Ava Spencer

• Assist the UMW Honors Service Learning course by facilitating group conversations in class and aiding students in their volunteer work
• Facilitate alumni outreach projects and activities
• Plan academic and social events for honors students to attend through the school year
• Enable organization and conduct of "City as Text," the Honors pre-arrival program
• Manage the Honors social media profiles

• Worked and lived on a Certified Naturally Grown farm
• Helped distribute fresh produce through farmers markets and food share projects
• Attended workshops on environmental justice, food issues, and farming
• Learned Farm Management skills
• Enabled tracking and recording of produce growth and distribution

• Analyzed social correlations such as poverty, race, and disability to environmental climate issues

• Created connections with local Fredericksburg government that enabled immediate local policy change for those most vulnerable to heat inequality

• Developed presentations and communication skills by presenting my work at the American Geophysical Conference

• Voiced communication from students to council members to aid in the creation of a Climate Action Plan for the campus
• Helped outline actionable changes for our community

• Organized sustainably-focused events on campus

• Managed event logistics and operations.

• Facilitated an open space for secular students on UMW's campus

• Hosted a brand audit to evaluate waste contributers in our campus and local community

• Worked with local politicians and environmental groups to fundraise for Afghan and Ukrainian refugees

• Assisted in maintaining garden spaces

• Helped harvest seasonal crops

• Improved effective communications skills

• Developed a keen ability to improvise and adapt