ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2018
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. In the three months the application was open in 2018, students applied to join the Class of 2018 on 285 campuses across 57 nations. 30 campuses worldwide (just 11%) were selected to host the 402 Millennium Fellows in the global pilot this year.
The Class of 2018 is bold, innovative, and inclusive. During the Millennium Fellowship, Millennium Fellows' dedicated 48,785 hours and their 214 unique projects positively impacted the lives of 393,449 people worldwide.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT AVA GALLO, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2018.
Northeastern University | Massachusetts, United States | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 9
" I'm so thrilled to be able to interface with some of the greatest change makers our generation has to offer on the most critical issues of our time. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: EcoScholars
EcoScholars works to develop and bring interdisciplinary climate change curriculum to Boston Public School students. We wanted to get younger students inspired and educated about climate change in order to be leaders in the future. Lesson examples include: endangered species, recycling, energy efficiency, and alternative energy.
About the Millennium Fellow
Ava Gallo is a third-year honors student at Northeastern University studying Environmental Studies and International Affairs. As a University Scholar, she's spent over 200 hours serving the Boston community through various organizations throughout the city. She has also served as a Service-Learning Teaching Assistant for a Food Justice and Social Change course where she acted as the communicator between community partners and her students to facilitate meaningful service. In her future, she intends to follow her passion for both the environment and the Constitution, looking for ways to bridge the two to make positive social change.
