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MEET OUR GRADUATES: Once Homeless, Garcia is Now Pursuing a Career in Social Work

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Forty-eight-year-old Francisca Garcia is not only graduating with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in social work, she has already been accepted into 榴莲视频鈥檚 M.S.W. program.聽

MEET OUR GRADUATES: After 10 Years in a Heavy Metal Band, Andre is Now the Pride of the Biology Dept.

鈥淎ll the experiences I gained outside of school helped me when I went back to school,鈥 says Gomes. 鈥淭he creativity, innovation and attention to detail you find in music all translate over to science.鈥

MEET OUR GRADUATES: Business is Ballooning for Finance Major Samantha Sousa

Samantha Sousa is co-owner of Up & Away Balloons R.I., LLC, a woman-run, R.I.-based business.

鈥淓ndings鈥 鈥 The First Full-Length Feature Film by 榴莲视频 Students

Meet the writers/directors of 鈥淓ndings鈥 (from left) Angelica DiMaio, Emily Daltorio and Greg Jason. 鈥淓ndings鈥 premiered on May 5 and is now streaming on YouTube.

Commencement Speaker, Honorary Degree Recipients Announced

Elizabeth Burke Bryant, former executive director of Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, will give the commencement address and receive an honorary degree. The late philanthropist Edward Avedisian will also receive a posthumous degree.

MEET OUR GRADUATES: Jacklyn Xavier, Born Leader

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Jacklyn Xavier is the new engagement coordinator for Leadership Rhode Island. A marketing major, Xavier says, 鈥淓verything I learned at 榴莲视频 can be applied to my engagement strategies.鈥

This Alum Says His Time at 榴莲视频 Laid the Foundation for His Business

Nigel Evangelista 鈥09 is owner of GET STRONG, a strength-training facility that caters to people over 50.

Meet Our Graduates: Hannah Lennox, First Health and Phys. Ed. Student to Complete Honors Program

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For her honors project, this graduating senior surveyed users of R.I. food pantries in five different cities to uncover causes of food insecurity.

Open Books - Open Minds 2023 Student Conference

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Come out and support the research and creative work of 榴莲视频 students on Wednesday, April 19, beginning at 9:15 a.m.

Quenby Hughes, New Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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Not only is Hughes a 榴莲视频 alumna and daughter of two retired 榴莲视频 professors, she is the first woman to serve in this role.