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June

Orientations set for fall pharmacy tech program
Warwick, R.I. – June 22, 2009: The Community College of Rhode Island will hold orientation sessions for those interested in the college’s Comprehensive Pharmacy Technician program from 1 to 3 p.m. and 5 to7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8, in Room 4080 at the college’s Knight Campus in Warwick.

CCRI’s Center for Workforce and Community Education will offer the 155-hour introductory program, which aims to quell the recent shortage of pharmacy technicians while giving future pharmacists a taste of the profession. Classes will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Sept. 1 to Dec. 17.

Pharmacy technicians assist pharmacists, including filling, packaging and distributing medications as well as maintaining patient records and inventory. They work in retail pharmacies, hospitals and home health care pharmacies.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, job opportunities for pharmacy technicians are expected to be good for full-time and part-time work, especially for those with certification or previous work experience. The technicians start earning about $10 to $15 an hour but certified technicians can earn 20 percent to 30 percent more.

Health care workers who want to enhance their knowledge of prescription drugs also can benefit from the program, which includes training in pharmacy math, generics, pharmacy law, insurance and interpreting prescriptions.

Contact Sue Caressimo at 825-2399 for more information about the program, to R.S.V.P. for an orientation session or to enroll.

CCRI to host ‘Hello Broadway’ cabaret fundraiser
Warwick, R.I. – June 11, 2009: Community College of Rhode Island vocal students and the cast of “Lullabye of Broadway III” at the Granite Theatre in Westerly will combine their talents for “Hello Broadway,” a cabaret fundraiser, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, in the Bobby Hackett Theatre at CCRI’s Warwick Campus, 400 East Ave.

Under the direction of Dr. Audrey Kaiser with choreography by Lisa Clough, the night will open with a medley of “Comedy Tonight” from “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” “Tonight” from “West Side Story” and “Company” from the musical of the same name and will end with all performers singing “The Rhythm of Life” from “Sweet Charity.”

In between, Act I will feature students from the voice studio of Amanda Santo at CCRI performing favorites from “A Chorus Line,” “Guys and Dolls,” “Chicago,” “Grease,” “Ain’t Misbehaving,” “The King and I,” “Kiss Me Kate” and many more. Act II will feature the “Lullabye” cast performing works from “42nd Street,” “Mame,” “The Wiz,” “Gypsy,” “The Producers,” “La Cage Aux Folles,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” “Hairspray,” “The Lion King,” “Babes in Arms” and a medley from “South Pacific.”

The admission price of $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors, and $10 for children younger than 12 will benefit the college’s Deborah Y. Griffin Vocal Scholarship in memory of Griffin, a CCRI music alumna who died with four of her children in a house fire in December 2000. She first attended CCRI to complete her Associate in Fine Arts degree in art, then stayed on to pursue the Associate in Fine Arts in music, which she received with honors. Griffin is remembered as an outstanding role model in all arenas: mother, friend, student, musician and team member and as a supporter and encourager to her fellow students.

The scholarship in Griffin’s memory is awarded to students enrolled in the music program who have successfully completed one semester of applied voice for credit at CCRI, have a 3.0 or better grade point average and have career goals in vocal music education or vocal music performance.

Doors will open at 7 p.m. and a reception will be held after the performance. For reservations, please call 825-2310, Ext. 2.

Charitable gift will provide nursing students experience in using electronic patient records
Warwick, R.I. – June 4, 2009: The Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust has awarded the Community College of Rhode Island $50,000 to purchase wireless laptop computers and carts to integrate informatics into the existing health sciences curriculum at the Newport County Campus.

Informatics is the science of information and the practice of information processing. Health care informatics connotes much more, as lives are saved and operating costs are reduced when nurses and health care professionals are trained to operate efficiently in modern, high-tech health care environments.

The federal government plans for most Americans to have an electronic health care record by 2014. In facilitating interaction and information-sharing among different health care institutions and providers, electronic health records will vastly improve the quality and efficiency of health care.

As phase one of the informatics implementation process progresses, the college has begun requiring all nursing and health science students to sit for electronic, Web-based examinations. The college also is shifting from paper patient care plans to electronic,
e-mail-ready versions similar to those utilized in the clinical setting. Phase two will include instruction and experience with tutorial patient management software.

