On June 14th, the UCR School of Public Policy held its End-of-Year Celebration, bringing together students, faculty, staff, and community members to commemorate a remarkable year of growth and achievement.

The evening marked several special milestones, including the School's 10-year anniversary, the recognition of scholarship recipients, and the celebration of the graduating Class of 2026.

Attendees also heard a keynote address from former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs Andrew Light, along with inspiring remarks from student speakers Katie Chau and Niloofar Shoja Razavi.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Culver Center of the Arts to celebrate another year of impactful research, student success, and solutions for the region and the world.

Order of Honorees

Alejandro Atilano Orozco - Graduating Ambassador

Sophia Bai - Public Policy Scholarship

Sammie Burgess - Graduating Ambassador

Cecile Juarez Diroll - Public Policy Scholarship

Isabella Engles - Garde Scholarship; Graduating Peer Advisor

Jazmine Garcia - Graduating Student Assistant

Esa Hasan - Graduating Ambassador

Nina Mistry Haywood - Huerta Scholarship

Michael Iniquez - Huerta Scholarship

Munazza Khalid - Stockton Scholarship; Graduating Ambassador

Sofia Landeros - Graduating Student Assistant

Adrian Marquez - Graduating Student Assistant

Alexandra Nguyen - Graduating Peer Advisor

Paula Omokhomion - Sullivan Scholarship; Graduating Ambassador

Dori Pham - Heath Scholarship; Transferring Student Assistant

Pia Prashanth - Brinkerhoff Scholarship

Christian Salinas - Graduating Ambassador

Gabriel Santos-Gonzalez - Graduating Student Assistant

Andrew Shannon - Graduating Ambassador

Samuel Shroff - Graduating Ambassador; Graduating Student Assistant

Kenneth David Galupo Snider - Graduating Student Assistant

Rachel Strausman - Garde Scholarship; Graduating Ambassador; Graduating Student Assistant

Antonio Torres - WMWD Scholarship

Jiaxi “Sybil” Wu - Graduating Ambassador

View the photo album here.