Geography Student Named a 2019 Newman Civic Fellow

KENNESAW, Ga. | Mar 21, 2019

 

"Artis Trice, a ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ State University geography student, was named a 2019 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a Boston-based nonprofit working to advance the public purposes of higher education. Trice was among 264 college students named this year and the only one from ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ State...Trice has been a student at ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ State since the Fall 2017 semester. He is passionate about conservation in accessible ways for everyone and biodiversity conservation in different cultural areas. He is currently hoping to establish a braille trail for the ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ Campus Arboretum so that visually-impaired individuals may access and enjoy the space."

 

Additionally, Trice was one of several students invited to a luncheon with ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ State University President Pamela Whitten and Ms. Nwakaego Nkumeh, Vice President and Chief Legal Affairs Officer on March 7th to voice opinions on enhancing the student experience at ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ.

Artis Trice, ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ student

Artis Trice and ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ's former president, Pamela Whitten

 

At the luncheon, topics discussed included responses to the campus racial climate, expanding educational resources, as well as introducing measures to verify the athletics vendors are sourcing clothes that have been certified by the Worker’s Rights Consortium.

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