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Maguire Meservey College of Health and Human Services and Bertolon School of Business

C OM M E NC E M E N T S PE A K E R A N D HONOR A RY DE G R E E R E C I PI E N T MONIQUE MORRIS, EdD AUTHOR AND SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLAR Monique W. Morris, EdD is an award-winning author and social justice scholar with three decades of experience in the areas of education, civil rights, juvenile and criminal justice. Dr. Morris is the President/CEO of Grantmakers for Girls of Color, a philanthropic collaborative that supports a world in which all girls and young women of color are healthy, safe, thriving, and fully empowered to dream and shape their desired reality on their terms, while dismantling structural barriers created by racism, sexism and ageism and other forms of oppression that prevent their full participation in our country’s future. In May 2020, she launched the Love is Healing Fund, which has granted nearly $3 million to more than 140 organizations nationwide, and in September 2020, she co-founded the Black Girl Freedom Fund as part of the #1Billion4BlackGirls campaign calling for a $1 billion investment in Black girls over the next 10 years. Dr. Morris is an Executive Producer and co-writer of the documentary film, PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools, which is based upon two of her books, Sing A Rhythm, Dance A Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls (The New Press, 2019) and Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools (The New Press, 2016). She is also the author of Black Stats: African Americans by the Numbers in the Twenty-First Century (The New Press, 2014), Too Beautiful for Words (MWM Books, 2012), and she worked with Kemba Smith on her book, Poster Child: The Kemba Smith Story (IBJ Book Publishing, 2011). Dr. Morris has written dozens of articles, book chapters, and other publications on social justice issues and lectured widely on research, policies, and practices associated with improving juvenile/criminal justice, educational, and socioeconomic conditions for girls and women of color. Her 2018 TED talk on how to stop the criminalization of Black girls in schools has received more than 1.8 million views and been translated into 18 languages. Dr. Morris is the Founder of the National Black Women’s Justice Institute (NBWJI), an organization that works to interrupt school-to-confinement pathways for girls, reduce the barriers to employment for formerly incarcerated women, and increase the capacity of organizations working to reduce sexual assault and domestic violence in African American communities. She served as an adjunct associate professor for Saint Mary’s College of California between 2013-2018 and has taught at the University of San Francisco and California State University, Sacramento. Dr. Morris is a 2012 Soros Justice Fellow, the former Vice President for Economic Programs, Advocacy and Research at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the former Director of Research for the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice at the UC Berkeley Law School. She has also worked in partnership with and served as a consultant for federal, state and county agencies, national academic and research institutions, and communities throughout the nation to develop research, comprehensive approaches and training curricula to eliminate racial/ethnic and gender disparities in justice and educational systems. Her work in this area has informed the development and implementation of improved culturally competent and gender-responsive continua of services for youth. Dr. Morris’ work has been profiled by MSNBC, CSPAN2, The Washington Post, The New York Times, NPR, and PBS, among other national and local print, radio, and television media. Her research intersects race, gender, education and justice to explore the ways in which Black communities, and other communities of color, are uniquely affected by social policies. She also frequently lectures on the life and legacy of the artist Prince.

T H E S C HOOL OF G R A DU AT E S T U D I E S C E R E MON Y COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM PROCESSIONAL Bankelsangerlieder – Anonymous CONVENING OF COMMENCEMENT David J. Silva, Provost and Academic Vice President NATIONAL ANTHEM Matthew Bollen ’21 The Star-Spangled Banner – Key GREETINGS John D. Keenan, President Rob Lutts, Chair, Board of Trustees Tiffany Gayle Chenault, President, Salem Chapter, Massachusetts State College Association STUDENT ADDRESS Brian D’Amico ’21 CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE David J. Silva, Provost and Academic Vice President John D. Keenan, President HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT Monique Morris, EdD, Author and Social Justice Scholar COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Monique Morris, EdD, Author and Social Justice Scholar PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES David J. Silva, Provost and Academic Vice President CONFERRING OF DEGREES John D. Keenan, President WELCOME TO THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Debra Lee Surface ’05, ’19G, President, Alumni Association ADJOURNMENT David J. Silva, Provost and Academic Vice President RECESSIONAL Bankelsangerlieder – Anonymous

CA N D I DAT E S F OR DE G R E E S

GRADUATE STUDENTS Colored Hoods Worn by Degree Candidates Designate Degree Received Apricot – Master of Science in Nursing Blue – Master of Education, Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study – Educational Leadership Citron – Master of Social Work

Drab – Master of Business Administration, Master of Science – Accounting Gold – Master of Science Teal – Master of Science, Occupational Therapy White – Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching

Braided Cords Worn by Masters’ Candidates Designate Graduates’ College/School White – College of Arts and Sciences Citron – Maguire Meservey College of Health and Human Services

Drab – Bertolon School of Business Blue – School of Education

C OL L E G E OF A RT S A N D S C I E NC E S Master of Arts – English Alyssa Carrizales Kathleen Joan Crighton Marc Vincent Delaney

Hannah Lee Drew Devin Nicole Johnson

Joselin Saray Lemus Patrick Michael Morse

Kristen Elizabeth Reilly Gabriela Landeo Reny

Master of Arts – History Lucas D. Benson Richard Carpenter Alyssa G. A. Conary

Patrick Michael Foley Ezekiel Holt

Liam Henry Jones Anne Carol Mailo

Erin Anne Murphy Ana Maria Alakija Waddey

Master of Arts/Master of Arts in Teaching – English Salvatore B. Barbagallo

Master of Arts in Teaching – Art Laura Jean Godinho Lisa Groleau

Ryan Patrick Phelan Amanda Brooks Skinner

Kyle Smith

Rebecca Wangerin-Wolfe

Master of Arts in Teaching – English Dakota Wingate Durbin

Shelby Therese Katis

Danielle Maltais

Master of Arts in Teaching – English to Speakers of Other Languages Meghan Claffey Xiaohang Ji Nelson Maldonado Eileen M. Mendoza

Linh Dang Thuy Nguyen Christophe Poirier Shanaly Maite Rodriguez Ramirez

Molly Ryan Nour Mustafa Samerraei

Jade K. Shaw Kristen Mary Beebe Vaisvila

Degree candidate listings accurate as of May 17, 2021

Master of Arts in Teaching – History Matthew Avigian

Danielle Jordan Bryan

Daniel Allston Sargent

Master of Arts in Teaching – Mathematics Brianna A. Goulet

Master of Arts in Teaching – Middle School Mathematics Emily Arthur

Nicole Eleanor Ricko

Angela Snyder

Master of Arts in Teaching – Physical Education Katherine Elizabeth Miller

Master of Arts in Teaching – Spanish Cristina Jauregui Figaredo

Holly Markiewicz

Leah Olivia Merullo

Scott Ryan Sumrall

Master of Science – Behavior Analysis Jason Russell Gardner Jason Scott Hensley

Kirina Laryea Malana Jean Malonson

Molly Milanes Matthew Lee Turski Ramon Andres Rodriguez Meza

Master of Science – Counseling Sarah Michelle Condict Melissa Maryanna Countie Vanessa Marie Federico Melissa Freitag

Daphnee Carla Georges Meghan Greene Amna Abdulaziz Haider Jennifer Marie Heroux

Jessica Marie McGonagle Patricia F. Moura Monika Lee Pimentel Jamie Saxonis

Theresa Stegner Nicole Stoico Shakira Urena Elizabeth Marie Webber

Master of Science – Geo-Information Science Madden Page Bremer Meghan Elizabeth Castonguay

Lubing Li

Samantha Oglesby

Sheida Serafat

Master of Science – Industrial/Organizational Psychology Joseph Aloi Jamie Chase

Kristen Victoria Couto Cecilia Maria Gray

Ayon Iwasaki Neil Jacobsen

Olivia Petras Camille Rose Zafrani

Master of Science – Mathematics Kerry William McDermott

Fianna Walsh

B E RTOL ON S C HOOL OF B U S I N E S S Master of Business Administration Siham Almesskine Erin Ann Buckley Alexander Colby

Brian D’Amico Sarah Denny Golab Osamuyimen Ekhator

Lauren Joyce Folino Stephanie Ladas Patrick William McFall

Mark Saccardo Nodira Sidikova Ariadne de Oliveira Torres

Master of Science – Accounting George Morara Ayoti John Buckley Bryan Cohn

Katherine Sheila Crane Megan Elizabeth Drane Do Hang

Emily Wu Heng Lauren Nichole Rondon Erica Lee Sacramone

Kristen Simberg Joseph Tayler

S C HOOL OF E DUCAT ION Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study – Educational Leadership Alexandra Marie Adreani Susan Lynn Allen Emma Teresa Bartlett Brandon Anthony Bates Traci Lynn Beane Mary Louise Bigus Ashley Christine Boucher Stacy Braga Derek Jerome Brennan Jessica Butler McCollom Amy Cheever Candelora Derval M. Cleary-Bentley Stacie Marie Colella Lara V. Collins Susan Karen Connolly

Chelsea Elizabeth Davidson Helena Diamond Carritte Eleni Dixon Kaitlin Maria Dolan Michelle Janice Ervin Kelly Anne Flynn Kathleen Foreman Bethanne Jessica Goldman Darryl Michael Huntington Jill Ippolito Danielle LaRocque Patrick S. Lamusta Kerry Leccese Meeyoung Choi Lee Nicole Colette Luongo

Melissa Dara Lutchen Tracey Lynn Marino Allegra Rose Marrone Leslie A. Means Rachel Elise Miller Fabiane Noronha Katelyn Elizabeth Orlando Lilya NMN Perliger Joanna Plotz Amanda Powers Nicole Radulski Roneline Louise Ramoutarsingh Elias Reinoso

Colleen Roach Catarina Saenz Rachel Marie Shanley Olivia Rose Shluger Susan Smith Maryellen Spillane Jessica Lynne Stryhalaleck Meghan Thomas Sullivan Kristen Swanson Maria Terry Danielle Jones Theissen Elizabeth Grande Wahlman White Barbara Wallace

