The Vegetarian Useful resource Group Weblog

I need to replace you all on my wins all through my time at College of California San Diego. In June 2025, I graduated with a twin main in Political Science & Knowledge Analytics (BS) and International Well being (BA) + a minor in Local weather Change Research.

By way of my time at UCSD, plant-based and sustainable meals advocacy was extraordinarily necessary to me. Fortunately, I used to be in a position to work at UCSD’s Sustainability Group and function a Sustainable Meals Procurement Fellow by means of UC’s Workplace of the President. With these roles, I labored on a spread of sustainability initiatives together with creating plant-based instructional sources, rising plant-based choices at UCSD’s markets, and most lately (as of Sep. 2025): eliminating the upcharge on ALL plant-based milks served at UCSD’s espresso bars!

Now that I’ve graduated, I hope to proceed plant-based advocacy all through my profession.  I’m so grateful for the help from VRG since my time in highschool, and actually admire all you do!

See Arpi’s VRG scholarship data: https://www.vrg.org/weblog/2021/05/17/california-student-arpi-keshishian-wins-10000-vegetarian-resource-group-scholarship/

For data on different winners and making use of to VRG’s annual scholarship contest, see https://www.vrg.org/pupil/scholar.htm