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Undergraduate Profiles

Andy Hwang, ’13

Marketing
Andy Hwang was born in South Korea and moved to the United States ten years ago knowing only one simple word: apple. Here he became a student DJ on the campus radio station, WUML.
Neha Manohar, ’14

Chemical Engineering
Through her summer internship at UMass Lowell, Neha Manohar gained hands-on research experience and the opportunity to present her findings at a national meeting of the American Chemical Society.
Steven Jacek, '16

Chemical Engineering
Research and community are important to Steven Jacek. Fortunately, he’s found opportunities for both on campus.
Sophie Hansen, ’12

Criminal Justice and Psychology
Sophie Hansen doesn’t just talk the talk – she walks the walk about getting involved with student activities and residence life. Watch a video interview to learn more about life at UMass Lowell.
Andrew Ambrosino, '15

Computer Science, Business minor
Andrew Ambrosino is helping to expand the Commonwealth Honors Program at school and to solve problems with his computer science studies.
Salmaan Kapadia, '15

Business Administration, Accounting
For Salmaan Kapadia, giving back to the community has been a life-long endeavor that's rooted in family.
Ryan Liebel, '14

English, Journalism and Professional Writing
Ryan Liebel found his talent for broadcast radio as a DJ at 91.5 FM WUML, the University’s student-run radio station.
Jennifer Castano, ’13

Criminal Justice (Homeland Security)
Jenn got a fresh perspective on her major and many other things in life during a semester abroad in Barcelona.
Analissa Iversen, ’12

Sociology
Analissa Iversen transferred from Eastern University and found an intellectual home in the Sociology Department and became an award-winning student leader at UMass Lowell.
Eric Peary, ’13

Accounting & Corporate Finance
A senior with a double concentration in accounting and corporate finance in the Manning School of Business, Eric Peary has routinely taken on academic and extracurricular challenges and assumed leadership positions in student organizations.
Mikhaila Schaefer, ’13

Economics, Math minor
First in her family to attend college, Mikhaila Schaefer likes to work hard, enjoys research and is pleased to be graduating without any debt.
Matthew Desmond, ’15

Mathematical Sciences
As a UMass Lowell freshman, Matthew Desmond decided he wanted to be a math teacher and got hands-on experience through innovative teacher-training programs like UTeach and Jumpstart.
Mayara Belasque, '14

Accounting
Transferring from UMass Amherst, now an accounting major in the Manning School of Business, Belasque wants to become a certified public accountant, a profession she feels has limitless opportunities for success.
Andrea Evans, ’12

Community Health and Sustainablility
Andrea Evans is working as an intern at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health.
Peter Trearchis, ’13

Chemical Engineering
Peter enjoys solving complex problems in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. He’s grateful for opportunities to conduct research.
Jessica Saad, ’11

Community Health & Sustainability
Looking back, Jessica Saad doesn’t take for granted how much UMass Lowell —and community health especially— helped prepare her for life outside of college.
Mike Lunderville, '13

Mathematics, Computer Science minor
Through a summer internship in Holly Yanco’s lab, Mike entered the creative, team-building world of robotics that thrives here on campus.
Deborah Paul, ’14

Sociology
Deborah Paul transfer from Eastern Nazarene College and quickly decided on UMass Lowell when she came to visit campus. She discovered the sense of community and the University's rich diversity.
Jenna Goecke, ’15

Exercise Physiology
Jenna Goecke is able to pursue her exercise physiology degree and compete in synchronized skating with the help of supportive faculty.
Rebecca Farnham, ’12

Vocal Performance and Music Education
According to music student Rebecca Farnham, you don’t need to travel far to get a world-class education. As the Lowell native says, “I wanted an excellent education close to home and didn't have to look much farther than my own backyard."
Pascale Jean-Jacques, ’11

Community Health, President of SISTERS
Pascale acquired the skills to make a difference through hands-on experiences in her major and through shepherding the young campus organization SISTERS (Sisters of Integrity Striving Toward Empowerment, Respect and Success) through a growing phase.
Krystal Quezada, '13

English - Journalism and Professional Writing
Local, regional and international experiences have prepared Krystal for life after college.
Brandon Geisler, '14

Information Technology
For veteran Brandon Geisler, transferring to UMass Lowell from Northern Essex Community College gave him real work experience to help in his field of Information Technology.
Riley Wetmore, '13

Management and Marketing
Riley Wetmore balances classes and ice time as captain of the River Hawks hockey team.
Vladimir Saldana, '13

