Good News 2009-2010

The following SAS EOF students are on the Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society (Epsilon Mu chapter) Executive Board: President-Lesley Pairol Vice President-Angelica Torres Treasurer-Amml Hussein Secretary-Joanna Mackow Community Service Chair-Princes Belton Graduate Student Advisor-Melissa Maldonado RC '08 Tyesha Byrd DC '08 was accepted into the master's degree program in social work at Rutgers University. Jasmine Greene is working as a research assistant for a professor in the Entomology department at Rutgers University this summer. Nardos Lemma DC '01 works for the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as a Senior Publications Editor. Noo Ry Shin was an intern with NJPIRG this past spring and participated in its Hunger Clean-up event. The following SAS EOF students are participating in Project L/EARN: Karen Hidalgo Ramona Perry (teaching assistant) Natasha Ramsey Dymir Arthur RC '09 was the student speaker at the Rutgers College Commencement ceremony and was honored as a recipient of the Emma Twyman Scholarship. He is featured in an article in Rutgers Focus. Asha Bailey RC '09 was honored at Commencement as a recipient of the Emma Twyman Scholarship. Lamar Carter RC '09 is featured in an article in Rutgers Focus. Lamar will be attending Camp Starlight this summer, working as the Assistant Head of Basketball. After the summer he will be working for his sister's nonprofit agency, the Against All Odds Foundation ), helping with public relations and media. Ginger Bright SAS '09 was accepted into the MSW program at Monmouth University. The following SAS EOF students are participating in the 2009 Summer Institute for Pre-Legal Studies at Seton Hall University: John Dere Travis Graham-Jones Elyla Huertas Gerald Mitter Lamar Carter RC '09 is featured on the home page of Rutgers' website.

Cindy Giron was accepted into the Loma Linda University School of Public Health for a master's degree in public health (MPH), with a focus in health education. Mark Halaka has a full-time summer position with the Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research. Laila Rehan RC '09 has been accepted into the master's degree program in Biomedical Sciences at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. The following 246 SAS EOF students made the Spring 2009 Dean's List (3.5 or greater term average, with at least 12 graded degree credits): Giselle Aguilar Abdush Ahmad Naznin Ahmed Mahjeda Ali Isabel Alvarado Irias Naomi Anacius Dymir Arthur Hanan Atyyat Danilo Ayala Iris Aybar James Bae Gerri Barker Princess Belton Harsh Bhagat Sherrie Billingsley Ashley Bono Shanecqua Bowser Ginger Bright Mathias Bullerman Leyda Burgos Malissa Butler Christian Cabezas Brittany Calissi Mark Anthony Capetillo Elmer Cardenas Melissa Casielles Carolina Castro Kenya Catching Robert Cavella Clarimel Cepeda Sam Chacko Yea-Tyng Chang Hao Chen Xiaoyan Chen Patrick Chong Amalia Cimova Kimberly Cintron Teri Curry Mona Dalia Tejal Darji Jesseca Davis Thomas Dellamonica Rebecca Delshad John Dere Fiona Devonish Nadesha Dias Sonia Dias

Andrijana Dordjevic Wilking Dorrielan Aditi Doshi Priya Doshi Cynthia Douglas Jevon Drake Sadayah Durant Sunnaret Eang Dawanna Egerton Khaled Elfarra John Espinoza Anthony Falkowski Adeola Fashina Tricia Floyd Joseph Gancia Vishwa Gandhi Angie Garcia Ervin Gaviria Mervina George Vivian Girges Amy Giunta Travis Graham-Jones Jasmine Greene Gabriela Grzybowski Denise Guillen Karina Guzman Mary Guzman Adrian Halton Mina Hanna Ronald Haskins Mumta Hathiramani Marqeesha Haynes Michelle Hernandez Lissette Herrera Shaniquah Hester Kiona Hill Racean Holmes Tia Horn Elyla Huertas Brittany Hunt Amml Hussein Sasha Hutnick Fares Issa Randy Jackson Milan Jakubcak Lamar Jenkins Lurangee Jimenez

Joseph Johnson Kim Jones Dinesh Joshi Mara Josiah Rohini Katara Ramnit Kaur Paulina Kawa Mariam Keita Tasnim Khonkon Cailyn Kimmick Achmed Koroma Jenny Lachira Namrata Lakhani Desiree Lara Qaadira Larkins Thiago Leite Maurice Leszkiewicz Cheryl Li Suzhuan Liang Ronald Licairac Jorge Lindo Erica Lo Amandeep Loi Noelle Loizos Jessica Lopez Marina Louie Tara Luciano Samantha Luketina Alfredo Luxardo Joanna Mackow Monika Mackow Jessica Martin Enmanuel Martinez Norelis Martinez Roger Martinez Yoko Martinez Patrick Mcginnis Al-Zamar Mckinney Oscarina Melo Moomal Memon Kumaol Mengesha Robert Michael Rachel Mitchell Gerald Mitter Tiffany Moncrieffe Jaqueline Montano Iyesha Morrison

