Andy Zhang ’26, an Economics and Environmental Sciences major, has been awarded the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Key into Public Service Award.  Andy was also just elected to our chapter!

If you’ve heard Andy’s name, it’s not surprising – he’s just begun his term as USG President! Here’s a recent video of him speaking to the Board of Trustees, asking them to meet this moment “with courage-not silence” (@usguconn): https://www.instagram.com/usguconn/reel/DJFYXnfyuMV/

Andy was one of 20 Key into Public Service Scholars chosen from over 800 applicants.  Scholars receive $5000 toward their undergraduate studies and participate in a summer conference in Washington D.C. designed to prepare students headed in the direction of local, state, and federal government careers.  See PBK’s profile of Andy: https://www.pbk.org/2025-kips-scholars/andy-zhang.

Here also is the UConn Today story on Andy’s award: https://today.uconn.edu/2025/05/junior-named-key-into-public-service-scholar/.

We are happy that Andy continues the success of past UConn student recipients of this award.  In recent years, Maria Oliveira (’20 Stamford history, minor mathematics), Michael Hernandez (’22 Political Science & Economics, minors English & Urban and Community Studies), and Dylan Champagne (’23 Economics & Political Science) have all been recipients.