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 2024-25 year alone, McKelvy Scholars are leaders of Refugee Action, Democracy Lab researchers, Social Justice Peer Educators for Kaleidoscope, leaders in MOSAIC and the Pre-Orientation Service Program (POSP), Stress Less founders, Food Recovery Network directors, Mar-Keys A Cappella singers, and senior interviewers for Admissions. They are first-gen students, international students, thesis students, and majors in four divisions and interdisciplinary programs. They are doing EXCEL research in chemistry, gov/law, neuroscience, FAMS, chemical engineering, IA, and biology. They are Goldwater Scholars, Whitman Fellows, CaPA Scholars, Posse Scholars, Head Residents, Writing Associates, Eco-Reps, RAs, Dyer Fellows, and an Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholar. They are on the Equestrian team, Forensics Team, Club Tennis, Running Club, Climbing Club, and Dance Team, Peer Tutors for the Academic Research Hub and an Emergency Room volunteer at St. Luke’s Hospital. They are members of the Student Conduct Board, Lafayette Astronomy Club, Muslim Students Association, Middle Eastern Studies Association, and ISA, along with teaching assistants, supplemental instructors, a photographer for The Lafayette, and the dance captain for Salsa/Bachata. They work at Easton Garden Works, Easton Urban Farms, LaFarm, and Easton’s WestWard Market, they’re directing a one-act play for the theater and directing LafayetteVotes for the election, and they serve on the executive boards for ABC (Association of Black Collegians), QTPOC (Queer and Trans People of Color), Alternative School Break, the Lafayette African & Caribbean Student Association, the Lafayette Investment Club, and the Pre-Dental Society. All that and caretakers for a historic 1880s Victorian neo-Gothic masterpiece on beautiful College Hill too.

Stay tuned for updates about the 2024-25 scholars’ community as they happen. In the meantime, see here for summaries of recent discussions.