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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.

David Rosenberg’s passion is to develop sustainable food production, building and leading multiple companies by tapping technology, biological principles, and data to create new food sources and maximize production using fewer environmental resources. 

This interdisciplinary approach, combined with his foundation in finance and his life-long engagement in and study of philosophy, has led him to a place of doing well by doing good.

The Honors College hosted global humanitarian Dr. Paul Farmer as part of Rutgers' 250th anniversary celebration on November 10, 2015. 

Dr. Farmer had lunch with students and spoke about delivering healthcare to the world's poorest people in new and creative ways. His message, which students first learned about through their summer reading book by Dr. Farmer, To Repair the World, inspired them to leave their own ideas on our vision board for how they can help repair the world. 

Renowned scholar and public intellectual Dr. Steven Pinker recently delivered a bold and positive message to Rutgers University–New Brunswick students, faculty, and staff. In his talk, he surveyed progress through time and across many data points—from the increase in people with access to education to more people living in democracies, and from the decline in wars to the growth in numbers of people living above the poverty line. Through a thoughtful and exhaustive overview of the current state of the modern world, Dr.

Nicholas Pellitta was in high school when he decided to pursue politics.

The Hunterdon County native participated in the YMCA’s Youth and Government program and served in the highest student role, youth governor of New Jersey. He went to Washington, D.C. for a weeklong conference, meeting students from across the nation, interacting with government officials, and getting a taste of what it’s like working in public service.

Eshan Kaul (SEBS'19), an aspiring medical doctor from Green Brook, New Jersey, has been named as the 2019 recipient of the Riki Jacobs Livingston Pride Award, given by the Livingston Alumni Association (LAA) of Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

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.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Alyssa Ehling had snacks, school supplies, bedding and everything else a first-year student could possibly need, all stuffed into a red cart out in front of Rutgers’ Honors College.

And, perhaps most importantly, she brought a box of high-grade face masks.

“I’m just excited,” said the first-year student from North Plainfield. “I was worried we would have to be remote for the whole year.”

And after a brief pause, Ehling began pushing the cart toward her new dorm room and the next chapter of her life.