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Honors College student has been awarded the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service from the Obama Foundation

Posted on August 28, 2023

Haniyyah Thomas, CUPPA Public Policy major and Honors College student has been awarded the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service from the Obama Foundation. The Voyager Scholarship is a two-year program intended to support and prepare college juniors for careers in public service. Thomas. from the south suburbs of Chicago, is majoring in Public Policy at UIC CUPPA specializing in educational policy and hopes to pursue a career in education administration. She is also engaged in student leadership to make a positive impact on the UIC campus. Thomas hopes to use the knowledge and wisdom gained in and outside the classroom to someday become a principal.

 

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