Francis Receives Student Choice Award

Biology lecturer Laura Francis has received Residential First-Year Experience (RFYE) Student Choice Award! She was nominated by Valentina Velasquez and Taylor Schille for her contributions to the experience of first-year students at UMass Amherst. First-year students were given the opportunity to nominate a professor or instructor who had a profound
influence on them during their first semester. Nominations were made for a variety of reasons, including: inspiring students to learn, hosting interesting and motivating lectures, going above and beyond to support first-year students, helping students adjust to college, challenging students to reach their full potential, and much more.