Dallas, TX | Economics, African American Diaspora Studies | 2018 Nancy Anosike is a junior in the College of Arts & Science at Vanderbilt University. She is from Dallas, TX although she was born in Imo State, Nigeria. Nancy is a double major in Economics and African-American and Diaspora Studies with a minor in French. This…
Zoe Brown
Denville, NJ | Sociology, Computer Science | 2019 Originally from Denville, New Jersey, Zoe is a sophomore studying Sociology and Computer Science. She is also studying Arabic and hopes to further develop her knowledge of the language while she lives with a host family in Rabat, Morocco this summer. While living in Rabat, Zoe will partner with a local NGO…
Naomi Chan
Pleasanton, CA | Cognitive Studies | 2018 Naomi Chan is a junior from the San Francisco Bay Area, and is a Cognitive Studies major. This summer, she will be working with Operation Groundswell (OG), a service that provides ethical volunteering opportunities, educational programming, and fully immersive experiences. Through OG, Naomi will be volunteering with Rabbis for Human Rights,…
Sophia Druffner
Dallas, TX | Applied Mathematics, Violin Performance, Pre-Med Track | 2019 This summer, Sophie will volunteer for three weeks in Camden, New Jersey at the Camden Health Care Coalition and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic hospital. She is extremely interested in how effective preventative health care systems can lower emergency room visits in patients with chronic health…
Agatha Fenech
Cedar Falls, IA | Political Science, English, Women’s and Gender Studies | 2019 Agatha, originally from Cedar Falls, Iowa, is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. She is majoring in Political Science with minors in English and Women’s and Gender Studies. This summer, she will be going on the Vanderbilt Office of Active Citizenship and…
Raquel Gibson-Starks
Chandler, AZ | Child Development | 2018 Raquel Gibson-Starks is a junior from Chandler, Arizona. She is in Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development and will be graduating with a degree in child development in the Spring of 2018. This summer, Raquel will be serving in Rabat, Morocco alongside local organizations. Raquel is looking forward to…
Bri’Andra Grantham
Gainesville, FL | Medicine, Health and Society, Pre-Nursing Track | 2017 Bri Grantham, from Gainesville, FL, is a MHS major who is working toward a degree on the Pre-Nursing tract. Due to the funds provided by the Nichols Humanitarian Fund, she will be traveling to Quito, Ecuador through the Office of Active Citizenship and Service. This summer, she will…
McKenzie Green
Austin, TX | Human & Organizational Development, Public Policy | 2020 McKenzie is a first year student from Austin, Texas. She is double majoring in Human & Organizational Development and Public Policy. McKenzie will be working with Project Rishi in Pamulaparthi, India. Her team will be working with primary and secondary schools in this village to…
Laura Gronauer
Winchester, VA| Vanderbilt University Law School Laura is a rising second-year law student from Winchester, VA. This summer, Laura will be working for the Justice Defenders Program at the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights in Washington, DC. The program provides pro bono legal assistance to human rights advocates who suffer harassment in retaliation…
Lauryn Hardy
Chantilly, VA | Economics, Medicine, Health and Society | 2018 Lauryn is from Chantilly, Virginia. A member of the class of 2018, Lauryn is double majoring in Economics and Medicine, Health, and Society. In the summer of 2017, Lauryn will be living in Rabat, Morocco as a part of the OACS Global Service Program. While there, Lauryn will…
Jeremy (Britt) Hatcher
Dacula, GA | Human and Organizational Development, Health and Human Services | 2017 Britt Hatcher is a senior in Peabody College at Vanderbilt University. He is from Dacula, GA. Britt is an HOD- HHS major and will be attending medical school next year. His Nichols Fund Project involves participating in an internship with Primeros Pasos, a rural health…
Jordan Henderson
St. Louis, MO | Engineering Science | 2018 Jordan Henderson is a junior, Engineering Science major from St. Louis, Missouri. This summer, Jordan will be serving communities in London, England through Vanderbilt’s Office of Active Citizenship and Service (OACS) Summer Service Program. This two-part program includes pre-trip training and informational sessions followed by six weeks…
Azeem Hernandez
New York, NY | Neuroscience | 2019 Azeem Hernandez is a current sophomore from New York, NY and a potential neuroscience major. In addition to his job in Residential Education, he is a member of Hidden Dores and Posse. In his free time at home, Azeem works with organizations like Avon Walk for a Cure…
Malik Hollingsworth
Memphis, TN | Engineering Science, Women’s and Gender Studies | 2017 Malik D. Hollingsworth is a senior majoring in Engineering Science and Women’s and Gender Studies. He is extremely excited to be part of the OACS South Africa Cohort. He will be spending six weeks between Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Cape Town learning about the…
