley Public Service Scholars program SERVICE TIES MINORS Social and Economic Justice MINORS Spanish for the Professions MINORS African American and Diaspora
unsure about why I loved APPLES Service-Learning program Hispanic Studies Chemistry Studies inspired me to integrate service as an Campus Y SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Social and Economic Justice SERVICE TIES “serving my community. Roosevelt Institute APPLES Service-Learning program Alpha Phi Omega “important aspect of my life and think critically Campus Y Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC) Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. UNC World View UNC Hospitals Communiversity Youth Program about the service I am engaged in. BPSS BPSS allowed me to grow as Order of the Bell Tower a student and a member of connected me to university and community the Chapel Hill - Carrboro Sean Nicholas Ryan Hayden Elizabeth Schober Anushree Kristie Singh Megan Nicole Stanley resources that opened the door to experiences Raleigh, North Carolina Huntersville, North Carolina Cary, North Carolina Durham, North Carolina community. I can say that such as Outward Bound and alternative spring MAJORS Biology MAJORS Exercise and Sport Science MAJOR Psychology MAJOR Psychology SERVICE TIES MINORS BPSS helped develop my Business Administration Psychology Medical Anthropology breaks that both challenged and formed my MINOR Chemistry SERVICE TIE Alpha Phi Omega Education SERVICE TIES Alpha Phi Omega APPLES Service-Learning program SERVICE TIES ideologies on life and service.” definition of public service, Jacob Ford Campus Y UNC Hospitals Black Student Movement Nourish UNC - Campus Y Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools which, to me, encompasses the UNC Hospitals Communiversity Youth Program
passion for helping others, the BPSS exposed me to social networks of fellow
willpower to ignite change college students who have the same passion for Addie Schoenberger Hannah Christine Single Andrea Nicole Stewart “service as I do, and these connections will stay and the fortitude to maintain Asheboro, North Carolina Marietta, Georgia Hillsborough, North Carolina MAJOR Biology MAJOR Business Administration MAJOR Environmental Sciences with me for the rest of my life.” consistency.” SERVICE TIES MINOR MINORS Anushree Singh Chamara Fernando English Computer Science North Carolina Botanical Garden SERVICE TIES Geography North Carolina Zoological Park Best Buddies - Campus Y SERVICE TIES Orange County Schools Camp Kesem North Carolina Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools The Buckley Public Service Scholars program Carolina Athletic Association North Carolina Botanical Garden Tar Heel Beginnings constantly pushed me out of my comfort zone S “and challenged me to explore new experiences and ideas.” Hilda Isabel Santiago Dasha Shaw Cecilia Maria Smetana Jessica Wendy Stickel Pallavi Surana San Antonio, Texas Greensboro, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina MAJORS Chemistry MAJOR Communication Studies MAJORS Global Studies MAJOR Romance Languages (Spanish) Romance Languages (Spanish) MINOR Social and Economic Justice Communication Studies MINOR Chemistry SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES MINOR Arabic SERVICE TIES Camp Lutherock Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. SERVICE TIES Challah for Hunger Farmer FoodShare Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Burch Field Research Seminars Helping Youth by Providing Enrichment (HYPE) - Lutheran Campus Ministry Frank Porter Graham Elementary School Helping Youth by Providing Enrichment (HYPE) - Campus Y Campus Y Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC) Study Abroad Office
