Two Eckerd College Students Hiked 150 Miles in 18 Days to Shine a Light on Social and Environmental Issues

Eckerd College seniors Alexandria “Alex” Gordon and Summer Vishnu are part of the Eastman Citizenship and Leadership Program. The program’s faculty director, Amy Langenberg, Ph.D., associate professor of religious studies, explains that Eastman Leaders have a discovery plan—a set of activities related to some issue or question that’s important to them. It must include some kind of travel, service, an internship and academic work. More.