Just days before digging into rigorous first-year core classes including statistics and microeconomics, incoming Harris students were reminded of the practical effects of public policy on real people and how simple acts can have immense impact.
Jahmal Cole (CLA’20), CEO and founder of the social impact organization My Block My Hood My City, spoke from the heart in the opening keynote during new student orientation’s Day One Address. Underscoring Harris Public Policy’s mission, he urged students to volunteer, finding ways — from shoveling snow for senior citizens to building a website for a nonprofit — to get past personal roadblocks and make a difference.
His philosophy, he said, is crystallized in 15 words: “What’s something simple I can do that will have a positive impact on my block?”
Photo courtesy of Jahmal Cole via Twitter.
