HELENA - Campus Compact, a Boston-based non-profit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has announced the 273 students who will make up the organization’s 2017 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows, including Carroll College's own Kelly Taft.
"Kelly is currently a junior at Carroll College who has consistently exhibited outstanding leadership abilities and an exceptional commitment to service. She has demonstrated this commitment in a variety of ways from her leadership of the Carroll Outreach Team student club to her role as the Community Service Liaison for the Hunthausen Center for Peace and Justice. Kelly is widely recognized across campus as a collaborative leader dedicated to raising awareness and working toward long-term social change in the Helena community and beyond. She is an outstanding individual, a leader in the classroom, and someone other students admire.
She has planned numerous fundraisers for local charities as well as for the international relief work of Catholic Relief Services. In addition to her roles with the Carroll Outreach Team and the Hunthausen Center for Peace and Justice, she is also a Catholic Relief Services campus ambassador. In this capacity, she has helped raise awareness about human trafficking and migration."
Thomas Evans, President of Carroll College
As a 2017 Newman Civic Fellow, Taft will be a part of the first cohort to benefit from a completely re-designed fellowship. The Newman Civic Fellowship, named for Campus Compact co-founder Frank Newman, is a one-year experience experience emphasizing personal, professional, and civic growth. Through the fellowship, Campus Compact provides a variety of learning and networking opportunities, including a national conference of Newman Civic Fellows in partnership with the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. The fellowship also provides fellows with access to exclusive scholarship and post-graduate opportunities.
“The cultivation of community-committed leaders has never been more crucial,” said Campus Compact president Andrew Seligsohn. “We rebuilt the Newman Civic Fellowship experience because our country needs more people who know how to bring communities together for positive change. We are thrilled to welcome this group of 273 exemplary students as the first cohort to participate in this new model.”
The Newman Civic Fellowship is supported by the KPMG Foundation and Newman’s Own Foundation.