“The Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust has been a generous and longtime supporter of the college and clearly recognizes the importance and significance of the equipment necessary for the immediate and unilateral implementation of informatics for our nursing and health sciences students,” said CCRI President Ray Di Pasquale. “I am truly grateful for their support.”

The gift counts toward the college’s $5.5 million “Imagine: The Campaign for Endless Possibilities.” This capital campaign is raising funds to support CCRI’s Allied Health programs, build new state-of-the-art facilities, establish scholarships and enhance its athletics programs. To date, the college has raised more than $3 million of its goal.

CCRI releases illustrative history of the college
Warwick, R.I. – June 10, 2009: In celebration of its 45th anniversary, the Community College of Rhode Island announces the release of a new book, an illustrative history of the state’s only community college. Called, “Community College of Rhode Island: An Illustrated History, The Rhode Island Junior College Years,” the book chronicles the development of the college from its foundation in 1964 as Rhode Island Junior College through the institution’s name change in 1980 to Community College of Rhode Island. Today the community college boasts 54,000 alumni, many of whom were students during the Rhode Island Junior College years and helped establish the community college as New England’s largest.

The 48-page book, which includes biographies of founding faculty and administrators, was written and produced by Julie A. Novak of East Greenwich and Richard H. Coren of Cranston, staff members in the college’s Marketing and Communications Department. Novak, who has experience in the fields of journalism and higher education, joined the college in 2007 and works as a public relations officer. Coren, a graphic designer, operated his own graphic design studio for 19 years prior to joining the college staff in 2007. The authors produced the book as part of a CCRI Professional Staff Association (CCRIPSA) bonus project where, pending approval, funding is given to employees who submit a proposal to tackle a special project outside of their assigned duties and regular work hours.

“It is rare for a book about a history of a college to evoke so much emotion,” said CCRI President Ray Di Pasquale. “This book tells the compelling story of our history and highlights the pioneers, both students and administrators, who were at the forefront of our development. A book like this will be around long after everyone at the college who remembers our historical events and milestones firsthand are gone.”

Only 500 copies of the book were printed and are for sale. Books are available at all CCRI bookstores for $19.95 per copy plus $3 shipping per copy, and can be purchased by check, cash or credit card. For ordering information, go to www.ccri.edu/illustratedhistory. The book also can be purchased directly from the Marketing and Communications Department by check, which should be made out to “CCRI Foundation.” To order from the department, visit the Web site for an order form or call (401) 825-1045. Proceeds from all book sales will support a scholarship for a student studying the arts at the college.

CCRI Education Expo geared toward adult learners
Warwick, R.I. – June 9, 2009: The Community College of Rhode Island will host “CCRI Education Expo: Showcasing the Tools to Change Your Life,” designed to give adults an opportunity to learn more about the college and its programs, from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 27, at the Knight Campus, 400 East Ave., Warwick.

With an average student age of 26, the college is an inviting place for adults who are looking to re-enter the work force, jump-start their education, or change or advance their careers. The college offers more than 80 degree and certificate programs as well as dozens of noncredit training and development courses and programs through its Center for Workforce and Community Education.

Attendees are welcome to browse the Great Hall area on the first floor of the campus and speak with college representatives who can answer questions about admissions, financial aid, scholarships, payment options, transferring previous college credit, obtaining credit for work experience, student services, programs of study and the Joint Admissions Agreement, which allows students to transfer seamlessly to the University of Rhode Island or Rhode Island College.

Attendees can speak with faculty members from Administrative Office Technology, English, Health Sciences, Legal Studies, Biotechnology, Distance Learning and more. Several adults enrolled at CCRI or who recently graduated also will be on hand to share their experiences. Representatives from Imagine Preschool, which is located on the Warwick campus, also will be available to discuss the preschool’s program for 3- to 5-year-olds.

Additionally, five workshops will be offered on the topics of admission and financial aid; student services; workforce and community education programs; and career search with the cooperative education team.

Other agencies also will attend the event and provide information about programs and services available to adult learners. They include the Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, the College Planning Center of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Department of Education, the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, the Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority, Rhode Island Regional Adult Learning and the Educational Opportunity Center, which is a federally funded TRiO program based at CCRI.
“Adult learners should rely on their community college to help them in difficult economic times like these. CCRI is committed to running the kinds of programs that will help Rhode Islanders gain or retain meaningful employment,” said President Ray Di Pasquale. “This Education Expo will connect adult learners with programs that will help better position themselves to move back into the workplace or find training to gain new skills to advance in their current jobs.”

