ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2019
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. In the three months the application was open in 2019, over 7,000 young leaders applied to join the Class of 2019 on 1,209 campuses across 135 nations. 69 campuses worldwide (just 6%) were selected to host the 805 Millennium Fellows.
During the Millennium Fellowship, Millennium Fellows' dedicated 96,705 hours and their 422 unique projects positively impacted the lives of 564,366 people worldwide.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT ROBIN HU, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2019.
University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania, United States | Advancing SDG 10 & UNAI 7
" Despite coming from a variety of backgrounds and interests, Millennium Fellows share one grounding quality: all driven by the same passion for social impact whether that be through environmental policy, human rights discourse, or political activism. I am thrilled to be a Millennium Fellow for the unique opportunity to convene with my peers and other student leaders, challenging each other and oneself to do more. Leveraging our unique differences and insights, I look forward to collectively implementing tangible, meaningful, and sustainable solutions in the community. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Invisible Illnesses and Disabilities Initiative
The Invisible Illnesses and Disabilities Initiative aims to increase awareness and
knowledge of invisible illnesses and
disabilities. This project consists of two
facets: 1) coordinating and leading four
awareness projects for invisible illnesses and
disabilities a year through educational
workshops, symposiums, and speaker events AND
2) create and distribute informational
pamphlets and posters monthly, highlighting a
different invisible illness/ disability each time.
Ultimately, through fostering healthy
conversation and discussion, we hope to
tackle one's experiences with illness and its
place in a larger social construct. I founded
this club with two of my peers in hopes of
transforming the stigma, culture, and lack of
dialogue in this sphere of health through
service and education, doing so while fostering partnerships with local organizations and groups with similar goals. This project aims to advance UN Sustainable Development Goal #10- Reducing Inequality and the UN Academic Impact Principle #7- Intercultural Dialogue.
About the Millennium Fellow
Robin is a rising sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania. She is planning on majoring in biophysics and communications with minors in healthcare management and chemistry. Outside of her project, Robin is currently an intern with the healthcare startup Synovium, an editor for a health publication group on campus, and writer for two policy groups. In her free time, Robin enjoys learning different coffee brewing techniques.