Master of Education – Early Childhood Education Katelyn Bartlett Erika Marie Benjamin Brooke Janine Coffill Kylie M. Currier Alicia Marie DeGusto Kristina DiMaria Kayce Janelle Fitzgerald

Kylie A. Forgione Karisa Marie Goffredo Leanne Guarino Audrey Linda Hardenstine Briana Lynn Johnson Kara A. Jussaume Sarah A. Lampasona

Emma W. Lederman Cynthia Petrucci Fiona Prentice Elvia Nelly Salazar-Lapop Belkis Sanchez Castro Kelly Shedd Brooke Lindsey Simpson

Emma Stantial Cassandra Sullivan Amy Nicole Tedesco Jennifer Rae Travaglini Adriana Janice Wilson Nicole Wise

Master of Education – Elementary Education Emma Louise Afflitto Felicia Elizabeth Beaton Meaghan Elizabeth Bettano Abigail Rose Bickford Geoffrey William Boundy Caroline Briere Marirose Xiaofen Brown Gioia Mary Cianciarulo

Angelica Rose Cimino Lauren Elizabeth Cipoletti Rachel Parmelia Cirinna Elizabeth Proctor Coughlin Keila Dakota Cox Erin Elizabeth Davies Caroline DiOrio Jessica Elizabeth Esposito

Michelle Foley Emily Frances Frost Emily J. Hennessy Meghan Elizabeth Hubbard Hannah Elizabeth James Kristen Jennings Jennifer Rose Kasper

Emily Baldwin Lamkin George A. Little Joyce Martins Khrystine Rhodes Juliane Souza Rachael Ann Sullivan Jill Eden Twomey

Master of Education – Higher Education in Student Affairs Brian James Andy Joshua Austin Beckett Devin Owen Clemons Kiara Danielle Dade Madison Christine Heerdt Robert Leslie Hines

Penelope Michaeleen Lane Katie Anne Lanigan Lydia Ruth Leitschuh Lemeng Li Allyson McNamee Kristina Jean Pixley

Imani Price Diana Rocheleau Megan Rogers Stacey Rogers James Victor Rooney

Wongly Sine Dylan Stratton Zae Lee Valera Victoria Ann Walsh Sarah Christine White

Master of Education – Leadership in Physical Education and Movement Studies Jackson Barrett Goodwin

Robin Hollenbeck

William K. Platt

Joy Wallace

Master of Education – Library Media Studies Andrew Bolduc Lindsay Sue Castonguay Gabriele Briana Clarke

Whitney Walen Hammond Catherine Myer

Mary Elizabeth Hinckley Smith

Siobhan Smith Sarah Valentine

Master of Education – Reading Alessandra Rose Bisconti

Claud’Jena Clotaire

Rachel Anne Emmons

Courtney Freadman

Master of Education – School Counseling Kourtney Adams Ivelys Arroyo Carolyn Avery Sarah Barnes Dorie Lyn Blieden Matthew Bollen

Jordan Buscetto Kelly Grace Cassidy Sarah Marie Coleman Deena Sabah Corany Cecelia Cresta-Devine Elizabeth Douglas

Alissa Fallon Jody C. Lambert Samantha Lee MacInnis Whitney McNeilly Madison Molea

June-Allison Margaret Perrin Paola Jazmin Samboy Jacquelyn Barri Saunders Kelly Scott Craig Surdam

Master of Education – Secondary Education Eleanor T. Ballard Stefanie Cassandra Bennett Craig Alan Bren Julia Rose Carey David J. Casson

Alex Demarais Brianna Nicole Gagnon Courtney Marie Guadagno Jennifer Mahoney Hibba Najib Nassereddine

Jose Esteban Ortiz Adriana M. Porter Kiana Rolfe Samantha L. Santos

Michael Scatamacchia Gabrielle Patrice Silvonic Erin C. Tettoni Casey Elizabeth Walton

Master of Education – Special Education Sarah Najat Al-Edwan Sean Robert Atcherley Andrew Belliveau Gertia Marie Brown Jessica Lynn Burke Laurel Chabib Jacqueline Elizabeth Colucci Rachel Maureen DelSolio

Christina Marie Doore Marc A. Ferrara Andromahi Christina Giakoumis Katelyn Marie Goodyear Amy Renee Hallman Alanna Herdt Lauren Kostegan

Kathleen Elizabeth Leonard Scott William Levine Lea Jeanne Livermore Ashley Loiacono Kayla McKinnon Thomas L. Milius Paul Mouratidis Jessica Palladino

Victoria Pike Kelsey Puchol Erika Anne Roth Nicholas Santoro Jenna Marie Thomas Katelyn Ann Tropeano Sydney Jacqueline Yancey

M AGU I R E M E S E RV E Y C OL L E G E OF H E A LT H A N D H U M A N S E RV IC E S Master of Science – Criminal Justice Connor Douglas Antony Kelly A. Blanchard Kathryn Jane Brown

Gianna Colantuoni Cassandra Alyse Conti

Kender R. DesRosiers Shaobo Hou

Andrew John McNeilly Rebecca Anne Siefken

Master of Science – Occupational Therapy Catherine Allen Jessica Becque Amanda Renee Borges Michael Boulay Salimata Cisse Sadie Crane Thomas J. Craven Adriana Estrada

Kimberly Evans Martha Mary Fleming Keiani N. Gomes Jennifer Gonzalez Ryan Goselin Julia Imposimato Emily Elizabeth Lauria Sarah Olivia Libby

Marissa Lynne McCormack Nicole Elizabeth McKenna Kathleen Arregoces Naze Meghan Elizabeth Nickola Amanda Nihan Meaghan O’Connor Hannah Louise Paquette

Jaclyn Parseghian Stacie Jean Pierce Melissa Frances Ring Larry Ross Emily Rose Cronin Stanley Sarah Sutton Anne Powers Taylor

Master of Science in Nursing Michelle Andronaco Michelle Barry Gregory M. Bingham Larisa Vladimirovna Bukhovko Elena Z. Burdman Julieanne Burridge Gallus Fotabong Allison Storrs Hare

Dena-Marie Denise Holder Leena Johnson Angelina Marina Kalafatis Finley Jeanne Laurentine Feunang Kia Christine Marie Marmen Kristine Papagni Masella Marie Mathurin

Shelby Menard Siobhan Marie Murphy Kathy O’Brien Blandine Tchiengoua Pousseu Patricia Ramsden Kristen Richards Theresa Marie-John Short

Lachee Sim Rachel A. Sorrentino Olivia Carmen Studley Erin Alyse Tardanico Lincoln Akre Teal Brie Lenna Trefrey Caroline Grace Turnbull

Master of Social Work Cassandra Amenta Alejandra Arredondo Susan L. Bacher Megan Bolger Alyssa Boudreau Abigail Kathryn Breese-Young Patrice Ann Buccieri Kim Michele Burditt Megan Clark Crystal Ryan Clunie Megan Coletti Julie Lynne Collins Mackenzie Comeau Jessica Contois Marina Del Carmen Cruz Erin Curley Erin D’Angelo F. Simone Dancier Eleanor Gleason DeVol Melanie Ann Demoree Jennifer DiMaria Emily Helen Donahue Emily Doyle Edna Duarte Semprum

Maeve Dullea Alan Joseph Dupont Danielle Eggleston Kristin Eisenzopf Nicole England Samantha Marie Erle Christina Anne Fields Tracy Ann Fitzmartin Rosebelline Magdala Florestal Melissa Jean Foley Briana Fortado Lea Anne Freitas Dayna Gordon Courtney L. Green Emily Therese Gunn Dylan Michael Hay Bailey Nicole Hendrickson Vanessa Hogu Caroline Beatriz Jankowski Migta JeanBaptiste Krystina Marie Kodinski Taylor Alyson Kurmis Rebecca Grace Lang Jonathon Moses Leiner

Jennifer Shawn Lenicheck Kaitlyn Mabee Chelsea Carol Maillet Katie Nicole Marasco Nicole Martini Rachael McGovern Michelle Elizabeth Mezansky Emilene A. Montoya Diane Mowry Molly Marie Murphy Flutura Mustafa Thienkim Ngoc Nguyen Hannah Noseworthy Kelly O’Donnell Nkemdilim Obiageli Okeke Sabrina Marie Paratore Samantha Lee Peavey Anne T. Perriello Nicole Poirier Julia Potter Tayla Prizio Jacqueline Nyomy Ramirez Valerie Rene-Joseph Ingrid Marisol Rivas

Sophia Johnston Robledo Gabriela Rodmy Rodulfo Nia Rollins Celinett Romero Shannon E. Rose Anna Mae Rourke Cherry Miwa Russell Brianna Silva Claudia Frances Smith Erica Susan Smith Holly Smith Richard Alfred Stewart Natessa Kallie Storm Brooke Stott Kirmsheska Suazo Jennifer Rose Sullivan Áine Sweetnam Kara Trietsch Mirelys Vacca Demitra Maureen Velonis Jill Wayrynen Colin Montgomery White Gabriel Zarkadas 9

C OL L E G E OF A RT S A N D S C I E NC E S a nd S C HOOL OF E DUCAT ION C E R E MON Y COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM PROCESSIONAL Bankelsangerlieder – Anonymous CONVENING OF COMMENCEMENT David J. Silva, Provost and Academic Vice President NATIONAL ANTHEM Olivia Perez ’21 The Star-Spangled Banner – Key GREETINGS John D. Keenan, President Rob Lutts, Chair, Board of Trustees Tiffany Gayle Chenault, President, Salem Chapter, Massachusetts State College Association STUDENT ADDRESS Toiell J. Washington ’21 CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE David J. Silva, Provost and Academic Vice President John D. Keenan, President HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT Monique Morris, EdD, Author and Social Justice Scholar COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Monique Morris, EdD, Author and Social Justice Scholar PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES David J. Silva, Provost and Academic Vice President CONFERRING OF DEGREES John D. Keenan, President WELCOME TO THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Debra Lee Surface ’05, ’19G, President, Alumni Association ADJOURNMENT David J. Silva, Provost and Academic Vice President RECESSIONAL Bankelsangerlieder – Anonymous

CA N D I DAT E S F OR DE G R E E S Honors are Designated as Follows UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ◊ Summa Cum Laude (cumulative grade-point average 3.850 – 4.000) ‡ Magna Cum Laude (cumulative grade-point average 3.600 – 3.849) * Cum Laude (cumulative grade-point average 3.300 – 3.599) Honors designations are based on a cumulative average through the end of the fall semester 2019. Honors status may change as a result of spring semester’s grade performance. Students graduating with the distinction of honors will be recognized as follows: Summa Cum Laude – red cord; Magna Cum Laude – white cord; Cum Laude – gold cord.

