Felipe Yanaga
Campus: UNC Hometown: Maringá, Paraná, Brazil What drew you to the Robertson Program? The ability to design your own experience is definitely something that drew me to the Robertson. The program gives me the opportunity to work on the things I am deeply passionate about and that’s invaluable to me. In addition to that, the…
Saisha Dhar
Campus: Duke Hometown: Lexington, Kentucky Which value of the program resonates with you most and why? The value of the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program that resonates most with me is Strength of Character. Character plays a significant role in leadership as leaders must be courageous, confident, and honest to create positive change. I feel that…
Jenna Smith
Campus: Duke Hometown: Scotch Plains, New Jersey Which value of the program resonates the most with you, and why? As a person who hopes to pursue a career in public service, Purposeful Leadership is deeply important to me. Every program from NOLS to the Launch Summer is designed to allow Robertson Scholars to become impactful…
Durga Sreenivasan
Campus: Duke Hometown: New York, New York What drew you to the Robertson Scholars? After engaging in advocacy throughout high school around inclusion and representation, the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program looked like the perfect opportunity to tangibly make things better in any community I’m in. Through every summer opportunity and leadership grant, this community is…
Patrick Li
Campus: UNC Hometown: Hudson, Ohio How you think you’ll create transformational change in your communities? As Ben Franklin said, “an investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” I look forward to creating a positive impact by establishing new or improving existing educational programs for students in surrounding underserved communities, particularly in business and financial literacy.
Rebecca Stern
Campus: UNC Hometown: Malvern, Pennsylvania What drew you to the Robertson Scholars? When I was making my college decision, someone told me that the most effective choices are optimal in supporting creativity, experience, wholeness, and integrity. That an effective choice supports both self and world and allows the greatest freedom to be and to become,…
Dorian Ho
Campus: UNC Hometown: New Providence, New Jersey What drew you to the Robertson Scholars? Throughout my college search process, I aspired to find an education that was challenging yet encouraging; individualized; community-focused; and affordable. The Robertson satisfied all of those qualities and more, but accepting the scholarship meant more to me than a box-checking exercise.…
