SCHOLASCHOLARSRS ––– BY COHORT UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2019 PHILLIPS SCHOLAR PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS BY COHORT Augsburg University 21 Bethany Lutheran College 1 Carleton College 4 College of Saint Benedict 5 The College of St. Scholastica 17 Concordia College (Moorhead) 9 Concordia University (St. Paul) 5 Gustavus Adolphus College 14 Hamline University 11 Macalester College 11 Minneapolis College of Art & Design 1 Saint John’s University 2 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota 3 St. Catherine University 14 St. Olaf College 11 University of St. Thomas 12 TOTAL AWARDS 141 SCHOLASCHOLARSRS ––– BY COHORT UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2019 AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY LUCINDA JONES JAZMINE DARDEN Augsburg University (1994-1996 cohort) Augsburg University (2011-2013 cohort) Program Location: North Minneapolis, MN Bridgin' the Gap Summer Recreation Activities for Children at a This program strives to gain interest in the STEM youth center fields to students in grades 3-8. In collaboration with the GISE/GEMS summer program, my project KALA DABLE will enhance the students knowledge of structural Augsburg University (1996-1998 cohort) engineering through bridge building Served families with Autistic children ESTEFANIA ZAPATA-GARCIA TOMETRIA BEAN Augsburg University (2012-2014 cohort) Augsburg University (2002-2004 cohort) Learn to Manage your Personal Finance Program Partner: Catholic Charities, Twin Cities Teaching about personal finance and finance Keep Your Head Up - Building self-esteem and awareness, will help the community be more enhancing confidence of welfare recipients moving organize with their money. This will also help them into the workforce to make better decisions with their personal finance NICHOLAS SCHUMM Augsburg University (2003-2005 cohort) DEMARIS MONTOYA-MENDOZA Program Partner: Big Woods Club, Twin Cities Augsburg University (2013-2015 cohort) Senderos: A summer backpacking & leadership Creating Support for Youth in Phillips program for Latino youth Neighborhood Keep youth academically active throughout the KELINA HER summer by conducting literacy groups and Augsburg University (2004-2006 cohort) academic activities Program Partner: Hmong American Partnership, St. Paul Sagal Abdirahman Ali Shire Reader and Writer Explorer Augsburg University (2014-2016 cohort) Assisted refugee youth and incoming immigrants Time to Change How We View Health Focus on health needs in the Riverside NOU CHANG neighborhood among first generation Somali Augsburg University (2007-2009 cohort) women. This will enable them to live a healthy Program Partner: Southeast Asian Community lifestyle Council - Minneapolis, MN Providing activities and programming for homeless Muna Mohamed Hmong refugee children Augsburg University (2014-2016 cohort) The Triangle Program: Coach, Parents and Child PA DAO YANG Fighting the Misconception of Muslim Women in Augsburg University (2009-2011 cohort) Sports Expressionist Art “Youth Leadership Development Create a triangle program that involves coach, through the Arts” parents and children to break the barriers and Built relationships that will retain the Hmong misconceptions of Muslim women in sports youth’s cultural ties to the Hmong community DUA SALEH MARISOL CAMPUSANO Augsburg University (2015-2017 cohort) Augsburg University (2010-2012 cohort) Knowledge Ambassador in the Sudanese “Empowering Young Latino Women” Pursuing Community Education and talking about Family Planning Bridging language barriers in processing legal and Will educate Latina students and parents about government documentation for Sudanese family planning by giving workshops two times a immigrants. This project will foster a culture of week. There will also be guest speakers to talk inclusivity. about the importance of education, family structure and family planning SCHOLASCHOLARSRS ––– BY COHORT UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2019 AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY (cont’d) Maria Cruz Mendiola Terrence Shambley Augsburg University (2016-2018 cohort) Augsburg University (2019-2021 cohort) Housing Discrimination and Homelessness in “Free Grant Writing Classes for Young Artists of Minnesota Color” Raise awareness about housing discrimination and Aims to provide a free grant writing class that is enforces policy on the fair Housing Act. specifically tailored toward meeting the needs of Minneapolis-St. Paul-based artists of color between Kitana Holland the ages of 16-25. This six-week program will Augsburg University (2017-2019 cohort) teach participants how to research grant “B.E.W.A.R.E! (Black Educated Women Receiving opportunities, how to write successful grants, and Access, Resources, Emotional Intelligence)” provide them with a network of support for their Aims to present knowledge and resources on the grant writing moving