Commencement Spotlights

Much of the class of 2024 began their college career remotely during the height of a global pandemic. But unprecedented times created adaptive, resilient, and tenacious students, who found ways to make the most out of their college experiences.

By studying abroad, founding student clubs and organizations, advancing to graduate school, and opening a new Esports lab, the class of 2024 has embodied UMass Dartmouth's mission to serve as an intellectual catalyst for economic, social, and cultural transformation.

Nishchitha (Nish) Silva

Nishchitha Silva '19: Passion for ocean sciences

Listening to wonderful stories about rivers and reservoirs as a child in Sri Lanka influenced Nishchitha's career path.

Mechanical engineering major Megan Scribner '19 standing in front of the library

Megan Scribner ’19: Researcher, volunteer, and advocate for future female engineers

Encourages STEM careers through outreach activities

Mary Brown standing in the library

Mary Brown ‘19: Standout student-athlete and aspiring emergency nurse

Successfully balanced collegiate athletics and nursing studies

College of Nursing student and U.S. Army veteran Ed Collins standing in Library staircase

Ed Collins ’19: Military service provides solid training for future nurse

U.S. Army veteran enjoys team collaboration of ICU nursing

Chang Liu conducting research

Chang Liu '19: PhD in marine science

Developing geolocation methods to benefit fisheries stock assessment and management.

Priscilla Amuma '19 - Undergraduate Research - Biology

Priscilla Amuma '19: Bringing point-of-care technology to non-industrialized countries

Honors student hopes to develop technologies to detect disease for underdeveloped countries.

Hsuanchen Huang - MBA - Class of 2019

Hsuanchen Huang MBA '19: global opportunities

The MBA program at Charlton College of Business provided Hsuanchen with practical, hands-on experience for future career success.

Amelia Ralowicz - Class of 2019 - Biology

Amelia Ralowicz '19: research for the National Institutes of Health

Next step: Pursuing a PhD in neuroscience at Dartmouth College's Geisel School of Medicine

Gabriel Casabona, MS/Physics student

Gabriel Casabona receives prestigious physics fellowship from the U.S. Department of Energy

Traveled the globe to advance knowledge of stellar explosions

Jill Abrahams ’19: Passion for higher education

After deferring her dream of earning an MBA, Jill returns to UMassD to complete "unfinished business."

All roads lead to home for civil engineering major and commencement speaker Nneoma Ugwu ‘19

Chancellor’s and Navitas Scholar plans to use her degree to improve infrastructure in her native Nigeria

Kebeh Sando MA '19

Kebeh Sando, MA '19: Graduate Commencement Student Speaker

After emigrating from war-torn Liberia as a child, Kebeh has dedicated herself to improving the lives of others.