Colored Tassels on Graduates’ Caps Designate Degree Received Apricot – Nursing

Light Blue – Education

Blue and Green – Geography

Orange – Cartography and Geographic Information Systems

Brown and Orange – Liberal Studies

Pink – Music

Citron – Social Work

Sage Green – Athletic Training, Healthcare Studies, and Sport and Movement Science

Copper – Economics Dark Blue – Social Sciences (Criminal Justice, Fire Science, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology) Drab – Business Administration Golden Yellow – Science (Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geological Sciences, Information Technology, Mathematics)

Silver Grey – Theatre Arts Teal – Occupational Health Studies White – Art, Communications, Dance, English, Spanish, and World Languages and Cultures

+ This symbol indicates that the graduate has completed an additional major in another discipline. See page 17.

C OL L E G E OF A RT S A N D S C I E NC E S Bachelor of Arts – Art Nicole Belliveau Jared L. Blyer Aleasha Chartrand Shaniece Deedra Cooper Erin Kathleen Crowley

‡ Eliezer Hernandez-Scales Matthew Edward Heuston ‡ Ashley Hobbs Mali Alexa Lees Zhixi Lin +

Yinuo Luo Koda Mehalba Miguel Ozuna Amanda Rachel Pelletier Sarah Eileen Retalic

◊ Julia Michelle Serino Rangel Soto Caminero ‡ Jenna R. Tirone * Morgan A. Walsh Skyler Joy Welch

Bachelor of Arts – Dance ‡ Olivia Holly-Beck Fasino Lisandra Nicole Fernandez

Kylie Patricia Persson ‡ Kristy Ann Pratt

Degree candidate listings accurate as of May 17, 2021

* Malissa Marie Pratt * Molly Quinn

Anastasia Monique Wade * Abigail M. White

Bachelor of Arts – English Melissa A. Alleruzzo * Liana Violet Angelis + ◊ Yining Bao ◊ Jillian Marie Bowden ‡ Katherine Brown Ian Patrick Byrne ◊ Jieru Chen * Xuefei Chen ◊ Jessica Cook ◊ Dylan Deforge ◊ Weilin Ding Alexis Anna Dirocco + ‡ Shijie Fan ‡ Samantha A. Flaherty

‡ Christina T. Gelin ◊ Sean Lawrence Godbout ◊ Hanyu Guo ◊ Huijie Ji ‡ Qingyi Ji ◊ Xinrui Jiang * Yijiao Jiang Michad Jayman Jones * Conor Francis Kilbride ‡ Savannah Rae Kolosey ◊ Yue Li ◊ Yue Ling ◊ Xiaoyu Liu

‡ Tingyi Lou ‡ Yezhen Ma Matthew Manock + ‡ Aislinn McCarthy Logan James Mitchell ◊ Kaitlyn Marie Munsell + ◊ Olivia Ohlson + ◊ Shivani Patel ‡ Sofia Carmen Perez ◊ Alexandria A. Ritchie ◊ Yangxu Shen ‡ Kayma G. Snook Wanning Sun

◊ Mingyue Tao ◊ Yicheng Tao * Antonia Gabriella Tello * Han Wang Brooke Ashley Williams ◊ Jin Jin Wu ‡ Yang Xia ◊ Zhen Xu ◊ Jingzhe Zhang ◊ Xiyan Zhang ◊ Peitong Zhao ‡ Xiao Qi Zhou ‡ QingYi Zhuang

Bachelor of Arts – History Rebecca Lynne Arons Nicholas John Aslanian * Alexandra Berube ‡ Dakota Carol Carnes + * Kathryn A. Coe ‡ Jennifer Ann Cook + Justin Michael Cravotta Michael Garvey-Prochilo ◊ Jessica Marie Harris * Kylee R. Hodnett

Abigail P. Johnson Sandra Joseph ‡ Ari Kamouzis Christian Andrew Kelly Mohamed A. Khoshafa Johnwilliam Kriebel Alexis Yvonne LaMontagne * Nicole Lavoie Zachary A. Lefebvre ‡ Nicholas Adam MacPhail

Colin Mackenzie ◊ Daniel L. Maloney Abigail J. McDaniel ‡ Sean David McLaughlin * Lehan Morley Elijah Franz Muller * Matthew Lawrence Naylor ◊ Jacqueline Nunes Raphael Dias Ostrowski Natalia Pacheco

Nicholas Poulakidas Nicholas Robert Quirk Margaret Rose Reardon Kelly Erin Romancito ‡ Dylan Stone Brianna Rose Sullivan * Duella Sutton ◊ Matthew George Swindell Carliana Elizabeth Zoquier

Bachelor of Arts – Music Maggie D. Carrier ◊ Annabelle Grace Dionne ◊ Madeleine Downs ‡ Tyler F. Hamilton

Caillie Hughes Daniel R. Lepore * Jacob Lyons * Allan MacTaylor

Matthew George Menice * Brooke Papineau Jonah Sanabia

Adam J. Silvia ‡ Alison Marie Smith ◊ Michael Walter Spreadbury

Bachelor of Arts – Philosophy ◊ Philip Baruch

Briana L. Dozois

Jacqueline Zaccaria

Bachelor of Arts – Political Science ◊ Sage Jordan Grant +

Jessica Marinez-Gomez

Thomas William Musumeci

◊ Thea Louise Thomaseth Bugge

Bachelor of Arts – Psychology Vanessa Lissette Benitez * Samaya Brizard Cisneros Matthew Patrick Catalano Lyla Claire Bonaccorso-Nulisch Gerald Joseph

Vanessa Lemus Aguilar Iyanoska Liria * Rose Marie Mullane

Bachelor of Arts – Sociology Tara Maureen Driscoll 12

Brenda Michel

Jasmine Marie Rodriguez Nurkis A. Saillant Charlene Savary

Bachelor of Arts – Theatre Arts ◊ Sarah D. Belley ‡ Reagan Bistany * Laura Marie Chipman * Stephanie Michelle Colclough

‡ Caleb Joseph Dion Colleen Eccles Alexandria I. Hogan

Francisco Miguel Mota James W. Norling Joseph Nicholas Petrella

‡ Jillian Rose Pinkham Alexander L. Verville ◊ Thomas James White +

Bachelor of Arts – World Languages and Cultures Spencer E. Feuerbach Danielle N. Fiandaca

* Kenneth Richard Hyland ‡ Robyn Lipkowitz +

‡ Adelajda Malaj Andreina Maria Santiago

* Cathryn Rose Timpany

Bachelor of Fine Arts – Theatre Arts ◊ Hannah Molly Ashe Schanaya Barrows * Jacob Cole Crosbie Ryan Richard Doyle * Gabrielle Depaula Gervasio

◊ Leah Claire Goodreau * Emily Rachel Henry ‡ Catherine Maria Janos ‡ Benjamin Joyall Hunter Alan Mountz

‡ Michelle Pothier Nicholas William Principi ‡ Margaret Sweeney ◊ Lillian Tavares

* Christopher Raul Vega * Xander Robert Viera * Alexandra Joan White Harlan Richard White

Bachelor of Liberal Studies – Interdisciplinary Studies ◊ Alice Paul Hurst-MacDonald

◊ Joyce Martins

Savion Isaiah Wade

Bachelor of Science – Athletic Training Nathaniel Root

Christian Jacobus van der Schijff

Bachelor of Science – Biology Kehinde Abdul-Kareem * Madison J. Angelli Hakeem A. Animashaun Armelle Antoine Shirley Marion Bachini ◊ Angela L. Bellerose Meredith Bilbo Emily Madeleine Boyle Franshesca Brino Nayma Cabral Olivia Johanna Cassia * Francis Joseph Cervone-Maffa Tianna Chambers Miyen Rosien Chang Contreras ◊ Jevin P. Corrado Anthonie Cruz Ruben Omar Cruz Diaz Lana Millicent D’Addieco Ariele Da Cunha * Jardhe A. Davila ‡ Zinnia Deth Ashley Dibona

‡ Graham Charles Dyer ‡ Joseph Anthony Fabiano, Jr. Cody Michael Famiglietti ◊ Danielle Faraczek Felicia Felizardo Emily Fletcher * Anastasia Rose Forgitano Kathleen Goeke Amanda Jannel Guerrero Sydney Alexandre Guerrier + Jeffline Gweah Halima Iman Hassan * Grace Catherine Hosman Xhesika Hoxhallari ‡ Sandy T. Huu * Britney Jean - Baptiste * Nicole Danielle Jones Valerie Joseph * Shauna Jean Kelley ‡ Lindsey Kemp * Jacqueline Marie Leuci Jose Rafael Lizardo

