OLUWAFUNMBI OJO Hometown: McDonough, GA College: College of Arts & Sciences Major: Behavioral Neuroscience What aspirations do you have for your Lehigh career and beyond? How has Lehigh impacted and/or reinforced those aspirations? On campus, there are multiple clubs that I lead that I plan to get more students involved in, to help them with both academic and social passions. I also plan to study abroad, so I would like to be fluent in Chinese, especially since I’ve taken the classes since freshman year of high school. I also want to be able to make an impact on the younger students coming in after me, which is why I value my mentorship role as an LU Student Scholars Institute (LUSSI) student guide. I see a future career in medicine with a focus on neuroscience, neurosurgery, and psychiatry. As a student in STEM at Lehigh, I became involved in RARE, which gave me the opportunity to work over the summer on a research program, STEM-SI. I was able to investigate research topics that interested me and display the potential I had in the research field of science. It allowed me to understand the different options I have in the STEM field. I aspire to be a doctor with excellent clinical skills while embodying the ideals of equity, diversity, and equality. I believe that my presence in the medical field would bring diversity – something greatly needed in the field of STEM today, because it helps promote total inclusion of talent and excellence in various areas of the workforce. I plan to work with the youth and children of my community to show them what structures can be put in place to help them engage in different forms of learning, particularly in the STEM field, especially in a low-income society where students continuously face challenges in achieving greater heights due to the lack of resources and educational opportunities. A message from Oluwafunmbi: I am honored to be one of the recipients of this scholarship. Thanks to your generous support, I am able to stay at Lehigh. My family has been facing a financial crisis, and they weren’t able to pay all of my fees for school. Receiving this scholarship helps them, and it allows me to be able to get my education and fulfill my academic goal. Growing up in a low-income household has allowed me to realize the value of a college education. Thank you for your generosity and thoughtfulness, and God bless you. Honors and Involvement: Rapidly Accelerated Research Experience (RARE), Lehigh University Student Scholars Institute (LUSSI) Guide, Eco-Rep Leader, STEM-SI, Lehigh University Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students (LU-MAPS) E-board One thing on my Lehigh bucket list: Graduating with honors, a double major, and a double minor.
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