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.

Erick Maldonado - CVPA - BFA Painting - Class of 2018
Erick Maldonado '18: BFA in Painting

Created a solo exhibition highlighting African-American student life on campus.
Veronica Fernandes, UMassD student majors in nursing, earns a BS in Nursing
Veronica Fernandes ’18: Nursing

Bridging the Atlantic Program with Portugal provides foundation in community nursing

Charlens Beneche
Charlens Beneche '18: Leader and awardee

The Lamar McClinton Leadership award represents the legacy that leadership can create.
Student environmentalist, Deepak Kumar
Deepak Kumar '18: MS in Data Science

Pursued research in machine learning, computer vision, and transfer learning.
Student environmental
Marvey Mathurin '18: Corsairs football & civil engineering

Gained real-world experience through two internships and his senior design project.
Celina Andrade - Class of 2018
Celina Andrade '18: sights set on law school

Ultimate career goal is to work in the Department of Justice as a federal prosecutor.

Colin Brown - Class of 2018 - Data Science
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.
Rachel Bellantoni, Charlton College of Business, student ambassador
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.
Jerry Laakso on the ice
Jerry Laakso '18: will return to his native Finland to play hockey professionally

Combining hockey with a business major entrepreneurship and small business.
Jarell Samuel
Jarell Samuel '18: Medical technologist at Massachusetts General Hospital

Jarell Samuel '18 majored in MLS to fulfill his lifelong dream of being a scientist.
Tia Martineau
Tia Martineau '18: Cutting-edge research in astrophysics

Next step: PhD in physics/astrophysics
Sheel Prajapati '18
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.