Yoceline Jazmin Lopez ◊ Angelika MacClellan Ann Mary McCarthy Darcy McDowell * Alyssa M. Mello Savannah Sok Mom Reynes Antonio Moncion Carol Monje ‡ Daiana R. Moreno * Licia O’Brien ‡ Richard Stanley Okraska III ‡ Alyssa L. Palladino Mariah Anae Panza * Emily M. Panzino * Alexandra Catherine Pappas Alyssa Kaye Pearson Sopheap Phath Melissa Pimentel ‡ Rejina Pokharel * Maria Elena Ramos Alyssa Raposo

‡ Greicy Reyes Espinal * Lilibeth Rodriguez ‡ Sami Sahloul * Elsy Maricela Sanchez Figueroa * Jesse Schwed ◊ Rebecca Michelle Shteynberg Savannah Leigh Smith Devin Joseph Sobezenski * Joseph Salvatore Sorrentino Timothy Howard Sova, Jr. ‡ Diana Marie Tarnowski Rayza Soares Teixeira Serjio Trevino * Nicholas Connell Tripoli * Rachel Tripp Samuel A. Tufts ‡ Abigail Jacqueline Varney ◊ Lily Vu ‡ Eri Watanabe * Alicia Adrienne Wood Raysa Esther Zorrilla

Bachelor of Science – Cartography and Geographic Information Systems ◊ David Andrew Bitler Jessica Marie Curtis

Michael John DeBenedictis * Joshua Tyler Takashi Earley

* Harry Francis Gibbons William Paul Hickey

* Steven Anthony Rao

Bachelor of Science – Chemistry ‡ Holly P. Bartlett Jacob Beirholm Paige Juliet Canale ‡ Luciano A. Cuevas

‡ Justin Debrow Tyler J. Harlow Kitty Anne Hoyt Juliana Marie Lalicata

Rachel Catherine Marks ‡ Cindy Lee Nguyen Ryan Edward Nolan

◊ Sarah Elizabeth Solt Alexander Uchendu * Liam Thomas Wilson

Bachelor of Science – Computer Science * Ahmad Alhayek Nicholas Alpine Mohamed Marouane Benchater ‡ Isaac Jose Da Silva ◊ Jani Demiri Patrick M. Doran * Veridson Felissaint

Erin Elizabeth Foote Kyle Greeley * Zachary Landon Harriss Zachary D. Heiner * Gary Howard * Iraklios Kocani Daniel Masarsky

* Sarah Marie Meninger * Steven Alan Moody ◊ Colby Morrissey ◊ Prabin Nepal Pranit Pokhrel Zachary Thomas Rich Cameron Leonard Riley

Foday Mohamed Samura Muhammed Imraan Shaikh Rithy Suon Michael Taggart Tommy Thongsythavong * Pawel Wilczynski

Bachelor of Science – Economics Yaseen Ahmed Bugis ◊ Isabella Gentile

‡ Anthony Luiso + Fiston Lumande Makuwa

‡ Alexandra Perry Michael A. Pinto

* Sean Patrick Ward +

Bachelor of Science – Fire Science Administration ‡ John Babstock Sean Edward Bohannon, Jr. James Thomas Caron Ryan Patrick Gavin * Roberto Gonzalez

* Andrew David Greenbaum Sean Eric Hebert Gregory Johnston David Morse

◊ Derek Francis Pope Louiginna Rijo * Anthony Richard Rusciano Victor Soto Perez

David Stankovski Steven J. Twomey ‡ David Valenzuela Manuel Valenzuela

Bachelor of Science – Geography ◊ Felicia Elizabeth Beaton Kyle James Brosseau * Larkin J. Canuel Jessica Ileana Cintron

◊ Jillian Jeanne Danton * Leah Devlin ◊ Victoria DiBenedetto ‡ Jack Robert Olson

Aileen Marie Phelan William Anthoney Reddy, Jr. James P. Reiling * Catia Santos

Katelyn Mary Sartori * Tyler M. Wayne ‡ Amanda Willis +

Bachelor of Science – Geological Sciences Kristen Marie Anastopoulos ‡ Katelyn Carpi Hannah E. Gonsalves

Tiarra Alise Love Elaina Maxwell

Brianna Reid Eleanor Anne Massé Roccio

Nicholas Christopher Stott ◊ Sharissa Yasmin Thompson

Bachelor of Science – Information Technology Kyle Christopher Alves

◊ Joseph Cardinal

Bryan James Gargan

Rajib Sapkota

Bachelor of Science – Mathematics * Christina Hope Abouzeid + Stevan John Blamer Angelina Marie Burke ‡ Brittany Alice Cournoyer 14

‡ Gianna Marie DeNisco + * Jacob Adam Doiron + ‡ Alyssa C. Ekstrom + * Abigail M. Glidden +

Cassandra Jean Jerszyk + * Justin J. Kelly Maxwell R. Mogavero Luis Alfredo Fiestas Monteiro

Luis Pelaez ‡ Jackson Petroccione Calie R. Richman ◊ Kim Anh Tran

Bachelor of Science – Media and Communication ◊ Marina Rose Abate Thomas Connor Ambrose Louis D. Angelone * Robert Francis Beatty Cameron Beevers Sean N. Byrne Joshua Camara Nicholas Centerrino Kathrine Marie Ciccolini ‡ Nicole Leslie Coates Genevieve Corbett ‡ Benjamin Paul Doucette

Brendan Richard Greene Mackenzie Olivia Hood Mugisho Jean-Baptist Drew David Johnson * Michael James Kelson Lucy Wairimu Kigathi Allison LeBlanc Justin Lucciano ‡ Patrick Charles Lyons Sophia Marcus Michael Stephen Marino Amanda J. Melahouris

Angeline Rina Morrobel * Florence Muthini Rachel Victoria Nason ◊ Haley Anne Noone Christopher O’Brien Brian E. Pease, Jr. ‡ Bianca A. Phelps Zachary A. Piroh * Christopher Leo Quinn ◊ Laurie H. Rodriguez Lisa E. Ronan

John Sasso ‡ Fotini Shanos ‡ Maria Spencer * Julianna Stacy ‡ Kayla Faye Strobel * Lauren E. Thompson Kelsey Vargas * Amanda Faith Vitello ◊ Maya Christina Volpacchio ◊ Elizabeth A. Weeks Patricia Welsch

Bachelor of Science – Political Science ‡ Carlos Ricardo Bamaca Sandrae Kemar Band * Tyler Robert Burns Richeline Cadet ‡ Daniel Tyler Cornellier * Ethan Dean

Steven J. Dipietro Mohamed Elsherbiny Daniel Alexander Feroce Aderita Fontes Alexandra Griesmer ◊ Marie-Therese Hawwa

‡ Molly Hornby-Finch ‡ Jennifer Martinez Ian McGrail ‡ Joy Ann Mohr Griffin Murray

Darby Abigial Riddick ◊ William Robert Scanlan Theresa Marie Soldan + Riley John Sullivan

Bachelor of Science – Psychology Amanda Nicole Almond Melanie Dineen Antinoro Sophia Arredondo Jennifer Aufiero Clodagh Amber Bartholomew Jessica L. Belliveau ◊ Leanne Janelle Belmonte Stephany Bernadeau Alexandria Biberger Tyler G. Billouin Danielle Marie Blackmore Aaron Daniel Blaisdell Aaron Mark Borneman Amanda M. Bradley * Aurora Braun ◊ Nicole Brewster ◊ Jocelyn Brown-Eaton Makenzie Olivia Bruno Krista Bucko Madeline Regan Burke * Jessica O. Cambraia * Anthony J. Celentano ‡ Jonathan Josue Chapin Brendan McMahon Christopher Jennifer Claypool Isabel M. Collazo Jilleen Jennifer Collins Meraliz Colon ◊ Amanda K. Cook

◊ Yvonne Corcoran Nicole L. Courtois Skyler Crean ‡ Timothy Crowley Anna Davies ‡ Kahlan Mary Dawes-Hegan Lisbeth Diaz ‡ Christina Doal * Taylor M. Doherty * Celeste Maire Driscoll Deijah M. Euvrard-Brewing * Jacob Fournier ‡ Allison Nicole Gage Kianna Gallo Timothy Darrell Giannatsis Brianna Marie Grover * Dayna R. Hanson Jared M. Harney ‡ Steffan Michael Heaphy Jacob Scott Hebert Sandra Hickey Olivia Mae Imbrescia Jasmin Iesha Jimenez Shalaya Jones * Jacklyn Kayla Junta * Lois E. King ‡ Kimberly Alexandra Kirlis ‡ Michiala Olga Larsen * Luke John Latshaw +

Anastayzia Lawless ‡ Nicole Leboeuf James Vincent Liles Danielle Patrice Lincoln Katie Louidor * Patricia Mary MacLean ‡ Shannon Cathleen Maglione Danielle Jeanne Mangiacotti * Lindsey Jane Marashio * Jaelen McCarthy Kristina McGovern ‡ Belinda Miranda Elizabeth Theresa Moar * Mia Mae Mogavero ◊ Julissa Elizabeth Morales Lu * Kiana Lee Nadeau ◊ Lindsay Nagle ◊ Marita Genisce Euvelle Nevins Brandon Patten Eugenio Antonio Paulino Clercius Pierre Jessica Taylor Pike Micaela Emilie Plankey * Edwin Pooler Yvette L. Preira Amilya K. Putzig Nicholas Stefano Rando Joanna E. Reed ‡ Nathan Samuel Ribicandria

‡ Alexis Jane Rines Meegan L. Robertson Taylor Grace Romiza ◊ Gina Marie Ruscio Alessandra Sarmanian Laxmi Saru Justin Serowik ‡ Michael Sivertsen Alina Yanexa Soto Danielle K. Stotts Antriese D. Suarez Ateana E. Swaby Robert Sweeney Ashley Taylor ‡ Amberlie Tejada-Manning * Jennifer J. Towers Valentina Vukovic-Skarep ‡ Megan Leigh Walters Barbara Wanyana * Mary Katherine Warner ‡ Mackenzie Alison Wheeler Kevin J. Whitten ‡ Juliet Madelyn Winn ◊ Hailey Elizabeth Wizboski Andrei Alexander Wood Natashia Woodard ‡ Destineé Miché Wornum Yijing Zhang

