ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2023
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. 44,000+ student leaders from 3,300+ campuses across 170+ nations applied to join the Class of 2023. 260+ campuses worldwide (just 9%) in 38 countries were selected to host 4,000+ Millennium Fellows for the Class of 2023.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT MELODY NGUYEN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2023.
Pace University New York City | New York, United States | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 5 | Emerging Technologist
" "Improving existing educational platforms is one of the most powerful ways we can advance the Sustainable Development Goals. With a new generation of AI, climate change regulations, and increased accessibility to health information, the involvement of today’s students is vital to driving progress. The Millennium Campus Network (MCN) has been immensely helpful to me, not just in my studies toward gender equity and climate action, but also in fostering a community of fellow students where we can share new ideas and help each other start local initiatives." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Women Empowerment - Educational Equity
Since 2021, the Women Empowerment & Educational Equity project focuses on raising awareness of climate change's disproportionate effect on young women's schooling and job opportunities. My team focuses on developing an education platform website with K-12 school resources, raising money for the Malala Fund to support schools for girls in the least developed countries, and advocating against period poverty by hosting monthly donation drives.
About the Millennium Fellow
Melody Nguyen is a Computer Science and Business student at Pace University’s Pforzheimer Honors College, passionate about leveraging technology for social impact. As a website developer in New York City and a researcher at Stanford’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, she applies her technical expertise to expand access to clean energy through data analytics and web development. Her work focuses on climate action and economic equality, integrating marketing analytics and code management to drive the adoption of renewable energy solutions.
Beyond research, Melody is dedicated to education and empowerment. As a United Nations Millennium Fellow, she champions initiatives that increase educational access for young women. She has contributed to global discussions as a delegate, emerging technologist, and speaker at the Economic and Social Council, UN Youth Forum, SDG Action Weekend, and the Rockefeller Foundation-Brookings Institution 17 Rooms in the SDG Pavilion. In 2023, she was honored to introduce Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai to the graduating class.
As President of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) at Pace University, Melody fosters a community of aspiring data scientists and analysts. She believes in the power of technology to drive meaningful change and is committed to using her skills to create a more sustainable and equitable future.
Melody authored the following article for MCN: https://www.millenniumfellows.org/post/melody-ngyuen-a-millennium-fellow-s-journey-from-local-initiatives-to-the-united-nations