Olivia Sawh Alexander Dean Sherry Claire Smith Charlotte McIlwaine Story Spartanburg, South Carolina Ardmore, Oklahoma Apex, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina MAJOR Biology MAJORS Chemistry MAJOR Media and Journalism MAJORS Biology SERVICE TIES Biology MINOR Spanish for the Professions Romance Languages (Italian) APPLES Service-Learning program MINOR Philosophy, Politics and Economics SERVICE TIES MINOR Chemistry Southeast Asia Interest Association SERVICE TIES APPLES Service-Learning program SERVICE TIES UNC Hospitals Global Medical Training Enrich ESL - Campus Y SUCCEED Newman Catholic Student Center Parish UNC Habitat for Humanity Technology Without Borders (TWB) - Campus Y UNC Hospitals
26 27 Julia D. Stroup Melissa Swope Laura Amber Thomason Angel Hannah Washington Katherine Wiley Raleigh, North Carolina Norcross, Georgia Morehead City, North Carolina Kinston, North Carolina Hudson, Ohio MAJORS Peace, War and Defense MAJOR Business Administration MAJORS Exercise and Sport Science MAJOR Global Studies MAJOR Psychology Political Science MINOR Media and Journalism Geography MINOR Anthropology MINORS Creative Writing MINOR Medical Anthropology SERVICE TIE MINOR Spanish for the Professions SERVICE TIES Social and Economic Justice SERVICE TIES APPLES Service-Learning program SERVICE TIES Minority Student Recruitment Committee SERVICE TIES One Act Blue Ribbon Mentoring Rejuvenating Our Community Through Service APPLES Service-Learning program Order of the Bell Tower UNC-Chapel Hill Residence Hall Association Community Empowerment Fund Student Wellness UNC Hospitals W
Elyse Marie Sulkey Courtney Elizabeth Turner Yushan Wang Katherinne Shannier Conor Addison Winters Bolivia, North Carolina Stockbridge, Georgia Tallahassee, Florida Wawrzonek Fayetteville, North Carolina MAJORS History MAJOR Global Studies MAJOR Chemistry New Bern, North Carolina MAJOR Economics Art History MINORS Medical Anthropology MINOR Biology MAJORS MINOR Religious Studies MINOR SERVICE TIES Global Studies SERVICE TIES Medieval and Early Modern Studies Geography Romance Languages (Spanish) SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Alpha Chi Sigma SERVICE TIES Delta Sigma Phi Orange County History Museum UNC Admissions Ambassadors GlobeMed APPLES Service-Learning program Service and Leadership Residential Learning Sheltered Treasures Thrift Store Community Empowerment Fund UNC Hospitals CHisPA Program UNC Women’s Club Volleyball Enrich ESL - Campus Y Student Government T
Pallavi Surana Kelly Rebecca Tan Mary Katherine Ward Hannah Suzanne Webster Rachel Nicole Woolridge Edison, New Jersey Cary, North Carolina Eden, North Carolina Pinehurst, North Carolina Lexington, North Carolina MAJOR Biostatistics MAJORS Nursing MAJOR Psychology MAJOR Media and Journalism MAJOR Psychology MINOR Chemistry Biology MINORS Education MINORS Spanish for the Professions SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES MINOR Cognitive Science Coaching Education History Bonner Leaders Program APPLES Service-Learning program SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES Helping Youth by Providing Enrichment (HYPE) - Helping Youth by Providing Enrichment (HYPE) - School of Nursing Communiversity Youth Program APPLES Service-Learning program Campus Y Campus Y Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC) Relay For Life J-School Ambassadors Orange County Family Resource Center Carolina For The Kids Foundation UNC Hospitals Special Olympics Study Abroad Office U
Catherine Louise Swift Christiana Taylor Cade Warner Underwood Grace Millard McCollum Ware Keadija C. Wiley Rhea Wyse Hendersonville, North Carolina Shelby, North Carolina Saluda, North Carolina Hillsborough, North Carolina Pelham, North Carolina Silver Spring, Maryland MAJOR Religious Studies MAJORS Political Science MAJORS Global Studies MAJOR English MAJOR Psychology MAJOR Health Policy and Management MINOR Environmental Science and Studies Sociology Peace, War and Defense MINOR Japanese MINORS Social and Economic Justice SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES SERVICE TIES MINOR Chinese SERVICE TIES African American and Diaspora Studies Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools HOPE Gardens - Campus Y Buckley Public Service Scholars program SERVICE TIES Carolina Covenant Peer Mentoring SERVICE TIES Honors Carolina Manav Sadhna Campus Y Co-Worker Helping Paws Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Minority Association of Pre-Health Students Soluciones Comunitarias Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools HOPE Gardens - Campus Y Learning Enterprises Carolina Pediatric Attention, Love and Support TEDxUNC (CPALS) Department of Psychology
