Welcome to the official website of the McKelvy Scholars Program. If you are looking for information about the program, becoming involved with our community, or just browsing, feel free to peruse our site at your leisure. You are also welcome to contact us with any questions you may have.
In just the 2025-26 year alone, McKelvy Scholars are Marquis Fellows, Posse Scholars, CaPA Scholars, Head RAs, honors thesis writers, and global citizens. They are an Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholar, Writing Associates, Eco-Reps, RAs, and Dyer Fellows. They are EXCEL researchers in the sciences, social sciences, engineering, humanities, and arts. They are first-gen students, international students, and majors in every division of the College and the interdisciplinary programs. They are leaders in and members of the Marquis Players, the Arts Society, NIA Sisterhood, Association of Black Collegians, Pottery Club, the Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers, the Lafayette Astronomy Club, a photographer for The Lafayette, and our campus’s IEEE chapter in Electrical Engineering. They are captain of the Speech and Debate team, a Gallery Attendant for the Lafayette College Galleries, and intern for the Williams Art Center archives, plus a Global Ambassador for the Study Abroad Office and director of LafayetteVotes. They are tour guides, Supplemental Instructors, peer mentors, and the Secretary for the International Student Association. They dance in the Salsa Club, sing in the Music Department Choir, and perform with the Lafayette Dance Team. They are the defensive tackle for the Varsity Football Team and secretary of the Equestrian team. They play tennis and spikeball and own center-field on the club softball team. They are on the Student Conduct Board and in Student Government and they tutor at elementary schools through the America Reads program, volunteer at Gracedale Nursing Home, serve as Vice President of Newman Catholic Association, and help with the Wild and Holy program at College Hill Presbyterian Church. All that and caretakers for a historic 1880s Victorian neo-Gothic masterpiece on beautiful College Hill too.
Stay tuned for updates about the 2025-26 scholars’ community as they happen. In the meantime, see here for summaries of recent discussions.