Dream big and work hard. That's the River Hawk way. UMass Lowell students pursue  their passion for learning in the classroom and beyond. They are each unique but are united in their drive to make a difference. Here are some of their stories.

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  • Keri Hobbs Sibley
    Keri Hobbs Sibley
    Political Science

    Political science alum works on White House staff.

  • Meghan Dearing
    Meghan Dearing
    Business

    Marketing and management student Meghan Dearing is turning a yearlong internship with the UMass President’s Office into a launchpad for a career in communications and public relations.

  • Emily Makrez
    Emily Makrez
    Psychology

    Emily Makrez ’07, ’09 turned her passion for farming, fermenting and foraging into her own business.

  • Leonardo Giordano
    Leonardo Giordano
    Liberal Arts

    Leonardo Giordano has twice interned for credit through a new program.

  • Mike McCone
    Mike McCone
    Analytics and Operations Management

    Mike McCone parlayed a co-op job and internship at TJX Companies into a full-time allocation analyst position with the Fortune 100 retailer.

  • Eric Roy
    Eric Roy
    Meteorology and Mathematics

    Eric Roy started doing meteorological research on campus the summer after his freshman year – and then won two research internships with government agencies.

  • Kraig Scharn
    Kraig Scharn
    Plastics Engineering

    Thanks to his internship and co-op experiences, plastics engineering major Kraig Scharn ’20 discovered that sales was the right career path for him. He is now a junior technical service engineer for Entec Polymers in Charlotte, North Carolina.

  • Warren Wartman
    Warren Wartman
    Liberal Arts (Theatre Arts and Economics)

    At 59, Warren Wartman is embracing a second act as a college student, trading his construction tools for textbooks to study theatre arts and economics at UMass Lowell.