Registration is not necessary and all are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. For more information about the Expo, visit http://www.ccri.edu/expo or call 401-825-2190.

Golfers sought for annual alumni tournament
Warwick, R.I. – June 4, 2009: The Community College of Rhode Island Alumni Association’s seventh annual Alumni Golf Tournament will be held on June 17 at the Foster Country Club. Registration for the Texas scramble format tournament will begin at 7:30 a.m. with an 8:15 shotgun start.

Proceeds from the tournament are used to sponsor scholarships, text book purchases and other activities that directly benefit CCRI students and alumni. James C. LeShane ’08, who received a $250 book award funded with a portion of the proceeds from the tournament, said the assistance he received eased the burden of coming up with the money to pay for his books so he could focus on his studies.

“My education means the world to me, not just for better employment opportunities, but also so that I may set a good example for my daughter,” he wrote in a thank-you note to the Alumni Association. “I want her to know the value of a college education, and that getting good grades in school is of major importance, especially with the highly competitive global marketplace.”

The day includes a continental breakfast and a steak lunch at 2 p.m. Sponsorships are available. For information and registration, visit www.ccri.edu/alum or call 401-333-7150

CCRI announces spring 2009 dean’s list
Warwick, R.I. – June 2, 2009: The Community College of Rhode Island announces that 1,044 students have been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2009 semester.

Students enrolled in a degree program who completed 12 credits this spring with a grade point average of 3.25 or higher with no grade lower than “C” are eligible for this scholastic honor.

