Colleen Stewart
Colleen Stewart, 20, is a sophomore news/editorial major from Covington, Ky. She writes and designs for Western’s award winning publications- The Talisman yearbook and College Heights Herald newspaper and is features editor for Rise Over Run online magazine. She has worked on student publications for two years and will be interning this summer at Savannah Morning News in Savannah, Ga.
Colleen believes the Fleischaker-Greene Scholars class was a pivotal reporting experience. “The story I was working on consumed my time and thoughts for a semester. It was exhausting, but eye-opening and worth every effort,” she said. Funded by the Honors College, Colleen had the privilege to go to Chicago to witness a deportation hearing for her story. From the experience, she has acquired a deep respect for the challenges that immigrants and refugees face in pursuit of peace and freedom.