{"id":20012,"date":"2023-06-12T15:09:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T19:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=20012"},"modified":"2023-06-12T15:09:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T19:09:14","slug":"class-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/class-of-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Class of 2023 Had its Share of Outstanding Achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/commencement.kzoo.edu\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/commencement.kzoo.edu\/\">Commencement<\/a> means Kalamazoo College\u2019s 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\u2019ve written about 2023 graduates as determined by your clicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p><strong>10. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/sherbin-fellowship\/\"><strong>Graduating Senior Earns First Sherbin Fellowship, 10 Months Abroad<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/2_Sherbin-Fellow-Elle-Waldron-577x800.jpg\" alt=\"2_Sherbin-Fellow-Elle-Waldron\" class=\"wp-image-19974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/2_Sherbin-Fellow-Elle-Waldron-577x800.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/2_Sherbin-Fellow-Elle-Waldron-300x416.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/2_Sherbin-Fellow-Elle-Waldron-108x150.jpg 108w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/2_Sherbin-Fellow-Elle-Waldron.jpg 866w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><figcaption>Elle Waldron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p><strong>9. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/nsf-fellowships-2023\/\"><strong>Banner Year Elates Faculty, NSF Fellows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"775\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/05\/NSF-fellow-Mallory-Dolorfino-600x775.jpeg\" alt=\"Mallory Dolorfino was one of two students from the class of 2023 named an NSF fellow\" class=\"wp-image-19818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/05\/NSF-fellow-Mallory-Dolorfino-600x775.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/05\/NSF-fellow-Mallory-Dolorfino-300x387.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/05\/NSF-fellow-Mallory-Dolorfino-116x150.jpeg 116w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/05\/NSF-fellow-Mallory-Dolorfino.jpeg 818w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Mallory Dolorfino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>8. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/senior-leadership-award-recipients-2023\/\"><strong>College Honors 29 Leadership Award Recipients<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The honorees represented talented athletes, outstanding academic performers, members of the President\u2019s Student Ambassadors and student-organization standouts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"573\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/05\/Senior_Leadership_Award_2023-4105_cDugal-600x573.jpg\" alt=\"28 of the 29 Senior Leadership Award recipients from the class of 2023\" class=\"wp-image-19805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/05\/Senior_Leadership_Award_2023-4105_cDugal-600x573.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/05\/Senior_Leadership_Award_2023-4105_cDugal-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/05\/Senior_Leadership_Award_2023-4105_cDugal-150x143.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/05\/Senior_Leadership_Award_2023-4105_cDugal-1536x1467.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/05\/Senior_Leadership_Award_2023-4105_cDugal-2048x1956.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Class of 2023 Senior Leadership Award recipients<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>7. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/sustainability\/\"><strong>Student Builds Notable Local Voice in Sustainability<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kalamazoo officials are taking note of Lauren Crossman\u2019s Senior Integrated Project, which engaged local businesses in environmentally friendly practices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Lauren-Crossman-at-Bee-Joyful-Shop_fb-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren Crossman at Bee Joyful Shop_fb\" class=\"wp-image-19642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Lauren-Crossman-at-Bee-Joyful-Shop_fb-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Lauren-Crossman-at-Bee-Joyful-Shop_fb-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Lauren-Crossman-at-Bee-Joyful-Shop_fb-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Lauren-Crossman-at-Bee-Joyful-Shop_fb.jpg 959w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Lauren Crossman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>6. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/political-internships\/\"><strong>Political Internships Provide Experience, Connections<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A series of political internships helped Peter Fitzgerald connect with his adopted home of Michigan and envision a possible future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"636\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/10\/Peter-Fitzgerald-playing-tennis-1-600x636.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Fitzgerald playing tennis\" class=\"wp-image-18241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/10\/Peter-Fitzgerald-playing-tennis-1-600x636.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/10\/Peter-Fitzgerald-playing-tennis-1-300x318.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/10\/Peter-Fitzgerald-playing-tennis-1-141x150.jpg 141w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/10\/Peter-Fitzgerald-playing-tennis-1.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Peter Fitzgerald<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p><strong>5. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/mentors-help-chemistry-major\/\"><strong>Mentors Help Chemistry Major En Route to Scholarship, Research Abroad<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/07\/Headshot-504x800.jpeg\" alt=\"Crystal Mendoza\" class=\"wp-image-17356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/07\/Headshot-504x800.jpeg 504w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/07\/Headshot-300x476.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/07\/Headshot-95x150.jpeg 95w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/07\/Headshot.jpeg 931w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><figcaption>Crystal Mendoza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>4. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/tropical-diseases-ghana\/\"><strong>Future Physician Targets Tropical Diseases in Ghana<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/35-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Kramer in the Centre for Research in Applied Biology\" class=\"wp-image-19052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/35-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/35-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/35-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/35-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/35-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Rachel Kramer (second from right) in the Centre for Research in Applied Biology (CeRAB).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>3. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/big-year-birding\/\"><strong>Hundreds of Birds Plus Thousands of Miles Equals One Big Year<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bird enthusiast Will Keller had a Big Year in 2021 and told the Audubon Society of Kalamazoo all about it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/02\/Will-Keller-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Will Keller from the class of 2023 uses a camera to take pictures in a field\" class=\"wp-image-15870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/02\/Will-Keller-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/02\/Will-Keller-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/02\/Will-Keller-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/02\/Will-Keller.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Will Keller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>2. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/camino-de-sanitago\/\"><strong>Solitude and Community on the Camino de Santiago<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>July 2022 was the hottest calendar month in Spain since records were first kept in 1961. It was also the month that Fiona O\u2019Rielly set out on a 500-mile hike across Spain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/03\/My-favorite-albuergue_-in-the-deset--600x450.jpg\" alt=\"My-favorite-albuergue_-in-the-deset-\" class=\"wp-image-19316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/03\/My-favorite-albuergue_-in-the-deset--600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/03\/My-favorite-albuergue_-in-the-deset--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/03\/My-favorite-albuergue_-in-the-deset--150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/03\/My-favorite-albuergue_-in-the-deset-.jpg 981w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Fiona O\u2019Rielly stops at one of the albergues, or hostels, along the route of the Camino de Santiago.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-10 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>1. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/jumping-worms\/\"><strong>Kalamazoo Gardeners Beware: Student Unearths Jumping Worms<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Worms crawl in and worms crawl out, but biology major Katie Rock found a problematic variety that jumps right here in Kalamazoo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Class of 2023 representative Katie Rock holds a jumping worm\" class=\"wp-image-17449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Katie Rock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seeing the class of 2023 collect their diplomas reminded us of their amazing accomplishments. 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