Nathan Jones, Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Nathan Jones, a senior at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, from Beaver, Oklahoma, is a campus and community leader.  Since his arrival on the NWOSU campus, Nate has been involved with the Baptist Student Union to assist community improvements. He is also a member of the Leviathan, which focuses its work on civic leadership through voter registration drives, candidate forums and constitution day awareness events. Nate was selected as Northwestern’s first Civic Education Fellow in 2010. This fellowship allowed him to intern for State Senator Bryce Marlatt. For his capstone study at Northwestern, he is analyzing different approaches to curbing gang behavior in public schools.