Nevins is co-publisher of The Fulcrum and co-founder and board chairman of the Bridge Alliance Education Fund.
February was a busy month for the Engaged Athlete Fellows and The Team. Check out some of these dedicated athletes’ accomplishments.
Harvard University
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Harvard student athletes Evan Nelson (far left, men’s basketball) and Lily O’Donoghue McDonald (second from left, track & field) organized “Votes and Valentines,” a voter registration event in partnership with The Team, Harvard Votes Challenge and Harvard Athletics. Watch a video of the event here.
Stanford University
Lisa Kay Solomon
Basketball player Josue Gil-Silva coordinated with Stanford to show voter registration QR codes on the video display screens during men’s basketball games. To bolster the initiative, Josue created a captivating video clip encouraging fans to get to the polls.
University of St. Francis
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Kaylie Sippel (women’s volleyball and softball) and Spencer Baird (men’s basketball) hosted the first session of their mental health resource series, open to St. Francis athletes. Dr. Paige Roberts, a licensed social worker with a focus on peak performance for athletes, kicked off the initiative with an interactive, educational session where attendees learned tactics to optimize their mental state during performance.
Tufts University
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Tufts junior Mikayla Paquette, who plays on the women's basketball team, has planned a two-part initiative to bring some energy to the Medford community. In part one, Tufts hosted the “Community Hoops” tournament where local young hoopers had the chance to play in a 3v3 tournament in Tufts' state-of-the-art facilities, For the second part, set to kick off in April, Mikayla has partnered with Artists for Humanity to paint a vibrant outdoor court in the area, cementing the legacy of her work in Boston.
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Georgetown University
Georgetown student-athlete Kaira Brown (track & field) recently launched Athletes with Impact, an Instagram dedicated to live streaming interviews with impactful athletes at all levels. Follow @athleteswithimpact on Instagram to keep up.
On March 14, Kelly Grace Richardson (men's rowing coxswain) is hosting the EmpowerHER Game Changers Summit at Georgetown, with an option to join virtually. The summit is dedicated to honoring the incredible contributions of women in sports, at the collegiate and professional levels ,bringing together female trailblazers, former athletes and influential figures who have left an indelible mark on the world of sports. Sign up for the event here.
Northwestern University
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Kansas Robinson (softball) organized a recurring clothing drive at Northwestern sporting events throughout the month of January. Robinson received more than 150 bags of clothing to distribute to Connections for the Homeless in Evanston, IL. See more about the initiative here.
Co-founder and senior advisor Lisa Kay Solomon
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Lisa is a futurist and designer in residence at Stanford University’s design school, where she leads programs and classes on futures thinking and design-driven agency. She believes young people are all, in one way or another, futurists in the making — engaged in thinking about the kind of country they want to live in and looking for ways to breathe that into existence.
The Fulcrum's David L. Nevins had the opportunity to interview Solomon in February for the CityBiz “Meet the Change Leaders” series. Watch to learn the full extent of her remarkable work and perhaps you’ll become more civically engaged as well.