Patrick Mullen Asma Mumtaz Marcela Munoz Ariel Nagi Lauren Napoleon Sara Neil Loan Nguyen Anthony Nieves Zuri Obado Yetunde Odugbesan Lesley Pairol Sahil Parikh Barbara Pas Kinjal Patel Kruti Patel Nirali Patel Parth Patel Sima Patel Ta' Lissa Patrick Luis Payan Nomora Pearyer Jeselyn Pena Carlos Penaherrera Dean Perez Ramona Perry Franklin Pezzotti Marian Pho Ceida Plasencia Jyoti Pugalia Sina Rahimi Natasha Ramsey Laila Rehan Estephanie Reyes Angela Reynoso Bairon Rivas

Marilu Rivas Irem Rivera Jesenia Rivera Mangelin Rivera Jessica Riviera Tanesha Roach Joray Robinson Ana Rodriguez Daniel Rodriguez Mary Rodriguez Nathalie Rodriguez Shanee' Rogers Betsy Rojas Li Rong Adrienne Rosa Raywatie Rupnarain Amanda Russo Mariya Saeed Vanessa Salazar Hermari Santiago Pedro Segura-Contreras Yevgeniy Semenduyev Melike Serginci Krupa Shah Parin Shah Edis Shanata Theresa Sharin Colleen Short Biana Sidanova Daman Singh Jamera Sirmans Chi So Joseph Spears Santhana Sriradchatha Wren Stevens

Marteha Stewart Maleka Stoddart Ceaphas Stubbs Catherine Suarez Izba Swati Salman Tahir Hussain Georeen Tanner Saeed Tarabichi Mufaddal Tayebaly John Thach Alisha Thom Angela Thomas Monique Thomas Nga To Jessica Torres Lisa Urena Yadira Urena Rony Urtecho Michelle Vaynshtok Vianca Vazquez Jenniffer Veras Jennifer Vida Viliane Vilcant Karina Villalta Jessica Volpe Courtney Wilson Thong Win Christine Wong Wenting Yang Tsz Yiu Ja Yen David Yun Luis Zeno Min Jin Zheng John Zimmerlink Sercan Zoklu

Toshif R. Ali was invited to join the Department of Religion's Honors Program. As a part of this Program, he will be undertaking a research project in the fall semester and defending his project in the spring semester, in front of a panel from the Religion Department. Monique Thomas has been accepted into the SAS Honors Program. Jessica Torres DC '09 was accepted into the Master of Public Administration program at Seton Hall University The following SAS EOF students are McNair Scholars, and presented their research at the 2009 McNair Research Symposium Program: Daphney Dupervil-“Early Sexual Initiators: Characteristics, Differences, and Risk-taking Behaviors” Ydamis Estrella-Schizophrenia: Neurobiological and Psychosocial Perspectives” Shanea Foster-“Evaluating Independent Living Programs: Director’s Perceptions” Amber Garcia-“Socioeconomic Status and Adolescent Attitudes Toward Higher Education” Qaadira Larkins-“Racial Ideology & Parent Child Closeness: A Biracial Perspective” Oscarina Melo-“British News Portrayal of the Munich Agreement”

Lesley Pairol-“The Intersection Between Ethnosexual Boundaries and the Social Consequences of Rape for the Women of Darfur” Giselle Pisani-“The Implementation of Culture in the ESL Curriculum” Celeste Roque-“DVR, Fast-forwarding and the Evolution of Advertisement Avoidance: Effects on the Regular Television Viewer” Tenisha Howard DC ’05 is the recipient of an Education Opportunity Fellowship from Michigan State University. Shauna Pritchard-Rodriguez DC ’07 graduated from New Jersey City University with a Master of Arts degree in counseling. The following EOF alumni and friends participated in the SAS EOF Second Annual Alumni Career Day: Robert Annan Leonora Augustin Asha Bailey Marianne Borbar Raymond Born-Trigg Kawana Cohen Venisha Edmondson Amro Elkenany Tracy Enlow Patrice Enoe Jorge Garcia Jr.

Kendra Gil Byron Hunter Troy James Ricardo Janvier Donna Johnson Tam Le Graciela Meza Brian Morgan Siree Morris Emilia Perez Fabiana Pierre Louis

Oscar Ricalde Jodie Roure Alex Sardinas Diana Scott Michelle Shostack Latoya Stewart Cherelle Tolor Ricardo Verdiner Rasuwl Walls Kurtis Watkins Kimeth Williams

The following SAS EOF students were selected to be speakers for the Summer Institute Closing Ceremony: Kelly Carvajal Carlton Harris Laritza Lopez Christopher West Jorge Casalins and Valerie Edouard served as the Master and Mistress of Ceremonies for the Summer Institute Closing Ceremony. John Connelly was elected the First-Year Representative to the EOF Program Student Association (EOPSA). Sunah Kim performed the musical interlude for the Summer Institute Closing Ceremony. Tiffany Randolph DC ’05 was accepted into the graduate program for Communications at Johns Hopkins University. The following SAS EOF students are recipients of the Kathryn E. Uhrich and Jeffrey D. Holmes Plainfield High School Undergraduate Scholarship: Jaleel Hall Jasmine Surpris Jackasha Wiley

Justin Artenant was a speaker at the Rutgers University Upward Bound Summer Institute Closing and Senior Recognition Luncheon. Joana Bernard is the President of the Rutgers University Liberated Gospel Choir and the Vice President of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Eta Upsilon Chapter. Dorcas Johnson DC ’09 is attending the graduate program in Athletic Training at Seton Hall University. Mary Rodriguez is the Public Relations Chair for the Latino Student Council. Sapaksh Vij RC ’09 is an Insurance Consultant at Liberty Mutual Group.

