The Nord Family Emerging Scholars Program accepts 12 entering students each summer and offers them advising and mentoring throughout their undergraduate careers. At any given time, the program serves, on average, a total of 48 students.
We are always delighted to celebrate our students' achievements. For example:
- Noah Medrano, a junior majoring in computer engineering and the new Humanity and Technology program in the College of Arts and Sciences, received an Ohio Space Grant Consortium Undergraduate Scholarship.
- Maria Rivas, a senior majoring in marketing and psychology, obtained a marketing and communications internship at Cleveland Clinic Innovation for summer and fall 2025.
- Prabin Dahal, a senior majoring in accounting and finance, was a summer 2025 intern at Frank, Rimerman + Co., a tax and investment consulting firm in San Diego.
- Aidan Sheehan, a senior majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering, has a co-op at MUM Industries in Mentor, Ohio, for summer and fall 2025.
- Spencer Woo, a senior majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering, has a co-op at Kinetico Water Systems in Newbury, Ohio, for fall 2025, summer 2026, and fall 2026.
- Manal Alkabani, a senior majoring in psychology on the pre-med track, was a 2025 Chester Summer Scholar at MetroHealth in Cleveland.
- Sydney Clemon, a junior majoring in chemical biology on the pre-med track, participated in Case Western Reserve's Heart, Lung and Blood Summer Research Program during summer 2025.
- Alex Del Valle, a rising sophomore majoring in computer science, was a summer 2025 intern with the City of Cleveland's IT department.
- Ahmad Islambouli, a rising senior majoring in psychology on the pre-med track, received the 2025 Dr. Dorothy Pijan Leadership Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Organization Officer for his work as president of the Muslim Student Association. He also received a 2025 Peter Witt Scholarship, awarded to students who demonstrate a strong commitment to leadership and civic engagement.