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Future Makers

From the classroom to the community, both on campus and around the world, AV¸£ÀûÉç students, faculty and alumni are Future Makers, working to enact positive change.

Jon
Osika
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Everchanging Perspectives

Jon
Osika
25
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Class of 2025 |

Everchanging Perspectives

As a GSIF project leader, Jon tackles water issues in the Philippines—gaining hands-on experience that broadened his skills beyond economics and prepared him for diverse industries.

Neha
Peras
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Intersecting Health and Data

Neha
Peras
25
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Class of 2025 |

Intersecting Health and Data

During her sophomore year, Neha joined a student-led project creating a Social Determinants of Health Index—an experience that sparked her passion for health data and technology.

Maria
Gregoire
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Fueling Ambition, Fostering Belonging

Maria
Gregoire
25
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Class of 2025 | ,

Fueling Ambition, Fostering Belonging

Over four years, Maria grew personally and professionally—embracing opportunities that took her from campus to countries across the globe, including Hong Kong, Antigua and the United Nations.

Harrison
Jenkins
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Fellowship Fuels Dreams

Harrison
Jenkins
25
|

Mechanical Engineering

Fellowship Fuels Dreams

An enabled Harrison Jenkins ‘25 to intern as a propulsion engineer at iSpace and conduct research as an extraterrestrial simulants and mechanical engineering intern at NASA.

Tracy
Becker
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Looking for Life in Space

Tracy
Becker
09
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and

Looking for Life in Space

Using an ultraviolet instrument on NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, Tracy Becker ‘09 .

Karen
Beck Pooley
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Mapping Out Local Opportunity

Karen
Beck Pooley
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,

Mapping Out Local Opportunity

Professor Pooley explores which local neighborhoods offer residents resources that increase economic mobility, and how this overlaps with availability and residential segregation.

Laura
Katz Olson
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Blazing Trails

Laura
Katz Olson
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Faculty,

Blazing Trails

For 50 years, political scientist and author Laura Katz Olson has taught and mentored scores of students, while advancing research in the areas of politics, health care and elder care.

Matt
Salvaterra
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Gridiron to Gardens

Matt
Salvaterra
03
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Alumnus, and

Gridiron to Gardens

A standout football player at AV¸£ÀûÉç, Salvaterra now supports his family with an 1800s Parisian style of organic gardening, running a CSA and farm stand, and selling wholesale.

Moriah
Session
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Championing Change

Moriah
Session
25
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Student, and

Championing Change

Moriah Sessions is dedicated to activism and community service, advocating for racial justice and fostering inclusive campus environments.