Find out how graduate student Mayra Alaniz is making a huge difference for her fellow classmates by collecting professional clothing so first generation and low income students can look good and feel confident as they start internships and jobs.

Listen for:

• How Mayra started a Career Closet on her campus

• How her project is sensitive to being inclusive

• Mayra’s inspiring words if you have an “itch” to be a changemaker

Learn more about Mayra and the Career Closet here:

https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/news/2022/09/19/grad-student-creates-professional-clothing-drive-for-low-income-classmates

Follow where she’ll take the Marquette Career Closet and their impact on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayraalaniz/

If you are interested in donating professional clothes or other resources that could be helpful to them please reach out to [email protected].

They will begin fundraising for a permanent location for the Marquette Career Closet on campus. Monetary donations or sponsorships can be made to the 707HUB there. Just select Other Fund Designation and type Marquette Career Closet in the notes section: https://timetorise.marquette.edu/give?appeal=ADF