East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania presented the 2018 Shirley Chisholm Award to Lyndsey Mitchelson, a senior majoring in business management from East Stroudsburg, Pa.<\/p>\n
Shirley Anita Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to the United States Congress. ESU\u2019s award, in her name, is presented to a graduating female student who demonstrates excellence in learning, sensitivity to social issues and has a commitment to activism.<\/p>\n
Mitchelson has a double concentration in marketing and management, is a member of Sigma Beta Delta global business honor society, and is a strong leader and critical thinker in class. She understands social issues presented in classes and applies them to real-life situations, especially in areas of business ethics and human resource management. Douglas Nay, Ph.D., associate professor of business says, \u201cMitchelson sees and understands the complexity of many \u2018broken\u2019 systems in our society. But, she has hope they can be fixed and a strong desire to be part of the solution.\u201d Mitchelson has been active in various marches on campus and volunteers at her church\u2019s soup kitchen for the homeless.<\/p>\n