Campus Y Global is proud to announce its 2019 Global Engagement Fellows. The Global Engagement Fellowship (GEF) provides up to $2,500 to UNC Chapel Hill students to conduct self-designed, social-justice oriented summer projects internationally. Sarah Smith, the Campus Y’s Global … Read more
PHOTO & VIDEO VIA AARON MOGER, UNC.EDU Coffee has long been a staple of the American breakfast, but during her time as a Starbucks barista, Carolina senior Jacklyn Googins noticed it was something more than just a drink — it brings … Read more
“This is the year. This is the year I’m going abroad.” When Tochi Okeke (’20) began her sophomore year, she was determined to step foot outside the United States for the first time. But her mission wasn’t simply to go; … Read more
The Campus Y has always fostered a sense of gender equality found in few other places at UNC. The original YWCA – established in 1937 and consolidated with the YMCA in 1964 – provided women rare opportunities to gain leadership … Read more
WRITTEN BY CONNIE LONGMATE PHOTOS BY ZIOLA KOWZAN Last year, students at Brown University held the inaugural Summit on Homelessness and Poverty. In doing so, they brought together a coalition of student organizations from across the country dedicated to dismantling … Read more
STORY VIA DAILYTARHEEL.COM. Sophomores Kipp Williams and Raymond Tu aim to expand outreach and inclusivity as part of their co-presidency of the Campus Y. Currently, Williams and Tu are director of membership and director of communications respectively, positions that work … Read more
This past weekend UNC Catalyst Conference welcomed one hundred North Carolina high school students onto campus to interact with social justice issues. Through high-energy workshops, interactive discussions, and leadership trainings, Catalyst counselors empowered students to see themselves as “catalysts” for … Read more
While many UNC students are hanging out in their dorms or catching up on homework, first year student Ellison Commodore is helping to fight poverty in the Chapel Hill community. Commodore is a member of the Bonner Leaders Program at … Read more
On Thursday, February 8, the Campus Y brought together local leaders to discuss how Orange and Durham County communities can be more welcoming, equitable, and sustainable. The intimate conversation kicked off with an audience discussion about what makes a hometown … Read more
STORY VIA UNC.EDU Editor’s note: In honor of the University’s 225th anniversary, unc.edu is sharing profiles throughout the academic year of some of the many Tar Heels who have left their heelprint on the campus, their communities, the state, the … Read more
