Campus Spotlight

March 24, 2023

<p>The RIT community honored its top scholars March 23 at the annual <a href="https://www.rit.edu/provost/outstanding-undergraduate-scholar-award">Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars</a> awards ceremony and reception. The award celebrates the top 1 percent of undergraduate students who achieve academic excellence while also giving back to the community through civic or volunteer work, by conducting research, or being engaged in a co-op or work in their field of study.&nbsp;Students awarded with this distinction have completed at least 83 credit hours of study and have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.85 for university work completed as of last year’s spring term.&nbsp;</p>

Photo by Elizabeth Lamark

The RIT community honored its top scholars March 23 at the annual Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars awards ceremony and reception. The award celebrates the top 1 percent of undergraduate students who achieve academic excellence while also giving back to the community through civic or volunteer work, by conducting research, or being engaged in a co-op or work in their field of study. Students awarded with this distinction have completed at least 83 credit hours of study and have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.85 for university work completed as of last year’s spring term. 

college students smiling as they put on corsages and boutonnieres.

Photo by Elizabeth Lamark

Rebecca Julifs, a graphic design major from Los Angeles, gets ready for the Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars awards ceremony. The award celebrates the top 1 percent of undergraduate students who achieve academic excellence while also giving back to the community through civic or volunteer work, by conducting research, or being engaged in a co-op or work in their field of study. 
college students standing on a stage and laughing.

Photo by Elizabeth Lamark

Aidan Grant, 3D digital design major from White River Junction, Vt., with his high school teacher, Danny Brzozowski, attend the annual Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars awards ceremony. The award celebrates the top 1 percent of undergraduate students who achieve academic excellence while also giving back to the community through civic or volunteer work, by conducting research, or being engaged in a co-op or work in their field of study. 
faculty members dressed in commencement regalia giving an award to a student.

Photo by Elizabeth Lamark

Mohammad Eshan, a computing security student from Queens, N.Y., receives an Outstanding Undergraduate Student award. The RIT community honored its top scholars March 23 with an awards ceremony and reception.
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