Gretchen Curry, a junior at Ohio Wesleyan University, is constantly and deeply committed to organizing activities concerning social justice issues, including educating others about genocide and fund raising to help Africa’s impoverished. She is a student leader for a campus-wide effort to assist an orphanage in Haiti. She is co-student coordinator of the Women’s Resource Center. She lives in, and participates in activities of “The House of Peace and Justice” at OWU. She has been praised for her work tutoring inner city children. Her dedication to service and strong leadership skills are well-known on campus.
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Gretchen Curry, Ohio Wesleyan University, OH
The Swearer Award has provided me with such an incredible venue for advocacy. At Penn, I've had the chance to speak to faculty, students, and alumni who are interested more than ever in supporting the civic mission of higher education.
-Mei Elansary, University of Pennsylvania, recipient of Campus Compact's Swearer Student Humanitarian Award