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Mikayla Barnwell
  • marine science
  • Class of 2018
  • Manchester, CT

Mikayla Barnwell of Manchester named Hassenfeld Student Leadership Fellow at Roger Williams University

2017 May 5

Mikayla Barnwell, a Roger Williams University student from Manchester, has been named a Hassenfeld Student Leadership Fellow.

Each semester, RWU students go beyond the classroom to work within the community and help provide solutions to local and global issues. Now, thanks to a $500,000 gift from Hassenfeld Family Initiatives LLC, a group of dedicated undergraduate and graduate students from RWU will take leadership roles in projects across Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts.

Selected for their outstanding academic scholarship and passion for working on community issues, the inaugural group of seven Hassenfeld Fellows will provide 840 collective hours of project-based work thoughout the spring semester.