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2023 Melrose Fellows with SBP staff in Loiza, Puerto Rico

Melrose Fellows

A cohort of 8-10 students is selected annually as global civic engagement fellows. Selections for this competitive fellowship occur each fall.

What Melrose Fellows Do

As sophomores, fellows enroll in a specially designed course to study a social and global issue. Fellows travel as a group to engage in volunteer work and service learning.
As juniors, fellows study abroad and expand their global engagement.
As seniors, fellows enroll in a core capstone course and revisit their signature issue. Fellows also help plan and run Melrose Center programs, including civic engagement projects.

2021 Melrose Fellows help rebuild a family home damaged by Hurricane Maria in Loiza, Puerto Rico.

Melrose Fellows help rebuild family homes damaged by Hurricanes Harvey (Houston) and Maria (Puerto Rico)

2023 Melrose Fellows

Rachel Arthur
Hometown: Fairfax, California
Major: International Relations; Minors: German, Economics; Study abroad in Heidelberg, Germany

Rich Berger
Hometown: Stanhope, New Jersey
Majors: Computer Science and East Asian Studies; Minor: Japanese

Molly Blume
Hometown: San Diego, California
Major: Anthropology and Sociology; Minor: Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies. Study abroad in Florence, Italy

Paige Bristow
Hometown: Frederick, Maryland
Majors: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Politics & International Relations

Rachel Conhoff
Hometown: Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands
Major: Biology. Summer research in Sweden

Connor Donovan
Hometown: Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Majors: Mathematics and Educational Studies

Lizzie Elliott
Hometown: Hopewell, New Jersey
Majors: History and International Relations; Minor: Education. Study abroad in Berlin, Germany

Jack Flynn
Hometown: Wilmington, Delaware
Major: International Relations. Study abroad in Berlin, Germany

Jeremy Moyer
Hometown: Hatboro, Pennsylvania
Major: Computer Science; Minors: East Asian Studies and Japanese. Study abroad in Akita, Japan

Miles Noecker
Hometown: Kimberton, Pennsylvania
Major: English; Minors: Politics and Theater

Olivia Negro
Hometown: Hatboro, Pennsylvania
Majors: Politics and Educational Studies, Teaching Certificate in Social Studies; Minor: International Relations

Mackenzie Owens
Hometown: Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Majors: Applied Economics and International Relations; Minors: Latin American Studies and Spanish

Julia Rakowsky
Hometown: Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Major: Biology; Minor:Spanish, Science and the Common Good. Study abroad in Monte Verde, Costa Rica

Rahsaan Sailes
Hometown: Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Major: Neuroscience

Isabel Wesman
Hometown: Elsah, Illinois
Major: Politics. Study abroad in Paris, France

2024 Melrose Fellows

Tia Alan. Hometown: Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
Majors: Anthropology & Sociology, International Relations; Minor: French
Study abroad in Strasbourg, France

Abby Behm. Hometown: Bethel, Pennsylvania
Major: International Relations and German
Study abroad in Heidelberg, Germany

Jake Harris. Hometown: Rockland, Maryland
Major: Media & Communication Studies

Shay Henes. Hometown: Warrington, PA
Major: Politics; Minors: Legal Studies, Psychology
Studying abroad in Dublin, Ireland

Amaris Hernandez. Hometown: Newfield, New Jersey
Major: Media & Communication Studies
Studying abroad in Akita, Japan

Sean McGinley. Hometown: Macungie, Pennsylvania
Majors: International Relations, Media & Communication Studies
Studying abroad in Dublin

Avery Samer. Hometown: Boise, Idaho
Majors: Applied Economics and International Relations
Study abroad in Madrid, Spain

Jessica Schnur. Hometown: Feasterville, Pennsylvania
Major: Media & Communication Studies; Minors: Film Studies, French
Study abroad in Prague, Czech Republic

2025 Melrose Fellows

Katy Dietrich. Hometown: Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Majors: Biology and Neuroscience

Nethmi Ediriweera. Hometown: East Haven, Connecticut
Major: Health and Society; Minors: International Relations, Anthropology & Sociology

Adi Tanguay. Hometown: Lake Oswego, Oregon
Major: International Relations; Minors: Neuroscience and Middle Eastern Studies

Emily Thomas. Hometown: Whitehall, Pennsylvania
Major: Politics; Minor: International Relations

Alisa Zenchenko. Hometown: Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Majors: Biology and Politics