Lindsay Campbell '02 and Aili McConnon '02 were named the first recipients of the ReachOut '56 Fellowship last Monday. They will each receive a $25,000 grant to undertake a year-long public service project after graduation.
The fellowship, established by the Class of 1956, recognizes one to three graduating seniors for their academic performance, commitment to public interest, and other personal achievements Assistant Dean of the College Marcia Cantarella said.
The scholarship seeks to "enhance student options for service when often students are limited because of economics," Cantarella said.
This year there were only four candidates, but Cantarella said she is optimistic that next year's senior class will draw a larger applicant pool once more students learn about the fellowship.
For their self-designed project, fellowship applicants contacted an organization to sponsor their work. Unlike Princeton Project 55, in which host organizations provide funds for individuals, the members of Class of 1956 will financially support the recipients.
Campbell, a Wilson School major working toward a certificate in environmental studies, will take part in the Living Memorials Initiative, a project seeking to develop green spaces in diverse New York City communities for the victims of the Sept. 11 tragedy.
She will work with a coalition of organizations to design and develop four primary memorial sites, community projects, a website and a publication.
As a project officer, Campbell will help coordinate the grant efforts to develop green public spaces.
Her project stems from her interest in "how the geographical way in which we live shapes our lives," Campbell said.
She has studied urban politics and land use and views her project as a chance to gain hands-on experience working in these fields.
"It will be a good chance to see how planning gets done in a city," she said McConnon, an English major, will incorporate her academic interest in literature into a project responding to the Sept. 11 attacks.
She will work on the Legacy Project to gather artistic and literary pieces for an anthology of remembrances of historical traumas.
She said she hopes the works will raise awareness of human rights issues and the consequences of violence. McConnon will collect and edit material for the project's website and book.
McConnon's said her previous independent studies of literary responses to the Holocaust sparked her interest in the Legacy Project's mission to start a "dialogue in the global language of loss."
She said she hopes to combine her fellowship experience with graduate work in English literature to build toward a career in public service.
Read More
Five percent of Class of 2029 identify as Black or African-American, lowest since 1968
Sena ChangIn the Class of 2029, 5 percent of students identified as Black or African American — the lowest share in many years, compared to the roughly seven to nine percent range in the past two decades.
In the Class of 2029, 5 percent of students identified as Black or African American — the lowest share in many years, compared to the roughly seven to nine percent range in the past two decades.
‘Fast and powerful in the water, steady and sure on land’: Friends and family remember Kerry Grundlingh ’27
Hayk YengibaryanKerry Grundlingh ’27 was 21 when she died on July 26 following a cycling accident in her hometown of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Kerry Grundlingh ’27 was 21 when she died on July 26 following a cycling accident in her hometown of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Princeton Town Council discusses graffiti at Jewish Center and affordable housing
Leela HenslerTown Council addresses recent reports of antisemitic graffiti in public spaces, discusses an ordinance to expand affordable housing, and proposals from local youth to lower the voting age for school board elections.
Town Council addresses recent reports of antisemitic graffiti in public spaces, discusses an ordinance to expand affordable housing, and proposals from local youth to lower the voting age for school board elections.