Student Award Experiences

Here, you can read about the incredible opportunities afforded to Honors students thanks to our generous donors and supporters. If you have received an award, make sure to submit your report here.

Kayla Smith

March 5, 2026

Kayla Smith I had the opportunity to study abroad in London for my spring semester…

Chidera Olalere

March 4, 2026

Chidera Olalere I was doing research in the Summer of 2025. The research took place…

Andy Rivera

March 4, 2026

Andy Rivera The Honors Professional Development Grant allowed me to attend the 2025 SHPE National…

Mallory Brown

March 2, 2026

Mallory Brown For my experience, I took an internship with the Psychology Department at Merrimack…

Rowel Jimenez

February 26, 2026

Rowel Jimenez I spent the majority of my time in London, England, studying abroad through…

Nadin Prabhu

February 23, 2026

Nadin Prabhu At IMA Financial Group, I gained hands on experience working within a large,…

Blake Wilson

February 19, 2026

Blake Wilson My time abroad was extremely rewarding. I had the chance to see much…

Carmen Lee-Bennett

February 19, 2026

Carmen Lee-Bennett This winter break, I traveled to Panama with Global Medical Brigades through Syracuse…

Samayee Gupte

January 21, 2026

Samayee Gupte My study abroad semester in London was an unforgettable experience that transformed me…

Keira Bowers

December 1, 2025

Keira Bowers I used my summer funding to continue my Honors thesis research on humpback…

Rylie DiMaio

November 24, 2025

Rylie DiMaio I had the privilege of attending the Mid Atlantic Regional Conference of the…

Theodore Todorov

November 21, 2025

Theodore Todorov I went abroad to Australia to further my studies of Aerospace Engineering. At…

Frances Brown

November 19, 2025

Frances Brown I studied abroad in London, Spring 2025 through the Whitman Core program. Study…

Ines Harouchi

September 22, 2025

Ines Harouchi In Spring 2025, I had the incredible opportunity to study abroad at the…

Cara Williams

September 19, 2025

Cara Williams I studied abroad in Madrid, Spain for approximately 3 months, between January and…

Polina Ilyin

September 15, 2025

Polina Ilyin This summer, I interned in Boston for architecture firm Page, which has now…

Pedro de Ángel-Rodríguez

September 12, 2025

Pedro de Ángel-Rodríguez I took part in a Short-Term Abroad Program related to the cultural…

David Cheng

September 10, 2025

David Cheng With the help of a grant provided by the Honors Program, I spent…

Elyas Layachi

September 8, 2025

Elyas Layachi I participated in a Study Abroad course offered by the School of Education…

Bismarck Pacheco

September 5, 2025

Bismarck Pacheco I took Green Britain and International Advertising. For the former, we visited a…

Kaitlyn Kushner

September 3, 2025

Kaitlyn Kushner Through my documentary project, which I have titled “Your Good Name and Your…

Sophia Ortiz-Heaney

August 29, 2025

Sophia Ortiz-Heaney I was a part of an economic research lab for Professor Buzard. I…

Rachel Harris

August 27, 2025

Rachel Harris This past summer, I had the opportunity to spend three weeks in London…

Iris Araki

August 25, 2025

Iris Araki I attended the 2025 Asian American Journalists Association’s National Convention in Seattle in…