Updated 3/23/26
The Community Summer Guide will be distributed in Colloquium in Spring 2026.
2026 Process. Community Summer is more complex than matching Scholars to projects or internships. We focus on building community along with matching individuals to positions.
Below, we've listed the Scholars and a few recent Alumni who worked with these organizations through Summer 2025. Read more about Scholars' Community Summer experiences on Robertson Connect.
- Appalshop * (Karly Hairston, Anaya Murray, 2028; Derrick Hamilton, Gaby Hinckle, 2027) Newsletters: 3-13-25 3-6-25 2-6-25 12-25 5-25 7-25
- Breakthrough Collaborative New Orleans * (Alicia Gebara, Zach Wickens, & Bailee Wright, 2028; Tyra-Jean Tanansi & Gavin Vander Schaaf, 2027; Adom Appiah, Nancy Garcia Villa, Lizzy Glazer, Maxi Simbuwa, 2026; Recent Alumni Zack Finacchio, Bryce Jones, Melat Woldetensae, De'Ivyion Drew & Montana Lee)
- Center for Rural Strategies * Connected organizations: The Daily Yonder Rural Assembly * (Myat Theingi, 2028; Phoenix Chapital, 2027; Sierra Stubbs, 2026; recent Alumni Becca Stern, Merritt Jones, Rose Farah, Beza Gebramarian)
- Cowan Community Action Group Inc. * read this and this * (Jonathan Lan & Anika Mohan, 2028; Faith Austin & Lilly Smith, 2027; Jordan Moyd, Lili Orchard, Zachary Patterson, 2026; recent Alumni Madeline Metz, Matthew Tweden, Josie Fulton & Amanda Padden) Newsletters: 3-2025 1-2025 11-24 11-25 7-25 1-26
- Delta Arts Alliance * revived for 2026! (Reagan Ballard, Alyssa Ho, Matthew Xu, 2026; recent Alumni Davina Boison, Lily Clark, Kyle Ryan, Allayne Thomas, Brennan Lewis)
- Delta Center for Culture and Learning * The Most Southern Place on Earth Workshops * Humans of the Delta (Simon and Tanya, summer 2025) Vishal & Jenna created this resource to launch during Black History Month * Robertsons did these videos and portfolios * (Simon Vizithum & Tanya Wan, 2028; Annelise Bowers, Kiestin Jackson, & Jessica Johnson, 2027; Emily Chen, Jothi Gupta, & Mercy Jones, 2026; Recent Alumni Vishal Jammulapati, Jenna Smith, Carsten Pran, Kamryn Washington, Lawton Ives, Jake Sheridan, Peter Andringa, & Cara Price)
- Delta Health Center (position created in 2022 by alumni, Drs. Nina and Braveen Ragunanthan) * (Charlie Rubsamen & Harper Schupbach, 2028; Ayush Khanna & Ilakkiya Senthilkumar, 2027; Joshua Lopez, Bunmi Omisore, & Rohan Shreenath, 2026; recent Alumni Frank Mercer & Anna Seaman)
- Dress for Success * (Georgia Bukata & Chidalu Emy-Munonye, 2028; Elle Chavis, Muwemi Ngulube, 2027; Dami Awofisayo & Chloe McGeehan, 2026; recent Alumni Malaika Khumalo, Shristi Sharma, Clara Love, Niharika Vattikonda)
- ECU Health Edgecombe * New for 2026!
- Edgecombe County Health Department * (Lily Waehner, 2028; Lara Kendall, 2027; Hannah Groos, 2026; recent Alumni Danica Bajaj, Sophia Ramirez, Katherine Gan, Ralph Lawton)
- Edgecombe County Public Schools /Tarboro Pediatric Psychology * (Ewa Zapala, 2028; Katelyn Cai, 2026)
- Edgecombe County Emergency Services * (Anusha Krishnan, 2028) * Read this, published by the Center for Rural Strategies in Whitesburg
- Freedom Hill Community Health Center * New for 2026! read this published by the Center for Rural Strategies in Whitesburg
- GRAMMY Museum Mississippi *revived for 2026!
