Undergraduate Student News

The 100 Senior Honorary members are chosen from the graduating classes of the undergraduate schools: Oxford College, Emory College, Goizueta Business School, and the School of Nursing.

Claudia Smith, Economics-Human Health Joint Major, Benefits from Emory’s Pathways Center

Emory Junior, Claudia Smith, an Economics-Human Health joint major, was recently featured in an Emory News article about how a new fund fueled by donors to Emory’s Pathways Center helped 274 Emory students say “yes!” to summer internships on six continents. According to the article, Claudia was part of a cohort that represented 47 different majors across the university’s four undergraduate colleges. In 2023, Claudia participated in a summer internship at venture-capital firm GoAhead Ventures, and "was inspired to see tech solutions tackling real-world problems with passionate people behind them." 

Read more about Claudia's experience here: READ MORE 

Economics Students Participate in SURE Summer Program

The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program is a ten-week summer program sponsored by Emory College of Arts and Sciences during which undergraduate research fellows conduct full-time independent research under the direction of a faculty mentor. 

Emory sophomore Economics-Computer Science major, Gabriela Coada, presented her 2023 SURE research project with Prof. David Jacho-Chavezat the Conference on Expectation Surveys in Ottawa hosted by the Bank of Canada, last October 2023.

Emory senior and Economics major, Josh Jacobs, presented his SURE 2023 research project with Prof. Caroline Fohlin on the impacts of the 1920 Supreme Court Decision in the US vs US Steel.

Undergraduate Students Recognized with Department Awards

The Department of Economics recognized the following undergraduate students for their outstanding academic achievements in an annual awards ceremony on March 27, 2023.

• The Jack and Lewis Greenhut Prize: Lola Cleaveland (Honors Student)
• The Tate Whitman Prize in Economics: Jackson Schneider (Honors Student) 
• The George Benston and Richard Muth Prize for Excellence in Economics: Jackson Pentz (Honors Student) 
• Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Assistant: Vanessa Goris

Congratulations to all of this year's awards winners! Learn more about these annual departmental awards on our Undergraduate Honors and Awards page.

Economics and History Double Major Accepted as a Delegate at the 11th University Scholars Leadership Symposium in Bangkok, Thailand

Economics and Hostory double majer, Ying Yi Tan, has been accepted as a delegate at the 11th University Scholars Leadership Symposium organized by Humanitarian Affairs Asia. As a representative of Emory University, Ying Yi will have the opportunity to listen to inspiring speakers, attend workshops from 10 UN agencies, and volunteer during Kindness Day.

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Emory Student Accepted to Expanding Diversity in Economics Summer Institute (EDE)

Economics minor, David Lee, is among a 45 student cohort accepted to this year’s Expanding Diversity in Economics Summer Institute (EDE), three-week economics immersion program hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago and the Hutchins Center for Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution. 

 

Congratulations to David Lee!