Questions & Appointments
Please direct any general inquiries or requests for appointments related to the Roberta Buffett Institute’s undergraduate programs to Buffett-Undergrad-Programs@Northwestern.edu. If you’d like to schedule an appointment, please do so on ConnectNU.
Visit Us
Attend Events
The Roberta Buffett Institute is located at 720 University Place, Evanston, IL. We often host events in the second-floor Buffett Reading Room, including a Buffett First Friday Lunch series. Please join us!
Study & Build Community
There are two spaces inside the Roberta Buffett Institute where undergraduates are welcome to study, read, and relax.
Meet Our Staff
Full Bio
Kyndall Cox
Kyndall is the director for the Institute's undergraduate programs team. He’s available to speak about the following programs: the Elliott Scholars Program, Climate Change Conference Research Seminar, and Buffett Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship Program.Meet Our Student Leaders
Julia Barr
Julia Barr holds a Graduate Assistantship position with the undergraduate programs team for the 2026-2027 academic year. Beyond this role, she is a doctoral candidate in Northwestern’s history department, and her research focuses on the intersection of migration and the workforce in twentieth-century Britain. Julia holds a Masters degree from the University of Cambridge, and also has a background working in non-profit consulting. Outside her work, she loves spending time outdoors by exploring Midwest state parks or running.
Mira Henchi
Mira Henchi is an undergraduate student studying Anthropology and International Studies. She grew up in Oman, has lived in Ireland and Wales, and also calls Tunisia and the Netherlands home. She has participated in the Elliott Scholars Program, where she traveled to Thailand, and the Atlas Peer Mentorship Program on campus. This is her third year working with the undergraduate programs team. Her specializations include community building, student outreach, program enhancement, and program development.
Amelia Hasting
Amelia Hasting is an undergraduate student studying Industrial Engineering and minoring in Political Science. She is from Pensacola, Florida and had never been outside of the US before studying abroad at Northwestern! She has partaken in two Roberta Buffett Institute programs, where she traveled to Gothenburg, Sweden as an undergraduate research fellow and to Costa Rica on the Elliott Scholars program. On the undergraduate programs team, her work involves program enhancement, implementation of student feedback, and data analysis.
Mira Trofymchuk
Myroslava (Mira) Trofymchuk is an undergraduate studying Journalism and International Studies. Mira grew up in Kakhovka, a quiet town in southern Ukraine. Through the Roberta Buffett Institute, she has participated in the Elliott Scholars Program, where she traveled to Costa Rica, the Atlas Peer Mentorship Program, and the Buffett Affiliated Student Group program due to her leadership in the Ukrainian Club. Her duties on the undergraduate team include graphic design, video editing, and photojournalism.
Meet Our Program Alumni
Discover what it’s like to be part of our undergraduate community and global network by hearing directly from students who have participated in our programs.
Student Stories
Our Buffett Q&A series profiles the experiences of students in our programs through storytelling and multimedia. Explore Q&As with our former Buffett Undergraduate Research Fellows, International Senior Thesis Research Grantee, delegates to the United Nations’ climate change conference, and more.
Student Ambassadors
Buffett Student Ambassadors are volunteer undergraduate representatives who are open to sharing their experiences and offering insights about our programs. You can connect with them based on your program of interest. The annual application deadline to become a Buffett Student Ambassador is September 25.