Tag: Randiss Hopkins
Similar words were spoken by the NIU students and administrators who participated in a New Year’s Eve march for peace along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. “It hit close to home.” First on their hearts and minds was Quintonio LeGrier, a student last semester in the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, who was killed Dec....
I am approaching the stretch run of my summer with Young People For (People For The American Way) in Washington D.C.
NIU senior Randiss Hopkins has been honored among the 2015 class of Newman Civic Fellows. Hopkins, who is majoring in jazz performance with a minor in Community Leadership and Civic Engagement, cited a legendary civil rights leaders as an inspiration behind his passion for giving back and paying it forward. “Dr. Martin Luther King once...
NIU students looking for a memorable spring break will find it close to home. The Remember Project, a nonprofit organization that connects college students with Chicago teens in a unique mentoring program, is seeking volunteers who want to make a difference in the community and in the lives of Chicago youth. “During spring break, we...
The Remember Project, a nonprofit organization that engages college students in building a better Chicago through service, will host a “One Voice” project from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18. One Voice will unite between 100 and 125 college students from NIU to speak and provide positive inspiration to eighth-grade students at 10 Chicago Public...
Leaders of the Save Chicago Campaign have exciting news. On behalf of our organization, we are thrilled to announce that we will be changing our name to The Remember Project (formerly Save Chicago). The Remember Project (established Aug. 24, 2013) is a non-profit organization that provides unique opportunities for college students to volunteer in the...
by Randiss Hopkins The Save Chicago Campaign got a big boost in May, when NIU President Doug Baker called me to his office to tell me that he had spoken with the Kristin Barrett, vice-president of the 1871,a Chicago-based incubator for entrepreneurs, and that she wanted to learn more about our campaign. Just a few days later, I toured...
NIU’s student-led Save Chicago campaign, launched Aug. 24, 2013, is nearing its Friday, March 7, event in its namesake city. Students and community members who share the goal of increasing the unity, love and peace in Chicago now can register online to help. The deadline to register is Wednesday, March 5. More than 150 NIU student...
The Save Chicago Campaign, a student-led movement at NIU with a goal of increasing the unity, love and peace in Chicago, is seeking students interested in making the city a better place. Chicago native and NIU student Randiss Hopkins, one of the campaign’s organizers, invites all Huskies interested in joining the effort to an informational...
