Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has named the student civic leaders from 38 states, Washington, D.C., and Mexico who will make up the 2024-2025 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows. The Newman Civic Fellowship is a yearlong program that recognizes students who stand out for their leadership potential and commitment to creating positive change in communities. Fellows are nominated by Campus Compact member presidents and chancellors, who are invited to select one exemplary community-committed student from their campus each year.
Through the fellowship, Campus Compact provides these students with learning and networking opportunities that help to nurture their development as civic leaders. Programming emphasizes personal, professional, and civic growth that can empower them to collaborate effectively across disciplines and create large-scale positive change.
The cornerstone of the fellowship is the Annual Convening of Newman Civic Fellows, which offers intensive in-person skill-building and networking over three days. The fellowship also provides fellows with pathways to apply for exclusive opportunities, including mini-grants to help fund scholarships and post-graduate opportunities.
The Newman Civic Fellowship is generously supported by The Allstate Foundation, whose contributions have allowed the program to expand to include an extended Annual Convening of Newman Civic Fellows and other special opportunities, including the Newman Civic Fellowship Mini-Grant program.
The fellowship is named for the late Frank Newman, one of Campus Compact’s founders, who was a tireless advocate for civic engagement in higher education.
“We are so excited to welcome such an outstanding group of community-committed students to the fellowship,” said Campus Compact President Bobbie Laur. “These students are undaunted by the pressing challenges our communities face and bring such passion for making a difference. They truly are the leaders our society needs and are already catalysts for positive impact. We are privileged to be a part of their journey and to help empower them to create a more just and equitable future.”
The Newman Civic Fellowship serves as an anchor program for Campus Compact’s expanded body of student-facing work. Campus Compact seeks to directly support student leadership both within and outside of the Newman Civic Fellowship, building capacity for student-led change and collective impact nationwide.
Learn more about the fellowship at compact.org/newman-civic-fellowship. You can read more about each of the student leaders selected for this year’s cohort at compact.org/newman-civic-fellowship/fellows.
2024-2025 Newman Fellows
Aaniyah JarretteSpelman College
Abigail FerroneSimmons University
Abigail WellsUniversity of Central Arkansas
Adam SimonWhitman College
Aditi NambiarUniversity of Washington-Bothell Campus
AJ HartwickDenison University
Ajalon MercerTowson University
Alejandro SolisUniversity of Wisconsin-Parkside
Alexander LucierWorcester State University
Alexandra HenriquezNorthern Illinois University
Alexandra RenteriaUniversity of North Texas at Dallas
Alyssa AlvarezCarleton College
Amanjot KaurUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Amelia StonerJames Madison University
Andrey CaoMiddlebury College
Angel CollazoCollege of the Holy Cross
Angelina D'AgostinoStonehill College
Anna Grant-BoltonTrinity College
Ariana CabreraThe Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Arquimedes RiveroMiami Dade College
Aryssa VieaneCalifornia State University-Northridge
Ashbiya GiriSUNY Buffalo State
Ashley HaleyGreat Falls College Montana State University
Ava PallottaHarvard University
Azeem HakimUniversity of Central Florida
Benjamin HeinleinWest Virginia University
Beza MulatuUniversity of Richmond
Bianca MullinsMorningside University
Brooke GordonCentral Michigan University
Cami StevovichWittenberg University
Candice GarwoodAdelphi University
Carter WattsBarnard College
Charlotte CombeColorado College
Christina KimUniversity of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Christopher LyonsFairfield University
Clara LeeSwarthmore College
Cody CamposUniversity of Colorado Boulder
Connor DiazUniversity of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Cooper BeckBellarmine University
