{"id":8113,"date":"2021-03-09T09:49:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T14:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/?p=8113"},"modified":"2021-08-03T22:42:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T02:42:19","slug":"marymount-junior-honored-as-newman-civic-fellow-for-gun-violence-prevention-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-junior-honored-as-newman-civic-fellow-for-gun-violence-prevention-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"MU junior honored as Newman Civic Fellow for gun violence prevention efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kaylee Tyner, a junior at Marymount University studying political science, has been announced as a member of Campus Compact<\/a>\u2019s 2021-2022 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows<\/a>. She joins 212 students from 39 states, Washington, D.C., and Mexico in the year-long program for campus leaders who demonstrate a commitment to finding solutions for challenges facing communities locally, nationally and internationally.<\/p>\n Tyner, originally from Littleton, Colo. and a graduate of Columbine High School, 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 Team ENOUGH<\/a>, and has lobbied on numerous policies that aim towards decreasing gun violence on local and national levels.<\/p>\n In her work, Tyner 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 #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 Tyner said.<\/p>\n