Academic Engagement

Chloe is studying Social Entrepreneurship, Graphic Design, and Visual Arts. They are a Coordinator of Evergreen's Justice Involved Student Group who will be working with other formerly incarcerated students and student groups from across the State to build out the Washington Student Council on Reentry (WaScore).

Chloe is inspired to participate in this project because of their own experience navigating the pathway from incarceration to becoming a student.

“I know the struggle intimately and want to help others to start, and to see their journey to the end.”

Makenna has a strong passion for teaching and being with students. Currently, she is working with an alternative school for students with IEPs and accomadations.

“I want every student in a public school setting to have equal opportunities to achieve their academic goals and/or plans after high school.”

Makenna is studying Music Education with a dream of becoming an elementary music teacher and/or teach music abroad

Alliyah is studying Community, Culture & Language Major & Critical Race with an Ethnic Studies Minor at Gonzaga University. She is currently working with SpokaneFaVs, a journalism website that covers stories through a religious and ethnic lens, where she writes monthly columns and edits articles.

Imelda teaches Spanish to third graders in a bilingual school. She is passionate about teaching and believes that every student deserves an opportunity to pursue education, and that all of us are lifelong language learners. Her goal is to earn a Master’s degree in teaching.

Diana is studying Digital Technology and Culture, and is working to find, create, and develop new resources and opportunities in a website for current and incoming undocumented students at Washington State University. She is the first of five children in her family to leave home and attend college.

“As an undocumented student myself, I applied to an internship that I was very interested in but because I am not a US Citizen, I was denied the opportunity, which made me want to create a space that undocumented students could navigate without having troubles.”

Her overall goal is to implement websites like this in as many universities as possible.

Mae is studying Political Science, Sociology, Womens & Gender Studies, and Solidarity & Social Justice at Gonzaga. She is a fellow with the Logan Neighborhood Association who works alongside the chair to help assess and implement community needs.

“I was inspired to participate in this project because of the community service aspect, and social justice lens I can bring to the community. Gonzaga is located in the middle of the Logan Neighborhood, and thus the two impact each other significantly, and I wanted to be involved in the relationships.”

Kimberly is studying Psychology at Eastern Washington University and working to connect student volunteers with community engagement projects in the Cheney and Spokane areas.

“Instead of making opportunities and hoping people show up, we have been collecting emails from students who would like to go out and do something.”