ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2025
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 60,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2025 on 7,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 290+ campuses worldwide (less than 5%) were selected to host the 4,500+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT NISHITA VYAS, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Northeastern University | Massachusetts, United States | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 10 & UNAI 6
" "Curiosity and rigor, have driven my academic and professional journey. Being part of the Millennium Fellowship will allow me to collaborate with peers who share a passion for sustainable change and poverty alleviation. The skills and perspectives I gain through this experience will strengthen my ability to address complex challenges, and pursue innovative solutions that create lasting social impact." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Roots of Joy - The Happiness Cup
This project aims to make the Northeastern and Boston community happier by spreading the science of well-being, creating kindness days, and giving back to the community.
During the semester, we started with the “What Makes You Happy” kindness day at Northeastern, where students wrote down what made them happy on sticky notes in exchange for a treat. This encouraged reflection on key moments or people that bring joy, sparking smiles and meaningful conversations. Our second kindness day was a Halloween-themed trick-or-treat event, where students spun a wheel to land on either a trick, answer a happiness-based trivia question, or receive a treat, gaining a Halloween goodie bag.
Over the past few months, we also collaborated with several student organizations focused on well-being and empowerment, including attending a yoga session at the school’s Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service to foster a sense of belonging and connection. All of this was complemented by bi-weekly meetings teaching about the science of well-being.
About the Millennium Fellow
Nishita Vyas is a bright and driven international business and marketing analytics student at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. She is also pursuing minors in Political Science and Psychology, combining her academic interests with a passion for social impact, foreign policy, and law. Nishita is dedicated to advancing equity, justice, and sustainable development, and aspires to a career in global leadership where she can cultivate resilient institutions and drive meaningful change through innovative problem-solving.
