Introducing Mallory!

Hi Everyone! I am really excited to meet you all and have an amazing semester of SLC! Who am I? Well...

Name: Mallory Johnson

Major: Government and Interdisciplinary (Still in the works, combining Civic Engagement and Public Policy)

Hometown: Burke, VA (Good old Fairfax County)/Seattle, WA/London, England

Service Involvement(s): APO :) , APO SBST to Biloxi, Campus Escort Head, CSLs, Matthew Whaley Tutoring, Relay for Life, and the Phoenix Project (Not to be confused with Project Phoenix...the Phoenix Project is a six week summer service-learning program in the economically distressed community of Petersburg, VA), and hopefully more to come!

Favorite Book: That's a tough one...I'd say it's a toss up between The Memoirs of Cleopatra, Les Miserables, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Gone With the Wind. Too hard to pick just one!

Rambling Statement about Service: When I came to William & Mary, I was not very familiar with service, other than the couple hours I spent volunteering for political campaigns to meet a requirement for the IB program. Over the course of the two years I've spent here, though, service has grown into a true passion that adds a sense of purpose and fulfillment to my life. I began to understand that the impact of a project increases exponentially with the addition of reflection, internalization, and consideration of the broader implication of service and has subsequently opened my eyes to facets of the world that often go overlooked. I keep a quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes over my desk, which basically sums up my perspective of the impact of service- "A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions." I've had an amazing journey in the realm of civic engagement and I look forward to what new lessons and experiences are still in store.

I hope you're all having a great summer! I look forward to meeting you all in the Fall!
~Mallory