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Emma Carroll, the 2024 College of Humanities Dean鈥檚 Scholar, has long been focused on excellence. A Bachelor of Arts in English/Creative Writing, a 4.0 GPA, and a recurring place on the Dean鈥檚 List are just a few of the many accomplishments that clearly highlight how she never lost sight of her academic goals.

Continually driven by high aspirations during her undergraduate tenure here at 快活林性息, she was a member of the聽GE Honors Program, the Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society, and the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. After joining the prestigious Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, she served as the chapter鈥檚 Diversity,聽Equity,聽and Inclusion聽Director and became a champion of the organization鈥檚 core values. She was especially inspired by their philosophy that knowledge is attained through many aspects of life, including among others: education, philanthropy, occupation, family, and creativity. In that spirit, Emma augmented her formal education with important lessons from a number of outside endeavors. She expertly balanced schoolwork with her job at an independent community centered bookstore and her charity work with Chabad of Malibu among others. So many notable accomplishments were possible because of her unyielding passion for learning and her commitment to community involvement. Qualities that were often recognized by those fortunate enough to cross her path. 鈥淲hile Emma鈥檚 intelligence is impressive,鈥� noted one professor, 鈥渨hat is perhaps more striking is her ambition and desire to grow as an academic. She is humble enough to seek advice, receptive to criticism, and truly possess a growth mindset.鈥� Another mentor shared, 鈥淏etween her time as a supplemental instruction leader for freshman at 快活林性息, donating her time to her local Chabad, and the JED Program, Emma has demonstrated to me by way of her service and studies, that she has a strong commitment to the Los Angeles youth community.鈥� And one of her employers observed, 鈥淎 quality of admiration in Emma is an ability to balance all of the demands presented to her and the demands she places on herself. While there is worry of burnout, Emma seems to take it all in stride and carry on with equal zeal to every task or goal placed in her path.鈥�

We are truly proud to have been a part of Emma鈥檚 journey to date and consider ourselves highly fortunate to forever count her among our esteemed alumni in 快活林性息鈥檚 College of Humanities.