Sydney Pinkett, ’24, named 2022 Newman Civic Fellow

Sydney Pinkett, ’24, a sociology major with a minor in economics at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½, was named a 2022 Civic Fellow by , a Boston-based non-profit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education.
“We are thrilled to know that Sydney will be representing ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ as a member of this year’s Newman Civic Fellows cohort,â€� said Pat Cassidy, associate director of programs for the Center of Community, Service, and Justice (CCSJ). “Sydney has served as a model of student leadership in her work supporting literacy programming throughout the York Road Corridor at Govans Elementary School and Walter P. Carter Elementary Middle School. As a Baltimore native, Sydney continues to give herself to her community in ways that truly embodies a faith that does justice. We are excited to see how she will learn and grow from this experience and continue to make an impact in Baltimore.â€�
Pinkett, who lives in Baltimore, Md., is a logistics coordinator for York Road Schools in ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½â€™s Center for Community, Service, and Justice. Throughout her internship, she works to place students and ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ community members into volunteer opportunities along York Road. Alongside her internship with CCSJ, Pinkett is also a database research associate for One River Grants and the head of dance ministry and a media assistant at New Harvest Ministries in Baltimore. She has also gained valuable community service experience through serving as a writing workshop mentor for the and donating supplies for women shelters in Baltimore. Pinkett is one 173 students named as Newman Civic Fellows for 2022.
“Through this experience, I hope to grow my community of like-minded individuals who are focused on creating the change we all desire,â€� said Pinkett, who is the club head of the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½. “While my focus area is health inequities and access to education, I hope to connect with others whose focus area differs from mine so we can have a greater impact in our individual communities and abroad"
About the Newman Civic Fellows Award:
The Newman Civic Fellowship is a yearlong program for students from Campus Compact
member institutions. The students selected for the fellowship are leaders on their
campuses who demonstrate a commitment to finding solutions for challenges facing communities
locally, nationally, and internationally. Through the fellowship, Campus Compact provides
the students with a variety of learning and networking opportunities that emphasize
personal, professional, and civic growth. Each year, fellows are invited to a national,
in-person conference of Newman Civic Fellows and participate in numerous virtual training
and networking opportunities. The fellowship also provides fellows with pathways to
apply for exclusive scholarship and post-graduate opportunities. The Newman Civic
Fellowship was created in honor of Frank Newman, one of Campus Compact's founders
and a tireless advocate for the role of higher education in preparing students for
active and engaged citizenship. The Newman Civic Fellowship is supported by the KPMG
Foundation and Newman’s Own Foundation.