Samya Sehwail (Global Studies and History major) is another co-receiver of the Richard Abrams Scholarship. Samya has an outstanding record of civic engagement and volunteers with a number of nonprofit organizations to advocate for underprivileged social groups, work she plans to continue professionally after graduation. Samya is a member of the international organization Partners in Health, which focuses on health equity worldwide and safeguards human rights. She is also a dorm ambassador for Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit organization that provides affordable housing, raising awareness about housing problems and the need to provide shelter to those who need it most. Samya also participates in the Micknley Center’s Special Population Peers initiative, which provides health information and awareness to historically marginalized and disadvantaged populations. The group creates flyers and presentations and holds awareness events to help those in our community and arm them with information.