ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2019
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. In the three months the application was open in 2019, over 7,000 young leaders applied to join the Class of 2019 on 1,209 campuses across 135 nations. 69 campuses worldwide (just 6%) were selected to host the 805 Millennium Fellows.
During the Millennium Fellowship, Millennium Fellows' dedicated 96,705 hours and their 422 unique projects positively impacted the lives of 564,366 people worldwide.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT MORGAN PORTER, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2019.
Florida International University | Florida, United States | Advancing SDG 11 & UNAI 3
" This is an amazing opportunity to voice my concerns and actually have an impact on the environmental issues that press the world today. Also working with other students who may have the same concerns and to see other concerns that I might haven't viewed in the same way. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Green Consumer
The main goal is to eliminate single-use plastic on campus, with providing research for substitutions, due to those with disabilities and need items such as straws. Also to inform other students on the social issue we have at hand and to be able to have a strong voice to get rid of plastic pollution. Using petitions and surveys of what students want.
About the Millennium Fellow
Morgan Porter is a senior at Florida International University with a major in Biology with interests for studying pediatric care. Morgan is currently the treasurer for GlobeMed at Florida International University, an organization that helps and informs students about other environmental issues. Morgan is passionate about the inequality of students education and the availability to resources, aspiring in the future to start a non-profit organization for education and health.
