Student Spotlight

The first tennis racquet incoming student Naomi Karki held was pint-sized and colorful, with characters from the television show Dora the Explorer decorating the rim and handle.

The East Brunswick resident was 5.

She spent the next few months swinging the racquet around, never hitting a ball. Nonetheless, her parents kept her in the Pee Wee tennis program at the Nassau Tennis Club in Montgomery Township.

“Get out the vote” is more than a catchphrase for Alejandra Afanador, a second-year student at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. 
 
It’s the 19-year-old's mission on campus. 

Afanador, an Honors College student, has spent the summer volunteering as an RU Voting Ambassador and will continue to do so ahead of the Tuesday, Nov. 5, general election.  

Where are you from? Plainsboro, New Jersey (in Central Jersey, near Princeton!)

School/grad year/major: I just finished my first year at Rutgers University, so I will be graduating in May of 2020. I am majoring in Political Science, Business Analytics & Information Technology, and Middle Eastern Studies, with a possible minor in International & Global Studies.

Last thing you searched on Bing: NJ Transit train schedule (boring, I know)

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.

Rising senior earns spot in undergraduate research program for minority students at Keck School of Medicine of USC  

"Resist the idea to manage your career alone," says Steven Haverlock, a senior studying Human Resource Management and Women’s and Gender Studies, who recently secured a full-time post-graduation offer with Goldman Sachs as an Analyst in their Human Capital Management division.

MCAT is eliminated and students have conditional guarantee to medical school in 4+4 Program

Under a new program at Rutgers, first-year student Helen Gao is on a unique path to medical school, one that includes time to pursue a degree in fine arts. Devin Busono will have time to explore his passion for music production and learn Japanese as he prepares to become an ear, nose, and throat doctor.