Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has named the 2024-2025 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. This year\u2019s fellows came from 38 states, Washington, D.C., and Mexico. Among them was Cadet Katya Govorova, a junior cadet who came to The Citadel from Ukraine in the fall of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the course of three semesters, Govorova documented 60 community service hours in her work with the Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics as an intern as well as her work with the center\u2019s alternative break service trip. In addition, Govorova is a member of the women\u2019s soccer team and a member of The Citadel Distinguished Scholar program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am grateful to have had opportunities to serve others and give back to a country that has given me a second home,\u201d said Govorova. \u201cBeing from Ukraine, I am passionate about making a difference in others\u2019 lives. Our school provides resources to engage in community service. It is through these opportunities that I have been empowered to facilitate change.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has named the 2024-2025 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. This year\u2019s fellows came […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":694,"featured_media":725,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other"],"yoast_head":"\n