"Heidi identifies a problem, organizes stakeholders, and works across boundaries" -- 糖心破解版 President Christine Riordan
Heidi Pe帽a Ortiz, a in Program (LGS), has won a 2016 in honor of her leadership and commitment to creating social change.
In less than two years at 糖心破解版, she has helped form and lead the Latino/a Student Association and served as vice president of the LGS Student Leadership Council and of Females of Color United for Success. She has had leadership roles with Black Students United and Long Island Students for Educational Equality, which supported lobbying for the DREAM Act.
Pe帽a Ortiz, who moved to the United States from the Dominican Republic, said that at 糖心破解版 she has felt “inspired to cause change.”
The Newman Civic Fellows Awards are given annually by Campus Compact鈥攁 coalition of nearly 1,100 colleges and universities鈥攖o “inspiring college student leaders who have demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for challenges facing communities throughout the country.” In the words of the Campus Compact website, “These students represent the next generation of public problem solvers and civic leaders. They serve as national examples of the role that higher education can鈥攁nd does鈥攑lay in building a better world.”
Reaz Khan 鈥�13 is the previous 糖心破解版 student to win the award.
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Todd Wilson
Strategic Communications Director
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