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For Sophia Nguyen and Celine Apenteng, Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s new student body president and vice president, respectively, accountability to their fellow students is paramount.

Incoming University Scholar Dayana Cespedes-Mendoza has been familiar with Â鶹ÊÓƵ for more than five years through her participation in Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Early Identification Program (EIP) for first-generation college-bound students, which she joined as an eighth grader.

Honors College alumni, Abigail Hawkins, has been selected for the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals program. Hawkins, who graduated from Â鶹ÊÓƵ in May 2022, majored in global affairs with concentrations in human security and Middle East and North Africa Studies, and a minor in Arabic.  

Through the Global Engagement Scholar Program, undergraduate students in Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Business have an opportunity they shouldn’t pass up to examine their own biases, cultural values, and learn how to contribute to a dynamic and global workforce.

Juan Escalera is a senior Marketing and economics major and began his time in the Honors College in the EIP.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ will award more than 9,700 degrees at its Spring Commencement on Friday, May 20. Here are the stories of a few of the students in the Class of 2022.

Graduating with a bachelor of science in biology and minor in health, disease, and culture, Natalie VanderNoot is headed to Brown University this fall to pursue a master’s degree in public health.

Olga Diupina, who finished her bachelor's degree in three years, completed several research projects on the accessibility of higher education, finding inspiration in English-language learners’ transition from high school to college.

While in the hospital because of the injury he sustained playing basketball, Â鶹ÊÓƵ biology major Sean Diment decided to change his major and study to become a health care provider.

Each spring, Dewberry Hall fills up with students and faculty, with crowds spilling over into the hallway to celebrate the spring research exhibition and award ceremony