Millennium Campus Network
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| Abbreviation | MCN |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2007 |
| Type | Not-for-profit |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Website | www |
Millennium Campus Network (MCN) is a global non-profit organization training and supporting undergraduates advancing sustainable development goals, based in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] MCN was founded in 2007 by Sam Vaghar and Seth Werfel, who were students at Brandeis University in Massachusetts.[2][3]
Millennium Campus Network is a global student network advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2030.[4]
porting undergraduates advancing sustainable development, based in Boston, Massachusetts. MCN was founded in 2007 by Sam Vaghar and Seth Werfel, who were students at Bdand eis University in Massachusetts.
Millennium Campus Network is a .global student network advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030. The network provides training and support to student leaders through programs including the Millennium Fellowship[5], convenings and the Global Generation Awards[6][7]and bolstering student-led campaigns that advance the SDGs [8][9][10]
As a leadership development network for undergraduates, MCN counts Rhodes Scholars and Truman Scholars[11] among its alumni.
Millennium Fellowship Program[edit]
In April 2018, MCN launched the Millennium Fellowship Program in partnership with United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI). Students are awarded the leadership development fellowship for one semester. In 2018, applications were received from students at 285 institutions based in 57 countries.[12]
In 2019, there were 7,020 applicants on 1,209 campuses in 135 nations.[13][14] Millennium Fellows have been selected and taken action to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals at universities including:
- African Leadership University[15]
- American University of Beirut[16]
- Arizona State University[17]
- Cornell University[18]
- Georgetown University[19]
- Northeastern University[20]
- University of Pennsylvania[21]
Global Generation Awards[edit]
Since 2011, MCN honors leaders who use their global platform for positive impact as Global Generation Award winners. Recipients include:[citation needed]
- Leymah Gbowee, activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
- Ban Ki-moon, eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Jameela Jamil, actress and activist
- John Kerry, US Secretary of State
- Terry Crews, actor and activist
- Carrie Hessler-Radelet, director of the Peace Corps
- Nicholas Kristof, journalist and author
References[edit]
- ↑ "Millennium Campus Network". Academic Impact. Academicimpact. Retrieved 27 January 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Kahn, Joseph P. (October 1, 2011). "A Man with a Plan". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ↑ "Vaghar Three Questions". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ orgs, tigweb. "Millennium Campus Network". Taking It Global. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ↑ "Millennium Fellowship". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Millennium Campus Conference". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Millennium Campus Conference". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ocean Loving Student Nets Big Prize". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "ASUS Millennium Fellows Pool Talents Make Big Social Social Impact". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "IVE Made Goal Convince World". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "21 Earns Truman Scholarship". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "ASU sociology senior awarded Millennium Fellowship". Arizona State University. August 24, 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ↑ "Millennium Fellowship Class 2019". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "2019 Millennium Fellows Graduate in Worldwide Ceremony". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "ALU Rwanda Debuts The Millennium Fellowship". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Millennium Fellow, Claudette Igiraneza Solace Somaliland Girls". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "MCN FellowFellows at ASU". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Selected Fellows at Cornells". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "MCN Fellows on Georgetown". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Northeastern Students Earn Fellowship to Advance SDGs". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Millennium Fellowship Sustainability". Unknown parameter
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