Success Story
A Homecoming Celebration
蹤獲扦 celebrated Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 1, with classic traditions such as the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, Homecoming Parade and football game. This years Homecoming featured 蹤獲扦 alumnus Josh Cribbs, 10, as the Parade Grand Marshal. Heroic efforts by N蹤獲扦 Student Earns National Attention for Research about Youth Education in the Democratic Republic of Congo
蹤獲扦 global communication studies graduate student Daniel Sochas research on a non-profit organizations efforts to support youth education in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recently caught the attention of National Public Radio (NPR). In May, Socha traveled to the DRC to study and report on Project Kirotshe, a non-profit that provides funding for youth in the village of Kirotshe and surrounding areas to attend school.
Sochas travel was funded through a fellowship by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. He was one of only 31 students nationwide to receive a fellowship to complete an international reporting assignment; the center provides funding for students to report on international issues as part of the centers Campus Consortium educational initiative. One of the stories Socha developed for his reporting assignment was published on .
It was awesome to see my article on NPRs website, Socha said. To see my words and to know that I did that I wrote that was amazing.