Alexa Marie Ruiz of Elkmont has been named a Hess Fellows by the Hess Center for Leadership and Service at Birmingham-Southern College. She will spend this summer working as a full-time staff member at some of the nation's leading advocacy organizations. She will tackle a broad range of issures, including ending world hunger, improving education, empowering women, elimainating homelessness and revitalizing downtown Birmingham, as they interact with policymakers and learn the mechanics of advocacy.
"The guiding mission of the program is to transform students into advocates for social change, a goal that resonates with the BSC community." said Jeanne Jackson, director of the college's Leadership Studies Program. "Student applications doubled this year, and a record number of agencies requested to host a Hess Fellow from BSC."
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