Charis Stanek Accepted to 2026-27 Columbus-Athens Schweitzer Fellows
Congratulations to PhD student, Charis Stanek, on her acceptance to the 2026-27 Columbus-Athens Schweitzer Fellows!
The Schweitzer Fellows Program supports and trains emerging health-focused graduate and professional students in creating and carrying out service projects to address unmet community needs. As part of this program, students complete a one-year community service project of at least 200 service hours in partnership with an existing community agency in the Columbus or Athens area.
Stanek is partnering with Encompass Adoptees, a non-profit organization serving youth, adults, and families with adoption experiences. Her project will address mental health disparities and stigma faced by adoptees, both as individuals and the community at large. Stanek will also evaluate the impact of arts-based services for this demographic by supporting the coordination of a community art show, with the goal of providing a platform for self-expression, community-building, and healing for adoptees and their loved ones.
“I hope through this experience that I will grow in my abilities to engage in community-engaged work and that I can at least play a small role in supporting the sustainment of arts-based services being offered to adoptees in the Columbus area” Stanek remarks.
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