The Buckley Public Service Scholars program has given
BPSS helped me be intentional about service. By me an outlet to serve in the community, whether it is documenting your service hours, you make a mental “working with the homeless with Carolina Pre-Medical “note of how you are (or aren’t) spending your time. Association, volunteering at UNC Hospitals, or raising That helped keep me accountable. I can also look back awareness of sexual health and stigma at the Condom at my log, see how I made a difference at UNC and Couture Fashion Show with UNC Partners in Health remember service moments that made a difference to me Engage. I have gained skills in grant-writing and how to create effective advocacy campaigns through the skills personally.” Charlotte Story
trainings provided by BPSS.”Yasemin Cole
28 29 Morehead Planetarium Stop Hunger Now and Science Center Student Government Movement of Youth Student Health Action Musical Empowerment Coalition (SHAC) Some of our Muslim Students Association Student U National Residence Hall Honorary Student United Way National Student Speech Language Student Wellness & Hearing Association Study Abroad Office NC Hillel SUCCEED NC Literacy Corps Sustainability Residential New Student and Carolina Learning Program Parent Programs TABLE Community Newman Catholic Student Tar Heel Beginnings Center Parish Tar Heel Outreach Project North Carolina Botanical Garden TEACCH North Carolina Democratic Party Technology Without Borders North Carolina Folklife Institute (TWB) - Campus Y North Carolina Young TEDxUNC Adults Youth Group The Ability Experience Global Health Connections North Carolina Zoological Park (Push America) PartnersCarolina Pre-Physician Assistant International Nourish UNC - Campus Y The Daily Tar Heel A Helping Hand Association (CPPAA) Global Hope India Office of Admissions The Family Doctor Accessibility Resources and Service Carolina Premed Association Global Medical Training Office of Diversity and The Refugee Support Center Alpha Chi Omega Carolina Swim Clinic GlobeMed Multicultural Affairs The Sonder Market Alpha Chi Sigma Carolina Union Activities Greater Carolinas Chapter Office of Undergraduate Research The Summit Church Alpha Delta Pi Board (CUAB) of the National Multiple One Act UNC Admissions Ambassadors Alpha Epsilon Delta Carolina Women’s Center Sclerosis Society Operation Building Courage UNC Athletic Training Program Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Carrboro Farmers’ Market Guardian Ad Litem Orange County Animal Services UNC Attorney General’s Staff Alpha Phi Catalyst Conference - Campus Y Habitat for Humanity Orange County Animal Shelter UNC Club Soccer Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Center for Dramatic Arts Hammersmith & Fulham Mind Orange County Family UNC Football Office Alpha Phi Omega Center for Latino Health - Building Connections Resource Center UNC Habitat for Humanity America Reads (CELAH) Hargraves Community Center Orange County History Museum UNC Honor Court American Mock World Chabad Student Group Health Occupations Orange County Literacy Council UNC Hospitals Health Organization at UNC-CH Students of America Orange County Rape Crisis Center UNC Partners in Health Engage American Red Cross Challah for Hunger Healthy Girls Save the World Orange County Schools UNC School of Medicine APPLES Service- Challah for Hunger UNC Heavenly Groceries Order of the Bell Tower UNC ScienceDays Learning program Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Hedrick Lab Outward Bound UNC Sports Medicine Art Heels Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Helping Paws Pathways Elementary School UNC Substance Free Living Art&Life - Campus Y Children’s Flight of Hope Helping Youth by Phi Alpha Delta Learning Community Arts for Life CHispA