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Cara Craig, Sister Majella Berg Service Award<\/span><\/h3>\n

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At just 20 years old, Marymount University Honors Scholar graduate Cara Craig \u201825 has two college degrees and is the recipient of the Sister Majella Berg Service Award, one of the institution\u2019s highest honors. The award is given to a graduating student who has displayed exceptional dedication to serving others and created a positive impact in the University community.<\/p>\n

The Bowie, Md. native began her college journey earlier than most. When COVID-19 shut down her high school\u2019s in-person classes, Craig saw an opportunity to get a head start on her academic goals and enrolled in dual enrollment classes at Prince George\u2019s Community College. She earned her associate\u2019s degree during her senior year, becoming the first student in her high school\u2019s history to do so.<\/p>\n

Craig explained, \u201cI was drawn [to Marymount] by the Swimming program<\/a>\u00a0and the opportunity to collaborate on research in the\u00a0Honors Program<\/a>.\u201d She\u00a0conducted her honors thesis research in behavioral neuroscience.\u201cThe field of behavioral neuroscience is relatively new, and there is so much work to be done to better understand how genetics and biology contribute to ordered and disordered behaviors,\u201d she explained. \u201cI want to make a real difference in how our justice system works, especially for underrepresented and under-resourced communities. It\u2019s a big goal, but one I feel called to pursue.\u201d Crait has decided to remain at Marymount, where she will pursue her Master’s in Forensic and Legal Psychology. Read more about her journey here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Andrea Anaya-Sandoval, Newman Civic Fellow<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Andrea Anaya-Sandoval, a sophomore Honors student at Marymount University, has been selected to receive Campus Compact<\/a>\u2019s 2022-2023 Newman Civic Fellowship<\/a>. She is one of 173 civic leaders from 38 states, Washington, D.C., and Mexico who form this year\u2019s cohort and are\u00a0recognized for their outstanding commitment to creating positive change in communities locally and around the world. Anaya-Sandoval is originally from San Salvador, El Salvador, and immigrated to the U.S. with her mother at the age of five before settling in Silver Spring, Md. As an undocumented student, she holds a deep passion for immigrant rights.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Anaya-Sandoval found her calling in the frontlines of the migrant rights movement as an organizer. Following her internship with Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD), she volunteered with the nonprofit United We Dream<\/a>, the largest youth-led network fighting for equity and immigrant rights. She not only participated in protests and community gatherings on behalf of immigrant rights, but also began to lead these civic engagements in her local community.\u00a0She has pitched in on a\u00a0phone and text banking campaign encouraging millions of Latinx voters with mixed-status families around the country to exercise their right to vote.\u00a0This past summer, Anaya-Sandoval was selected as a Dream Summer Fellow<\/a>, an annual national fellowship of the UCLA Labor Center\u2019s Dream Resource Center<\/a>. As part of the fellowship, she worked with the Presidents\u2019 Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration<\/a>, a nonprofit focused on reform by providing resources to a network of university leaders and higher education institutions.<\/p>\n

Through the Newman Civic Fellowship, Campus Compact provides these students with a year of learning and networking opportunities that emphasize personal, professional and civic growth. Each year, Fellows participate in numerous virtual training and networking opportunities that provide them with the skills and connections they need to create large-scale positive change. The cornerstone of the Fellowship is the Annual Convening of Fellows, which offers intensive skill-building and networking over the course of two days. The Fellowship also provides Fellows with pathways to apply for exclusive scholarship and post-graduate opportunities.<\/p>\n

Kristen Netter, AmeriCorps Program<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Undergraduate Honors student\u00a0Kristen Netter was selected as the inaugural AmeriCorps Member for\u00a0the K2H Civic Futures AmeriCorps Program<\/a> grant through the nonprofit Campus Compact<\/a>. Through the Civic Futures Program, Kristen will implement civic engagement opportunities for students at K-12 schools or community-based organizations in partnership with Marymount. She will devote a minimum of 300 service hours over the next year as a Civic Mentor to develop and implement a program that provides youth with the opportunity to become meaningfully involved in their community.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am very ecstatic for this new position and I\u2019m eager to get to work,\u201d Netter said. \u201cIt was always a goal of mine to work for AmeriCorps, and I\u2019m grateful that I was given this life-changing opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Courtney Stephens, Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Honors alumna Courtney Stephens is among the nation\u2019s top scholars to receive a 2021 Fellowship<\/a> from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi<\/a>. Stephens joins only four other students across the country to earn the Society\u2019s competitive Walter and Adelheid Hohenstein Fellowship<\/a> of $8,500.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to thank all the Marymount faculty members who have helped me along the way, as well as the individuals who I have worked closely with in the medical field that have helped me find a passion in anesthesia,\u201d Stephens expressed.<\/p>\n

As an undergraduate Honors student at Marymount, Stephens completed a major in Biochemistry<\/a> and two minors in Mathematics<\/a> and Quantitative Science<\/a>. She balanced the prestige of being a member of the nation\u2019s oldest and most selective all-discipline honor society with her academics, and as a member of the Saints Women\u2019s Soccer<\/a> team.<\/p>\n

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Kaylee Tyner, Newman Civic Fellow\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/header>\n
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Kaylee, an Honors student political science major, was announced as a member of\u00a0Campus Compact<\/a>\u2019s 2021-2022 cohort of\u00a0Newman Civic Fellows<\/a>.\u00a0Kalyee is originally from Littleton, Colo., and is a graduate of Columbine High School. She is a student leader and passionate advocate for the gun violence prevention movement. For the past three years, she has served as an executive council member for\u00a0Team ENOUGH<\/a>, and has lobbied on numerous policies aimed towards decreasing gun violence on local and national levels.<\/p>\n

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In her work, she encourages young people to get involved by helping them register to vote and engage with issues that directly impact their communities. In 2019, she launched\u00a0#MyLastShot<\/a>, which gained national attention for reaching over 20,000 people with the heart-wrenching message that young people give consent to have images of their death publicized in the event they die from gun violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a leader working towards addressing the root causes of social injustices, I have discovered that I can\u2019t wait around for other people to change the world \u2013 I have to actively be a part of the change.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kaitlin Berger, Fulbright Scholar<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Kaitlin Berger is a former Honors student criminal justice major pursuing her master\u2019s at the National University of Public Service in Budapest, Hungary. Berger plans to examine how issues such as time to arraignment, length of sentences, prison programming opportunities, and recidivism rates differ between Hungary and the United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always been interested in pursuing a career that is on an international level, and recently I have been drawn toward creating or researching policy that affects human rights,\u201d Berger said. \u201cThe more I looked into this opportunity, the more I realized how it fits perfectly with my plans for the future.\"\"<\/p>\n

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