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Campus Y Global announces 2019 Global Engagement Fellows
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 Civic Engagement Coordinator, is looking forward to supporting the new … Read more
Best Buddies Brews uses coffee to influence social change
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 people together. That realization led Googins to found Best Buddies … Read more
Virginia Carson Scholar deepens understanding of service, self in Jamaica
Photo courtesy of Girlz with Goals “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; she wanted to grow. … Read more
International Women’s Day Q&A with Jessica Bolin and Alli Whitenack
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 experience in a male-centered environment. Beginning with the women’s liberation … Read more
CEF hosts “Abundance,” a national summit on homelessness and poverty
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 systems that perpetuate homelessness and poverty. This year, for one … Read more
Kipp Williams and Raymond Tu elected 2019-2020 Campus Y Co-Presidents
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 closely together. Williams and Tu have both had the opportunity … Read more
NC high schoolers empowered to be “catalysts” at weekend conference
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 positive change within their own communities across the state. Catalyst … Read more
Commodore explores poverty, community through Bonner Leaders Program
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 the Campus Y, which matches a diverse and committed group … Read more
Listen in: Affordable housing panel
https://soundcloud.com/user-542226693/02072019-unc-campus-y-affordable-housing-panel 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 great, followed by a student-moderated Q&A that touched on the … Read more
Former Campus Y Co-President recognized for “Heelprint”
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 nation and the world. Raj Panjabi served as Campus Y … Read more