Shelby House
Blackshear, GA | Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies, Comparative Politics | 2017 Shelby House is a senior from Blackshear, Georgia. She is double majoring in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies and Comparative Politics. During the spring semester, she will be studying Urdu at the American Institute of Indian Studies in Lucknow, India. During…
Austin Isaac
Alpharetta, GA | Neuroscience, Spanish | 2016 Austin Isaac graduated from Vanderbilt in December 2016 and is planning to attend medical school in the fall. In his gap semester, he is addressing the lack of neurology care in Northern Honduras by collecting relevant data from patient charts in the region’s hospitals and clinics and writing…
Annalise Jirik
Cabot, AR | Human & Organizational Development, Financial Economics | 2019 Annalise Jirik is a sophomore from Cabot, Arkansas. She is a Human and Organizational Development major with a minor in Financial Economics. This summer, Annalise will be participating in a service trip to Vladimir, Russia where she will work with local non-profits and grass…
Julie Jones
Muskegon, MI | International Development and Social Change, Theatre, Human and Organizational Development | 2018 Julie Jones is a junior from Muskegon, Michigan. She created her own interdisciplinary major in International Development and Social change and has two minors in Theater and Human and Organizational Development. Julie will be working with the Melissa Network, an…
Alec Jotte
Denver, CO | Biochemistry | 2019 Alec Nicolas Angelo Jotte is a sophomore from Denver, Colorado. He is majoring in Biochemistry. Alec will be working with Fundación Esperanza in Quito, Ecuador, an organization that reaches out to the needs of economically, physically, and mentally challenged children, teens, and young adults by providing education, medical services,…
Priyanka Kadari
Westmont, IL | Medicine, Health, and Society, Pre-Med track | 2019 Priyanka Kadari is a sophomore majoring in Medicine, Health and Society on the pre-medical track. Her service project will be focusing on developing the primary rural school in Pamulaparthi, a village on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India. This summer, the goal is to provide the primary school…
Caitlyn Ko
Mundelein, IL | Medicine, Health, and Society, Pre-Med track, Spanish, Chemistry | 2017 Caitlyn Ko grew up in Mundelein, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. A member of the class of 2017, Caitlyn is majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society on the pre-med track, and is minoring in Spanish and Chemistry. Through the Office of Active…
Austin Konkle
Columbia, SC | Political Science, Communication Studies | 2019 Austin Konkle is a sophomore from Columbia, South Carolina double-majoring in Political Science and Communication Studies in the College of Arts and Science. He is beyond excited to join the Office of Active Citizenship and Service this summer for their annual trip to Morocco. He will…
Garrett Lappe
Big Rock, IL | Economics, Russian | 2019 Garrett grew up primarily in the small town of Big Rock, Illinois. This is his second year at Vanderbilt, and fourth year of college. He is an Economics major and is adding a Russian minor. His project includes many opportunities for service in the small city of Vladimir, 120 miles…
Nariko Lee
Queens, NY | Human & Organizational Development, Medicine, Health, and Society | 2020 Nariko Lee is a freshman from Queens, New York. She is majoring in Human and Organizational Development with a tentative second major of Medicine,Health,and Society. Nariko is participating in the OACS Global Service Program in South Africa where she will be learning about the history and…
Yuguang Lei
Hunan, Changsha, China | Vanderbilt University Law School Yuguang is a law student in the class of 2019 from Hunan, Changsha, and majored in Philosophy at the University of Kansas with a specific interest in symbolic logic. This summer, Yuguang will work as a legal intern at the Mental Hygiene Legal Service of Supreme Court…
Henry Lu
Edwardsville, IL | Molecular and Celluar Biology, Medicine, Health and Society | 2020 Henry Lu is a freshman from Edwardsville, IL. He is double majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Medicine, Health, and Society. Henry plans on attending medical school and eventually becoming a medical practitioner, all while helping others by working on domestic…
Julia Mancini
Andover, MA | Human & Organizational Development, Community Leadership and Development track | 2019 Julia is a sophomore from Andover, Massachusetts who is majoring in Human & Organizational Development with a track in Community Leadership and Development. She has a passion for service work and education, and is hoping to further this as she travels to…
Lo Meisel
St. Louis, MO | Human & Organizational Development, Public Policy Studies | 2019 Lo Meisel is a sophomore from St. Louis, Missouri double majoring in Human and Organizational Development and Public Policy Studies. Lo is incredibly excited to participate in the OACS Global Service Program trip to Morocco for six weeks over the summer, where…
