NICOLE MOUSSA

Nicole is a Junior at The University of Tulsa. She graduated from the Independent School in 2023. She is majoring in Biology with minors in both Public Health and Sociology, on the pre-med track. Nicole is the daughter of Johnny and Yvonne Moussa. She was born in Wichita and is proud to call it home.

Her long-term goal is to become a doctor and give back to this community that has given her so much. Nicole received many scholastic honors throughout her high school career. She was awarded the Most Outstanding Junior Girl Award, the School Spirit Award, and is an AP Scholar with Honor. Additionally, she received the Most Outstanding Student Award in eleven subjects throughout high school. In her first year of college, Nicole was a member of the Dean’s List and the Presidential Honor Roll. In her second year of college, Nicole was welcomed into a merit-based honors society, Phi Eta Sigma. She now serves as the president of the organization at her university.

Involvement is very important to Nicole. In high school, she was a part of the student government all four years. Her senior year, she served as Student Body President. 

Outside of student government, Nicole was involved in multiple clubs and teams. This included varsity soccer and volleyball, Blue Fan Group, Renaissance Club, Girl Talk, Spanish Club, and Global Affairs Club. Over the summer, Nicole represented her school’s Renaissance Club at a national convention. Inclusivity and involvement are two things Nicole prides herself on.

Nicole enjoys giving back to her community through community service events. She believes her community has helped shape who she is, and that it is her responsibility to give back to it. Nicole was a member of the National Honor Society. Through this organization, she helped plan two blood drives and two food drives. She has also been able to work with The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree. Outside of the National Honors Society, Nicole has worked for the American Heart Association. She has also worked to create a review system for Wichita Nephrology Group and provided technology support to patients during the pandemic.

In college, Nicole has made it her mission to be involved. She is very passionate about leadership and being a voice for the student body. Her primary goal is to bring about positive change in her school. She is involved in executing events to improve the student experience and overall spirit in the school. In her second year of college, Nicole served as a student coordinator, leaving her in charge of planning all Homecoming events for her university. This upcoming year, Nicole will serve as Senior Coordinator for the Student Activities Board, overseeing all student-led events on campus. In addition, she is a University Ambassador, giving tours to incoming students and hoping to make a great first impression of the university on them. Nicole is a new student orientation leader, helping students transition into college. She is a member of Leadership TU, a leadership workshop led by the university’s president. Last summer, Nicole participated in a Pathology internship. She also has had the opportunity to help integrate a remote patient blood pressure monitoring system at Wichita Nephrology Group. This summer, she is conducting organic chemistry research as part of the Tulsa Undergraduate Research Challenge and the Chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Program. 

Nicole loves to travel and explore other cultures. Her family is from Syria, so she is proficient in the Arabic language. As a young child, she traveled to Syria on many occasions. In addition, she has earned her Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish and hopes to further develop her skills throughout the remainder of her education. Nicole is a member of the Global Affairs Club. Throughout the year, she spends time educating herself on countries that are outside of the major news streams. This organization also helps to raise funds for countries in need. Nicole had the amazing opportunity to travel throughout Europe with a school group. She used this time to learn about different cultures and would love to spend more time in Europe. Finally, she loves history and the lessons it teaches. Nicole believes that learning history is very important so that our society can cause change, and not repeat the past.

Nicole plans to be a doctor in the future so that she can make changes in the system. She knows that many doctors can become desensitized to issues that are an important part of a patient’s life. She wants to be a doctor who is both sympathetic and effective in helping to heal her patients. Nicole worked at the Wichita Nephrology group for three summers and had the opportunity to intern in every position in the medical office. This not only exposed her to doctors that she wanted to be like but also proved how passionate she was about medicine and helping others.

Nicole is a determined worker and believes in the principle that we can achieve all that we desire if we are willing to put forth the effort. She wants to create change through every opportunity she is given. It is an honor for her to have been given this amazing scholarship, and she will use it to broaden her education beyond the classroom and into the world.