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Portrait of Connor Adam Donnelly

Honor Society® member

Connor Adam Donnelly

graduate teaching assistant at Graduate Student Instructor for Macroeconomics - University of Michigan

  • Cornell University
  • master of business administration (mba)
  • Class of 2017
  • Ithaca, New York

Member since December 2015

About

A proud Chicano of the San Francisco Bay Area, I majored in Economics and minored in Inequality Studies at Cornell University. Upon graduation, I became an City Year AmeriCorps Member where he served as a tutor, mentor, and role model at an inner city and predominantly Spanish speaking high school in downtown Los Angeles. Thereafter, I was served Peace Corps Uganda as a teacher, the National Director of Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) Day, and a Technical Trainer for incoming volunteers. I am now pursuing a dual MBA/MS in Environmental Justice degree at the University of Michigan where I served on the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee for his dual-degree Student Advisory Board and the Academics Director for Net Impact last year. For the last couple of years, I have been an active member of the Ross Student Ambassador Program, the Nonprofit Board Fellowship, and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee of the Ross Energy Club.

Education

  • university of michigan-ann arbor

    master of business administration (mba)

    2020 – 2023

Honors and awards

  • scholarship

    Hispanic Scholarship Fund

  • scholarship

    Ross General Scholarship

  • scholarship

    Erb Scholarship Award

  • scholarship

    SEAS (Environment School) Fellowship

  • scholarship

    Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Recipient

Goals and interests

Career goal

Working in the education sector solidified my desire to empower individuals and communities through grassroots means. Still, my real passion lies in fighting climate change. Given my knowledge base, my life experiences, and overall skillset, I know working for a business that utilizes sustainable practices will yield the largest impact. Indeed, altering the economic foundations of a community in an environmentally sustainable way will be the primary sources of change in the world for generations to come – I want to be at the forefront of this transformation.

Graduate school interests

I am an MBA/MS Environmental Justice candidate at the University of Michigan.

Outside the classroom

- Intramural Sports: played 12 different sports during 2021 winter term and was the Mini Golf Intramural Champion
- Insect Farming Advocate
- Beverage Market Enthusiast: took the first ciders course at a major university

Experience

  • graduate teaching assistant

    Graduate Student Instructor for Macroeconomics - University of Michigan

    Jan 2022 – May 2022

  • graduate assistant

    University of Michigan

    Jan 2022 – May 2022

  • consultant

    Student Consultant for ReFED

    Mar 2021 – May 2022

  • community advisor

    Student Consultant and Community Outreach Coordinator for Metro-Detroit Salvation Army

    May 2020 – Jul 2021

  • peace corps volunteer

    Peace Corps Uganda Literacy Specialist - Director of DEAR Day Uganda - Technical Trainer for 29 Volunteers - 5th Grade Math, Science, and English Teacher

    Nov 2018 – Mar 2020

  • americorps volunteer/ forestry crew supervisor

    City Year Los Angeles - Served inner-city high school students as a role model, tutor, and mentor for 1700 hours

    Jul 2017 – Jun 2018

Languages

  • Spanish Intermediate

Additional information