Daniel Raser is a first-year Honors College student studying Engineering. Upon entering the Honors College, he had a strong belief in the importance of giving back and joined the Career with Purpose Changemaking Community. His passion for giving back to local communities stems from his experience volunteering for a youth lacrosse program his freshman year of high school. He worked on a team to help create a free camp for youth lacrosse players from Newark.
Honors College student Mallory Vollbrecht (‘21, SAS/HC), a senior majoring in Cell Biology/Neuroscience and Psychology on a pre-med track, currently serves as the Philanthropy and Outreach Lead for the HC Serves Leadership Team. However, her experience with service work dates all the way back to her elementary school days where she first served by helping to care for the gardens surrounding her school.
Mira Yin (‘23, SOE/HC) and Sarah Velez (‘23, SEBS/HC) are Honors College students with a shared passion for service work. They co-founded a group called the Purple Hats Project, which works to hand-craft purple hats for the organization Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey. This organization then delivers these hats to hospitals where they are handed out to new parents to raise awareness of Shaken Baby Syndrome.
When the Honors College opened its doors in the fall of 2015, its staff and leaders told their first class that they would play a major role in defining its mission, as captured in the motto “Curiosity. Knowledge. Purpose.” The story of A2E (Asset Based Community Driven Education, or Access to Education) exemplifies how fully the students embraced that mission and their long-lasting impact on the community. The A2E program has grown from a group of students determined to build bridges with the community to a full-fledged tutoring and mentoring partnership with the ci
Last spring, the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and long histories of violence and discrimination spurred national protests and activism. Like the rest of the country, the Honors College at Rutgers–New Brunswick and its students, staff, and faculty deeply felt the impact of these events. The renewal of the Black Lives Matter movement brought to the surface the many ways inequality persists in our society and what we as the Honors College can do to foster a deeper culture of belonging for all.
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