Sky Harper

Sky Harper is a first-generation student, who graduated with his BS in chemistry (biochemistry concentration) and a biology and interdisciplinary problem-solving minor in 2024 (with honors with distinction from the PHC). After graduating from Drexel, he participated in the Mayo Clinic post-baccalaureate research and enrichment program and will be pursuing graduate studies Fall 2025.

During his time at Drexel, he founded Drexel Indigenous Students of the Americas (the first Native American-serving group on campus), was an avid DEI advocate, and conducted research in multiple labs on and off campus. His goal is to use research to minimize health disparities in low-resource communities and improve Indigenous health through biomedical science. He is the current National Student Representative and a Sequoyah member of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), an American Indian College Fund Student Ambassador, a Cobell, Barry Goldwater, Udall Foundation, and Harry S. Truman Scholar, and NSF Graduate Research Fellow.

He is the eldest of six boys and comes from the Navajo Nation, near Chinle, AZ. He wants to show his five younger brothers that it is possible to succeed in whatever field you pursue. He would like to thank his mom and dad for their support and encouragement and for always being invested in his and his brother's education.

Sky has been involved in the Pennoni Honors College through the Honors Program, STAR Scholars, Aspire Scholars, Supernova Undergraduate Research Fellows, and fellowships advising. He also wants to say that the staff in the Pennoni Honors College along with Ms. Marisol Rodriguez-Mergenthal (with LSAMP) are what made his Drexel experience awesome.

Read our May 2022 article about Sky here: Sky's the Limit

Read about Sky in Drexel News here: Sky Harper Becomes Drexel's Second-Ever Truman Scholar, First-Ever Triple Crown

Last updated: July 2025