Kayla Belush receives Academic Achievement Award

2018 May 3

Kayla Belush of Earlville, NY, was one of more than 50 outstanding SUNY Oneonta students selected to receive a 2018 Academic Achievement Award this spring. Each academic department or program selected one to three outstanding seniors to receive the award.

Belush received the Foreign Languages and Literatures and Political Science award.

To be considered for the award, a student must have a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 in his or her major and must demonstrate exceptional academic improvement over four semesters, as well as excellence in research; leadership and involvement in department, campus and community activities; and/or participation in academic and/or professional situation outside the college.

Belush is a student athlete who has demonstrated excellence in the classroom and in leadership roles on and off campus. She represented the college as a Study Abroad Ambassador in Colombia, performed community service and volunteer work in Bolivia, and taught a soccer workshop in Canada, all while maintaining a stellar GPA. On campus, she worked as a Resident Advisor, tutors classmates, and is active in several clubs, honor societies and nonprofits. She recently was one of four SUNY Oneonta students to receive SUNY's prestigious Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence.