When third year CHC student and marine biology major Jenna Travers was at home in Astoria, Oregon over spring break, she decided to take her dog for a drive and get some coffee.
CHC alum Alex Mentzel, a 2020 graduate who majored in German literature and theater arts, will be one of only 60 students nationally in the 2022 class of Gates-Cambridge Scholars.
WiDS aims to inspire and educate participants worldwide, regardless of gender, and to support women in the field, according to the conference’s website.
When junior Mikala Capage opened an email about the Goldwater Scholarship she applied for, she was prepared. And then she was ecstatic. It was the second time she had applied for the Goldwater; the first email resulting in disappointment.
Throughout her “zig-zagging” career, one thing has consistently guided her: a passion for utilizing technology to spread the stories of marginalized groups. Her CHC thesis research, she said, helped her discover this north star.
As a high school student in small-town Monmouth, Oregon, Robert Ousterhout ’73, felt unchallenged. But everything changed when he started attending Clark Honors College, and went in the opposite direction.
When Nelson Perez-Catalan graduated from the Clark Honors College in 2020, he had already completed years of neuroscience research at the University of Oregon.
Rachel King discovered her love of writing at an early age, crafting poems in fourth grade, a pioneer mystery story in fifth grade, and a novel about a Jewish family immigrating to America in sixth.
Once, they were all Clark Honors College students. Now all active and successful in their careers as researchers and professors, four CHC alumni return to reach back and give some well-heeded advice to the next generation.
The first three times Clark Honors College student Sravya Tadepalli received an email from Associate Dean of Advising Elizabeth Raisanen to apply to the Truman Scholarship in 2018, she ignored it.
Sumit Kapur, a senior majoring in political science and philosophy, and Sravya Tadepalli, a member of the Class of 2019 with a degree in political science and journalism, are among the candidates for the 2021 awards.
The online panel, which was designed to connect the alumni with current students interested in the medical field, was held on October 30, and was moderated by Melissa Graboyes, professor of African and medical history, and Nelly Nouboussi, a 2020 biology graduate of the CHC.
This pragmatic but progressive approach to politics won over the people of Scranton. Her platform focused on the “non-sexy” aspects of politics like structural reform, economic equity and justice, and ensuring the city’s political leaders reflected the diversity of the city.
Kevin Frazier, BS ’15 will return to the Clark Honors College (CHC) in October 2019 to speak about the importance of applying for prestigious scholarships such as the Rhodes and Truman — both of which he was a finalist.
A typical day for Francesca Fontana begins around 7:30 a.m., when she enters The Wall Street Journal offices in New York, two hours before the stock market opens.
While she is proud of her academic successes, Alyssa Goessler ’16 says her single greatest accomplishment was learning how to cope and live with mental health challenges while being a full-time student.
