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From Leukemia to Living Out Her Dream

Care and empathy are traits that Julia Sampaio, a leukemia survivor, intends to use after she graduates with a nursing degree.

New Scholarship Honors the Legacy of a Dedicated Nurse

Scholarship seeks to lessen the financial burden for undergraduate nursing students.

From Companion to Career: Music is the Inspiration in Christine Noel’s Life

Christine Noel is the founder and artistic director of the RI Children’s Chorus.

Fulbright Advisor Tells ΢Ȧ Students to “Reach”

΢Ȧ Impact

Prof. Vince Bohlinger is on a mission to increase the number of Fulbright scholars at ΢Ȧ.

΢Ȧ Produces Another Fulbright Scholar: Jennifer Contreras

“This is a life-changing experience for our students,” says ΢Ȧ Fulbright program advisor, Prof. Vince Bohlinger.

Alumni Mentorship Program Gets Financial Backing from Papitto and DeStefano Funds

΢Ȧ Impact

Alumni mentorship is a way to ensure that ΢Ȧ students are not only successful in college but in their chosen professions.

MEET OUR GRADUATES: First-Generation Grad is Already on Track for Her Master’s

΢Ȧ Impact

“My family is very supportive. They want better for me than they had,” shares Mady Akkaoui, a first-generation college student who graduated from ΢Ȧ this year.

MEET OUR GRADUATES: Artist Liping Zhang

“I decided to be bold, like the ΢Ȧ motto, and go back to school,” says 36-year-old Liping Zhang. She graduates from ΢Ȧ as an award-winning artist.

MEET OUR GRADUATES: Yang Finds Success on the Field and in the Lab

“The biggest lesson that ΢Ȧ has taught me is that no matter where you are, where you start from, you can still succeed and be great,” says Chelsea Yang, an accomplished athlete and promising biology researcher.

MEET OUR GRADUATES: Jelyssa D’Lugo Pays It Forward to Future Nursing Students

΢Ȧ Impact

Nursing student Jelyssa D’Lugo ‘22 knew when she transferred to ΢Ȧ that she wanted to be as involved as possible on campus. She couldn’t have predicted just how much she would do.