Augsburg Students Wins PPIA

submitted by pearsong@augsburg.edu

URGO is pleased to announce that Maya Merrit ’23 has been selected for the competitive Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute for 2023. She will attend the institute held this summer at the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs, where she will participate in challenging policy coursework, leadership development training and graduate school preparation over seven weeks.

Maya is majoring in Urban Studies and Environmental Studies and has been involved on campus as an officer of the Environmental Action Committee, and works with Campus Kitchen and Augsburg Community Garden. She has served the off campus community, and worked with Hennepin County Government Public Works as a transportation data collection intern.

Congratulations to Maya!