Bachelor of Science – Sociology Janiah Jamison Kristen L. Jamison

* Shannon Rose McGrath ‡ Cassandra Sylvia Souza

* Ahlea Rhea Tucker

‡ Toiell Washington

Bachelor of Science – Sport and Movement Science ◊ Olivia Ademi * Jasmin Alves Bradley Anderson Daniel P. Babb Roniphael Bazile Sean P. Bryan ◊ Jack Oliver Carr Marcus Carvalho Christopher Celso * Sydney Taylor Chiasson Meghan Frances Concannon * Edmilson Teixeira Dosanjos ‡ Emaleigh Rose Downey * Tina D. Duong David Edouard * James Furlong

Harrison Garofano * Douglas Gibbs Alicia Anne Gibney Sarah Njeri Gitau Derek S. Goff Stephen A. Guttadauro Kasey Lynne Harris Omar E. Herrera Justin Alexander Hicks Joni A. Hill ‡ Janard Jones * Fredalex M. Kagai Armatage Kamanga Caitlyn Elizabeth Kane * Mikita A. Karasik ◊ Abigail danielle Leblanc

◊ Matthew John Legere Anthony J. Pimentel Tanya Lopes Naomi Presume D’chaeyah Shalonn Marsh-Taylor Timothy S. Richmond * Noah Martin Maria Angelica Rodriguez * Kelli Ann McCarthy Sean Patrick Rooney ‡ Matthew Lawrence McCune Natalie Rossetti Jasmine P. Monteiro ‡ Dayna Michelle Rybicki * Brendan John Morris * Michael Anthony Sarnacchiaro * Odysseus Brewster Tianbao Moss ◊ Danielle Marie Souza Jake Kenji Mulvey Anthony Amoako Stephens Raquel A. Oppedisano Domenic F. Tringale Sara Elizabeth Pais Joey Van Bragt Nicole Paquette Daniel Jonah Voyer ◊ Nicholas Constantine Parianos Drew Julian Voyer * Genevieve Cynthia Paskowski ‡ Sebastian Williams ‡ Laura Pham

S C HOOL OF E DUCAT ION Bachelor of Science – Education ‡ Mildred Sofia Aguirre-Santiago + Nayara Magalhaes Andrade Erin M. Avila * Jacqueline Marie Yun Baer Conor J. Bailey Raquel Esmeralda Barboza + Bruno Barbuto Madochey S. Bazelais ◊ Felicia Blackwell + ◊ Geena Natalie Borzi + Traverse N. Briana Jasmine Rae Brown ◊ Rachel Olivia Cambria ◊ Sarah A. Ciman + * Sophie Clark + ◊ Lindsey Renee Collins + ‡ Alexandra Sophia Colovos + ‡ Erin Mary Conway + * Francesca Cosco Kathryn Michelle Cossingham * Carmen M. Crisostomo Erica Curtis * Stephanie Marie Dawe ◊ Ashley Ann DeFuria Lauren Elizabeth Dorney * Jamie Dragsbaek +

‡ Mackenzie Ann Dresner + Renee L. Elliott ‡ Gabrielle Adele Farnkoff Amanda Delia Farrell Katelyn Feeney Steven Edward Flint ‡ Julianna Foresteire + * Lucia Gauna Mongiello ◊ Ariana Gelvez + Alyssa Noel Giordano Elizabeth A. Gravel + * Kayla N. Guzman ◊ Emma Hall * Erin Elizabeth Hopkins Hartwell + ◊ Justin F. Hatch + * Marshleen Hernandez + Daniela Holler ‡ Eloise Hurton + Clifford Sergei Jean-Philippe + ‡ Shaylyn R. Kelly + ◊ Krista M. Kennedy + Ndricida Kordha * Olivia Rose Kostopoulos + ‡ Donna Louise LaChance Nyccole Mary LeClerc

‡ Dayna Madison Levine + Clauberte Louis + Nathaphone Luangoudom ‡ Erika Marie Lydon + Anh Tuyet MahoneyBurroughs ◊ Olivia Rose Maimaron + * Hayley Nicole Manjounes Amanda Lynne Marshall Sarah Claire Mattera Nicole Marie McCormack ‡ Kristin N. McNichol + * Michael McSwiney + ◊ Bianca Aleja Mercado Samantha Marie Mola + * Bianca Delia Morales-Tejero + ◊ Julia Dane Morin + ‡ Arianna Adeline Morris + ◊ Kyle James Mungillo + ‡ Brittney Marie New Michaela Ashley Notice ◊ Eleanor Kathleen Ofiesh + Arianna Ortega Elaina Palmisano + Julia H. Pelletier + Sarah Pelletier

‡ Marissa A. Pepe + * Olivia Marie Perez + Jailine Diomerys Pimentel-Ortiz ◊ Sarah Marie Poole + Abeo Christa Powder ◊ Caroline Wise Robitaille + Alexis Mercedez Rodriguez Jessica Paige Rufo Jesse Santosuosso + * Samantha Schiavo Kimberly Shields * Kayla Rose Siguenza + ‡ Elizabeth Simmons ◊ Hannah B. Sinclair ◊ Pamela Soto + * Grace Elizabeth Sparkman * Erin Deborah Spiegel Dorothea Jane Stefanov ‡ Jamie M. Stone + Leslie Christine Sullivan Makia Lynelle Thompson-Brown ‡ Julie Travis + ‡ Emily Ann Waldman + Shalayna Wilcox * Narine Yesayan

D OU B L E M AJOR S Christina Hope Abouzeid

Mathematics/Teacher Education

Mildred Sofia Aguirre-Santiago

Education/ World Languages and Cultures

Liana Violet Angelis

English/Teacher Education

Raquel Esmeralda Barboza

Education/ World Languages and Cultures

Felicia Blackwell

Education/Psychology

Geena Natalie Borzi

Education/Psychology

Dakota Carol Carnes

History/English

Sarah A. Ciman

Education/Psychology

Sophie Clark

Education/Psychology

Lindsey Renee Collins

Education/Theatre Arts

Alexandra Sophia Colovos

Education/Psychology

Erin Mary Conway

Education/Psychology

Jennifer Ann Cook

History/Teacher Education

Gianna Marie DeNisco

Mathematics/Teacher Education

Alexis Anna Dirocco

English/Teacher Education

Jacob Adam Doiron

Robyn Lipkowitz World Languages and Cultures/ Geography Clauberte Louis

Education/ Interdisciplinary Studies

Anthony Luiso

Economics/ Interdisciplinary Studies

Erika Marie Lydon

Education/Geography

Olivia Rose Maimaron

Education Psychology

Matthew Manock

English/Philosophy

Kristin N. McNichol

Education/Psychology

Michael McSwiney

Education/Sociology

Samantha Marie Mola

Education/Psychology

Bianca Delia Morales-Tejero Education/English Julia Dane Morin

Education/Psychology

Arianna Adeline Morris

Education/Psychology

Kyle James Mungillo

Education/Geography

Kaitlyn Marie Munsell

English/Teacher Education

Mathematics/Philosophy

Andrew Arujuna Muttiah

Business Administration/ Sport and Movement Studies

Jamie Dragsbaek

Education/Psychology Education/Psychology

Yunixa Isabel Negron

Criminal Justice/Psychology

Mackenzie Ann Dresner

Mathematics/Teacher Education

Eleanor Kathleen Ofiesh

Education/Psychology

Alyssa C. Ekstrom

Education/Psychology

Olivia Ohlson

English/Psychology

Julianna Foresteire

Education/ World Languages and Cultures

Elaina Palmisano

Education/History

Ariana Gelvez

Julia H. Pelletier

Education/Geography

Abigail M. Glidden

Mathematics/Teacher Education

Marissa A. Pepe

Education/Psychology

Giuseppe Francesco Graffeo

Criminal Justice/Psychology

Olivia Marie Perez

Education/Psychology

Sage Jordan Grant

Political Science/ World Languages and Cultures

Sarah Marie Poole

Education/Psychology

Caroline Wise Robitaille

Education/Geography

Elizabeth A. Gravel

Education/Psychology

Jesse Santosuosso

Education/Psychology

Sydney Alexandre Guerrier

Biology/Sociology

Prashanna Shrestha

Business Administration/ Information Technology

Kayla Rose Siguenza

Education/Psychology

Theresa Marie Soldan

Political Science/ Interdisciplinary Studies

Pamela Soto

Education/ World Languages and Cultures

Jamie M. Stone

Education/Psychology

Julie Travis

Education/Sociology

Erin Elizabeth Hopkins Hartwell Education/ Sport and Movement Studies Justin F. Hatch

Education/Theatre Arts

Marshleen Hernandez

Education/ World Languages and Cultures

Eloise Hurton

Education /Sociology

Clifford Sergei Jean-Philippe

Education/Psychology

Cassandra Jean Jerszyk

Mathematics/Teacher Education

Shaylyn R. Kelly

Education/Psychology

Emily Ann Waldman

Education/ World Languages and Cultures

Krista M. Kennedy

Education/Psychology Education/Psychology

Sean Patrick Ward

Economics/Political Science

Olivia Rose Kostopoulos

Psychology/English

Thomas James White

Theatre Arts/Music

Luke John Latshaw

Education/Psychology

Amanda Willis

Geography/Criminal Justice

Dayna Madison Levine Zhixi Lin

Art/Business Administration

Mataya Tarie Winchester

Business Administration/ World Languages and Cultures

M AGU I R E M E S E RV E Y C OL L E G E OF H E A LT H A N D H U M A N S E RV IC E S a nd B E RTOL ON S C HOOL OF B U S I N E S S C E R E MON Y COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM PROCESSIONAL Bankelsangerlieder – Anonymous CONVENING OF COMMENCEMENT David J. Silva, Provost and Academic Vice President NATIONAL ANTHEM Maria Rodriguez ’21 The Star-Spangled Banner – Key GREETINGS John D. Keenan, President Rob Lutts, Chair, Board of Trustees Tiffany Gayle Chenault, President, Salem Chapter, Massachusetts State College Association STUDENT ADDRESS Francisco Dany Acosta ’21 CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE David J. Silva, Provost and Academic Vice President John D. Keenan, President HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT Monique Morris, EdD, Author and Social Justice Scholar COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Monique Morris, EdD, Author and Social Justice Scholar PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES David J. Silva, Provost and Academic Vice President CONFERRING OF DEGREES John D. Keenan, President WELCOME TO THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Debra Lee Surface ’05, ’19G, President, Alumni Association ADJOURNMENT David J. Silva, Provost and Academic Vice President RECESSIONAL Bankelsangerlieder – Anonymous

