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Ethnic Gem in the Making: Sabrina Rivera School:  University of Hartford, College of Arts and Sciences Major: Communication with an emphasis in Journalism GPA: 4.0 CNN, NBC, Wall Street Journal, or maybe even Ethnic Online could all be stopping grounds for Ethnic Gem in the Making Sabrina Rivera! This Latina native hales from Windsor CT and the proud […]

Megan DeBarros: Internships and mentors point the way to success UMASS Dartmouth   Megan DeBarros ’16 has had marketing internships with RI Novelty and Your Sports Marketing Group. Year: Class of 2016 Major: Marketing Minor: International Business Hometown: Seekonk, MA Internships: RI Novelty, Your Sports Marketing Group Next steps: Northeast Sales Associate at Becton Dickinson   Internship with RI Novelty Rhode

Barbara Okafor: A passion for healthcare, research, and service UMASS Dartmouth Pursuing research, running track, serving as a student leader, and working on campus, Barbara Okafor ’16 has kept her focus and managed her time wisely. Year: Class of 2016 Major: Biology/Pre-Med Minor: Aging & Health Hometown: Boston, MA Awards: Includes Pillar of the Community Honors: Dean’s List Internships: Project Student Success

School: University of Hartford Major:Cinema, University of Hartford GPA: 3.66 Written by Doron Monk Flakes, Senior Contributing Writer Sardonic nihilist Kiki haunts the halls of her school, subjugating the will of any hapless inkblot in her path. She drags her BFFs kicking and screaming in her wake of destruction. She takes relentless aim at the fourth wall.

School: UMass Lowell Major: Mechanical Engineering Solomon Ugbane has spent more than six years studying at UMass Lowell, first earning an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering and now a master’s degree.  During that time, half a world away from his home in Nigeria, he has grown and changed — and so has the university. So Ugbane feels an affinity with

School: Yale University Major: Psychology & Neuroscience GPA: 3.73 Written by: Doron Monk Flakes, Senior Writer “ Not Park Slope, not Williamsburg where the hipsters like to live these days.” she says. “Southern Brooklyn, twenty minutes from the Coney Island boardwalk where I spent a lot of time as a child studying marine biology at the aquarium.” The Yale

School: Northeastern University Major: Civil Engineering First Rhodes Scholarship Winner   Co-​​op has been really useful, you learn so many skills you’d never think to learn or might not be exposed to in classroom. I feel like when I grad­uate, I’ll be get­ting two degrees—a civil engi­neering degree, and a work-​​experience degree. Logan Jackson, CEE’16, is

School: Rhode Island School of Design Major: Fine Arts Promoting Artistic Dialogue After several years of working in graphic design, Bahamian-born grad student Anina Major MFA 17 CR returned to school as a fine arts major eager to inspire others with what she has discovered through the act of making. Technically speaking, her current work combines weaving with the creation

  Expected Graduation Date: May 2015 Major: Sports and Leisure Management Employer: Mohegan Sun Internship Title: Regional Marketing Intern   As a proactive and determined senior at Eastern, Avery Floyd has taken initiative to increase his level of experience and build on his resume. Floyd, a sports and leisure management major, completed an internship this past summer at the