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Justin Bray
When Justin Bray decided to give college another try, he picked the University of North Georgia s (UNG) Oconee Campus as the place to start since it was close to his home in Athens, Georgia. Once I got there, I really enjoyed it, said the rising senior pursuing a degree in communication with a concentration in public relations. I liked learning and getting to know the professors there.
Though he initially intended to transfer to a larger university, Bray remained at UNG. The intimate connections and smaller feeling I got at UNG made me stay, the 31-year-old said.
Many opportunities and student-related activities emerged for Bray. He joined the eSports Club and the Vanguard, the student newspaper on UNG s Gainesville Campus. Bray also applied for a couple of prestigious awards through the Nationally Competitive Scholarships Office. In March, he was selected by Campus Compact as UNG s Newman Civic Fellow.
OSWEGO â Dedication to celebrating Black history and culture and ongoing commitment to improving the lives of others have earned SUNY Oswego junior accounting major Samisha Elysee the Newman Civic Fellowship, a national honor.
Campus Compact, a national coalition of more than 1,000 colleges and universities committed to the public purposes of higher education, coordinates the yearlong fellowship program that provides training and resources to future leaders.
Elysee and Tiffany Flores co-created and co-coordinated the Black Excellence Tour on campus in August 2020 that highlighted the contributions and accomplishments of Black artists, scientists, inventors and other achievers.
âWith everything that was happening, I was really upset because it seemed like I couldnât do anything for my own community being stuck home,â Elysee recalled. âWe really wanted to do something for the Black community. Tiffany and I were talking, and I said, âWhy donât we do