Commencement means Kalamazoo College’s class of 2023 is leaving campus. However, seeing them cross the stage to collect their diplomas Sunday reminded us of their outstanding accomplishments as students. Here are the top 10 news stories we’ve written about 2023 graduates as determined by your clicks.
10. Graduating Senior Earns First Sherbin Fellowship, 10 Months Abroad
Elle Waldron will visit a variety of feminist and gender-equity organizations in Australia, South Africa, Costa Rica and Spain to witness the tools and strategies they use to execute their work thanks to a new fellowship available to graduating K seniors.
9. Banner Year Elates Faculty, NSF Fellows
Two seniors, Claire Kvande and Mallory Dolorfino, were among four with K ties to receive NSF graduate research fellowships, the most for the College since 2016.
8. College Honors 29 Leadership Award Recipients
The honorees represented talented athletes, outstanding academic performers, members of the President’s Student Ambassadors and student-organization standouts.
7. Student Builds Notable Local Voice in Sustainability
Kalamazoo officials are taking note of Lauren Crossman’s Senior Integrated Project, which engaged local businesses in environmentally friendly practices.
6. Political Internships Provide Experience, Connections
A series of political internships helped Peter Fitzgerald connect with his adopted home of Michigan and envision a possible future.
5. Mentors Help Chemistry Major En Route to Scholarship, Research Abroad
Crystal Mendoza was the second K chemistry major in as many years to earn the prestigious Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship through the American Chemical Society.
4. Future Physician Targets Tropical Diseases in Ghana
Rachel Kramer completed 10 weeks of research last summer investigating health inequities in Ghana, Africa, while collecting data and researching Neglected Tropical Diseases for her Senior Integrated Project.
3. Hundreds of Birds Plus Thousands of Miles Equals One Big Year
Bird enthusiast Will Keller had a Big Year in 2021 and told the Audubon Society of Kalamazoo all about it.
2. Solitude and Community on the Camino de Santiago
July 2022 was the hottest calendar month in Spain since records were first kept in 1961. It was also the month that Fiona O’Rielly set out on a 500-mile hike across Spain.
1. Kalamazoo Gardeners Beware: Student Unearths Jumping Worms
Worms crawl in and worms crawl out, but biology major Katie Rock found a problematic variety that jumps right here in Kalamazoo.
