
134 University undergraduates named Phi Beta Kappa
Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa invites for induction the most outstanding students at America’s leading colleges and universities. Membership is by invitation only, and students are selected by faculty members who are members of the society.

Democratic mayoral candidates to square off in River Campus town hall April 29
The event is hosted by the community engagement committee of the Students’ Association Government. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. in Hoyt Auditorium, and the town hall will run from noon to 2:30.

Top University students to be honored at annual Student Life Awards
The awards, also known as “the Rockys,” are divided into Individual Leadership Awards and Student Organization and Programming Awards. Students are nominated by faculty, staff, and peers.

12 students and recent alumni win Fulbright grants
University of Rochester students will head to 10 different countries for research and language study under the Fulbright program this year.

Projects for Peace grant winners to help expand voter turnout in Liberia
For one week in July, Emmanuel Gweamee ’20 and Aime Laurent Twizerimana ’20 will visit the Liberian capital of Monrovia to teach voting-age young people with disabilities about their civic responsibilities, with the help of a Davis Projects for Peace grant worth $10,000.

Douglass Community Kitchen heating up for clubs, classes
Since opening in late January, the kitchen has been a hit with student organizations and faculty, who have held some of their classes there. “Based on the usage we’re seeing, we’ve really created something that students, faculty, and instructors are looking for,” says Laura Ballou ’97.

Tarek Yamout ’17 named University’s Student Employee of the Year
He was among 24 nominees who were honored in a ceremony Wednesday afternoon in Schlegel Hall. Yamout was chosen by a committee of nomination readers who represented all University campuses.

Career Center announces inaugural Gwennies Award winners
Hosted by the Gwen M. Greene Career & Internship Center, the awards honor student organizations and partners who exemplify the center’s values—respect, collaboration, diversity and inclusion, betterment, and purpose.

Critical Language Scholarship winners to study Turkish, Mandarin Chinese
Daria Lynch ’18 (T5 ’19), a history major, and Christian Wooddell ’17, an anthropology major, will be heading overseas this summer as part of the U.S. State Department program.

University students, youth farmers collaborate for food justice
Students enrolled in a new course in Food Justice & Social Practice combine urban farming, food security, and socially engaged art.