Honors Leadership Council
Applications are now open for the Honors Leadership Council
This student body focuses on cultivating community among honors students within the JMHC. The Honors Leadership Council features student representatives for each academic college at Purdue. Each cohort brings students together with their peers, faculty, and staff to promote connectivity. Our goal is to ensure all JMHC students feel a strong sense of belonging and forge meaningful connections throughout their honors experience. Members of the council ideate and bring to life unique events for Honors students, such as field-specific networking nights, crafting, collaborative study spaces, and even off-campus social gatherings.
APPLY TO BE ON THE HONORS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Students will complete a written application and a verbal interview. Students can also earn points on Suitable for applying.
The Honors Leadership Council exists to serve the John Martinson Honors College community in four ways: representing diverse student voices and needs; promoting disciplinary networks; building a welcoming, safe, equitable & inclusive interdisciplinary community; providing opportunities for leadership development.
The Honors Leadership Council is composed of ten college cohort teams, one for each disciplinary college. Each team is composed of one Executive Board Member and one to three College Cohort Co-Chairs. The Honors Leadership Council is advised by the college's Student Community Manager and supported by the Community and Engagement Unit.
College Cohort teams engage and support students across the John Martinson Honors College by initiating and inviting students to events, informing students of resources available to them in their respective academic colleges and across campus, and soliciting feedback and input from John Martinson Honors College students. Members of the Honors Leadership Council also serve on task forces as needed to supplement special projects and events throughout the JMHC.
2024-2025 HLC Executive Board
Charlee Williams
College of Agriculture
will2588@purdue.edu
Anushka Sharma
College of Engineering
sharm544@purdue.edu
Nicole Lu
College of Pharmacy
lu873@purdue.edu
Ajay Bestrapalli
College of Science
abestrap@purdue.edu
Ava Leffel
Daniels School of Business
leffela@purdue.edu
Kate Riehle
College of Engineering (Indianapolis)
riehlek@purdue.edu
Ramani Satishkumar
College of Science (Indianapolis)
rsatishk@purdue.edu
2024-2025 College Cohort Co-Chairs
Haseung Jun
College of Engineering
jun38@purdue.edu
Niharika Narra
College of Engineering
nnarra@purdue.edu
Ana Crane
College of Agriculture
crane39@purdue.edu
Aditya Kumar
College of Engineering
kumar641@purdue.edu
Grace Chen
College of Health and Human Sciences
chen4684@purdue.edu
Augustine Gallespen
College of Health and Human Sciences
agallesp@purdue.edu
Aditi Kapadia
College of Health and Human Sciences
kapadia9@purdue.edu
Evelyn Feng
College of Pharmacy
feng362@purdue.edu
Arjun Badwal
College of Science
badwala@purdue.edu
Vidit Patel
College of Science
pate1759@purdue.edu