Cesar Reyes has quickly distinguished himself as a leader in service learning and civic engagement. A first-generation college student and son of Mexican immigrants, Cesar has made the most of every opportunity to develop as an educated and principled leader, to honor what others have done for him by giving back to the community, and to influence his peers to do the same. After talking with the Director of the HALOS non-profit that supports families in "kinship care" (foster care by relatives), Cesar became passionate about the issue, mobilized his entire company to learn more about foster care from community experts, and engaged them in "adopting" the HALOS non-profit. Under his leadership his company has built this new partnership, executed supply drives, and invited the HALOS families to campus events. It is the model we hope other students will emulate. Because of his commitment to social change and impact as an emerging leader, Cesar was selected to be part of a two year model program in collaboration with our state senator to engage diverse high school youth in making their communities better. He is highly deserving of the Newman Civic Fellow Award.