{"id":16911,"date":"2022-06-06T12:24:52","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T16:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=16911"},"modified":"2022-06-07T14:17:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T18:17:51","slug":"signing-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/signing-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Signing Day Spotlights Students Headed to Graduate School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Amanda Morrison ’22<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Annie Tyler ’22<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Bright careers await the seniors graduating soon from Kalamazoo College, including those in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry<\/a>. Six of them were spotlighted recently during a Signing Day, featuring some of the scholars who are moving on to graduate programs this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much like student-athletes would gather to sign letters of intent when selecting their collegiate destinations, the chemistry students met to officially declare their educational next steps. The event was first envisioned by Subi Thakali \u201921, Alex Cruz \u201921 and Angela Ruiz \u201921, who desired an academic answer to the accolades a student-athlete might receive during a Signing Day. Professor of Chemistry Jeff Bartz organized it that first year and even borrowed a photography backdrop from the athletics department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, grad-school bound chemistry<\/a> students from K receive some brief fame through social media as their pictures and destinations are featured in the department\u2019s Twitter and Instagram accounts. Suja Thakali \u201923, a leader in the Higher-Level Education in Dow student organization, planned much of this year\u2019s event with Bartz again borrowing a backdrop. The students among the honorees on the Signing Day were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lia Schroeder ’22<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Grace McKnight ’22<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n