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:
- Ahmad Islambouli, a third-year psychology major 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.
- Noah Medrano, a second-year student majoring in computer science, was named a 2024 Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar. He is one of 10,000 university students of Hispanic descent nationwide to receive this honor. Noah is also one of Case Western Reserve's inaugural Mandel Fellows in the Experimental Humanities, and he is an active member of the Human Fusions Institute’s SaPHaRI (Social and Physical Human-Robot Interaction) Lab.
- Johan Laryea, a first-year student planning to major in neuroscience, was elected president of the Class of 2028.
- Jaidah Allen, a fourth-year pre-med student majoring in neuroscience, was selected to participate in the Chester Summer Scholars Program at MetroHealth in summer 2024.
- Al Johns, a fourth-year student majoring in religious studies, entered the 3+2 social work program at Case Western Reserve University's Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, where she will earn a master’s degree in social work.
- Nia Badley, a fourth-year student majoring in pre-architecture and economics, and Al Johns (see bullet point above) each received a 2024 Peter Witt Scholarship from CWRU. This scholarship is awarded to students in the College of Arts and Sciences whose interests are in social work, city planning or community involvement, and who have demonstrated leadership and engagement in activities on and off campus.
- Manal Alkabani, a third-year pre-med student majoring in psychology, was selected to participate in the 2024 summer undergraduate research program at Case Comprehensive Cancer Center.
- Aja Leatherwood, a fourth-year student majoring in communication sciences, was selected to participate in the Mayo Clinic Otolaryngology Undergraduate Research Program for summer 2024.
- Noah Medrano, a second-year student majoring in computer science, was selected as one of Case Western Reserve's inaugural Mandel Fellows in the Experimental Humanities. The fellowship program blends humanities-oriented critical reflection with hands-on experimenting and skills development in new technologies.