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:
- Allyssa Crenshaw, a first-year student majoring in political science and psychology, tried out for CWRU's Mock Trial Program and was invited to join the team.
- Shakhi Andrews, a senior majoring in biology and the Humanity and Technology program, was a lab member and teaching assistant in the BioBuilder Program at Ginkgo Bioworks, a biotech company in Boston, during summer 2026. Shakhi built a dataset for an AI assistant and taught high school students the tenets of lab practice and biodesign.
- Binta Barry, a senior majoring in nutritional biochemistry and metabolism, studied abroad in summer 2026, taking classes in the Health Sciences program at la Universidad Católica de Valencia in Spain.
- Noah Medrano, a senior majoring in computer engineering and the Humanity and Technology program, spent the summer of 2026 as a research assistant at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. Noah joined a computer science lab developing robots with social intelligence and empathy.
- Kayshla Caradine, a junior majoring in sociology and political science, was a teaching assistant for Hathaway Brown School’s Aspire Program during summer 2026. Aspire provides academic enrichment, mentoring, peer support, and leadership development opportunities to middle school girls from Greater Cleveland.
- Jiayin Wu, a junior majoring in computer science, completed a software development co-op at Emerson, a global technology company, in summer 2026.
- Morgan Overby, a sophomore majoring in political science and psychology, completed a summer 2026 internship at Vel's Purple Oasis, a community farm in Cleveland's Fairfax neighborhood, with funding from the Baker-Nord Institute's Humanities@Work program.
- Devonn Nunoo, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, spent summer 2026 as an R&D engineer for Neuronoff, a medical device company that focuses on neuromodulation treatment for chronic pain. He was then invited to continue as a part-time employee in the fall.
- Esther Umezurike-Chukwu, a sophomore majoring in neuroscience, was awarded a fellowship to participate in the University of Houston Cardiovascular Undergraduate Research Experience (UH-CURE), a summer program funded by the National Institutes of Health.
- Aidan Sheehan, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, spent summer 2026 as an intern at Steelcase in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Pamela Marrero, a senior majoring in computer engineering, obtained a co-op at Pickering Interfaces, a global provider of products and services for electronic test and verification systems, for summer and fall 2026.
- Tailyn Lopez, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering, was awarded a fellowship to take part in a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at Texas A&M University in summer 2026. The program is funded by the National Science Foundation.
- Jocelyn Vera, a junior majoring in neuroscience, participated in the 2026 Summer Health Professions Education Program at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California.