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Atlanta, GA | Posted: March 12, 2014
Jasmine Burton
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Jasmine Burton Receives Humanity in Action Fellowship
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Jasmine BurtonJasmine Burton, fourth-year Industrial Design major and Honors Program student, has just been selected as a 2014 Humanity in Action Fellow. Humanity in Action is a prestigious and highly selective summer program that provides a context for international groups of collegiate Fellows to study minority rights and produce original research in the field of social justice. Only students from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United States are eligible to apply. “This is going to be an incredible learning experience for me as I learn about policies and how they affect social justice and public health issues throughout Europe!” said Burton. “I am especially excited about the action project that we have to develop and present at the conclusion of the fellowship.”
The Honors Program Special Topics Course INTA 2803, The Meaning of Global Citizenship, inspired Burton to apply for the fellowship in the fall of 2013. This course, taught by Dr. Vicki Birchfield and Ms. Amy Henry, explored the definition, evolution, institutionalization, and practice of global citizenship. “Dr. Birchfield and Ms. Henry's HP class taught me that ‘global citizenship’ is an idea that embodies the human desire to learn, accept, and improve the lives of all people despite cultural and generational differences. To be a global citizen one must live a life that promotes a socially just world. This concept of social justice really resonated with me because according to Clifton StrengthsFinder, my top strength is Includer, which means that I believe that fundamentally all people are the same and are all equally important,” explained Burton. “The HP Special Topics Class on Global Citizenship catalyzed my innate desire to rid the world of social injustices, but to do so, I would have to become more educated, thus my application to the Humanity in Action Fellowship, a fellowship that brings college students from around the world together to learn about history, impact, and politics of social injustices in varying parts of Europe.”
Burton’s undergraduate studies and extra-curricular commitments provided an excellent framework from which she can accelerate. Burton held a number of leadership positions on campus, including serving as a Georgia Tech Student Ambassador, the Omicron Delta Kappa Historian, the Women’s Leadership Conference Overall Chair, a President’s Scholarship Program Fall Retreat Leader and Ambassador, the Founder of the College of Architecture Ambassadors, a member of executive board for the Executive Round Table, and a Resident Assistant for the Honors Program housing block in North Avenue, just to name a few. We’re certain that Burton’s diverse experiences at Georgia Tech have prepared her to thrive in a dynamic intellectual setting such as the Humanity in Action program. “I was blessed to have been selected as a 2014 Fellow and will be learning, living, and growing in either Warsaw, Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris or Copenhagen and I can attribute my success and passion for social justice to the teachings of Dr. Birchfield, Ms. Henry, and the Honors Program,” exclaimed Burton. We look forward to hearing how Burton will continue to implement Georgia Tech’s motto of Progress and Service, locally and globally, for years to come.
