Compassion-driven action is what matters most to Chandler, empathizing and embracing those suffering all the while acting strategically to help those in need.  Chandler aims to listen to the community, strategize with the community, implement with the community, and continually adapt and innovate.

Success is easily defined in a few words. Merriam-Webster defines success as “the attainment of wealth, favor, or eminence.” Most undergraduate students would agree with this definition and when asked twenty years from now how they would deem their lives successful the reply would mention a well-paying job, a nice house, a nice car... Significance, however, is not so easily defined.

Until her last week of high school, Cherie was convinced that she was filled with divergent passions in service with no way to connect the dots. Medicine seemed the natural choice because it represented a complete commitment to serving others.

In high school, Richie engrossed himself in a variety of activities. Richie channeled his passion for sports into a meaningful service project with the Special Olympics. Richie spent three years coaching, traveling, and interacting with the athletes, building bonds that stretched far beyond the basketball court or soccer field.

Throughout her freshman year at Vanderbilt, Abby nurtured an interest in Latin American peoples and culture by volunteering as an adult English-as-a-Second-Language instructor at Woodbine Community Center, mentoring a 12-year-old Hispanic student through her service-learning Spanish class, and participating in a Manna Project International alternative spring break trip to Honduras.

Vasanth’s volunteer efforts in high school were mostly centered around his work with the Tamil Nadu India School Fund, a non-profit organization of his own creation with a purpose to provide educational opportunities to students in rural India who would otherwise not have access to them. Over the past four years with the help of his mentor, Bill Smyth, Vasanth has raised over $80,000.

With a focus on global health, Sanah began her four years at Vanderbilt by becoming a member of the Sanitation Team of Project Pyramid, working with students at the Owen Graduate School of Management to improve the sanitation system of a village in Baripotol, Bangladesh. Through Project Pyramid, Sanah saw the power of students uniting and dedicating themselves to partner with underserved communities and improve the lives of friends and neighbors both abroad and in the United States.

When Cayla finds an idea that she likes, she throws her whole weight behind it. Over the course of recent years, her involvement has spanned from grassroots community organizing to large-scale fundraising. At Vanderbilt, Cayla has volunteered with Alternative Spring Break and The Manna Project in Argentina, Honduras, and Los Angeles' Skid Row. She started the Global Poverty Initiative, a student group aimed at raising awareness and promoting sustainable solutions to poverty.

Jake Masters is a 2008 graduate of ACS Cobham International School in London where he received an International Baccalaureate diploma. In 2005, he began an initiative to collect and distribute Beanie Babies to AIDS orphans throughout South Africa. To date over 3500 Beanie Babies have been collected worldwide.

Driven by a passion for people and the arts, Ben found his call to serve during high school working with children of Louisville's downtown communities. In developing creative methods to communicate with and empower the children, he found that the arts and non-verbal human connections have a special way of opening up and bringing out the best in those in need.

The Ingram Scholarship Program provided Michelle with incredible opportunities to engage with communities both in Nashville and abroad. In Nashville, Michelle worked closely with Catholic Charities and the Oasis Center. Through Catholic Charities, Michelle mentored young refugee girls from Burundi.

Since coming to Vanderbilt, Sloane has been involved in a variety of organizations that have allowed her to become in engaged in service on and off campus. Through her time in Vanderbilt Student Government, she was able implement several programs designed to improve the student experience at Vanderbilt.

Travis's passion for service started and flourished early at a young age from working closely around children with mental and physical handicaps. During high school, Travis spent time at Murray G. Warren Developmental Center talking to the residents and providing them with a very important and valuable social outlet.

For her first three years at Vanderbilt, Jessie has been able to combine her interest in youth education with her love of travel and serve children from all over the world. In Nashville, Jessie is active in Manna Project International, the Nashville chapter of Room to Read, and serves as a tutor for Spanish speakers learning English as a Second Language.

