03/08/2021
Amazing Alumnae Exemplify River Hawk Spirit
These Young Women have Just Begun their Journeys
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Finance and Marketing
Business administration major Melanie Sunnerberg has a passion for finance that she’s honed through a co-op experience at MFS Investment Management and her leadership roles in student organizations.
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Chemistry
Benedicta Agyemang-Brantuo won the 2021 MLK Service Award for starting a club to address health disparities – amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Psychology, Sociology and Race and Ethnic Studies
Debby Fernand says the River Hawk Scholars Academy has introduced her to friends and faculty mentors – and turned her into a leader herself.
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Business Administration
By participating in the virtual UML Launch! Summer Program, Khadija Mir felt better prepared to begin college remotely during the pandemic.
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Plastics Engineering
Madison Reed works as a research assistant with Plastics Engineering Prof. Ramaswamy Nagarajan in the UML Fabric Discovery Center.
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Computer Science
Vanessa Chen likes computer science because it’s both logical and creative.
UMass Lowell Looks to Balance the Scales
Center for Women & Work
The UMass Lowell Center for Women and Work is a community of scholars who are dedicated to advancing knowledge about the relationship between gender and work through research, enhancing understanding of this relationship through education and training, and challenging inequalities through institutional change.
Making WAVES: Women Academics Valued and Engaged in STEM
Research, Academics and Mentoring Pathways (RAMP)
Piloted in 2018, Research, Academics and Mentoring Pathways (RAMP), is a 6-week summer program that provides support to women entering the Francis College of Engineering with coursework, project work, mentoring, and networking with local companies and alumni.