ONE Announces Top 20 Students for Africa Trip Contest
Today, we’re announcing the names of the top 20 leading student in ONE’s campus outreach program, The ONE Campus Challenge (OCC).
These 20 students earned hundreds of thousands of “OCC points” for actions including visits to congressional offices to advocate on behalf of ONE, signing petitions, recruiting new members and raising awareness about ONE issues on their campuses.
They are:
1 Nick Stevens, Webster University
2 Justin Kralemann, Baylor University
3 Tomas Moreno, Wofford College
4 Mike Fazzino, Sacred Heart University
5 Andrea Netti, Southern Methodist University
6 Hassan Barzani, University of Texas at San Antonio
7 Rachel Berman-Vaporis, Brandeis University
8 Kelly Wynveen, Clark University
9 Mike Weidman, Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio
10 Jessica Beckner, Indiana University
11 Steven Thai, Luther College
12 Stephanie Parrish, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
13 Eric Mayle, Missouri State University
14 Bryant Shannon, University of Florida
15 Audrey Ruark, Kennesaw State University
16 Erin Burke, Sacred Heart University
17 Harpreet Kaur, Saint John’s University, Jamaica New York
18 Christie Fleming Franciscan, University of Steubenville
19 Caitlin Harrowby, Maui Community College
20 Genevieve Gearity, Emerson College
For the next stage of the competition, the Top 20 will submit applications and creative projects answering the question, “How Will You Bring Africa to the OCC?” These projects will be evaluated by two judging panels, one made up of ONE staff and a second external to the organization. The students have until April 19th to submit their projects, which can be any combination of video, essay, music or other artistic expression.
The 5 students with the best projects, as determined by our judging panels, will be invited on a once-in-a-lifetime, week-long trip to Kenya with ONE staff in July or August (dates TBD).
In the event that anyone in the Top 20 withdraws from the competition or fails to submit a project, the projects of one or more “alternates” will be considered. These students are:
21 Melissa Boles, Washington State University – Vancouver
22 Olivia Durning, Sacred Heart University
23 Victoria Roman, George Washington University
Congratulations to the OCC Top 20 and alternates!
For more information, check out the OCC blog.
-Maisie Pigeon
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