Those honored are:
Stacy Aaron
Saffiyah Abdullah
Ryan Abedi
Marie Acciardo
Jael Acevedo
James Achterberg
Andolina Acquisto
Nathan Adams
Kurt Adler
Michelle Aguiar
Scott Aguiar
Richard Alba
Ricardo Aldana
Aleksandra Alekhina
Susan Alexander
Kristyn Alexander
Faiha Alfatlawi
Asraa Al-Fatlawi
Craig Alix
Lindsey Allard
Jeffrey Allard
Ryan Allenson
Samantha Allison
Kevin Almeida
Leidy Almonte
Ryan Almonte
Marelin Almonte
Jason Alton
Michelle Amalfitano
Trista Amaral
Samantha Amaral
Rosemarie Amato
Ana Ambrose
Desiree Amoriggi
Meixiang An
John Andino
Antonio Andreoli
Stephenie Andrews Page
James Angi
Thomas Anglin
Bethany Antonevich
Yuliya Antonova
Crystal Appleton
Natalia Araujo
Loretta Armitage
Andres Arrubla
Amy Asakli-DaSilva
Stefani Ashe
Steven Astacio
Rachel Atwood
Arthur Aubin III
Matthew Bacon
Jeanette Bailey
Danny Baker
Cheryl Balzano
Lauren Bambera
Lisa Banno
Nicole Bannon
Emanuel Baptista
Dylan Baranski
Magdalena Barber
Shannon Barbosa
Frederick Barbosa
Todd Barker
Suzanne Barry
Jarvis Batista
John Baton
Morriah Beck
Peter Beckwith
Andrew Belanger
Raymond Beltran
David Bender
Kassi Benson
Eric Berardis
A Michael Bettencourt
Gabriel Betty
Joseph Bibeault
Chelsea Bishop
Lise Bissonnette
Melissa Blackmar
Jennifer Blake
Amber Blake
Carly Blanchard
Stacy Blanchette
Jarrod Blanchette
Britnee Bloschichak
Dana Blouin
Harrison Boakye
Justin Boccanfuso
Ross Boehm
James Bold
Galen Bomster
Tomi Bonanno
Jeffrey Bonner
Susan Botelho
Paul Botelho
Mariann Bourassa
Chantal Boutros
Ashley Bowers
Elizabeth Boyer
Linda Bradley
Matthew Brady
Anthony Brashier
Casey Brennan
Sarah Brenneman
Sebastian Brown
Monica Brown
Sarah Brown
Michael Brown
D'Arcy Brunelle
Travis Bruno
Bisola Bruno
Kollie Bryant
Paula Budnick
Forth Bugge
Joseph Burgio
Lauren Burke
Hayley Burkett
Georgiy Burkovskiy
Carolyn Burnes
Audrey Burniston
Samantha Burniston
Matthew Burns
Nicole Bush
Hillary Butler
Donna Butterworth
Cara Buzzi
Patrick Byrne
Kristy Cabral
Alyson Cabral
Brooke Cabral
Zachary Calabrese
Jeffrey Caldarelli
Lenine Camacho
Annemary Camara
Lisa Campagnone
Jacqueline Canola
Dionna Caparco
Kayla Caparrelli
Amanda Capasso
Ryan Capuano
Christopher Carbone
Katherine Carlson
Laima Carp
Jeffrey Carpenter
Chelsea Carr
Daniela Carrasco
Michael Carrasquillo
Scott Carroll
Danielle Cartier
David Carvalho
Sebastian Casas
Joshua Cascione
Ryan Casey
Matthew Cass
Kayla Cavallaro
Stefania Ceroni
Kelly Chabot
Suzette Chambers
Amy Champagne
Robert Champagne
Jessica Chan
Cynthia Chapman
Cayla Charlonne
Kristen Charpentier
Christina Chavalia
Zhou Chen
Hao Chen
Michael Chenot
Cassia Chipman
Christodoulos Christodoulou
Meghan Cienava
Roderick Clark
Rebecca Clarke
David Clarkin
Thomas Cole III
Hollie Coleman
Reis Colgan
Andrew Comolli
Kerrin Conceicao
Christina Concepcion
Joanna Condict
Peter Conn
Graham Connolly
Paul Constant
Fernanda Consuegra
Cynthia Conti
Kenneth Conti
Sarah Coons
Jessica Cooper
Charles Corbin
Stephen Cordeiro
Kevin Cordeiro
Sonia Cordon
Melissa Corey
Samantha Cornell
Samantha Corrigan
Daniel Costa
Joao Costa
Leniza Costa
Emily Costa
Linzy Cote
Jessica Cote
Mary Cotton
Laura Coulombe
Berta Couto
Bonnie Craig
Charles Craige
Carrie Crockett
Kira Crockett
Kelly Cronin
Dylan Cronk
Samantha Crowe
Lisa Crudale
Erin Culver
Stephen Currey
Barbara Curria
Joanne Custodio
