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Violinist for Social Change

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Luciana Arraes ’13

Native of Belém, Brazil
Member of the Youth Orchestra of the Americas
Started the Project Cururu music program for disadvantaged children
Fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and English

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Park Ranger

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Jessica Monson ’13

Park ranger at Springfield, Mass., Armory National Historic Site
Served as a ranger at Pearl Harbor
Nominated to serve as a Peace Corps volunteer
Studying entrepreneurship and eco/finance at the Barney School of Business

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Conversation Starter

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Jordan Deitch ’14

Conversation Buddy
World Traveler
Volunteer
Chemistry Major

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Kenya Connection

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Alex Samson ’13

Studied Abroad in Kenya
Has taught English in Ecuador
Speaks some Spanish and Swahili
Native of Bayport, New York

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She’s Got Game

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Ali Baker ’12

Content Production for G4’s X-Play, Major League Gaming and RoosterTeeth
Senior Marketing and Promotions Intern at Ubisoft
Majored in Photography, minored in Television Production
Bergen County, New Jersey native

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Science in Space

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Aime Levesque

Assistant professor of biology
Experiment to launch to International Space Station
Breast cancer researcher
Mentor to undergraduate students

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Drawing from Memory

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Marissa Madonna ’12

Won Summerterm Cover Design Contest
Future Children’s Book Illustrator
Illustration Major, Art History Minor
Hartford Art School

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A Class of Her Own

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Nicole Mester ’12

Integrated elementary and special education major
Student teacher in fourth-grade classroom
A native of Hamden, Connecticut
Trained at two Hartford elementary schools

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Preserving Traditions

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Keyokah Mars-Garrick ’12

Member of Narragansett tribe
Native American dancer
Teacher of Native American heritage
Forward on women’s basketball team

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Superstar Voice

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Javier Colon ’00

First winner of NBC’s "The Voice"
Singer
Musician
Anchor Award winner, 2011

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Helping Hands

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Taber Hammond ’13

Student in Prosthetics/Orthotics program
Learning to design braces and artificial limbs
Wants to help injured veterans
From Farmington, Maine

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Formula for Success

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Matt Plakunov ’11

Captain of 2011 Formula SAE team
Designs racecar fuel-injection system
Connecticut native
Mechanical engineering major

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Areas of Study

RELIVE COMMENCEMENT

See photos, watch Bernard Cornwell's Commencement Address, listen to excerpts from other speeches, and relive the 2013 Commencement ceremonies. See more.

UNDERGRAD COMMENCEMENT

British author Bernard Cornwell delivers an entertaining address at the Undergraduate Commencement, urging students to "think for yourselves." Read more.

GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT

More than 400 students receive advanced degrees at Graduate Commencement, as speaker Christopher Dadlez encourages them to "be courageous." Read more.

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