Vera Brown DC ’05 completed her first year of the Master of Arts program in Mental Health and Behavioral Medicine at Boston University. She is interning this year with the Veteran's Administration Hospital, in its Substance Abuse Treatment Program. Angie Gomez completed a summer internship in the Office of the Public Defender, where she worked as an investigator intern. Kimberly Herrera was selected to be a member of Vice President Blimling’s Vice President Leadership Cabinet (VPLC) this year. Amml Hussein was selected to be a member of Vice President Blimling’s Vice President Leadership Cabinet (VPLC) this year. Katherine Mateo completed a human resources internship with National Football League this summer. Nelson Morales spent the summer working in a federal program, with an artist in Newark, on a mural about theaters in Newark (primarily movie houses). The artist liked his work so much, that most of his design is being included in the mural, which is located near Broad St. Station. Laura Pettus is the President of the Rutgers chapter of National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA). The following SAS EOF students were elected to hall government positions for the Quad 2 residence hall: Jorge Casalins-President Jeffrey Mendoza-Vice President Alexander Myers-Treasurer Emmanuel Maduakolam is President of The Black Student Union. Yousef Saleh is a member of the Livingston Campus Council. Jerry W. Santer is the Philanthropy Chair of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc., and the Vice President of the Black Men's Collective. Tanjika Williams-Parks DC ’02, completed her master’s degree in Public Administration, and is a Program Coordinator at the Bloustein School for Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.

The following SAS EOF students are recipients of the Lawrence M. and Adele Eileen Braun Scholarship:

Jamie Davella Vishwa Gandhi Mervina George Adrian Halton Tasnim Khonkon Kumaol Mengesha Asma Mumtaz Pedro Segura-Contreras Edis Shanata David Yun The following SAS EOF students are on the Executive Board of Chi Alpha Epsilon: President – Lesley Pairol Vice-President- Amml Hussein Secretary-Joanna Mackow Community Service chair-Princess Belton Graduate Student Advisor-Lissette Herrera Melissa Boucaud is the Vice President and Treasurer of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and Treasurer for the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). Melissa was recently accepted into the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Libna Destin is the president of the RU Pre-Law Society and President for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Gamma Kappa chapter at Rutgers University. Laura Pettus is the After School Program Coordinator for the Campus Kids Childcare Center. Deanna Nadiyah Ebron DC ’01 earned a master’s degree in Public Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She has been working for The Division of Youth and Family Services for nearly seven years, and was promoted to supervisor almost a year ago. David Chang Jin Moon was inducted into Beta Alpha Psi, the business honor society. Karen Hidalgo is the 2009 recipient of the Peter J. Guarnaccia Intern of the Year Award from Project L/EARN. Here is the link for more information: http://www.ihhcpar.rutgers.edu/projectlearn/newsevents.asp. Karen was also invited to present her research on “The Relationship Between the Concept of Marianismo and Obesity Risk Among Latinas” at the 18th Annual National McNair Research Conference and Graduate Fair in Delavan, Wisconsin Monika Mackow is Treasurer of Chi Alpha Epsilon. Tiffany Randolph DC ’05 is in enrolled in the Master of Communications program at Johns Hopkins University, at the Washington, DC campus. Dymir Arthur RC ’09 was one of the speakers at the rally for Governor Corzine, that President Clinton spoke at too. Travis Graham-Jones was selected as the 2009 Distinguished Man of The Year at the Rutgers Homecoming game. He is Vice President of the NAACP Rutgers Chapter and this past summer was a judicial intern for Judge Sekou at the Veterans Court House in Newark, New Jersey.