Christopher Cybulski
Alissa Da Silva
James Daly
Sari Danh
Derean Daniel
Tiffany Daniels
Nicholas Danielson
Ana D'Arezzo
Brendan Dass
Brittany Davis
Giovanni De La Zerda
Zachary Debeaulieu
Alicia DeCesare
J. Ryan Degnan III
Jennifer Deignan
Mario Delcid
Michaela DelGallo
Maryann DelGiudice
Danielle Delise
Alexander Dell
Brandon Delon
Stacey DeMello
Jason Demers
Alicia Demoranville
Michael Derderian
Heather Desmarais
Cynthia Desnoyers
Michelle Despres
Astride Desroses
James Dewar
Elizabeth Di Ruggiero
Jamie Didone
Kristina Dimeo
Joseph DiOrio
Kaley DiPietro
Joseph DiRocco
Eric Dittrich
Silay Doak
Jaclyn Dodd
Stefanie Dodge
Cristina Domenech
Qi Dong
Brittany Donohue
Thomas Donovan
Alycia Donovan
James Donovan
Hovsep Donoyan
Brittany Douglass
Morgan D'Ovidio
Lacy Downing
Zachary Doyon
Christine Drabik
Crystal Drake
Gabriel Duarte
Brian Dube
Elizabeth Dubois
Ryan Duclos
Benjamin Dugas
Jessie Duperre
Christopher Dupuis
Kaitlyn Dupuis
Amy Durand
Courtney Durocher
April Dutra
Anthony Dutra
Michael Dyer
Michael Earnheart
Michala Ebbitt
Elizabeth Edwards
Peter Edwards
Sheri Eisenstadt
Jacob Elderkin
Keith Elliott
Steven Ellsworth
Phillip Engelke
Michael Erdahl
Dainya Erickson
Erik Erikson III
Mercy Espinal
Alicia Estacio
Simone Ethier
Christopher Evans
Linda Evans
Michael Faiola
Justin Falandys
Anuoluwapo Famodimu
Robert Fanion III
Gabriela Farias
Joseph Fazio Jr
Michelle Fecteau
Maria Felix
Sarah Ferguson
Meghan Fernandes
Alisa Ferraioli
Diana Ferrara
Louis Ferreira
Derek Ferreira
Robert Ferris
Jackie Ferris
Gregory Ferro
Lyle Fielding
Bryan Fielding
Sarah Firth
Paris Fisher
Nzinga Fitzgerald
Nicholas Flamand
Michelle Fleming
Randy Flint
Laura Flores
Jonathan Flynn
Erin Flynn
Daniel Fogarty
Lillian Fonseca
Anthony Fontaine
Dennis Fontaine Jr
Daniel Ford
Renee Ford
Shawna Fortin
Benjamin Fosmoen
Andrew Fournier
Jessica Fournier
Brittany Fox
Sarah Fox
Jaden Franklin
Jill Frechette
Megan Freitas
Natalie Fuller
Matthew Furia
Alaura Gagnon
Beverly Gantt
Grace Garcia
Alexsie Garcia
Melissa Gareau
Heidi Gaudlap
Jason Gaudreau
Julie Gauthier
Rebecca Gauvin
Audrey Geisler
Anthony Gemma
Amanda Gendreau
Wendie George
Giana Giannotti
Carrie Giarrusso
Eugene Gibbons
Christa Gignac
Andrew Giguere
Matthew Gilchrest
Ambur Gill
Sylvie Gimple
Salvatore Giorno
Nicole Girard
Emily Glass
Kristen Godbout
Sara Golding
Jason Goldstein
Megan Golish
Brian Gomes
Dorothy Goncalo
William Gonsalves
Layla Gonsalves
Marc Gonsalves
Erin Gonya
Katherine Gordon
Mary Gorham
Kayla Grady
Bryan Granados
Gerard Grandpre
Robert Grant III
Elizabeth Grass
Nicholas Grassini
Harold Greene II
Nicholas Greene
Jessica Greene
Elisabeth Gregoire
Steven Grover
Julia Guadagnoli
Ryan Guglielmetti
Danielle Guilotte
Diane Guli
Aaron Guli
Michelle Hafner
Jack Hainsworth
Ronald Haley
Erica Haley
Jessica Hall
Rebecca Hamelin
Vincent Hammond
Matthew Hancock
Andrew Hannaway
Amanda Hannon
Carly Hanson
Christopher Hanson
Savanna Hanson
Katherine Harnedy
Grace Haro
Regina Harper
James Harrington
Elaine Harris
Adriana Harrison
Linda Harrod
Ashley Hatfield
Samantha Hawes
Heather Hawkins
Emily Hawver
Lucas Hearne
Loralei Heater
John Heiss
John Hennessey
Kristen Henry
Megan Herne
Nicholas Heroux
Helene Herrera
Thomas Hill
Daniel Hinsley
Laura Hirmas
Dawne Hodde
Meghan Hook
Dustin Hopkins