Sarah Nash
Anderson, SC | English | 2018 Sarah Nash is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences at Vanderbilt, pursuing an English major. She is from Anderson, South Carolina. Her service project will be in Vladimir, Russia, where she will spend time with World War II veterans and will help to maintain the facilities…
Ashley Nmoh
Nashville, TN | Psychology, Medicine, Health and Society | 2019 Ashley Nmoh is a sophomore from Nashville, TN. She is double majoring in Psychology and Medicine, Health, and Society with hopes of going to medical school after graduation. She will be using the money awarded to her from the Nichols Humanitarian Fund to participate in…
Tunmise Olowojoba
Atlanta, GA | Medicine, Health and Society, Pre-Med track, African American Diaspora Studies | 2018 Tunmise Olowojoba is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She is pre-medicine, majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society and minoring in African American Diaspora Studies. This summer, Tunmise will work on a service project addressing racial and…
Bonnie Pang
Honolulu, HI | English, Russian, Asian Studies | 2019 Bonnie Pang is a sophomore from Honolulu, Hawaii in the College of Arts and Science. She is currently a English and Russian double major with a minor in Asian Studies. Bonnie will be going to several places in Russia such as Vladimir, Moscow, and St. Petersburg…
Hydn Park
Tigard, OR | Vanderbilt University Law School Hydn Park is a law student with a background in psychology and music. This summer, she will be working for the Maryland Office of the Attorney General in Baltimore, in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. As a law clerk, Hydn will conduct research, write memos and…
Araminta Ray
Knoxville, TN | Medicine, Health, and Society, French | 2018 Minta is a junior from Knoxville, Tennessee majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society with a minor in French. While Minta’s future dreams involve attending medical school and providing healthcare for the underserved in rural Appalachia, her time at Vanderbilt and serving in the Nashville community…
Sarah Robinson
Atlanta, GA | Musical Arts, Music History | 2018 Sarah Robinson, originally from a suburb of Atlanta, is a member of the class of 2018. Sarah is pursuing a major in Musical Arts with a concentration in Music History. She will be serving in Rabat, Morocco with OACS this summer. The two-part program includes pre-trip…
Emma Stewart
Kansas City, MO | Political Science, History | 2018 Emma is a junior from Kansas City double majoring Political Science and History. She is passionate about issues of civic engagement, homelessness advocacy, and cultural competency. This summer, Emma will travel to Rabat, Morocco with the OACS Global Service cohort. While in Morocco, she will work…
Ajike Sumpter
Chicago, IL | Sociology, African American Diaspora Studies | 2018 Native to Chicago and its south suburbs, Ajike is a 3rd year student in the Sociology department. She is also pursuing an African American and Diaspora Studies minor. In the upcoming summer, she will be participating in the Global OACS Service-Learning Program in South Africa….
Izabela Tyszka
Grayslake, IL | Human & Organizational Development | 2017 Izabela will be serving at Missionvale, a holistic care center that sustains a whole community facing systemic barriers by providing everything from food and medical services to education. She will not only have the opportunity to work alongside community partners, but also to support to her…
Denise Wanyana
Rwanda, East Africa | Medicine, Health, and Society | 2018 Denise Wanyana is a rising senior at Vanderbilt majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society. Denise is an international student from Rwanda, East Africa. This summer, she will be participating in a London Global Service program through Vanderbilt’s Office of Active Citizenship and Service. Denise will…
Brianna Watkins
Decatur, AL | Political Science, Human & Organizational Development | 2018 Brianna Watkins is a junior from Decatur, Alabama. She is double majoring in Political Science and Human and Organizational Development. The Nichols Fund will help Brianna serve the community of Newham, a borough in London, through the OACS London Service Learning Program. The program…
Carolyn Yee
Honolulu, HI | Cognitive Studies, Neurology | 2019 Carolyn Yee is a member of the Class of 2019 from Honolulu, HI. She is pursuing a double major in Cognitive Studies and Neuroscience. Carolyn is honored to be a part of the Vanderbilt OACS Global Service Immersion Program in South Africa. She will be serving alongside…
Clara Yip
Tampa, FL | Computer Science, Mathematics | 2017| Clara is a senior from the sunny skies of Tampa, Fl. She is studying Computer Science and Mathematics. This summer, Clara will be participating in the OACS Global Service Program to Quito, Ecuador. She will be engaging with the local community to learn about education inequality and sustainable community development….
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