Apricot – Nursing

Colored Tassels on Graduates’ Caps Designate Degree Received

Blue and Green – Geography

Light Blue – Education

Brown and Orange – Liberal Studies

Orange – Cartography and Geographic Information Systems

Citron – Social Work

Pink – Music

Copper – Economics

Sage Green – Athletic Training, Healthcare Studies, and Sport and Movement Science

Dark Blue – Social Sciences (Criminal Justice, Fire Science, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology)

Silver Grey – Theatre Arts

Drab – Business Administration

Teal – Occupational Health Studies

Golden Yellow – Science (Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geological Sciences, Information Technology, Mathematics)

White – Art, Communications, Dance, English, Spanish, and World Languages and Cultures

+ This symbol indicates that the graduate has completed an additional major in another discipline. See page 17.

M AGU I R E M E S E RV E Y C OL L E G E OF H E A LT H A N D H U M A N S E RV IC E S Bachelor of Science – Criminal Justice * Alex Aguilar Cody Sumner Allard Alexander Alvalle Amanda Marie Amari Stephanie Karina Andino Murillo * Daniel Apollo Nikki Julia Argyropoulos Austin Emanuel Aziz Alexander D. Barry ◊ Mary Barry ‡ Giana R. Berkowitz Laura Bruno Isis Bryant Daniella Caillot Dajana Cekodhima Ismanuel Cerda

Stephen Robert Chapman, Jr. * Brandon Chartier Jonathan P. Chaves Eric James Cherry Freeman R. Chhim Kevin Clark Jakayla Corryne Clark-Foster * Bruna Coelho Jonathan Bruce Corwin Justin C. Courtemanche Hannah Crocker * Alexander Rory Cruickshanks Angelica Cruz ◊ Jill Marie Cushnie Sarah Kathryn Davis Alinny Moura De Andrade

Degree candidate listings accurate as of May 17, 2021

‡ Robert Decker Jerrica Maureen Delos Santos Juan Carlos Diaz * Keliana Marie Doyle Matthew Vincent Enos Raquel Fernandes Faria Yamile Figueroa Reyes * Katherine Grace Fisher * Edison Gardner Forbes III Dylan J. Fraser James I. Frazer Michelle M. Garcia-Vargas * Tyana Netia Gayle Christopher Gayton Danielle Marie Giacalone Medelyn Barboza Gondim

* Giuseppe Francesco Graffeo + Atlee Paul Greene * Kenric Grunwald Daither Guzman * Karina Guzman Ruiz Suzanne P. Haefner ◊ Robert Allen Hawes James A. Hernandez Samantha Holey ‡ Michaela James Alexis Joyce Michael Juliano Anita Kalamu Matthew J. Keller Tyrone Thomas L’Italien Tessa Lafrance 19

Bachelor of Science – Criminal Justice (continued) Amanda Langlois Tyler Raymond Leblanc ‡ Diana Elizabeth Lopez Jesus Onasis Lugo Ashley Taylor Maccarone Cameron C. Mann Cameron Michael Marcinko Stefan Martens Owen Charles Martin Angelica Damaris Martinez Dylan Patrick McCormick Zachary Kevin McHugh Megan Elizabeth McIntyre Caitlin Rose McLaughlin

Jesuana Minaya Owliyo Abdikadir Mohamud Katerina Morales * Yunixa Isabel Negron + Andrew Stephen Palmacci Desirae Alice Parker-Valentine ‡ Daniel Parris Wanda Perello-Santos ◊ Angelica M. Perez Baez Rochnard Stanislas Raymond ‡ Shawn Rebello Jeffrey Gilbert Rego, Jr. Daniel Keith Romanovitz Johnny Rosario Cosme

Yaneiris Estrella Ruiz ‡ Elizabeth Michele Russell Sebryna A. Ryan Estephany Santana * Rafael Serrano Daniel Shea * Dairine Silveira * Brandy Soto * Mikayla Spinale * Matthew R. Stanley Jacob Stockley Jasmine Idalia Suarez Severino * Cody D. Sutherland ‡ Yenny Tarayan

Justin Tarnowski * Zachary Michael Thompson Amarylis Nicole Tobin Diane Torres-Portillo Kendall Ann Trepanier Hunter Edgerton van Gemeren Adriana Rosa Vasquez Anthony Vetere * Mitchell Wilkins ◊ Danalee S. Williams Ryan Withrow * Ashley R. Wojewodzic Meghan Ashley Wood

Bachelor of Science – Healthcare Studies Tamam Abdalla ‡ Lorrain A. Alvarado Helen Aroush ‡ Connor Jenkins Bandar Kayla Marie Betz * Rebecca B. Birungi Christine Nicole Bixby Jewel Rosy Celestin ◊ Lessley Columna * Claudia Marissa Cuneo * Christine Ann Curtis ‡ Haley Michelle Dennis

Sabrina Diaz Gina Etienne Daniela Garcia * Naomy Lisa Garcia Mathew Kudzo Gbemu Takyi Jamison Stephania Jean-Francois Umu N. Kanu ‡ Alison M. Kraatz ‡ Hunter R. Kraatz * Eleni Stavroula Laskaris * Kiana M. Lopez

Declan M. Maginnis Nicolle Mutsa Manyika * Jessica A. Martinez Steicy Ines Martins DePina Caroline J. Mata Mercedes Kristina Ann Nalbandian * Jennifer Noel Adolphus Nkem Nwokeji Mariaervita Perez Luchka Pierre ◊ Sanlly Maribi Romero-Romero

Maria Rosario Morel Ashley Sacco ‡ Andrea Sahovey Zachary Schoettle Oluwatoni Sholola ◊ Liam Matthew Slattery ◊ Devin Mia Smallwood * Julia Nicole Thistle Julissa M. Trejo * Kellie Rossette Velez Jasmine T. Williams

Bachelor of Science – Occupational Health Studies Maddison Kendra Benson Medline Christalin

Sandy Michelle Escobar Sarah Louise Kennedy

Chiedu Nkemdilim Onwochei Michele A. Perkins

Amanda Jean Rourke

Bachelor of Science in Nursing ‡ Mary Aliberti Alexis Maria Alli Jillian Paige Amirault Margaret Rose Anderson Lindsay Caron Arnold Marie Gorettie Arthiste Joseph ◊ Claudia Ann-Marie Barrett ◊ Molly Jane Barrows * Stephanie Juliette Beaudoin ‡ Emme Bertwell ◊ Jenna Bolognese * Molly Abigail Boudreau ◊ Krista Kathryn Bowden ‡ Erin Grace Buckley ‡ Charles Robert Carriere Amanda Rae Castagna * Liani Castro-Pena 20

◊ Christopher Michael Cohen * Gabrielle Coimbra ‡ Samantha R. Colombo * Brianna Colon ‡ Kaitlyn Conners * Erin Carol Connolly Lauren Taylor Cook * Sara Corey * Rebecca Lori Cormier ‡ Katherine Evelyn Crawford Rochelee Cruz * Mariel Cuevas * Megan Curtin * Jordyn Ashley Cyr ◊ Hannah Rose Dahrouge ‡ Audrey Rose Dalton ◊ Maureen DeCenzo

‡ Olivia DeLuca Olivia Rae DeMonico * Nicolette Mae Deveau * Alexi Rose DiFilippo ‡ Audra Allison Sage DiMasso-Scott ‡ Melissa DiRuzza ‡ Ashley Elizabeth Doherty Daniella Marie Doucakis Briana Marie Doyle Jordan Elizabeth Dube Abnet Elias Jazmine Escobar Guanumen * Ali Elizabeth Esposito ◊ Madalyn M. Fanning * Briana Fantasia Karissa Marie Fasano

* Tristan Gordon Fleming * Morgan Jane Foster Samantha L. French Julia Elizabeth Gaughan ◊ Teagan Gilliss Kylie Ireland Gilroy Briana Janelle Greene ‡ Nicole Gregory ◊ Alaina Gridley ‡ Lariza Haro Cindy He * Shannon E. Higgins ◊ Julia Grace Holmes ◊ Ruth W. Ihwagi * Crista Iraheta Melissa James * Lenn Darla Jean Gilles

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (continued) * Kate Elizabeth Joy ◊ Zeinab Jubeili Gina Marie Julian Ronald Juuko ‡ Andrew Kagalovsky ‡ Emily Rose Kay Sara Jean Keelan Selena Jaimee Keller ‡ Proscovia Bukenya Kiyaga ‡ Nicole N. Kotsovilis ‡ Turlie Renee Lapomarede Paul * Michelle Le * Pa Lee Jamie-Lee Lightbody ‡ Isabella Carole LoPresti Yolanda Esthelle Louinord Cassandre Louis ‡ Taylor Jean Lund * Anjali Mahaseth Phillip Maiy Andrea Marchesini MacKenzie Marks * Josefine Marstjepovic ‡ Darissa Marte

