Noelle Lopez

As her Hackworth Project, philosophy major Noelle Lopez plans to explore with her peers the question: "What do we mean when we use the term 'social justice'?" Lopez has been a peer educator for the class, "Ethical Issues in Society," an ESL tutor, and a participant in the Santa Clara Community Action Program (SCCAP). Captain of the women's Cross-Country and Track Team, Lopez served as a representative to the Student Athletic Advisory Committee. On November 23, 2008, Noelle was selected as a Rhodes Scholar, the first Santa Clara student to receive this award since 1955.

Nicholas Obradovich

Returning from a year as a Santa Clara Fellow at Oxford University, reading in economics and geography, Obradovich will develop programming for undergraduates on the ethical implications of sustainable development. He was an environmental sustainability analyst for Intel Corp. for two summers, and has been a Jesuit Faith and Justice Fellow since 2005. He was also co-founder and lead organizer for Santa Clara Students Taking Action Now: Darfur.

Elizabeth Tellman

Tellman has studied in El Salvador and Thailand, with a particular focus on sustainable globalization. She spoke at the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand Annual Conference in 2008 on the use of a human rights framework in study abroad programs and she helped Thai villagers open an organic farmer's market. As a Hackworth Fellow, she intends to examine ethical issues related to the food that SCU students eat. She is coordinator of the SCCAP Labor Action Committee.

Anna Kozas

Kozas spent last year as a health care ethics intern at O'Connor Hospital, a Center program that allows students to shadow health care professionals and learn firsthand about the ethical dilemmas they face. This year she will serve as a mentor to other students going through the internship program. This fellowship is supported by the Honzel Family Foundation

Deepti Shenoy

A triple major in religious studies, history, and women's studies, Deepti Shenoy will serve as a peer educator in the yearlong "Ethics and Globalization" class taught by Center Campus Ethics Director David DeCosse. She is considering creating a social network that will connect SCU students with students from India.

Sophie Asmar

Sophie Asmar brings a wide variety of experience to her role as the 2008-09 Environmental Ethics Fellow at the Ethics Center. A senior, Asmar is the managing editor of the SCU student newspaper, "The Santa Clara." Last summer, she was an intern at American Friends of Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam, a unique village where Jews and Arabs choose to coexist peacefully. In addition, she co-founded and directs the SCU Social Investment Fund-and she's a second degree brown belt in karate. As Environmental Ethics Fellow, Asmar will conduct a quantitative study of the culture of sustainability of undergraduates at Santa Clara University.