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Class of 2021 Senior Spotlight: Jacqueline Sun

Graduating as a double major in computer science and cognitive science, Jacqueline Sun (‘20 SAS/HC/DRC) has explored interests that range from women’s leadership to technology to government and society during her academic journey at Rutgers.

Class of 2021 Senior Spotlight: Jorden Xavier

Jorden has served in countless ways during his time at Rutgers, from co-founding in his freshman year E-NABLE, an organization where he could apply his engineering skills to create affordable prosthetics for children; to counseling for the National Crisis Text Line weekly; and serving in multiple Honors College leadership roles.

Class of 2021 Senior Spotlight: Margot Noyelle

Margot Noyelle (’21, SAS/HC), a cell biology and neuroscience major with a minor in chemistry, prides herself on living in the moment and immersing herself in a diverse array of college experiences. Reflecting on her time at Rutgers with a smile, she cherishes her experiences making friends at the Honors College, being a Marching Scarlet Knight, teaching a FIGS, and sticking by the formative advice of her inspiring Mentor in Residence.

Class of 2021 Senior Spotlight: Megan Wang

During her time at Rutgers, Megan Wang (’21, SEBS/HC) has taken a deep dive into her research in food science developing the knowledge she needs to understand what goes into our food (including our favorite snacks!), the chemistry and biology involved in stabilizing food, and the many facets of creating, managing, processing, developing, and overseeing food safety.

Class of 2021 Senior Spotlight: Michaela Lozada

Photo of Michaela outside with water in the background.

Michaela Lozada, an HC senior who studies visual arts in the Mason Gross School of the Arts as well as computer science in the School of Arts and Sciences, found a path to pursue both areas of study. She has integrated her two passions in meaningful ways and expanded her work, often to address universal topics.

Class of 2021 Senior Spotlight: Mugdha Parulekar

Mugdha Parulekar (‘20 SAS/HC/DRC) knew she wanted to study genetics since high school. At her high school lab, she would study human cells, but when she got to Rutgers, she was drawn to a lab at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology with a focus on plant genetics. There, as part of the genetics major, she did research editing chloroplasts to produce commercially viable crops.

Class of 2021 Senior Spotlight: Sarah Williams

Sarah with other students from Hult Prize

Sarah at the Zimmerli Museum in front of a large print

Sarah Williams (’21, RBS/SAS/HC) recalls the Rutgers memories and experiences that have set her on a uniquely interdisciplinary trajectory in finance and art history—a journey fueled by the people around her and by her enthusiasm for the arts, accessibility, equity, and student-led innovation.

Class of 2021 Senior Spotlight: Wamia Siddiqui

Wamia in front of the United States Capitol Building

Wamia Siddiqui (’21, SEBS/HC/DRC), a new graduate in the public health major, arrived at Rutgers after attending a very small high school, worried she would not find a community to connect with. That worry quickly moved out of view when Wamia started finding community in many places, with the Honors College/Douglass Residential College “Dougie fam” as one of her first Rutgers community connections.

Climate Change Is a Major Concern for Rutgers Senior

Rutgers senior Lauren Rodgers examines tiny shells found in sediment at the bottom of the Southern Ocean near Tasmania. Photo: Nick Romanenko/Rutgers University

“Climate change is one of the biggest issues right now,” said Rodgers, who is 22. “Organisms are dying off and going through mass extinctions. The climate is completely changing and you can see it all around us. It’s not something you can ignore. We are causing it and we can make changes to lessen the impact, but at this point we cannot prevent it. Many people in power don’t seem to have climate change on their agenda, which is really disappointing.”

Community Service Work of HC Students Featured on NJTV

HC student Eshan Kaul ('19/SEBS) spoke with NJTV earlier this month as part of a larger story on the special relationship between Rutgers and New Brunswick that also featured Rutgers–New Brunswick's Chancellor Dutta and Barry Smith, founder of Youth Empowerment Services - YES. Eshan spoke about the work that he and several other HC students have done with YES to scale up their tutoring program, A2E, to include hundreds of Rutgers student volunteers over the last two years.

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