Jordynne Ropat receives the President`s Medal during convocation ceremonies in 2014.
Three UWindsor alumnae will receive scholarships worth $5,000 each during the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Athena luncheon Friday, October 23.
Jordynne Ropat’s combination of academic success and community contribution won her the 2014 President’s Medal.
President’s medalist Jordynne Ropat and Shane Freeman, winner of the Governor General’s Silver Medal, are among this year’s top graduates.
Volunteering with Students Orienting Students has been a win-win situation for Jordynne Ropat.
“You’re helping new students and in turn you get a more positive outlook on university,” says the second-year student in the behaviour, cognition and neuroscience program.
She says her duties welcoming newcomers during Head Start and the first week of each semester taught her a lot about university services and academic programs. She particularly enjoyed helping students devise a workable course schedule.
