Grateful Scientist
“Being a Covenant Scholar meant I could attend college with little to no loans or debt upon graduation.”
“Being a Covenant Scholar meant I could attend college with little to no loans or debt upon graduation.”
Elizabeth Monaghan ’18 chose Carolina because of the warm welcome she received from Carolina’s Environmental Science program, and because she received a Carolina Covenant scholarship. “I have not once regretted that decision, as I have made some amazing friends and learned an incredible amount, both inside and outside the classroom,” she said.
Her studies have taken her to North Carolina’s mountains, where she participated in field research examining local watersheds and wildlife – including rattlesnakes. “Yes, I did get to handle the rattlesnakes,” she said. “By the end of the semester, we could look into the field and identify and explain an aspect of the landscape. We got our hands dirty, and had solid results to show from it.”
All Covenant aid packages include work study. Elizabeth’s post is relevant to her academic interests: she works as a lab assistant in the Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology, where she sits with patients during scans, enters data, and designs 3-D components for the researchers.
“Being a Covenant Scholar meant I could attend college with little to no loans or debt upon graduation,” she said. “It meant not stressing about housing, food, or school supplies. It also meant that I didn’t need to find a part-time job to support myself, that I had the opportunity to pursue my interests outside of the classroom. I cannot thank UNC and its donors enough for that.”