Daniel Hopkins
Scott Houle
Brigette Houle
Krista Howe
Caitlin Hull
Matthew Huntley
Joshua Hurd
Eben Hutchison
Tinh Huynh
Lisa Iannaci
Cathy Iascone
Marissa Iasimone
Anam Iftikhar
Umar Iftikhar
Jodine Imms
Nicholas Imondi
Esandrio Intrieri
Joyce Islam
Cecilia Isted
Randy Jaacks
David Jackson
Michael Jacobs
Kelsey Jaeger
Naser Jamous
Courtney Jansen
Elizabeth Jarrell
Stephanie Jaurigue
Kaitlyn Jeffrey
Jad Jichi
Kimberly Jimenez
Erik Johnson
Kathleen Johnson
Antonio Johnson
Ashley Jones
Cathy Jones
Samantha Jones
Cassy Judd
Kevin Kabrick
Ian Kaplan
Matthew Karol III
Shannon Karpovitz
Heather Kassner
Stephen Keane
Shannon Keefe
Kelly Keefer
Jeffrey Kelleher
Patrick Kelly
Gail Kelvey
Jennifer Kempe
Peter Kennedy
Mason Kenney
Brendan Kenny
Kory Kenyon
Kristopher Keough
Taylor Kern
James Kerr Jr.
Kayla Kershner
Simhour Khiev
Somphanh Khousakoun
Eugena Kimbrough
Justin King
Lita King
Kyle King
Sarah Kinnaman
Susannah Kirkpatrick
Savannah Klein
Bunroth Koeuth
Candie Komorowski
Daniel Krawetz
James Kroger
Steven Krol
Soeuth Ky
Nathan La Perriere
Ronald Labrecque
Stephanie LaBrie
Chelsea Lacasse
Jo-Anne Lachance
Elyse Laferriere
Jessica Laiter
Daniel Lajoie
Jean Lamb
Eric Lambert
Cara Lampron
Ranran Lance
Suzanne Landry
Linda Landry
Kristina Lane
Melissa Lanton
Ebony Laprocina
John Lau
Brendon LaVault
Richard Lavender
Ryan Lavoie
Latekoe Lawson-Hellu
James LeBeau
Chelsea Lecuivre
Derek LeDoux
Lisa Lefebvre
Kerri Legenza
Daniel Leighton
Christine Lemme
David Lemoi
Jason Lennox
Michael Lenz
Breton Leshin
Steven Lessard Jr.
Jennifer Letourneau
Christine Lever
Joseph Levesque
Nicole Levitre
Tyler Linn
Lorenzo Lonardo
Mia Lonardo
Joshua Lopes
Cord Lopez
Edna Lopez
Benjamin Lovejoy
Kayla Lozy
Stephanie Lukasienwicz
Yi he Luo
Tara Lusignan
Jason Lussier
Adrien Luther
Mark Luzzi
Samantha Lyons
Lisa Mabe
Stuart Maccoll
Nicole MacDonald
Melanie MacLaughlin
Mary Macro
Daniel Madancy
Jeanett Madsen
William Magaw
Lisa Maher
Darya Maiale
Ashley Maisano
Zahra Malko
Patrick Malone
Roman Malyuta
Kimberly Manchester
George Mancini
Louis Mancone IV
Rachel Mangone
Daniel Marble
Cassandra Marchand
Thomas Marchetti
Heather Marfeo
Michelle Mariani
Jari Marines
Benjamin Marks
Michael Marley
Colton Marsh
Julia Marszalek
Amber Martin
Brianna Martin
Yosef Martin
Kelly Martin
Nicholas Masi
Joshua Mason
Sarah Masterson
Katia Matias
Amy Matos
Danielle Matteson
Joseph Matthews
Kenneth Matuszek
Michelle Mauricio
Katelyn Maxwell
Victoria Mayer
Jessica Mayernick
Kaitlin Maynard
Hanni Mazloum
Betty McBroom
Ashley McBurney
Robin McCarron
John McCoy Jr.
Colton McCutcheon
Claire McElderry
Adriana McElroy
Everton McFarlane
Graham McGee
Valerie McGowan
Celia McGuire
Kiya McIntyre
David McLellan
Nicholas Medeiros
Justin Medeiros
Brenton Medeiros
Justin Medeiros
Robert Medeiros
Sandy Medeiros
Taylor Meek
Brendan Meenan
Melkon Megerdichian
Daniel Mello
Jamieson Mellor
Leudi Mena
Kevin Mendes
Alexis Mendonca
Christopher Menihan
Melissa Mercier
Joshua Mercure
Elizabeth Mesa
Sueanne Metivier
Kayla Meunier
Ryan Miga
William Mihopoulos
Melissa Miller
Alexis Miller
Marissa Mitchell
Jared Mitchell
Maria Mitchell
Abigail Moeller
Daniel Moening
Ronaldo Molina
Nichole Molloy
Katelyn Monacchio
Sebastian Monsalve
Justine Monteiro
Reginald Monteiro
Luisa Monterroso
Edison Montoya
Stuart Moody
