Travis, who played football at Princeton and Iowa State, chose the two schools both for their football culture and education alike, largely because of the opportunities he knew he would get to pursue all of his passions. He was able to apply for the internship with Senator Klobuchar through Princeton’s program for civic service internships, and throughout his time at Princeton served on the boards of many advocacy and activism organizations on campus. In 2020, Travis co-founded the Just Action Coalition, a non-profit organization with the goal of increasing youth participation in policy-making processes on local and state levels in Minnesota, and was later given the 2024 Coach Wooden Citizenship Award for his impact in his community largely because of his work with that non-profit. In the summer of 2023, Travis also worked for the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice.
At the same time, Travis was excelling on the football field – and yes, he did put his football experience on his resumé as he was applying for his Senate internship.