Debra Perez DC ’84 was inducted into the Douglass Society: http://www.douglassdifference.org/event-spotlight.cfm Quadeer Porter helped create a new student organization at Rutgers University, Journalists for Human Rights. Attention EOF Alumni: if you graduated from Douglass College, Livingston College, Rutgers College, Mason Gross School of the Arts, the School of Business-New Brunswick, or University College, we welcome you to be part of the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) EOF Alumni Facebook group. Thank you to all of the SAS EOF staff, colleagues from around the University, and student volunteers who made the Fall Conference, "Exploring Opportunities for Your Future" such a great success. Special thanks to Conference co-chairs Shornna Berkeley and Diane DeLauro. Justin Artenant spoke on behalf of the Upward Bound Program at the Undergraduate Education division meeting. John Connelly was selected by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to be a first-year blogger: http://admissions.rutgers.edu/blogs/students/aboutus.aspx. Jessica Constant is a Research Assistant with the Aresty Undergraduate Research Center. Tenisha Howard DC '05 is involved with the Transforming Theatre Ensemble (TTE) at Michigan State University, where she is a doctoral student. "TTE is a new initiative created by the Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives that combines live performance and audience participation to foster dialogue around topics that involve diversity and inclusion in the workplace, classroom and residence halls. The mission of the Transforming Theatre Program and its Ensemble is to advance knowledge, enhance pedagogy, and create an inclusive campus community. This mission is executed by creating awareness around bias and cultural differences and building inclusive leadership skills using non-traditional theatrical forms. The Transforming Theatre Program believes that Michigan State University is populated by some of the most outstanding minds in the world, and TTE taps into that resource for collaborative, experiential learning and problem-solving." More information can be found at: http://www.inclusion.msu.edu/education/theatre/. Jenny Lachira is a Research Assistant with the Aresty Undergraduate Research Center. Swhendhy Cantave is the Secretary of the Haitian Association at Rutgers University (HARU). Daphney Dupervil is a resident of the Human Rights House, in the Global Village, at Douglass Residential College. Amml Hussein was inducted into Phi Alpha National Social Work Honor Society. Loan Nguyen is participating in the Study Abroad program in Istanbul, Turkey. Quadeer Porter was selected as a motivational student speaker at the Office for Diversity and Academic Success in the Sciences (ODASIS) Annual Fall Motivational Workshop. Jyoti Pugalia DC ’09 was accepted to the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. She will be starting in January. Natasha Ramsey was selected as a featured speaker at the Office for Diversity and Academic Success in the Sciences (ODASIS) Annual Fall Motivational Workshop.

Yousef J. Saleh is the Treasurer, and one of the senators, of the Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA). This semester’s Knightly Dispatch can be found online at: http://saseof.rutgers.edu/news.shtml. The staff advisor is Ms. Diggs, and the writers are Donyea Bradley and Ariel Nagi. The following SAS EOF students have been accepted into the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) majors: Laura Callejas Mayra Garcia Mayra Garcia Michele Gomez Jaleel Hall Aleece Harris LaTajah Hopkins Alicia Hurtado Lisa Joseph Mariam Keita Crystal Kucuk Saga Magzoub Jessica Mims Leury Pena Natasha Ramsey Victoria Reed Jose Rosa Brittany Ryan Nancy Sazo Ebony Steele Emily Tapia Amanda Alcantara is the Historian for the Latin American Womyn’s Organization (LAWO). Kelly Andrade is an intern in Congressman Frank Pallone's office. Marina Carneiro was selected to be a School of Arts and Sciences Transfer Mentor. John Connelly was selected to be President of The Rutgers Review, and was accepted into the Rising Leaders Institute. Thomas Dellamonica is continuing his year abroad in England through the Mason Gross School of the Arts Theater Studies Program. Nadesha Dias just completed a semester abroad in South Africa. Lashunda Harden DC ’07 was accepted into the master’s degree program in Public Policy and Administration Program at Rutgers-Camden.

Sasha Harris is the Treasurer and Scholarship Chair of the Iota Psi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Marcus Henry was invited to become an IRW Learning Community Scholar for the Spring 2010 semester. Tara Luciano just completed a semester abroad in Italy. Jessica Martin was awarded an Aresty Undergraduate Research grant to conduct linguistic research in Costa Rica as part of her honors thesis in the Spanish Department. Jessica was also selected for a summer internship with the U.S. Embassies Overseas, in the Consular Section of the American Embassy in Rome, Italy. Maninder Singh has been accepted into the Master of Science in Accountancy program at Kean University, and into the MBA program at Felician University. Naznin Ahmed is the recipient of a scholarship from the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College. Ramathia M. DeFreese II is a Segment Producer for RU-tv. Paola Maria Dominguez will be participating in the Study Abroad Program in Italy this semester. Alfred A. Edmond Jr. RC ’83 is one of this year’s honorees in the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni. He is the Editor-in-Chief and Senior VP of BlackEnterprise.com. Yetunde A. Odugbesan LC ’09 is working as the administrative assistant to Dean Marc Holzer of the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers Newark. She is a master’s degree student in global affairs at Rutgers-Newark. Yetunde is also an author! She co-wrote a book with Dean Holzer and Mahakoe Etta titled, "A Call to Serve: Quotes on Public Service." Linda Sepulveda is the Secretary of the Latino Student Council and the Treasurer of Latinos Unidos en Poder. Mario G. Angulo participated in a medical relief trip to El Salvador over winter break. He went with the Foundation of International Medical Relief for Children (FIMRC). Monika H. Mackow was selected for two internships this semester. She is a human resources intern at the NFL and a workplace solutions intern at Liz Claiborne. Ariel Nagi is the Associate News Editor of The Daily Targum. Yetunde Odugbesan LC ’09 was selected as an Executive Committee Member for Mayor Corey Booker's African Commission. She was also elected President of Rutgers University Student Association of Global Affairs, for the Division of Global Affairs Rutgers-Newark. Angela Moody Robinson, a Senior Counselor of Special Programs for the SAS EOF Program, received her doctorate in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University. Congratulations, Dr. Robinson! Joray Robinson is the co-chair of “Step Into the Spotlight” Competition for Spring 2010. He has also been chosen as principal clarinetist for the Mason Gross School of the Arts symphony band. Ashley Wyatt has been accepted into the Study Abroad program in South Africa for Fall 2010. She will be attending the University of Kwazulu-Natal in Pietermaritzburg.