With an interest in health care and a growing understanding of the way that poverty affects both health and access to health care, Nicole has dedicated her college career to working with underserved populations. During her first and second years, Nicole co-founded a student service organization called Grassroots that connects Vanderbilt students with established community organizations.

In high school Diana was involved in numerous community service endeavors. As a Girl Scout, she completed her Gold Award project through involvement with St. Christopher's Family Services. She organized numerous toy drives to collect presents and other items for her project entitled "Operation Birthday" which created monthly birthday celebrations for the children of St. Christopher's.

Sports and service are two of Kurt's passions, and the majority of his efforts in high school involved a combination of the two. As a junior, he put together a series of eight disc golf tournaments called the Iowa Charity Challenge.The tournaments, which were held all across the state, helped to raise awareness and funding for Iowa's Ronald McDonald Houses.

Kyle now lives at the Dismas House, a halfway house for former offenders, as a student resident. He is drawing on his experience at the house to start a screen-printing social enterprise called Triple Thread Apparel to empower Dismas House residents through job training and employment.

At Vanderbilt, Cramer actively participated in several service activities with his primary focus on service work in Central America and China. Cramer mentors several latino immigrants from El Salvador and Mexico while also helping them learn English. Cramer has a passion for the Hispanic community in the States and abroad, and he hopes to pursue this passion in several ways.

Megan enjoys serving at many different levels. While attending the Culver Academies in Culver, Indiana, she initiated and helped organize a town-wide park cleanup on National Youth Service Day. This effort involved four hundred volunteers who on that day planted over sixty trees, numerous bushes, and many flowers, among other projects.

Madeline constantly strives to combine her energy for music with her passion for service. Since her freshman year at Vanderbilt, Madeline has been a volunteer piano teacher at the W.O. Smith Nashville Community Music School, a nonprofit music school for children from lower-income families.

Deno's passion for medicine and fascination with mental health inspired him in high school to volunteer at The Rice Children's Center, an orphanage and family center dedicated to providing therapeutic treatment for children with mental, emotional, social and educational problems.

Beginning with her first semester at Vanderbilt, Arielle immersed herself in STAND- an anti-genocide coalition that focuses on human rights internationally and refugees within Nashville. Over her first two years, she served as co-vice president and small events coordinator, organizing trips to tutor and mentor elementary aged refugee boys and girls with Catholic Charities.

During his high school career, Tyler began his service work with a wide variety of activities. As Senior Class President, he was responsible for organizing different projects focused on fundraising and children's education. He also spent several years volunteering in different branches of a local hospital.

After high school Ashley took a gap year and lived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where she volunteered in a Mother Teresa Orphanage for children with HIV/AIDS and disabilities. She then ventured north to Mekelle, Ethiopia, a city suffering from an HIV/AIDS outbreak.

At Vanderbilt, Emily has focused her volunteer work on underserved populations, both abroad and in the Nashville Community. In the first and second years of her Vanderbilt career, she served as the Public Relations Chair and President, respectively, of Face AIDS, a group whose mission is to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS and raise money for those afflicted.

At Vanderbilt, Laura has focused her volunteer work on Nashville's Hispanic community. During her freshman year, Laura taught science lessons to elementary students through Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science and cooked dinners for families at the Ronald McDonald House through her sorority.

At Vanderbilt, Thomas founded La Escalera de Escalante-a bilingual library and literacy program for Latino children in the Nashville community. The organization operates within a predominantly Hispanic apartment complex, allowing for increased access and improved interface between the community and the organization.

Jeremy is a passionate environmental activist and organizational leader. In high school, Jeremy founded the Student Environmental Outreach Coalition (SEOC), a program to help educate students about environmental issues and to provide environmentally oriented community volunteer activities for students throughout Nashville.

Community service is one of Lucas's true passions. His most memorable high school experience was being a youth council member for the National Youth Summit, which allowed him to help plan a meeting in Washington, D.C., for students and youth leaders from across the nation.