Morgan A. Peloquin * Amayrani Mateo Bridget Anne Persico ‡ Debora Matthias * Briana Peters Kayla Jane Mattucci * Kasandra C. Petzke ‡ John McCarthy ◊ Mikayla Patricia Porcaro Andrew George Mesrobian * Christina Jo-Line Sinclair Moody * Kelly E. Portillo ‡ Ana Paula Henrique Prado * Kimberly A. Morehouse Carrie Pshedesky Mcalah Jenna Morin Stefanie A. Richard * Aurora Angelina Morse * Adanicole Rivera Shufurah Arapha Nakibuuka * Ashley Rivera ‡ Jovia Namubiru Sarah Ross Betty Rebecca Namwesezi ◊ Abigail E. Roundy Jessica Alesandra Napoli ‡ Molly Rose Roveto Colleen Sarah Niles * Ty H. Rudden ‡ Pamela Kawili Oketch ◊ Emma Margaret Rudser * Martin Olga Ashley Vivian Ryan * Chibuzo Ebere Onwuka Cara Anne Orlandi * Caroline Mackenzie Ryan * Jessica Orlowski * Rebecca Kathryn Sabino Dayana Sanchez Martins ‡ Erica Owen ◊ Maria Arianna Santoro ‡ Caitlin Paradis ‡ Amy Serino * Cassandra Patrick Maya Sewell ◊ Hannah Rose Pellizzaro

‡ Emilee Shattuck ‡ Benjamin Shoults Ambar Silva ◊ Erin Margaret St. Pierre * Annmarie Teixeira ‡ Sarah Elaine Thompson ◊ Leda Tornaritis Paige Alexandra Trabucchi Mary Margaret Trant * Samantha N. Uga * Karla Stephany Ulloa Alvarado Nneka Chinwe Unachukwu Linh Thi Van ◊ Elisa F. Veley Aurelia Vicente Lydia Andrade Vieira ‡ Rachelle S. Votano ‡ Danielle Dorothea Wabrek ‡ Alison Mary Wohler William Davis Robinson Woodruff * Daniel Shun Xu * Kyle J. Zarycki

Bachelor of Social Work ◊ Alexandra Victoria Acevedo ◊ Francisco Daniel Acosta Solano Tatiana Maria Arredondo ◊ Cynthia Baez ◊ Fard Berry Bukhari Brown Allison Ruth Capone ‡ Gianna Caprio ‡ Gloria Elizabeth Castillo ◊ Lauren Davey Amanda M. DePesa * Kristiane Del Rosario * Whemon Agnes Dennis Colleen M. Dolan Ishbel Marion Donegan

* Amber M. Dutton Yanna Escobar ◊ Alyssa Janelle Flynn ‡ Olivia Fucci ‡ Tricia L. Garcia Flores ◊ Lacey Gibbs Taylor Michelle Lillian Halderman ◊ Adrianna M. Hartman ◊ Teasha Jaksland ‡ Tina Marie Kirk ◊ Adrianna Lombardo-Towns ‡ Marlene Luaula ‡ Alexis MacLean ‡ Toni Nicole Magno

* Alexa Marmol Aundraya K. Martin ‡ Carlos Alberto Matos * Brianna McLaren ◊ Shannon McMahon ‡ Mirlene Moise Janine Monico Ingrid Montoya ‡ Suzanne Musema ‡ Michaela K. Normand * Ivone Pina Oliveira ◊ Sophie Elizabeth Parr ◊ Edgardo Pena ‡ Stephanie Linda Petillo * Hannah Marie Ramos

‡ Jonathan Addison Resnic ‡ Vianca Y. Rodriguez Ramirez ‡ Erica Dos Santos Schueng ‡ Sadie Marie Scott ◊ John H. Slipkowsky * Ashley Joyce St. Laurent Amy Rose Steeves ◊ Bridget Alfina Stevens Kaylei Rose Thomas ◊ Joseph Leo Tocci * Jocelyn Marie Valentin Nicole Victoria Votano Shelagh Ward Devyn White

B E RTOL ON S C HOOL OF B U S I N E S S Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Warsame Abdullahi Benjamin Adam Abrahamson * Kyle James Acciavatti * Gianluca Acquafredda Ademidun Peace Adewale Halima Abdullahi Ahmed James Rollin Alcott Raysa Elianny Alvarez Luidwin Isaias Amaya ◊ Jennifer Anderson * Nicholas James Ansaldi Natalie Ann Antonino Nicole Karolaine B Desouza * Jeffrey Baez Yusben Baez Adam William Baletsa ◊ Colleen Balfour Kirbey Barthelemy ‡ Victoria Leigh Bavaro ‡ Dea Bejleri Julie Marie Benjamin * Timothy Daniel Blake * Esvialine Blanc Babin Bohara ‡ Steven Bohn Robert J. Bowser ◊ Kirsten A. Bradley King Isaiah Branch * Amanda Marie Bransfield Alen Brekalo Laurie A. Briere Lisandro Brito Bianca Jean Brown Sean P. Bruno ‡ Elias Cadena, Jr. * Andrew Patrick Caggiano ‡ Sabrina Lia Capone ‡ Annalisa Carpinito ◊ Haley Hanson Carter * Abigail Ann Casale Jacob Richard Castinetti ◊ Jasmina Vesic Catalano Tim Catalano ◊ Litianyi Chen Stone M. Chen ◊ Nok Wan Chu * Lexi Taylor Ciolino * Alex Cisneros ‡ Amber Sue Cokash Lexington J. Cole Lilianna G. Collins Jessica Contreras Nicole Cooney Angelina Marie Correia 22

* Connor Brian Corrigan ‡ Salvatore Leonard Costanzo Pauline Coyer ‡ Gabrielle S. Crogan * Rupert Crossley * Anabel Cruzeta Travis Darin Davis Alexander N. De La Rosa ◊ Dominique Consiglia Del Vecchio ‡ Benjamin Derrigo Eric James Despres Katherine Mercedes Diaz Dondre Anastasio Dodson ◊ Julianne Marie Doherty Kyle Richard Domek Genesis T. Dominguez * Gianni Alexis Dominguez Patrick James Donoghue Alexander Donovan ‡ Ashley Marie Downey Katelyn Rose Downey Luke D. Dudek * Ismail El Mounzil * Kaitlin Nitsa Eleftheriou Robert Ellis Cesar Espinal Emily Kay Failla Alison Marie Famico Matheus Feliz Sydney Brooke Ferguson Stephanie Khan Fernandes * John Fisichella ◊ Ariana Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kalyn Flint Monica Lizette Flores Reginald Florus Levi Forbes, Jr. Lenin Marquise Fuentes Anne Marie Verouska Gainsom ‡ Mateo Garcia ‡ Yazmin Matilde Gil ‡ Sydney Paige Giordano Oltion Gjimara * Aidan Martin Golden Robert John Gostanian Pharoah Graham * Trevor John Grant * Olivia Lauren Gravel ‡ Michaela Rois Griffin ◊ Julia E. Groppi ◊ Kyle James Grossi Erica Giselle Guzman Molly Elaine Hamer ◊ Harold Neal Hansen

David Joshua Hanson Jonathan Michael Hartnett Daniel A. Hernandez ‡ William O. Hernandez Jessica Morelia Herrera ‡ Austin Michael Holbrook Walker H. Holscher ◊ Luan Horjeti ◊ Geech Hor Huot Christine Michele Ingemi ‡ Leonora A. Ivers Christie Lee Jalbert Ella James * Jessica Jeffrey * Antwanette Jessie-Mae Johnson Mass H. Joof Michael Jordan ‡ Frederick F. Kamara Shota Kanno Yasmin Kasbi Beni Jean Kashambala George Derek Kazazian Cassidy Keegan * Lina Keo ‡ Shyam Krishna Khadka Aishwarya Khatiwada * Dreams Khlief Anderson Kiongera Kimani Theresa Klosiewicz ‡ Annabelle R. Kraby Marianela Krische De Leon Benjamin Ryan Lacasse * Connor Henry Garten Lafata Amit Lama ‡ Shanti Lama Jakob Lamoureux ◊ Nhi Le ◊ Emily K. LeClerc * Emily Marie Leahy Brandon Lee ◊ Vincent Carl Lento Sara Anne Letourneau Anthony Levesque Demosthenis Liakopoulos ‡ Sofia Marie Libby * Kimberly Jean Lombardo Dalin Long Johnny Long Samantha Longden ‡ Jacqueline Carmela Lonigro * Jazmin Claribel Lora Bradford Lumb * William Lynn * Jesse Magur

◊ Chandra Tabitha Mahabier-Sheehy Luiz Ribeiro Malta Neto Meagan Jean Manning ◊ Leidy Marrero * Matthew Dennis Marston ◊ Barry Charles Martin * Jeremy Lane Martineau Junior V. Martins Evan Edward Mason Brendan McGaffigan Nicholas Robert McKenna Tara Elizabeth McLaughlin Marques-Jyrrell Jason McLeon Guanting McManus ◊ Ryan Allen Mecklenborg Elaine Melillo Annalee Sharon Mendez Kaitlyn Mercer ‡ Emmersyn Miranda * Marcos Andrea Miranda Brett Michael Molea Emily M. Molla * Ikaro Ferreira Monteiro Ciaran R. Moore ‡ Alessandra Moreira ‡ Michelle Morrell * Devon Eleanor Moschella Adrian Medeiros Mourato * Peter Muchena Jeff Tshipamba Mulumba ‡ Jenna Marie Muniz Alyssa R. Murphy * Daniel Joseph Murphy ‡ Andrew Arujuna Muttiah + Christopher Nadeau Mwaniki Mwai Ndegwa Amanda L. Nekoroski Paul Joseph Nicolo, Jr. Matthew Norton ◊ Ryan Erik Nowak ◊ Kenny Ngamekinda Nzuka Cierra O’Brien ‡ Thomas E. O’Brien Colleen Elizabeth O’Connell ‡ Cameron O’Neil * Andrea Ann Ortega Miguel A. Ortega Dawn Jamilette Ortiz Jordan Ortiz Flores * Jessica Lee Ouellette Gloria Pais ◊ Elias G. Papadopoulos Christopher Parsons Erik Paskowski