The following SAS EOF students are recipients of scholarships from the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College: Latifah Chambers Alina Doubrovna Shenia Rapley Victoria Salami Vanessa Salas Justina Sigle The following SAS EOF students have been accepted into the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program: Carolina Castro Donald Harris Quadeer Porter Joray Robinson Alisha Thom June Yaw The following SAS EOF students are being honored by the Office of Diversity and Academic Success in the Sciences (ODASIS) Program for being high achievers:

First Last Mohamad Abouelkhair Juliana Acheampong Jazlyn Amador Marlly Ayerdis John Borja Diego Campana Mohammed Chaudhry Myriam Cruz Kenny Disbrow Mohamed Elagami Miryam Gonzalez Paula Hernandez Sunah Kim Crystal Kucuk Jung Min Lee Samanta Matos Monika Mehta Aqsa Naveed Chi Nguyen Chetan Patel Laura Pulgarin Ralisha Questelles Aaron Rodas Elaf Saeed

Katherine Sharp Shallie Socorro Julissa Soriano Ebony Steele Minerva Suarez Forhad Ullah Tenisha Howard DC ’05 will be facilitating the Ronald E. McNair Retreat at Eastern Michigan University. Randy Jackson has been accepted into Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Special thanks to the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College for providing scholarships to the EOF students who are affiliated with the Douglass Residential College. Ashley Carter has an internship in the department of music and media licensing at MTV networks. Valerie Edouard has been accepted into the Douglass Residential College’s (DRC’s) Africana House for next year. The Africana House is part of the DRC’s Global Village. Yetunde A. Odugbesan LC ’09 has been selected to attend the 2010 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting for young leaders at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, in April. Natasha Ramsey is featured in an article about the Office for Diversity and Academic Success in the Sciences (ODASIS) Program: http://news.rutgers.edu/focus/issue.2010-02-01.2114923184/article.2010-02-15.3175766105/article_page_view Samuel Charles is a Facilities Manager at the Livingston Student Center. Georeen L. Tanner is an intern at FOX this semester. Here is one of her clips: http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/m/29008804/question-of-the-day-2-12.htm Jennifer Agosto RC’85, SSW ’87, is featured in a Daily Targum article about the Latino Alumni Association of Rutgers University Mentorship Program. Ms. Agosto is a Senior Counselor of Special Programs in the SAS EOF Program. Leonora Augustin DC ’05, SSW ’10 has been appointed as the Foundation Board President of The Barack Obama Green Charter High School (New Jersey First Green). “The Barack Obama Green Charter High School, opening September 2010 in Plainfield, will be the first charter high school in the state of New Jersey focused around the education of sustainability.” Gerri N. Barker has been accepted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. The induction will take place this summer. Cecile Edwards DC ’04 is completing her master’s degree in Elementary Education from Grand Canyon University. The week after graduation, she will be leaving for Ethiopia, to be the Director of the Standford Addis school. Leidy Garcia DC ’08 completed her first semester in the master’s degree program in College Student Affairs at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education. She was selected to be a Hall Director in a fist-year residence hall next year.

Ariana Pena was accepted into the master’s degree program in Social Work at Rutgers University. Latoya Stewart DC ’06 is going to the Dominican Republic for a week in March to provide medical missionary services to those in need. Although she be staying in the Dominican Republic, her group will also be providing care for people from Haiti. Ms. Stewart is in the final semester of the accelerated nursing program at UMDNJ. The following 219 MGSA, RBS, and SAS EOF students made the Fall 2009 Dean’s List (3.5 or above term average, with at least 12 graded degree credits):