forward. steps to be college ready and successful. Tou Xiong Augsburg University (2016-2018 cohort) BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE Creating Future Leaders for Hmong Male Youths Provide Hmong male youths the opportunity to MARCIE FLYGARE become leaders through art and team work Bethany Lutheran College (2010-2012 cohort) activities. Healthy Fun at Heart Will educate the developmentally disabled in the Lidiya Ahmed New Ulm community about heart disease. This will Augsburg University (2018-2020 cohort) be done by teaching, educating and prompting “E.W.C.H.24I – Empowering Women and students of healthier lifestyle choices to reduce their chances color at high schools, 2- and 4-year institutions in of a heart attack Minnesota” Focuses on empowering women, students of color and other minorities in STEM. It will educate high school students, help students within a two-year institution with their transition to a four-year institution and build a support system for those at a four-year institution, including support for graduate school applications. This is a three tier model that will empower students from the ground up. Zakariya Abdullahi Augsburg University (2019-2021 cohort) “Dagan & Debate” Aims to restore Somali students' sense of agency and self-empowerment, and address the deficit in knowledge about the systems and politics that affect them through a debate-centered program for middle school students. Melissa Flores Jaimes Augsburg University (2019-2021 cohort) “Creating Healthy Creative Latinx Youth through Cultural College Access” Aims to address two interconnected needs: culturally adapted college preparation and having open conversations about mental health for Latinx high school students. Latinx students aspire to go to college; having bilingual and culturally competent mentors will provide social support. My project will equip Latinx students with the information they need to navigate college successfully. SCHOLASCHOLARSRS ––– BY COHORT UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2019 CARLETON COLLEGE COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT SARAH PARKER ELMORE THERESA (LEDERMANN) MOREY Carleton College (1997-1999 cohort) College of Saint Benedict (1994-1996 cohort) Program Location: Faribault, MN Program Location: St. Cloud, MN Summer camp for middle school youth Administered two Boys & Girls Programs: SMART Moves and Challenger’s Club to serve low-income SHANTRICE KING youth Carleton College (2011-2013 cohort) "The Courage to Write" Magazine Project for STACY ROONEY Women of Color College of Saint Benedict (1996-1998 cohort) The program focuses on building writing skills of Program Location: St. Cloud, MN Somali and Latino young women who currently Materials focused on helping low-income reside in Faribault, MN. The participants will use individuals obtain and maintain housing the writing skills they learn to compile a magazine for young people JESSICA (MANTHIE) WOODS College of Saint Benedict (2000-2002 cohort) PHOEBE CHASTAIN Program Partner : Dorothy Day Center - St. Paul, MN Carleton College (2012-2014 cohort) Program serving youth and women Peer-Led Pregnancy Prevention in Northfield, MN A peer education training program directed JOAL REEVES towards low-income ninth and tenth-grade College of Saint Benedict (2007-2009 cohort) students in the Northfield community that focuses Program Partner: on teen pregnancy prevention through a Central and Phillips Neighborhoods comprehensive reproductive health philosophy South Side Renaissance Project - Programming for teens to avoid violent behavior and gang activity VICTORIA OSTENSO Carleton College (2013-2015 cohort) JACQUELINE CARLSON Addressing Personal and Community Health College of Saint Benedict (2010-2012 cohort) through the Lens of Food in Rice County S.U.C.C.E.S.S. - Service for Unity, Civic Awareness, A two part foo literacy project that works closely Creativity, Empowerment, Social Justice and with existing food access issues in Rice County Sustaining Leadership Will partner with the Keystone group to develop their service component and create a leadership component with the hopes to generate passion and civic awareness within the youth’s lives SCHOLASCHOLARSRS ––– BY COHORT UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2019 THE COLLEGE OF ST. SCHOLASTICA ANGELA SCHUMACHER CARLA HARRIS The College of St. Scholastica (1994-1996 cohort) The College of St. Scholastica (2007-2009 cohort) Program Location: South Minneapolis, MN Program Partner: Community Outreach and Activities for Youth Positive Energy Outdoor (ed)Ventures - Duluth, MN serving low-income families Outdoor Pursuit - Building trust with teens from the Native American community eventually AMY IVERSON resulting in leadership development The College of St. Scholastica (1997-1999 cohort) Program Location: Duluth, MN SENIA JUTILA Summer program for children and parents The College of St. Scholastica (2008-2010 cohort) Project