Beyond Boundaries
May/June 2023
Inaugural Class of 2023’s “first astronauts” tell us their postgrad plans.
Colleen Avila BA in Studio Art and Philosophy, Neuroscience, and Psychology (PNP), minor in Latin American Studies
Bharadwaj Chintalapati BA in Psychology
– Yixuan (Angela) Chen BA in Chemistry with a concentration in Biochemistry, minors in Computer Science and Writing
– Liam Dai BSBA in Finance, minor in CS
– Samantha Ko BA in Communication Design, minor in Business of Arts
– Jaime Lee BFA in Comm. Design, minors in Human Computer Interaction and Psych
Oliver Rosand BA in Political Science, minors in Psych and CS
– Harrison Tanaka BSBA in Marketing and Strategic Management
3, 2, 1 .
. . Launch!
– Alexandra Laufer BA in PNP
– Joshua Sturgell BS in CS and Math.
’26 Entrepreneur Catherine Chung
Majors Finance, Design Hometown Mobile, AL
Designing Impact
Art Council + AccessSTL
View Catherine’s work here.
Left
to Burn
Downtown Walk
And Then the Doorbell Rang
St. Louis Entrepreneurial Fellowship
’26 Storyteller Mac Barnes
Majors Computer Science, Studio Art
Hometown Charlotte, NC Art Practice
As a St. Louis Entrepreneurial Fellow, your venture host is UFab which builds accessible circuit boards. How did you and Tyler (of UFab) connect?
How would you describe being a Danforth Scholar?
B.S. 07/20/2021 Portrait of Us
View Mac’s work here.
Gran fiesta: BB in Carnaval!
Student-run production showcases Latinx culture & spreads awareness of relevant social issues.
Major Finance
Minor French
Hometown Miami, FL
Majors Econ + Math, American Culture Studies
Minor Creative Practice in Social Change
Hometown Winchester, MA
’26 Judy Li
’25
Pedro Morales
’26 Advocate Natalia León Díaz
Majors Political Science, Sociology
Hometown San Juan, Puerto Minor Latin American Studies
What led you to choregraph for Carnaval’s Bomba dance?
Congrats on becoming Student Union Senator! Goals?
Major Psychology
Hometown Tallahassee, FL
Why
What inspired you to apply for the Gephardt Civic Scholars program?
A personal challenge
Favorite dish you’ve made so far
’25 Writer Alethea Franklin
BB
To Sustainability and Beyond: People, Planet, Prosperity
UrbanDesigner Dr. Ian Trivers
SanitationLeader Dr. Froggi VanRiper
’26 Chemical Engineer Neha Namburi Hometown Bangalore, India
Course:When I’m 64
EarlyGradSend-Off
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