Dean's List Fall 2009 Name First Name Last

Juliana Acheampong

Naznin Ahmed

Mina Aiaad

Amanda Alcantara

Karma Allen

Sa'de Alston

Joan Arango

Cassandra Archer

Ernest Armstead

Danilo Ayala

Gerri Barker

Sean Battle

Princess Belton

Joana Bernard

Camille Bey

Rachael Bourke

Shanecqua Bowser

Rosangela Brito

Samara Brock

Leyda Burgos

Malissa Butler

Mark Anthony Capetillo

Ashley Carter

Susan Casilla

Stephanie Castano

Robert Cavella

Latifah Chambers

Hao Chen

Xiaoyan Chen

Kingcheung Cheung

Patrick Chong

Amalia Cimova

Dean's List Fall 2009 Name First Name Last

Yanelys Collado

Giselle Colon

Taja Conover

Roosevelt Cooper

Christophe Coral

Patricia Correa

Megan Cowell

Mona Dalia

Tejal Darji

Jamie Davella

Vicky Dayaram

Jonathan De La Fuente

John Dere

Fiona Devonish

Nadesha Dias

Andrijana Dordjevic

Magdalena Dorvil

Aditi Doshi

Jodi-Gail Duncan

Daphney Dupervil

Aracelis Elezaj

Khaled Elfarra

Yessica Espina

John Espinoza

Ydamis Estrella

Randi Feldbauer

Shamala Florant

Paulo Forero

Walter Fortson

Natasha Friend

Frank Fusco

Vishwa Gandhi

Angie Garcia

Adonnis Garvin

Lisa Gill

Amy Giunta

Sade Grandberry

Lisa Green

Samira Hachil

Dean's List Fall 2009 Name First Name Last

Nadiyah Hall

Adrian Halton

Jenna Hampton

Mina Hanna

Tia Horn

Irene Hsieh

Wuji Huang

Elyla Huertas

Amml Hussein

Sasha Hutnick

Sarah Introna

Randy Jackson

Humberto Jaramillo

Kim Jones

Ramnit Kaur

Mariam Keita

Brittany Kelly

Crystal Kucuk

Scott Kuma

Namrata Lakhani

Tenzin Lama

Vanessa Lanfrank

Qaadira Larkins

Hy Le

Sofya Leyzerova

Cheryl Li

Ronald Licairac

Stella Liu

Amandeep Loi

Noelle Loizos

Yoniel Lopez

Jessica Lopez

Tara Luciano

Samantha Luketina

Gjon Lulgjuraj

Monika Mackow

Tricia Maharaj

Enmanuel Martinez

Genesi Martinez

Dean's List Fall 2009 Name First Name Last

Christian Martinez

Vanessa Martinez

Norelis Martinez

Michael Martinez

Magdalena Mazurek

Patrick Mcginnis

Al-Zamar Mckinney

Oscarina Melo

Moomal Memon

Jaimie Mergel

Baitun Miah

Rukhi Mirza

Rachel Mitchell

Rahed Mohammed

Georges Mombrun

Tiffany Moncrieffe

Iyesha Morrison

Asma Mumtaz

Ariel Nagi

Lauren Napoleon

Juan Navarro

Moriah Nester

Tham Nguyen

Ho Nguyen

Chi Nguyen

Kristin Nimoh

Indira Nunez

Zuri Obado

Diane Ode

Isoken Ogieva

Lesley Pairol

Suketu Parikh

Sahil Parikh

Shamit Patel

Minal Patel

Pragnesh Patel

Nirali Patel

Sima Patel

Parth Patel

Dean's List Fall 2009 Name First Name Last

Kruti Patel

Luis Payan

Jennifer Payano

Nomora Pearyer

Ana Perez

Dean Perez

Ramona Perry

Marian Pho

Hieu Phung

Terek Pierce

Ana Pimentel

Giselle Pisani

Ceida Plasencia

Andres Pulido

Jessica Quinones

Neelum Quraishi

Sina Rahimi

Natasha Ramsey

Rosa Maria Rawlyk

Estephanie Reyes

Tabel Reyes

Laurent Reyes

Geraldo Rigo

Laura Rios

Irem Rivera

Manuelli Rodriguez

Betsy Rojas

Li Rong

Adrienne Rosa

Mariya Saeed

Elaf Saeed

Vanessa Salazar

Yousef Saleh

Larissa Sanchez

Maricarmen Sanchez

Kimberly Sayers

Pedro Segura-Contreras

Yevgeniy Semenduyev

Parin Shah

Dean's List Fall 2009 Name First Name Last

Edis Shanata

Colleen Short

Justina Sigle

Jasmine Smith

Santhana Sriradchatha

Maleka Stoddart

Ceaphas Stubbs

Evadne Suarez

David Swerdloff

Georeen Tanner

Saeed Tarabichi

Claery Tavarez

Luis Taveras

Mufaddal Tayebaly

Alisha Thom

Angela Thomas

Monique Thomas

Steven Tran

Vianca Vazquez

Lucy Veloz

Jenniffer Veras

Cristina Vo

Danny Wan

David Wierzbicki

Jackasha-J Wiley

Thong Win

Chung Yang

June Yaw

Tsz Yiu Ja Yen

Chiaohan Yu

Litza Zelaya LaShelle Cross DC ’08 will be presenting at this year’s American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Convention in Boston. Her research is on first-generation graduate students. LaShelle is a master’s degree student in higher education at Syracuse University. Colleen Grosse was elected as next year’s Membership Director for Phi Beta Lambda (an organization for business students). Karen Joseph DC ’08 was accepted into the master’s degree in social work program at Columbia University.

