Jayden Rivera honored for leadership, scholarship, community contributions

Jayden Rivera, a chemistry undergraduate student, is among 48 Yale College juniors to have received honors from the Council of the Heads of Colleges in recognition of their scholarship, contributions to college life, and their character.

Jayden’s prize and the award citations written by his head of Berkeley College are below.

“Jayden Rivera is a trustworthy and reliable Berkeley College Aide, earning praises from everyone who works with him. Majoring in Chemistry (Intensive), he has received glowing accolades from professors and teaching fellows.  In addition to his coursework, he devotes substantive and careful effort to his extracurricular role as as Head Coordinator of the Yale Student Technology Collaborative. Jayden has also dedicated his time to medical research and to volunteering with patients in the Yale New Haven Hospital. No matter what challenges may come his way, Jayden always stays true to his commitments with a professionalism and a steadfast positive attitude. His friends describe him as a calm, understated and reliable presence in their lives, and someone who’s always ready to listen to them. For his unwavering dedication to Berkeley, his friends, his family, research, and volunteering initiatives to help the greater good, we are proud that Jayden represents Berkeley College in receipt of the John C. Schroeder Award.”

See the full list of award recipients and their citations in Yale News.