Sean Moore
Thomas Moore
Laurel Moravec
David Morell
Andrew Morgan
Robert Morin
Rebecca Morris
Peter Morris
Stephanie Morse
Christina Motta
Edgar Moya
Andrew Mulholland
Laurie Mullen
Loyd Mullen III
Michel Muller
Alissa Munroe
Morgan Murby
Kristen Murphy
Daniel Murphy
Brittany Murphy
Alyssa Nacewicz
Kerri Narcisi
Amber Nardolillo
Andrea Narkiewicz
Matthew Nassi
Marcel Nault
Faith Negro
Timothy Neil
Daniel Nenart
Jenifer Neverman
Aaron Newcombe
Amy Newkirk
Samantha Nicodemus
Gail Noblin
Jessica Nolin
Michael Norde
Jennifer Norris
Jonathan North
Jacob Northup
Harrison Northup
Danielle Notarpippo
Robert Nouyi-Yang
Jean Nsabumuremyi
Danielle Nunes
Linnette Nunez
Amanda Nunn
Carla Nuzzo
William Oberg
Sean O'Brien
Gevork Odabashyan
Kimberly O'Donnell
Nicolette O'Donnell
Andrea O'Hara
Robert O'Hare
Ayorinde Ojo
Aidan O'Kane
Frank Olivera Jr.
Ayodeji Olusola
Peter Oluyemi
Alysa O'Neill
Richard Orabona
Ysamar Ortega
Beatriz Ortiz
Sarah Ouch
Danielle Owens
Randi-Lee Owens
Amanda Packer
Keith Padraic
Vianka Pagan
Samantha Page
Rafael Pajaro
Nick Palazini
Jessica Palumbo
Lisa Panaggio
Cruz Paquin
Krystal Parfitt
Lindsey Park
Nancy Parker
Kayla Parker
Joseph Parker
Nicholas Parkhurst
Nicholas Partridge
Edward Pascucci
Hardikkumar Patel
Sarah Patnaude
Jessica Patterson
Alexander Pearson
Nicole Pedro
Jamen Penney
Alison Pepler
Astrid Peralta
David Pereira
Jan Perentin
Jaime Perez
Tomas Perez
Vanessa Perez
Marcia Perkins
Sarah Perkins
Haley Perkins
Saxon Peter
Heather Petrangelo
Kristen Pfeiffer
Katherine Phaneuf
Savannah Phillips
Jaime Pierce
Terren Pike
Meghan Pilkington
Giselle Pinto
Brendan Plouff
Ashley Poirier
Marleni Polanco
Karla Ponce
Chanda Pong
Steven Poole
Clayton Potrzeba
Donna Powers
Ryan Powers
Sergio Pratt
Torie Privitera
Samantha Provost
Jessica Putrino
Sara Quinn
Lisa Quirk
Julie Radion
Luis Rainha
Daniel Ramirez
Rosa Ramirez
Patricia Randall
Angela Rauen
Claudia Rauwolf
Sarah Ray
Manuel Rebello
Lindsay Redmond
Edward Reed
Erik Reed
David Reeves
Robert Rego
Peter Reilly
Lisa Reilly
David Remillard
Tiffany Reposa
Steve Resch
Kayla Reynolds
Andrew Rhodes
Suzanne Ribeiro
Zachary Richardson
Lori Richardson
Catlin Richardson
Gregory Rickson
Jenna Riddensdale
Derek Riendeau
Laura Riendeau
Samuel Riley
Patrick Ring
Jonathan Rinn
Luisa Rios
John Rivera
Connie Rivet
Marquise Rivon
Roxanne Roberts
David Robinson
Janessa Roderick
Kristen Roderick
Evan Rodman
Amy Rodrigues
Elise Rodrigues
Antonio Rodrigues
Yomaira Rodriguez
Jessica Rogers
Laura Rogers
Corey Rollins
Felisha Roman
Jocelyn Romano
Ines Roque
Ivon Rosario
William Ross
Nick Rossi
Kristen Rossi
Jennifer Rossignol
Julianne Rotondo
Graham Rounds
Daniel Rourke
Maria Roveroni
Alicia Roy
Matthew Royality-Lindman
Steven Rubery
Matthew Rubino
Brittany Ruggiero
Abigail Runk
Nanette Rutledge
Meagan Sabella
Jason Sabourin
Jennifer Sadowski
Christina Salabert
Lorin Salvadore
Samantha Salvati
Andrea Samson
Danielle SanAntonio
Catherine Sanborn
Deborah Sancricca
Heather Santurri
Jamie Sardelli
Jerilyn Sawyer
Angela Scheivert
Noah Schneider
Nicholas Schweitzer
Alfred Scivola
Michael Seaberg
Melissa Seaver
Talia Seita
Gerald Sena
Shelana Serpa
Justin Sharkey
Michael Shaw
Anzia Shea
Courtney Shea
Rachael Shearer
William Shepard Jr.
Tyler Sherry
Jonathan Shideler
Rebecca Shillings
