Jacqueline Yu

About Jacqueline Yu

Hi! I\'m Jacqueline, a second-year student at Stony Brook University\'s Honors College…

Experience

1. Gilman Scholar

   Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program

   Apr 2025 — Present

   Served as a citizen diplomat to represent the U.S. abroad in Tallinn, Estonia, and honed communication skills to enumerate opportunities in the U.S. while listening to new perspectivesEnhanced Russian language proficiency through immersion, including engaging with a Russian-speaking homestay and analyzing differences between Russian and English texts in museums, institutions, and websitesExecuted a service project to promote study abroad, the Gilman program, and other U.S. Department of State abroad programs to low-income Honors College and high-achieving university studentsInitiated in-person out-of-the-classroom speaking practice dedicated to non-native Russian language learners based on experiences with Russian immersion in Tallinn, Estonia

Education

• Staten Island Tech High School

  Advanced Regents High School Diploma with Honors

• Stony Brook University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Major in Sociology, Minors in Applied Mathematics & Statistics and Russian

• Queensborough Community College of The City University of New York (CUNY)

  College Now, Organization and Delivery of Healthcare

• St. John's University

  Dual Enrollment, Introduction to Literature & Culture

• The College of Saint Rose

  Dual Enrollment, Introductory Level Topics: Forensic Science

• CIEE Council on International Educational Exchange

  Study Abroad, Internship in the Global Workplace (Tallinn)

• Kingsborough Community College

  College Now, Student Development, Behavioral Social Sciences, Women in History, Race and Ethnicity

• New York University

  Collegiate Seminar, Transforming Uncertainty into Opportunity: The Science of Serendipity

• City University of New York-College of Staten Island

  Dual Enrollment, Engineering Graphics