Henning Named to Newman Civic Fellows Cohort

(Fond du Lac) Moraine Park Technical College has announced one of their students has been selected to be a part of the 2020-2021 Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellows cohort. Fond du Lac-native Cortland Henning is a first-year generation college student. The Campus Compact Civic Fellows is a Boston-based non-profit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education. The Newman Civic Fellowship is a one-year experience emphasizing personal, professional, and civic growth for students who have demonstrated a capacity for leadership and an investment in solving public problems. The fellowship provides a variety of learning and networking opportunities, including a national conference in partnership with the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, access to exclusive scholarships and post-graduate opportunities. Henning says he always wanted to go to college but never knew if it was a possibility. He says his family is not able to help contribute with tuition and he knew that his part-time job was not enough to live on and pay for school. In total, there were 12 students selected from Wisconsin to participate in the 2020-21 Newman Civic Fellows cohort, and Henning represents one of four technical college students in the group.