Champions of Change

Champions of Change: Campus Challenge

The White House honors five young leaders as Champions of Change for outstanding leadership on their college campuses. Last fall, the White House announced the launch of the Campus Champions of Change Challenge. After reviewing a record number of entries, fifteen Challenge finalists were announced and the public chose the top five projects they think best embody the President’s goal to win the future. These five Campus Champions of Change will also have the opportunity to work with mtvU and MTV Act to create short features about their projects that will air on mtvU and be featured on MTV.com.

Ted Gonder is Co-founder and Executive Director of Moneythink, a non-profit student movement expanding economic opportunity for urban youth through peer-mentorship and financial education....

Thach "Tak" Nguyen is Co-Founder and CFO of "Swipes for the Homeless" Non-Profit Organization. Immigrating from Vietnam at a very young age, Tak's ambition stems from his humble childhood...

Julia Lyon serves on the University of Arkansas’ Volunteer Action Center Board as the Full Circle Campus Food Pantry Chairman. The Volunteer Action Center Board, a program of the Center for...

Ryan Harb, MS, LEED AP, facilitates the UMass Amherst Permaculture Initiative, a unique and cutting-edge sustainability program that transforms grass lawns and neglected landscapes into edible,...

Grace Philipp serves as a project manager of the Social Entrepreneurs of Grinnell in Grinnell, Iowa. The Social Entrepreneurs of Grinnell (SEG) manages an innovative domestic microfinance...