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  • Larain Taylor
    Larain Taylor ’21: An entrepreneurial mind

    Blending community service work, networking, and exposure to big business is part of Larain’s strategy for inventing her future as an entrepreneur.

  • Hannah Gadbois standing in front of a fountain
    Hannah Gadbois '16: The value of faculty mentorship

    Hannah, who earned her degree in Art History, talks about CVPA’s supportive community of professors, academic excellence, and career preparation.

  • Center for Portuguese Studies tiles
    Preserving Portuguese culture at UMassD

    The generosity of several donors brings the rich history of the Portuguese to life at UMass Dartmouth

  • Amana Khatib '21, UMassD Nursing
    Amana Khatib '21

    Ready to make an impact as a nurse

  • Katelin Harlow '21
    Katelin Harlow ’21

    Gained inside knowledge tracking COVID-19 in her biology course

  • Lydia Stormwind
    Lydia Stormwind '22

    A student-athlete motivated to achieve more

  • Alexander Nwonye
    Alexander Nwonye '22

    Preparing for a career in computer engineering

  • Claricela Carranza
    Claricela Carranza ’22

    Fulfilling a dream to be a nurse

  • Chidinma Irabor
    Chidinma Irabor ’22

    Discovering a passion for art

  • Jasmine Jenkins '22
    Jasmine Jenkins '22

    Learning to be the change

  • Eden McKenna-Bateman
    Eden McKenna-Bateman '23: Art history major

    Eden has been accepted into the RISD Museum Guild program.

  • Owen Tower, UMassD physics alum and PhD student at University of Colorado Boulder
    Owen Tower ‘20: Ambitious scholar

    Owen, who earned his degree in physics at UMassD, attributes faculty mentorship and internships with helping him segue into a PhD program at the University of Colorado Boulder.

  • 1983 UMassD Hockey Team
    John and Tom Findley: Keeping the Corsair tradition since 1984

    “We will continue to support UMassD and the values it has taught us."

  • Joshua Depina, Computer Science student at UMassD
    Joshua Depina '21: Integrating service & learning

    Joshua supplements his studies with military service, real-world experience, and community engagement to prepare for his future as a software engineer.

  • Shannon Kennedy
    Shannon Kennedy ‘23: Engineering mentee

    The Women in Engineering Peer Mentoring Program preps Shannon, a first-year student, for early career success.

  • Prinkle Sharma and Vidhyashree Nagaraju, College of Engineering alums awarded tenure-track faculty positions at prestigious universities
    Engineering graduates accept tenure track faculty appointments

    Prinkle Sharma and Vidhyashree Nagaraju, who completed their PhDs in Computer Engineering, have accepted tenure track faculty appointments at nationally ranked universities.

  • Spencer Berryman, marketing major at UMass Dartmouth
    Spencer Berryman ’21: The art of communication

    Faculty mentors, community service work, and a Dell EMC workshop help Spencer find the confidence to pursue a bright future.

  • Ucal Palmer
    Ucal Palmer '94: Spreading Corsair pride to Atlanta

    Palmer joined the Alumni Association Board to make a greater impact on current students

  • Ian Mwalago, business school student and Dell-EMC intern
    Ian Mwalago '22: Changing the faces of tech

    Ian Mwalago shares how finding an on-campus mentor and participating in the UMassD/Dell-EMC "Changing the Faces of Technology STEM Leadership" collaboration has positioned him for success.

  • Elaine Varelas '79
    Elaine Varelas '79: Opening up possibilities for UMassD students

    “Supporting UMassD is something we should be really proud to be able to do.”

  • Family of four
    Tocci family builds a legacy at UMassD

    Three Tocci sons look forward to successful futures

  • Stephanie Mireku
    Stephanie Mireku '11: "I hope to be able to influence the next generation of UMassD alumni”

    Worcester native connects success to her UMassD experience

  • Marianne Sullivan, UMassD
    "They are my future."

    Marianne Sullivan values the future healthcare workers studying at UMassD

  • Joe Cozzolino '87
    Joe Cozzolino '87: "UMass Dartmouth was the place I wanted to support."

    Engineering foundation led to a career in cutting-edge fiber optic technology

  • Craig Elkins
    Understanding what students need to succeed

    Craig Elkins witnesses the determination of UMassD students

  • Erin Steele '20: Grateful and proud

    An internship at medical device start-up, a semester abroad in Cyprus, and challenging bioengineering courses were part of her career preparation

  • Bailey Avila is pursuing her PhD in marine science at SMAST
    Bailey Avila ’23: DoD scholarship recipient

    Bailey, who is pursuing her PhD in marine science and technology, has been awarded a multi-year Department of Defense SMART Scholarship.

  • Abderahmane Naidjate is a junior majoring in engineering at UMassD
    Abderahmane Naidjate '21: Fortune 500 intern

    Being involved in a student organization for young professionals has helped Abderahmane, a computer engineering major, hone his leadership skills and land internships with two Fortune 500 companies.

  • Meshkat Botshekan '19, UMassD alum, is one of the developers of the Carbin app
    Meshkat Botshekan '19: Reducing the carbon footprint

    Meshkat, a Civil and Environmental Engineering PhD student at MIT, collaborates with UMassD professors to develop app designed to help fight the effects of climate change.

  • Ike N. and Kathy Carter
    Ike Nzerem '19: Senior associate

    Faculty mentorship and internships prepared Ike for a full-time accounting position with State Street Corp.

  • Liberal arts major - Ana Da Paixao
    Ana Da Paixao '20: Model United Nations

    Ana honed her research skills through participation in Model United Nations events on campus and in New York City.

  • Engineering students prep for Target Hackathon 2019
    COE design teams take top awards at Target’s Sleepwear Safety & Design Hackathon

    Two teams of Engineering students placed first and second in a national competition to create safer alternatives to hazardous flame retardants used in children’s sleepwear.

  • Debbie Gustafson, CEO Energetiq
    Debbie Gustafson '85: CEO, Energetiq

    World traveler, high stakes negotiator, known as a trailblazing executive and clairvoyant marketer, Debbie Gustafson, BSME '85, has packed a wide range of experience into a stellar career.

  • A stopped MBTA train
    Smoothing out the Red Line: capstone with community impact

    For their senior capstone project, four mechanical engineering students worked for the MBTA to design and build a sensor to capture data along the Red Line's bumpy ride.

  • Jorge Tolentino
    UMass Dartmouth welcomes Dr. Jorge Tolentino

    Dr. Tolentino will give a lecture on “U.S. Cabo Verde Relations: The construction of a historic and strategic partnership.”

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