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Ethan Lim: Why I Give

Ethan Lim
Ethan Lim during his HC service experience
Ethan during an HC alternative break opportunity

Second-year Honors College (HC) student and pharmacy major Ethan Lim has always had a heart for service. Lim’s journey with service began in high school, where he combined his interest in healthcare and service by volunteering with several clinics and hospitals. Over time, Lim’s interest shifted towards service that addresses societal and community issues.

Paolo Arante: Why I Give

Paolo Arante
Paolo Arante

For second-year Honors College (HC) student Paolo Arante, service provides the opportunity to engage in community partnership and empower a community to give back. Arante is a marketing major and dance minor who enjoys working with and supporting others through extracurricular activities, including serving as the service lead on the HC Serves Leadership Team.

Justin Najimian: Why I Give

Justin Najimian
Justin with his friends during Rutgers Dance Marathon
Justin during Dance Marathon

Second-year Honors College student Justin Najimian is no stranger to service and giving back. According to Najimian,  who majors in public health and minors in Spanish and health & society, service has played a monumental role in his experiences at the HC and beyond.

"As long as I can remember, service has been a constant in my life,” said Najimian.

The Balance Between Science and Humanism in Medicine

Hannah Calvelli in a lab setting.
Hannah Calvelli serving as a leader on the HC Student Wellness Committee
Hannah Calvelli competing on the RU Rock Climbing Team
Hannah Calvelli ('20, SAS/HC) has been working in a research lab since her freshman year, studying nanotherapeutics for immune modulation in Parkinson's Disease. In addition to contributing to several publications, she conducted research at the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Strokes where she received an Exceptional Summer Student Award. She will be attending medical school next year.

Aryeh Iosif: Why I Give

Photo of Aryeh Iosif
Aryeh Iosif during a Welcome Days Service Event
Aryeh during his engagement with Broadway Cares
For Aryeh Iosif, giving is an opportunity to be a catalyst for positive change. His journey began in high school with a volunteer opportunity to help children in long-term care. This experience prompted him to continue serving through the Honors College, “Where else could you just walk two minutes and have opportunities to serve your community? ...These small service events at the Honors College were a huge catalyst for me in getting involved further in service.”

Exquisite Sound

Stephanie Fritz (’20, MGSA/HC)
Stephanie Fritz during her audition
Stephanie Fritz with her French Horn
Stephanie Fritz ('20, MGSA/HC) is ready for Yale this fall. Through sheer talent and determination, she built her skills independently most of her life. When she arrived at Mason Gross School of the Arts, she set herself on a path to learn all she could from her teacher to build her technical skills. She learned something more: Through preparation of her own part and knowledge of the parts of her fellow musicians, she is participating in sensitive, on-the-spot collaboration and actively inspiring each other’s next steps.

An Interdisciplinary View on Opportunity

Amol Lotia presenting
Amol talking to students
Amol Lotia with other members of the Honors College Alumni Society Senior Board of Directors
Amol Lotia ('20, SOE/RBS/HC) began his career at Rutgers as an engineering student aiming to expand his analytical skillset and problem-solving abilities, but his interest in business remained central too. Driven by both of his passions, he has a dual degree in economics and industrial and systems engineering. With his experience as assistant director of the prestigious Road to Wall Street program and past internship at Credit Suisse, Amol is prepared for his full time position there in the Financial Sponsors Group.

HC Associate Dean Shares Her Experience During COVID-19

Issata Oluwadare, the Honors College Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Issata Oluwadare earned her MSW degree at Rutgers School of Social Work and is now working as Associate Dean for Student Affairs at the Honors College of Rutgers University – New Brunswick. She shares how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected her life both personally and professionally. 

Curiosity, Knowledge, and Purpose in Action

Sarah Pomeranz, HC Class of 2020
Sarah with other Sulis team members (right)
Sarah during her TEDxRutgers talk at the 2020 Conference
Sarah Pomeranz ('20, RBS/HC/DRC) has dedicated her time at Rutgers to developing her leadership and entrepreneurship skills, and expanding her knowledge of the world, all to focus on social justice. Following graduation, she'll begin her year as a John Lewis Fellow through the prestigious Humanity in Action Fellowship with a full-time position this fall as a strategy consultant at Accenture in Washington, DC.