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (continued) Raj Patel Angela N. Patriakeas Ernesto Alejandro Pelaez Sena Justin Ronald Perrin Jefferson Pham Venantius M. Phillip * Estefany Pimentel ◊ Sartura S. Piper * Jenna Elaina Pipitone Kenia Pojoy * Robert Alexís Polo ‡ Stephen Pompeo Daijah Daneigh Pryor Liam Thomas Quinlan Brendan Christopher Quinn ‡ Olivia Ann Radley Michael J. Raimo Jillian Erika Rainville ‡ Kendall Madeline Rhodes ◊ MacKenzie Rose Roberts * Marie Robinson Dayleny Rodriguez Rosa Milagros Rodriguez

Jordan Rojas David Alexander Romero * David Ronan Edwin Rosales ‡ Alexander Robert Rose William Joseph Ross, Jr. Jaylyn M. Ruiz Nicholas Steven Rusconi ‡ Tyler J. Rybicki Robert John Sacramone Syed Ali Sajjaed Corrina Samayoa * Jose N. Sanchez Michael Sanchez ‡ Sarin Sang * Elizaul Santana Adam Patrick Sapossnek ‡ Timothy Christian Scaplen Zachary Schutz Tyra-Ann Dejesus Scott Liam McGuire Setzer Connor John Sheehan Cameron Steven Sheppard

‡ Ming-Chih Shih Kristi Shkurti ‡ Prashanna Shrestha + Jennifer Elaine Silva ‡ Jeffrey David Silvia, Jr. Hardeep Singh * Arianna Slaughter Hunter A. Spencer Bernard E. Ssentongo * Keosokpaul Sun Shantay Felicia Taylor Shania Monique Tejeda John Karanja Thiru Emma Thomas ◊ Klausa Topi Matthew Trainor Wonou Akeza Traore ‡ Anthony Tucci ◊ Cameron James Twomey Becky Vasquez Susan Ida Vazquez Ana Sally Velasquez Joseph Wesley Verity

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ACA DE M IC DE G R E E S A N D DR E S S Academic degrees have been awarded for centuries. The University of al-Karaouine, founded in 859 in Fez, Morocco, is considered the world’s oldest continuously operating, degree granting university, while Italy’s University of Bologna, founded in 1088, is the first known to have awarded a doctorate (from the Latin docere, to teach). The University of Paris was founded shortly before 1100, followed closely by Oxford University. A dispute between Oxford students and the townspeople of Oxford led academics to leave the university in 1209, and found Cambridge University. It was not until the late 13th century that the distinctive college system that characterizes both universities was initiated. Originally, doctoral and master’s degrees were virtually synonymous and the term “bachelor” merely indicated entrance to a course of study, rather than completion of a level of work as it does today. The doctoral title, then and now, refers to the degree one holds, not to a profession or occupation, and by an ancient definition designates one sufficiently skilled in a branch of knowledge to teach it. The academic regalia in use at American colleges and universities have their origins in the academic dress used in European universities in the 14th and 15th centuries. Caps, gowns and hoods were probably a necessity then, partly to keep warm in drafty, unheated buildings, and partly to distinguish academic persons, such as those holding doctoral, masters and bachelors degrees from other members of the population. When first used, academic regalia were both distinctive and utilitarian. Today, although still distinctive, their function is more ceremonial.

The Mortarboard (Cap)

The mortarboard is adapted from one traditionally worn at Oxford. A soft cap, resembling a tam, is a modification of one worn at Cambridge. American code of academic dress requires the mortarboard be worn by those holding bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and permits either for those holding a doctorate. The cap is almost always black. The tassel worn with the cap may be black, or of a distinctive color, but only holders of a doctoral degree may wear a gold tassel.

The Gown

The gown used by most American colleges and universities is commonly black, and of three types. The major distinguishing characteristics of the gowns are the sleeves and the trimming. The bachelor’s degree gown has a closed front and long, pointed sleeves. The master’s degree gown may be worn closed or open, and has oblong sleeves open at the wrist or forearm, with the sleeve extending downward in an arc from the back. The doctoral gown may be worn open or closed, and often has three velvet bars on each full, bell-shaped sleeve. The velvet bars may be black or in a distinctive color representing the field of learning in which the degree was earned. Gowns of foreign universities and of a few American universities may be other than black, for instance red, crimson or another brilliant color.

The Hood

Hoods are the most distinctive feature of American academic regalia, and are a means of identifying the level of the degree, the institution that awarded the degree and the field of knowledge in which the degree was granted. Those holding master’s, specialist’s and doctoral degrees wear hoods lined with the official colors of the college or university granting the degree. Hoods vary in length and shape to indicate the several degrees: three feet for the bachelor’s, three-and-onehalf feet for master’s and four feet for the doctoral degree. The color of the velvet binding or edge of the hood, in widths of two, three and five inches for the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree respectively, is usually, but not always, of a color distinctive of the field of learning in which the degree was earned.

The Mace

The college or university mace is carried by an institution’s chief marshal at formal occasions, including convocation and commencement. Originally a defensive weapon, the mace is a traditional symbol of authority. Salem State University’s mace carries the seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, under whose authority Salem State University, through its board of trustees, derives its right to confer degrees.

H I S TORY OF T H E U N I V E R S I T Y A Tradition of Excellence Salem State University was born of the humanitarian endeavors of Horace Mann, a former Massachusetts state legislator and Secretary of Education. Mann was a pioneer in the practice of bringing education to all children no matter their socio-economic status, seeing education as an equalizer. Since its founding in 1854, Salem State University has been committed to making higher education a reality for students who might otherwise have lacked the opportunity. Today, the university strives to ensure that cost is not a barrier for anyone seeking to gain a high quality post-secondary education. Salem State University was originally known as the Salem Normal School, welcoming its first class of “young ladies who wish to prepare themselves for teaching” on September 14, 1854. Only the fourth such institution in Massachusetts and the 10th in America, the school was welcomed by the city of Salem, which generously endowed its first site at One Broad Street. The city and school quickly developed a mutually beneficial partnership that continues to thrive. Salem Normal School alumnae took community service well beyond Massachusetts’ borders. Charlotte Forten, the school’s first African-American student and a graduate of the class of 1856, was the first northern African-American school teacher to journey south to teach freed slaves. Other graduates would disburse to teach in elementary and high schools as far afield as Africa, the Middle East and Asia. As the demand for teachers increased nationwide, Salem Normal School prospered. In 1898, the student body became co-educational, although male enrollment remained small until the introduction of a commercial program in 1908, which combined professional business practice with pedagogical instruction. In 1921, the state authorized the normal schools to offer four-year degree programs. The Salem Normal School became Salem Teachers College in 1932 and a few decades later, was authorized to grant masters degrees (MEd) in 1955. The first degrees were awarded in 1957. Following World War II and the passage of the GI Bill, enrollment increased significantly, particularly among male students, and new programs were added to accommodate this growth. In 1960, Salem Teachers College became Salem State College, authorizing the institution to offer bachelor of arts degrees in a variety of liberal arts majors and a bachelor of science degree in business, in addition to the education degrees in which the institution had long specialized. The first residence halls opened in 1966, and Salem State continued to add to its academic programming throughout the years. Its first masters program, launched in 1957, was in education, and graduate education expanded greatly in the 1980s with the addition of master of business administration, master of social work and master of science in nursing programs. Today, the institution is home to 32 undergraduate programs and graduate programs that offer degrees in 24 fields. On July 28, 2010, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick approved legislation that elevated Salem State College and eight other public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth to universities. Salem State College officially became Salem State University on October 26, 2010. Today, Salem State University is one of the largest state universities in the Commonwealth, enrolling over 7,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The university was named a Top Producer of U.S. Fulbright Scholars in 2011 and 2017, and it continues to emphasize academic rigor, experiential learning and engagement with communities surrounding campus and across the globe. Throughout its 167-year history, Salem State has remained true to the values of its founders, while growing its mission to meet the needs of those it serves on the North Shore, in the Commonwealth and beyond.

S A L E M S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y B OA R D OF T RU S T E E S Rob Lutts, Chair Salem, Massachusetts Cherié Butts, Vice Chair Medford, Massachusetts Jamie Zahlaway Belsito ’96 Topsfield, Massachusetts

Elliot Katzman ’78 Marblehead, Massachusetts

Richeline “Richie” Cadet ’21 Boston, Massachusetts

Paul Mattera, JD, Chair Swampscott, Massachusetts

Teresa J. Chisholm Boston, Massachusetts

Kathleen Murphy ’75, PhD Gloucester, Massachusetts

Magnolia Contreras Lynn, Massachusetts

Ruthanne Russell ’82 Duxbury, Massachusetts

Mary DeSimone ’76 Swampscott, Massachusetts TRUSTEES EMERITI Pamela C. Scott Salem, Massachusetts Jacob Segal ’17H, JD Salem, Massachusetts

GREETINGS FROM THE SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION! President: Debra Lee Surface ’05, ’19G Congratulations! The Alumni Association and the staff of alumni relations proudly welcome you into the alumni association, which is comprised of more than 70,000 graduates. The Salem State alumni network is a valuable professional and social resource and we encourage you to be pro-active and participate in the many events and programs that are available to you. It is important to remain connected to your classmates and to make new alumni connections through annual reunions, travel programs, board membership, community volunteerism, and regional alumni groups. On behalf of the alumni association board of directors, I wish you every success as you continue your journey and encourage your active participation as a member of the Salem State University Alumni Association. Stay Connected! Be sure to update your contact information at salemstate.edu/alumni/update Facebook: facebook.com/SSUalumniassoc LinkedIn: Salem State Alumni Twitter: @SalemStateAlum Instagram: @SalemStateAlum