Finance and Management
For Saldana, who is pursuing a dual concentration in finance and management and minoring in Spanish, the experience of studying overseas has helped expand his view of global business and cultures.
Wendy Sanchez, '11

Nursing
Originally planning to become a doctor, when Wendy Sanchez received the Tsongas Scholarship to UMass Lowell as a high school senior, she decided to pursue nursing instead. The high achiever who turned hardship into success has no regrets.
Amber Zapatka, '13

Plastics Engineering, Business minor
Amber credits her classmates and professors in the plastics program with making her UMass Lowell experience such a good one.
Mallory Mulligan, '14

Accounting
Mallory Mulligan credits the work experience she got during her two co-op jobs and through her part-time work as the accounting assistant in Career Services with helping her land a highly competitive position at Ernst & Young.
Pranav Joshi, ’11

Management Information Systems
Pranav Joshi encourages incoming students to take advantage of the co-op program and the career-building seminars offered throughout the University.
Maryann Ford, ’12

Environmental Health
Maryann Ford hopes to combine her environmental toxicology research with public health concerns to design effective campaigns that will reduce health disparities in large city populations.
Jay Noble, ’11

Finance and Entrepreneurship
UMass Lowell graduate Jay Noble worked his way through college. As a real estate agent, the finance program at UMass Lowell appealed to him for its close proximity to home and the ability it provided him to keep working.
Paula Bustos, ’10, ’11

Electrical Engineering
Paula Bustos isn't afraid of a challenge. The Colombia native earned two degrees in electrical engineering in five years.
Edwyn Shoemaker, '14

Political Science
Edwyn Shoemaker hasn't had an easy road through life. But he’s taken the right steps for success in his education and now wants to help others do the same.
Melissa Franklin, '15

Community Health
Community Health major and transfer student from Middlesex Community College Melissa Franklin is a non-traditional student, yet feels at home on the UMass Lowell campus.
Sarah Ross, ’10, ’11

Education
Sarah Ross found the path to her profession at UMass Lowell, and the young students of Lowell are reaping the benefits. Ross earned two degrees in five years through the Fast Track to Teaching program. "I wanted to teach in an urban setting, and the whole program seemed fit to what I needed."
Gabriela Boscaja, '15

Management and Finance
Boscaja choice to attend college close to home gave her the opportunity to travel across the globe, making connections that will serve her well after graduation.
Mary-Kathryn Hazel, ’13

History, Political Science minor
At UMass Lowell, Mary-Kate has blossomed as a scholar of history.
Leandro Quezada, '15

Sound Recording Technology with a minor in Latin American Studies
Leandro chose UMass Lowell after doing exhaustive research online from his home in Ecuador. He was impressed by the history of success and obvious rigor of the sound recording technology program at UMass Lowell.
Adam Haywood, ’14

Civil Engineering
Looking for a more challenging major was part of Adam Haywood’s motivation to transfer from Morehouse College.
Thayse Mota, ’12

Accounting
For Thayse Mota transferring to UMass Lowell from Northern Essex Community College was a seamless process.
Kreg Kaminski, '15

Biological Sciences
Kreg Kaminski's experience at UMass Lowell in the Biology department and UTeach Program is being put to good use at Lowell High School.
Vanessa Kent, ’13

Accounting and Finance
Studying in the Manning School of Business, Vanessa Kent has juggled a packed academic and extracurricular schedule with her commitment to the field hockey team.
Brittany Forslind, '14

Biology/Ecology
After spending her freshman year at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Forslind transferred to UMass Lowell, where the biology program was a better fit for her.
David Laurello, ’81, ’88

Electrical Engineering, master’s in Business Administration
When it comes to education, David Laurello values lessons that translate to life on the job.
Lynn Le, '13

Finance, Music minor
Finance major Lynn Le had to make some major adjustments when she started her co-op job, but she says it's one of the best experiences she's ever had.
Matthew Burke, ’12

Engineering
While he was accepted at several high-caliber engineering programs in the Boston area, Matt is happy that he chose UMass Lowell.
Michael Boyer, '13

Community Health
Just as the University experienced its own transformation, so did Michael Boyer who started as an exercise physiology major, changing to community health after taking epidemiology and community health courses.
Matthew Johnson, '14

Management
Management student Matthew Johnson entered the University in the aftermath of the global financial crisis and wanted to graduate with strong educational credentials and relevant job skills.
Derek Winslow, ’13