Shadira Lamby was elected President of the Rutgers University Women’s Club basketball team for a two-year term. Yetunde Odugbesan LC ’09 was awarded the Lipman Scholarship to attend the Center for American Women in Politics (CAWP's) Ready to Run 2010 Campaign Training for Women. Esther Prado DC ’04 is a Process Scientist at ImClone Systems. She is also enrolled part-time in the Rutgers Business School’s MBA program. Rosa Maria Rawlyk was awarded an SAS Excellence Award. Dr. Angela Robinson celebrated Politics and Possibilities XV, a field trip experience in Washington, DC that she created for students. This year she was accompanied by Assistant Director Azizah Hamiduddin, and EOF students Freddy Kpeli and John Connelly. Gilda Charles LC ’09 just returned from Senegal, where she was working for Oxfam GB in the Economic Justice Department. Jodi-Gail Duncan received the Provident Bank Scholarship, awarded to adult and non-traditional EOF students, and was accepted into the master’s in social work program at Rutgers. Barbara Harmon-Francis, an Assistant Director of the EOF Program, was one of the co-chairs for the EOF Professional Association (EOFPANJ) Conference. Karen Hidalgo was recently certified from Phoenix Language Service Bridging the Gap Medical Interpreting Training. She is licensed under Cross Cultural Health Care program (CCHCP). Karen has been accepted into the master’s in social work program at Rutgers. She received the intern of the year award from Project L/EARN, and was offered a position as a Resident Mentor for the Upward Bound Program. Amml Hussein received the Provident Bank Scholarship, awarded to adult and non-traditional EOF students. Betsy Rojas has been accepted into the Yale School of Medicine BioSTEP (Biomedical Science Training and Enrichment Program) for this summer. Edis Shanata is the recipient of a Rutgers Summer Scholarship. Amanda Alcantara was selected by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to write a letter to all admitted Latino students to Rutgers University. Jorge Casalins was elected Latino Student Council Political Chair. Lillian Forero DC ’07 was accepted to the following law schools: Rutgers-Camden (with a merit scholarship), Rutgers-Newark, Hofstra Law, Pace Law School, and CUNY Law school. She decided to enroll in Rutgers Law School-Newark, and will be starting in September. Tanisha Hinton has been accepted into the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University. Walter Fortson received an SAS Excellence Award. Rosa Maria Rawlyk has been accepted to volunteer at the Monmouth County Court House, with the Juvenile Department.

Sabrina Worthy was accepted into the Summer Institute for Pre-Legal Studies at Seton Hall University. Mario Angulo was accepted to the Mount Sinai School of Medicine International Exchange Program for Minority Students. He will be performing research in the field of pediatric environmental health in Murcia, Spain. Mario was one of ten students selected (out of 300) to participate in this program. Yagel Cabrera was a student speaker at the EOF Breakfast for Admitted Students, sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Delilah Cordovez UC’09 has been accepted into Rutgers Law School in Newark for September 2010. Leidy Garcia DC ’08 is in the College Student Affairs master’s degree program. She will be doing her field work experience with the SAS EOF Program, beginning this summer. Brian Le is the Fundraising Chair of the Vietnamese Student Association, and his organization Asian American Leadership Cabinet was selected to receive a Human Dignity Award. Zuri Obado was accepted to Boston University School of Medicine. She will be starting the master’s degree program in Behavioral Medicine and Mental Health in September. Nomora Pearyer DC January ’10 was accepted into the master’s degree program in social work at Rutgers University for Fall 2010. Jennipher Ventura was featured in Rutgers Today about her involvement with the Bonner Leader program. Here is the link to the article: http://news.rutgers.edu/focus/issue.2010-04-01.0103227212/article.2010-04-01.9834753761 The following SAS EOF students will be honored on April 25 at the Academic Excellence Awards for high achieving sophomores: Vishwa Gandhi Roger Licairac Moriah Nester Pedro Segura-Contreras Leonora Augustin DC ’05 and Javier Robles RC ’90 were participants in a panel discussion at the Disabilities Awareness Conference. Asha Bailey RC ’09 spoke on behalf of the EOF Program at the Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2011 State Budget in Trenton. Franchesca Cifuentes DC ’07 is pursuing a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management. Karen Hidalgo was accepted into the dual degree master’s program in social work and public health (MSW/MPH) at Washington University in St. Louis. Lisa Moldovan DC ’07 is a medical student at St. George's University in the Caribbean. Yetunde Odugbesan LC ’09 was elected Vice-President of the Rutgers University Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA). She is also the current President for the Student Association of Global Affairs (SAGA). Here is the link to an article that she is featured in: http://rnphotos.blogspot.com/