Providing Enrichment Phi Mu UNC Women’s Club Volleyball ARTVSM Church World Service (HYPE) - Campus Y Phi Sigma Pi National UNC Women’s Glee Club AVID Club Cross Country and Track Hindu Yuva Honor Fraternity UNC World View Best Buddies - Campus Y Co-Worker Honor Court Pi Beta Phi Sorority UNC-Chapel Hill Residence Bike & Build Common Cause North Carolina Honors Carolina Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity Hall Association Bipolar Girl Rules the Community Empowerment Fund HOPE Gardens - Campus Y Piedmont Health SeniorCare Undergraduate Family World + other Stories Communiversity Youth Program Human Rights Center of Presbyterian Campus Ministry Medicine Interest Group Black Student Movement Compass Center for Carrboro and Chapel Hill Project Literacy - Campus Y Undergraduate Student National Blue Ribbon Mentoring Women and Families Ignited Youth Reformed University Dental Association Bonner Leaders Program Covenant Gives Back Injaz Refugee Community Fellowship (RUF) UNICEF - Campus Y Delta Sigma Phi Partnership Refugee Community Partnership Vaccine Ambassadors Breakthrough Collaborative Department of Biology Inter-Faith Council Refugee Health Initiative Veterinary Specialty Hospital Buckley Public Service Department of Housing and Interactive Theatre Carolina Refugee Support Center of the Carolinas Scholars program Residential Education J-School ambassadors Rejuvenating Our Community Volunteers for Youth Building Bonds, Breaking B.A.R.S. Department of Psychology Kappa Delta Sorority Through Service WomenNC Building Tomorrow Diversity and Inclusiveness in Kappa Kappa Gamma Relay For Life World Micro Market Burch Field Research Seminars Collegiate Environments Kidzu Children’s Museum Rethink: Psychiatric (WMM) - Campus Y Burroughs Funeral Home Duke Regional Hospital Lambda Pi Chi Sorority Illness - Campus Y World Organization of the Camp Grier Durham Public Schools Las Guapitas Richard A. Baddour Carolina Scout Movement Camp Kesem North Carolina Easing Abroad Student’s Latinas Promoviendo Leadership Academy World Relief Durham Camp Lutherock Entry (EASE) Communidad/Lambda Ronald McDonald House YMCA Campus Y El Futuro, Inc. Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Roosevelt Institute Zeta Beta Tau Carolina Athletic Association EmPOWERment, Inc. Launch RTI International Zeta Tau Alpha Carolina Campus Civitan Enrich ESL - Campus Y Learning Enterprises Sacrificial Poets Carolina Campus Episcopal Campus Ministry Lenox Baker Children’s Hospital Sampson County Arts Camp Community Garden Epsilon Eta Levin JCC Scholars’ Latino Initiative Carolina Center for Public Service Extraordinary Ventures Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) School of Education Carolina Covenant Family Medicine Interest Group Lineberger Comprehensive School of Media and Journalism Carolina Cupboard Farmer FoodShare Cancer Center School of Medicine Carolina Firsts First Look Linking Immigrants to School of Nursing Carolina for Amani - Campus Y Fitness Breaks New Communities Service and Leadership Carolina For The Kids Foundation FLO (Fair, Local, Organic) Food (LINC) - Campus Y Residential Learning Program Carolina Hunger Education Foreign Policy Association Lutheran Campus Ministry Seymour Tech Center and Activism Project Frank Porter Graham Manav Sadhna Sheltered Treasures Thrift Store (C.H.E.A.P.) - Campus Y Elementary School Manna Project International Sigma Sigma Sigma Carolina Institute for General Alumni Association McDougle Elementary School Smart Beginnings Developmental Disabilities Get Real & Heel: Breast Medical Dialogue Virginia Peninsula Carolina Leadership Development Cancer Program MEDLIFE SMART Mentoring program Carolina Pediatric Attention, Gillings School of Global Minority Association of Soluciones Comunitarias Love and Support (CPALS) Public Health Pre-Health Students Southeast Asia Interest Association Carolina Pre-Medical Association Girls on the Run Minority Student Special Olympics 30 Global Brigades Recruitment Committee Sports Xtra 31 ccps.unc.edu
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