- HOMES (Housing Oriented Ministries Established for Service) * read this about flood recovery * read this from Ben Rees * info video (Noah Awan & Austin Pemble, 2028; Fisher Mallon & Lucas Wagner, 2027; Isaac Frank, 2026; recent Alumni Michael Cronin, Jack Morgenstein, Ben Rees)
- St. Gabriel Mercy Center* (Osayamen Edie & Natalie Veale, 2028; Maggie McGinnis & Annabell Qian, 2027; Joshua Lopez, Bunmi Omisore, & Rohan Shreenath, 2026; recent Alumni Jia Dua, Aaron Williams, Rahi Patel, Antonia Young)
- Sunflower County Freedom Project * read this * Freedom Summer * (Lila Bragard & Clark Easley, 2028; Anish Aradhey & Annabel Tang, 2027; Caleb Dalgetty, 2026; recent Alumni Atharva Vispute, Tamira Daniely, Bennett David, Ruth Fetaw)
- Visit Cleveland Mississippi * New for 2026! visitors' guide announcement
- Youth Empowerment Project (Torrey Lin Weiner, 2028; Gabriel Villar, 2027)
Earlier positions not available for 2026
- Athletes of Life (Jonathan Walker, 2026)
- Crescent City Farmers Market * Scholar reviews * (Maggie Yang, 2027; Sewoe Mortoo & Shivani Vyas, 2026; recent Alumni Caroline Leland, Tom Cole, Maire Amlicke, Elle Wilson, Chaya Bhat)
- Edgecombe County Sheriff * (Bhumika Bhadriraju & Lexi Magnano, 2027; Maria Hromcenco & Jordan Phillips, 2026)
- Edgecombe County Vidant Hospital Advance Care Planning * toolkit * (Layla Leo, 2028; Anna McPherson, 2027; Palak Jolly & Aditya Raj, 2026; recent alumni Dorian Ho, Olivia Olsher, Adam Ushpol, Divya Mahesh)
- Michael's Angels summer camp* Watch this * (Katie Chai, 2026; Campbell Lindquist; 2027; recent Alumni Reagan Razon, Avery Smedley, Michelle Nandi
- Orleans Public Defenders * John Oliver did a piece about OPD * (Varnica Basavaraj & Alex Hermoso, 2027; Kunal Khaware & Carolina Mendez, 2026, Client Services; Lev Cohen & Riya Sharma, 2026, Investigative Services; recent Alumni Rachel Hatfield, Jax Nalley, Sam Zahn, Evan Rodgers, Priya Sridhar)
- Propeller * Recent news (Caspar Tyser, 2027; Austin Layton, 2026; recent Alumni, Jordana Rockley, Vignesh Alagappan)
- Rural Opportunity Institute * (Rob Barsel, 2028; recent Alumni, Saisha Dhar, Jess Edelson) * Recent news Newsletters: 3-2025 2-2025 12-2024
- Tarboro Parks and Recreation * (Gabrielle Moreau, 2026)
A few Alumni, by Location
- Mississippi Delta: Peter Andringa, Liza Becker, Trenton Bricken, Lily Clark, Tamira Daniely, Bennett David, Jia Dua, Nonnie Egbuna, Adam Enggasser, Ruth Fetaw, Jemma Frost, Lawton Ives, Warner Lamar, Rasheca Logendran, Dikenna Ogbu, Rahi Patel, Carsten Pran, Cara Price, Naraya Price, Kyle Ryan, Jake Sheridan,Bennett Stillerman, Allayne Thomas, Aakash Thumaty, Kamryn Washington, Aaron Williams, Antonia Young, Michael Zhang
- New Orleans: Sydney Adams, Vignesh Alagappan, Cameron Beach, Christina Boghosian, A.G. Chancellor, Patrick Clinch, Samia Daghestani, Annie Dempsey, De'Ivyion Drew, Annie Evans, Annie Gonzales, Brady Hanshaw, Kalley Huang, Meghana Iragavarapu, Ben Keegan, Jacob Key, Joel Kim, Zoe King, Montana Lee, Clara Love, Nate Miller, Anshu Mohan, Mary Laci Motley, Mary Ashley Murrah, Brooke Porter, Evan Rodgers, Brock Schoenwald, Matt Smith, Priya Sridhar, Becca Sullenger, Niharika Vattikonda, Tom Wanty, Sam Zahn
- Tarboro: Karen Gonzales-Palomo, Campbell Lindquist, Felipe Yanaga; Seniors & Alumni: Jess Edelson, Katherine Gan, Anjali Gupta, Naira Ikram, Emily Kian, Ralph Lawton, Serena Lim-Strutt, Divya Mahesh, Michelle Nandi, Olivia Olsher, Sophia Ramirez, Matt Schaefer, Joseph Touma, Adam Ushpol, Hannah Watson
- Whitesburg: Leland Ben, Clare Bradshaw, Jermaine Bryant, Stephen Buys, Jamal Edwards, Rose Farah, Josie Fulton,Beza Gebramariam, Merritt Jones, Georgia Lala, Weston Lindner, Rachel Maunus, Michael Muller, Amanda Padden, Ben Rees, Kameron Sediqh, Kat Tan, Elise van den Hoek, Savannah Wooten, Vishnu Ramachandran, Sierra Winters, Charlie Zong
The class of 2025 created these reflection videos at the end of Community Summer 2022. They're fun to watch! MS Delta New Orleans Tarboro Whitesburg, KY