Success Stories

Preparing for a lifetime of success

Every Honors student has a different definition of success and a personal story to tell. Our students come from a variety of academic programs, which provide unique opportunities and achievements. They graduate with curricular and co-curricular experiences that create stories of triumphs and rigor.

Making a global impact by combating resource scarcity

Pineda is an international student from Honduras with a passion for applied statistics as well as global and international studies. Her passion has led her to found a nonprofit based in Honduras.

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Shergill’s Path to Medical School

First-generation college student Simran Shergill navigates the pre-med path.

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UPES-IUPUI SDG Study Abroad Experience

Honors students virtually traveled to India to collaborate on projects surrounding SDG goals.

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Fostering Connections For Latinos

Gisela Perez

By combining her passions for nonprofit work and medicine, Perez has improved the lives of Latinos in Indiana. Now, she seeks to make a global impact.

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Faith Odiete and her father’s legacy

Faith Odiete

Faith Odiete is dedicated to serving her community and has a keen interest in law enforcement. Through her participation in the IUPUI Honors College, she’s been able to successfully do both.  

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Making a global impact

Kelechi Echeumuna

From the research lab to service-learning in Costa Rica, Kelechi Echeumuna is improving the lives of people around the world.

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English degree presents opportunities

Eden Rea-Hedrick

Eden Rea-Hedrick's experiences at IUPUI set her on track to be a part of the
inaugural cohort of Yale's Ph.D. program in English and women's, gender, and
sexuality studies.

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Informatics grad earns dream gig at Rockstar Games

Silvia Lawson-Vilches

For Silvia Lawson-Vilches, iconic digital worlds are no longer solely
reachable through a controller and screen - she's creating them.

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Combating disparities

NIRUPAMA DEVANATHAN

Focusing on combining her passions for science and humanities to address disparities in medicine, this double major gained a variety of experience through research, clinical, and leadership opportunities both on- and off-campus.

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Aiming for the stars

DAVID KANE

Ten-year-old David Kane watched the movie Apollo 13 and realized what he wanted to do when he grew up. Fast-forward 12 years and Kane is pursuing IUPUI degrees in hopes of landing a career in the aerospace industry.

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Pursuing civic engagement

MICAELA GAVIOLA

Gaviola is dedicated in her pursuit of improving the health of individuals and communities locally and globally and has a passion for reproductive health. She is working toward degrees in both Community Health and Epidemiology.

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Embracing cultures

IBRAHIM KHAN

Khan’s passion for science and interest in medical school led him to study abroad in Japan, where he and other IUPUI students experienced health care facilities in a diverse culture. Their trip included a stop at a nursing home in Hiroshima.

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Becoming involved

ABIGAIL HADLEY

As a freshman, Hadley was a mentee in the Honors College Peer Mentor program, in which current mentors welcome first-year students to the college, help them build networks, and serve as guides through the first year of college.

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Finding a purpose

JOSEPH BOONE

In addition to multiple internships, this biology major's research experience started in a freshman Honors Biology lab, where he and classmates worked to identify whether flies were male or female by studying the insects’ DNA.

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