Quinnipiac Students To Help Presidential Candidates

HAMDEN, CT – Nineteen students from Quinnipiac University will spend six days helping presidential candidates with their campaigns at the New Hampshire Primary.

The students are enrolled in, “Presidential Elections Campaigns: The New Hampshire Primary,” a public service learning course taught by Scott McLean, professor of political science at Quinnipiac. As part of the course, the students will visit New Hampshire to work for the candidates of their choice and prepare for the primary, Feb. 7-12.

The local students are: Haktan Ceylan of Danbury, Connecticut (Pete Buttigieg); Joshua Gorero of Durham, Connecticut (Andrew Yang); Zac Gormley of West Redding, Connecticut (Joe Biden); John Hangen of Cheshire, Connecticut (Yang); Matthew Hawryluk of Monroe, Connecticut (Buttigieg); Ambar Pagan, of Milford, Connecticut (Elizabeth Warren); Jonathan Rosenblum, of Middletown, Connecticut (Yang); Jensen Wilson of Milford, Connecticut (Buttigieg); Jensen Wilson of Milford, Connecticut (Buttigieg);

McLean said the course gives students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take part in a historic presidential primary. He has been bringing students to New Hampshire since the 2000 presidential election.

“Every hour of experience in New Hampshire and serving in a presidential campaign is a significant learning opportunity that can have enduring effects and impart real experiences of communication, leadership and civic engagement,” McLean said. “Those are transferrable skills that will endure throughout their lives.”