Cordelia R. ElaihoMedical College of Wisconsin
DaNae EstabineUniversity of Kansas
Daniela Valdivia-TerresNorthern Essex Community College
Danielle CainBowling Green State University-Main Campus
David SalehIndiana University-South Bend
Devon MartinezBristol Community College
Dhairya DesaiUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte
Diamoni DavisConnecticut College
Dimaya MayfieldKent State University at Kent
Dimitri ChernozhukovLafayette College
Dua HussainJohns Hopkins University
Elijah MudrykUniversity of Mississippi
Elke CoendersCentre College
Ella McKannaMichigan State University
Emerson AzcoitiaElmhurst University
Emilia TothUniversity of Southern Maine
Emily DanzingerUniversity of Miami
Emilyn SlemonsUniversity of North Georgia
Emma MalloryLindsey Wilson College
Emma LivelyThe University of the South
Faith ApplegateUniversity of Pennsylvania
Faria TavacoliUniversity of Nevada-Las Vegas
Garrett ConnelyUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha
Gianna GonzalezBarry University
Ginger SchoffUniversity of New Hampshire
Grace DesjardinsUniversity of Missouri-St Louis
Grace McCordFort Hays State University
Gracelyn DillRogers State University
Gracie StantonThe University of Montana-Western
Haleema SheikhRutgers University-Newark
Isabella SheldonWestminster College
J RamirezMaryville College
Jacob StolbergSalve Regina University
Jairo OrozcoFarmingdale State College
Jakob BurdickUniversity of Dayton
Jannat MusawiUniversity of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Jay PhilbrickBrown University
Jayda Ives-WilliamsUniversity of Rhode Island
Jenna MorrisonMott Community College
Jocel SanchezUniversity of La Verne
Jocelyn AuxierTexas State University
Johandalys MontasProvidence College
Jordan RiversCalifornia State University-Sacramento
Joseph BlackHolyoke Community College
Josephine RizzoSaint Anselm College
Julia Jane FallowsMillersville University of Pennsylvania
Kai Hopkinson-RamsammyUniversity of San Diego
Kailyn GoreMonmouth College
Kaitlynn HatzidakasWeber State University
Kambiz RoghanchiRaritan Valley Community College
Kania CampbellUniversity of Denver
Karyme FloresTexas Woman's University
Kassidy RouseBethel University
Kathleen SiuUniversity of San Francisco
Katya GovorovaCitadel Military College of South Carolina
Kedean BrownVirginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Kelsey WinkUniversity of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Kemariya PerryOklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Kendall TabobandungWagner College
Krishna DodiaMarymount University
LaRodge Johnson-MillerRutgers University-Camden
Lauren ParkerUniversity of Houston-Downtown
Lauren PatrickGeorge Washington University
Lee'RayVone G'everdloaahnAugsburg University
Leith Chikh RouhouBates College
Lia BusbyBowdoin College
Lily FengTufts University
Liv DuarteSalem State University
Madisyn SmithLewis University
Mandy FeuermanBrandeis University
María Esther Tolentino-EstradaUniversidad de Monterrey
Maria PerezCUNY Kingsborough Community College
Mattie WolffUniversity of South Carolina Beaufort
Mercedes ReyesUniversity of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Merna MousaUniversity of Mary Washington
Mikayla TilleryStanford University
Natalie ConterrasJuniata College
Natalie SyskoWorcester Polytechnic Institute
Nathalie VillalobosSaint Louis University
Nevaeh SchiffhauerDefiance College
Nicholas FryerWinona State University
Nosa OmoregbeeLoyola University Maryland
Owen SchwartzMassachusetts College of Art and Design
Patrick KellyHaverford College
Rachel TaoGeorgetown University
Reema ChandeMercer University
Roxann RichardsonIllinois College
Sami GottsegenPitzer College
Sara LeopaldiMount Wachusett Community College
Sofia VanderlanSt Catherine University
Spencer ShortOhio Northern University
Stella MorrisRollins College
Summa SlaterBridgewater State University
Syakira WijayaBerea College
Tae’Niajha PullenUniversity of Connecticut
Tammatha SpiveyCity Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
Tanasha JacksonUniversity of North Florida
Vasileios BratsisHellenic American University
Vincent CaminneciNorthampton County Area Community College
Vincenzo PerfettiSaint John Fisher University
William HillGeorgia College & State University
Wilson HaJohn Carroll University
Wynne DromeyClark University