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.
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Erick Maldonado '18: BFA in Painting
Created a solo exhibition highlighting African-American student life on campus.
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Veronica Fernandes ’18: Nursing
Bridging the Atlantic Program with Portugal provides foundation in community nursing
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Charlens Beneche '18: Leader and awardee
The Lamar McClinton Leadership award represents the legacy that leadership can create.
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Deepak Kumar '18: MS in Data Science
Pursued research in machine learning, computer vision, and transfer learning.
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Marvey Mathurin '18: Corsairs football & civil engineering
Gained real-world experience through two internships and his senior design project.
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Celina Andrade '18: sights set on law school
Ultimate career goal is to work in the Department of Justice as a federal prosecutor.
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Colin Brown '18: BS in Data Science
Opportunities for research have provided Colin Brown '18 with new perspectives on data science and his own career path.
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Rachael Buchanan '18: Dreams of bringing healthcare to developing nations
After gaining clinical experience, Rachael Buchanan '18 is focusing on the healthcare side of lab medicine.
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Jerry Laakso '18: will return to his native Finland to play hockey professionally
Combining hockey with a business major entrepreneurship and small business.
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Jarell Samuel '18: Medical technologist at Massachusetts General Hospital
Jarell Samuel '18 majored in MLS to fulfill his lifelong dream of being a scientist.
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Tia Martineau '18: Cutting-edge research in astrophysics
Next step: PhD in physics/astrophysics
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Sheel Prajapati '18: Coastal systems science
Sheel, who pursued her master's degree in coastal systems science at UMassD's School for Marine Science and Technology, outlines the keys to career success.