Wasan Kumar, GLAS Minor and GSAB Member, Honored as Newman Civic Fellow
Wasan Kumar, a Neuroscience major with minor in Global Asian Studies (GLAS) and a member of the GLAS Student Advisory Board, was nominated by UIC Chancellor Michael Amiridis for the fellowship, which provides a variety of learning and networking opportunities, including a national conference of Newman Civic Fellows. It also offers fellows with pathways to apply for exclusive scholarship and post-graduate opportunities.
“This award will significantly advance my potential as a public service changemaker and shows me that I’m making an impact,” said Kumar, a member of the UIC Honors College. “I owe a huge thanks to my mentors in the Global Asian Studies and public policy programs here at UIC, as well as Representative Mah, Dr. David Ansell and Dr. Andre Kajdacsy-Balla for their constant support.”
The Newman Civic Fellowship program, which is named for the late Campus Compact co-founder Frank Newman, is supported by KPMG Foundation and Newman’s Own Foundation.
Read the complete UIC article on Wasan here.