FROM ATHLETE TO ACTIVIST
Kailee's Story

When Kailee Choice came to Cowley College, she dreamed of breaking school sprinting records but later explored new passions
in her college journey. She established a college family early on as a member of the
Tiger Athletics Track & Field Team. Her sports career may have ended at the end of
her Freshman year but her lifelong passion was discovered along the way in the many
ways she got involved on campus.
During her sophomore year, she became a Cowley Ambassador, a Champion leader of student
club, Voices Heard, an officer in Student Senate, and also a member of the ACES programs
which helps assist with a variety of community services projects.
These new opportunities allowed her to pivot towards projects that helped her gain
experience in encouraging culture change; aligning with her long-term goal of becoming
a civil rights lawyer.
After graduating from Cowley College, she decided to further her education at Texas Southern University, an HBCU in Houston, Texas. Still following her love for making change for the people around her, she became Political Science President, a Collegiate 100 member, and involved herself in advocacy around election time and immersed herself in HBCU values and issues.