Yousef Saleh passed a resolution that was approved unanimously by the Rutgers University Student Association (RUSA) urging the New Jersey legislature, and Governor Christie, to maintain level funding for the Educational Opportunity Fund Program. Luis Zeno was inducted into the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society. The following EOF students were elected to next year’s Executive Board of the EOF Program Student Association (EOPSA): President-Sadayah DuRant Vice President-Salena Dioubate. Public Relations Officer-Richard Hutchinson Parliamentarian-John Connelly Treasurer-June Yaw The following EOF students were honored at the Access-Med Graduation and Awards Ceremony: Candida Alvarez Mario Angulo Magdalena Dorvil Mina Hanna Randy Jackson Kumaol Mengesha Lauren Napoleon Ana Pimental Amanda Alcantara was a panelist for the Guidance Counselors’ Day On Campus Program. She was also elected to be next year’s President for the Latin American Womyn’s Association (LAWO). Lissette Herrera DC ’09 is the assistant hall director for the 2010 SAS EOF Summer Institute. Karen Hidalgo is this year’s recipient of the C. Maxene Vaughters-Summey Prize. Deyana Ibrahim DC ’09 was accepted into the graduate program in Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University. Lesley Pairol gave the keynote address at the Chi Alpha Epsilon Honor Society induction ceremony at New Jersey City University. Natasha Ramsey was selected as a Ralph Voorhees Fellow for 2010-11. Merylou Rodriguez will be speaking at the Take Back Trenton Coalition Rally: http://takebacktrenton.wordpress.com/may-1st/ Twelve EOF students were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa: Joan Arango Amalia Cimova Andrijana Dordjevic Anonymous Jessica Martin

Oscarina Melo Kruti Patel Parth Patel Estephanie Reyes Edis Shanata Jenniffer Veras Tsz Yiu Ja Yen The following students were elected to the Executive Board of Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society: President-Mafruha Khanom Vice President-Talissa Patrick Secretary-Carolina Castro Treasurer-Tu-Nhi Nguyen Fundraising Chair-Li Rong Community Service Chair-Jamera Sirmans Membership Chair-Justina Sigle Historian-Shadira Lamby Parliamentarian-Gerri Barker Amanda Alcantara is the winner of John H. Cook Scholarship, from the department of Journalism and Media Studies. Gwen Baxley was selected to be an Aresty Research Assistant. She will also be the treasurer for Verbal Mayhem next semester. Jorge Casalins was elected Parliamentarian of the Rutgers University Student Assembly for the 2010-2011 school year. Latifah Chambers will be interning this summer at New Jersey Network (NJN) Station as a productions assistant. Tyneequa Latham has been awarded an SAS Excellence Award, the Rhoda Lowden Plume Scholarship. Christian Martinez was awarded the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship from the Rutgers University. He was also inducted into the Phi Alpha Theta history honor society. Oscarina Melo was inducted into the Phi Alpha Theta history honor society. Yousef Saleh was elected President of the Rutgers University Student Assembly for the 2010-2011 school year. Here is a link to the article in the Daily Targum: http://www.dailytargum.com/news/rusa-treasurer-wins-presidency-1.2245638 Parin Shah was accepted into UMDNJ’s Summer Prep Program. Here is the link for this semester’s Knightly Dispatch: http://saseof.rutgers.edu/downloads/knightly_dispatch_-_0410.pdf. Special thanks to Senior Counselors Catrina Diggs and Ricardo Janvier. There is now a good news link on the EOF web site: http://saseof.rutgers.edu/goodnews.shtml. Thanks to our web master, Victor Marsillo. The following EOF students were inducted into the Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society:

Chi Alpha Epsilon Inductees Spring 2010Name First Name Last

Amanda Alcantara

Mahjeda Ali

Candida Alvarez

Joan Arango

Gerri Barker

Leyda Burgos

Carolina Castro

Taja Conover

Genesis Deris

Dylan Douglas

John Espinoza

Tara Fisler

Lisa Gill

Tanisha Hinton

WuJi Huang

Mafruha Khanom

Shadira Lamby

Christian Martinez

Tu-Nhi Nguyen

Kristin Nimoh

Zuri Obado

Ta' Lissa Patrick

Quadeer Porter

Natasha Ramsey

Li Rong

Mariya Saeed

Justina Sigle

Jamera Sirmans

Alisha Thom

Angela Thomas

Cristina Vo

Khadija Williams Naghem Alyassiri was awarded a School of Arts and Sciences Excellence Award, the Rhoda Lowden Plume Scholarship. Leonora Augustin DC ’05 is graduating with her master’s degree in social work from Rutgers University. Landy Estrada LC ’99 will be attending Cornell University this fall, to pursue a full time MBA focusing on Finance and Entrepreneurship.

Travis Graham-Jones is this year’s recipient of the Emma Twyman Award. Kimberly Herrera spoke on behalf of the EOF Program at the Assembly Hearing on May 6th. Amml Hussein is featured in Rutgers Today: http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/special-content/2010/grad-spotlight-amml-20100507/medrel_generic_content_type_view. She is the winner of the Richard Hixson Memorial Prize, from the department of Journalism and Media Studies, and was also selected to be a student speaker at the reception for graduating seniors. Joanna Mackow will be interning this summer in the human resources department at McGraw-Hill publishing companies. Yetunde Odugbesan LC ’09 delivered the key note address at the Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society induction ceremony. She was also accepted as an Eagleton Institute of Politics Fellow. Rosa Maria Rawlyk is graduating with high honors from the criminal justice program. Shiquita Reddick DC ’07 is graduating with her master’s degree in social work from Rutgers University. Jackasha Wiley is one of the recipients of the 2010 Kirkwood Award, from Career Services, as well as the Ruth and Stanley Kosenksy Scholarship, from the Graduate School of Education. She was also selected to be a student speaker at the reception for graduating seniors.