History
Derek Winslow rediscovered his passion for learning when he transferred from UMass Amherst to UMass Lowell in 2010 to study history.
Sadrac Noel, ’12

Civil Engineering
When Sadrac Noel graduated with his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, he could look back on many twists and turns in his path – and one professor who was always there for him.
Ianna Hondros-McCarthy, ’12, ’13

Psychology, English (pre-med), Peace and Conflict Studies
Ianna Hondros-McCarthy knows that you don’t have to travel far, or mortgage your future, to get an excellent education. She says, “Coming to UMass Lowell was the best possible decision for me.”
Carly Tiches, ’14

Nursing
Carly Tiches's desire to help and care for others began when she started coaching children in gymnastics. She realized that she enjoyed giving first aid and caring for injuries. Now she is turning that passion into a career.
David Nader, ’12

Civil Engineering
Transferring from Middlesex Community College, David is now the mix captain for UMass Lowell’s 2012 concrete canoe team, in charge with devising a concrete formula that can withstand being molded, transported and paddled — and stay afloat.
Mark Lalli, ’12

Chemical Engineering
In just three years, Commonwealth Scholar and UMass Lowell alumni, Mark Lalli graduated with a B.S. in chemical engineering. Because of his research opportunities at the University, he's able to purse a Ph.D. in fall 2012.
Raymond Soto, '12

English/Writing
Getting out of the classroom can be the best way to learn, according to Ray Soto, a recent graduate who saw the power of his studies during a service-learning course his senior year.
Alexander Rick, '13

Plastics engineering
For plastics engineering major Alexander Rick, a co-op position at Burton Snowboards was a dream job, a perfect alignment of his personal passion and professional goals.
Tiffany Noel, '12

Photography
Asked for advice to would-be art students, Noel says, “Go for it. If you love art, you must pursue it. You’ll regret it if you don’t.”
Anteah Jones, ’11

Psychology and Criminal Justice
Many people think they don’t have the time to work on a degree. But as Anteah Jones says, “there’s always time for education.”
Jacob Gomes, '13

Community Health
For Jacob Gomes '13, playing rugby in his sophomore year was the turning point that changed his life.
Dimitrios Booras, ’13

English and Political Science
For Dimitrios Booras, college learning isn’t something that takes place only in a classroom.
Shannon Smith, ’08, ’09

Psychology, Elementary Education
Shannon Smith entered school planning to be a criminal profiler. Now she teaches kindergarten in the United Arab Emirates.
Jennifer Gonzalez, '13

Nutritional Science
UMass Lowell turned Jennifer Gonzalez into a more confident person.
Katherine Spagnoli , ’11

Plastics Engineering
Katherine Spagnoli took a roundabout path, beginning at Mount Wachusett Community College, to arrive at UMass Lowell's Plastics Engineering Department - now it feels like home.
Brian Dano, ’13

Marketing, Finance
As former president of UMass Lowell’s Student Government Association, Brian Dano felt that his voice was being heard.
Nathaniel Royer, ’12

Biotechnology
After attending Dean College, Nathaniel Royer wanted a bigger school — but not too big — where he could work toward being a research scientist.
Janelle Diaz, ’12

Psychology
Janelle Diaz says two things made her undergraduate experience at UMass Lowell really special: residence life and the club she founded, Disable the Label.
Callie Anderson

Marketing
Callie finds that being part of a Living and Learning Community has had a positive impact on her academic life and her adjustment to college.
Jay Souweine, ’15

Music Studies
Music student Jay Souweine is a jazz trumpeter, member of the marching band and plays taps at military funerals – yet he loves UMass Lowell for being more rounded than a conservatory.
Ruchika Shah

Nursing
The scholarships and financial aid Ruchika received from UMass Lowell have helped tremendously in keeping her education affordable.
Garrett Burgess, ’14

Chemistry
Garrett Burgess's future is bright and his goals have him focused. In addition to earning his degree and working for the FBI, Burgess is also focused on some personal goals: regaining his eyesight and the ability to walk.
Shelby Creamer, '15

Nursing
Shelby Creamer gained the clinical experience, faculty support, good grades and passion that made her shine, helping the nursing student land a coveted "externship" with Mayo Clinic.
Mallory Hillard, ’11

Community Health & Sustainability
Thanks to UMass Lowell, Hillard says she's found true satisfaction and happiness in her career and in herself.

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