Major: B.S. Biology’18
From: Bugesera, Rwanda
Before attending Lafayette, Jocelyn founded “The Transformers Youth Club”. Focusing on the needs of less privileged families and genocide survivors, she led the club with various volunteer activities, including HIV/AIDS and Malaria prevention informational sessions, youth drug abuse education, and repairing and rebuilding the homes of the poorest families in the village. At Lafayette College, Jocelyn is involved with International Students Association where she is a Peer Advisor for the incoming class of international students. Jocelyn continues to be an active citizen through the Landis Community Outreach Center where she is a program coordinator for America Reads at Cheston Cougars Learning Club in Easton. Jocelyn is also a member of Lafayette Initiative for Malagasy Education (LIME) which supports Students from Madagascar to apply to US colleges. Combining her passion for health sciences and working with kids, she hopes to become a pediatrician in her home country.
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