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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Each year, the Honors College recognizes students who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to service—an integral part of our mission. Please join us in congratulating this year’s outstanding Changemaker Award recipients, who have served in their communities in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and beyond:
Aasha Shaik
Ankita Kodali began Rutgers Business School-New Brunswick as a shy student who sat in the back of the room and listened quietly when she joined a campus organization.
By the second half of her sophomore year, she had served in one or two leadership positions in small student groups and accepted the role of president for the Rutgers Business School Innovation Committee (RBSIC), which works closely with the Office of Career Management. By the end of her senior year, she would be president of two other student groups.
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