and marketing company. In addition to media research and event execution, Bonadies helped Maker’s Mark Bourbon, an ECL client, acquire media coverage for events and promotions in New York, Boston, and Atlanta. Thomas Butler ’11, who is studying both finance and management at Bryant, was a summer analyst for Goldman Sachs. He worked in the Financial Accounting Services Department on a number of different projects including an effort to reduce the firm’s exposure and risk in regard to foreign exchange rates. At UBS financial services, Stephanie Del Mistro ’11 (East Williston, NJ) researched insurance annuities, generated mutual fund proposals, and gained hands-on expertise with the company’s financial planning software. “I am constantly communicating with financial
advisers, asking questions, and trying to absorb everything that is thrown at me,” she said. Arielle Nicole Katz ’11
(Marlborough, MA), the Class of 2011 co-chair was one of six event coordinators at Shiraz Events. “I have done everything from creating editorial production timelines for Shakira’s fragrance launch to running a silent auction at the Stonewall Community Foundation awards show and dinner, to the event production for the Amazon.com Holiday 2010 product launch. I’m always busy!” she said. Marketing major Christopher McKay ’11 (South Glastonbury, CT) worked with the senior vice president of marketing for Atlantic Records, where he helped handle the day-to-day activities of promotions and tours for artists such as Jay-Z, T.I., Ryan Star, and Wynter Gordon.
graduate employment success
Over the past several years, Bryant graduates continue to demonstrate a competitive advantage in the marketplace. The Classes of 2007-2010, from both the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Business, have enjoyed a stellar employment and graduate school placement rate despite the economic decline. More than 96% of graduates are employed or enrolled in graduate school within six months of Bryant Commencement.
President Ronald K. Machtley gives a high-five to Senior Class Gift co-chair Christopher Lussier ’10 as he reports on fundraising progress.
SENIOR CLASS GIFT TRADITION Pratik Parikh ’10 (Garfield, NJ )
talks enthusiastically when looking back at his four years at Bryant. During that time he served as a resident assistant, was inducted into Bryant’s chapter of the national leadership honor society Omicron Delta Kappa, and was a member of the Multicultural Student Union —filling the role of president as a senior. His education at Bryant has led Parikh to pursue a Master’s Degree in Governmental Accounting and, next January, begin working at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He couldn’t think of a better way to give back to Bryant than by taking part in the efforts of the Senior Class Gift Committee, which set out to raise money to establish an endowed scholarship. “I thought that by joining this committee, I would be able to make a positive impact on the students who will be attending Bryant in the future,” he says. Through the work of the committee and the generosity of the
members of the Class of 2010, nearly $41,000 was raised for an endowed scholarship. The class also set a new participation rate record of 55 percent, which tops the record set by the Class of 2009. Parikh is just one of the many students who have participated in the Senior Class Gift tradition at Bryant throughout the years. Since the 1960s, hundreds of students have started their commitment to give back to their alma mater before graduation. Gifts to the campus over the years include W J M F Radio Station (1979), lighting and benches along Alumni Walk (2001), and funds to renovate the Archway (2008). As Jessica Bolton ’10 (Belgrade Lakes, ME) notes, the Senior Class Gift program helps establish a foundation that can be built on as students become alumni. “The generosity displayed by our classmates shows we are a strong class and that we will continue to give to Bryant and support future students,” she says.
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