Benjamin Silva
Joseph Silva
Kristin Silva
Cathy Silva
Megan Silveira
Kathleen Silvers
Maria Silvestri
Cassidy Silvia
Daniel Sim
Kelli Simas
Nicholas Simas
Peter Simeone II
Jennifer Simon
Christina Simone
Katie Singer
Kevin Smith
Tabitha Smith
Kelly Smith
Kimberly Smith
Tina Smith
Alexis Smith
Meaghan Smith
Jennifer Smith
Jennifer Smith
James Snow
Roger Snyder
Megan Sokol
Vincent Solis
Samphearleak Som
Julia Spadola
Lisa Spaziano
Nicole Sperduti
Gian Spicuzza
Catherine Spinella
Amanda St Germain
Ryan St. George
Kayla St. George
Courtney St. Germain
Amanda St. Laurent
Danielle St.Angelo
Emily Stamp
Shannon Stanley
Joann Stapleton
Kendra Stapleton
Patrick Stasiuk
Brandon Stedman
Collin Stedman
Stacey Stevenin
Nicholas Stevens
Katherine Stillwell
Ryan Stinson
Kelly Stoddard
Trevor Stoutenburgh
Henry Stracensky
Michael Strayer
Jesse Stuckey
Jill Studley
Patrick Sturdahl
Siobhan Sturdahl
Alex Sugalski
Jonathan Sullivan
Robert Sullivan Jr.
Samuel Suorsa
Kimberly Sutcliffe
Tyler Sutcliffe
Yuana Sutton
Patricia Suzel
Danielle Swartzell
Johann Sweitzer
Andrew Szurley
Lisa Taft
Charmian Talbot
Paul Tangherlini
Jessica Tanner
James Taylor
Joshua Tefft
Stacey Tenbrink
Meredith Terry
Sudhakararao Thammana
Ginger Thatch
Jamie Thibault
Shawn Thomas
Andrew Thomas
Lijo Thomas
Travis Thompson
Erik Thompson
Caitlin Thornton
Lawrence Timmins
Kelly Tobin
James Tollefson
Jeremy Tolleson
Taylor Toppa
Jahaira Torres
Kristof Toth
Thuloan Tran
Nicole Trottier
Charles Troughton
Henry Upham
Ariel Vacca
Jeffrey Vadeboncoeur
Jaimee Valadez
Melissa Vallee
Marcela Vallejo
Carolee VanCouyghen
Reagan Vandenburgh
Kathryn Vani
Stefanie Vanner
Kenira Varela
David Varone
Brayden Varr
Joseph Velilla II
Elvira Veloso
Kevin Venancio
Christina Vespia
Gianna Vessella
William Vickers
Anthony Victoria
Erin Vieira
Diane Viens
Nicolas Villa
Rebekah Vinbury-Guzman
Eugenia Vitkin
Brenda Viveiros
Donna Votolato
Jennifer Walker
Darryl Walker
Richard Wambolt
Mathew Waskiewicz
Ashley Waterman
Amy Watkins
Tyler Watson
Frederick Webb
Evangeline West
Hannah Wheeler
Kristen Whelan
James Whiteley Jr.
Robert Whitford
Jonn Whitford
Jason Whitlock
Alexander Whitney
Ryan Whitten
James Wieneke
Isabel Wiersma
Matthew Wilbour
Catherine Williams
Matthew Williams
Nicholas Williams
Jared Windecker
Lynn Wirth
Stephen Wolowicz
Gloria Wood
Scarlet Woods
Nancy Woyak
Daniel Wree
Hope Wyman
George Xiong
Phia Xiong
Chai Yang
Khadija Yazid
Ashley Yeaw
Candice Yi
Stacy Young
Shannon Young
Emily Young
Derek Zambarano
Mikalai Zhukavets

May

Astronomy open house gives public a chance to see the stars
Warwick, R.I. – Members of the public will have an opportunity to see the moon, constellations, distant galaxies and neighboring planets as they have likely never seen them before. The Community College of Rhode Island is unveiling a new 16-inch telescope during a free “First Light Party” in the Margaret Jacoby Observatory on the Knight Campus in Warwick. The observatory will be open from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, 2009.

Visitors will be able to put their eye to the telescope and take part in an outdoor “constellation tour.” Professors from the CCRI Physics Department and student volunteers from the college’s Astronomy Club will be on hand to show visitors points of interest in the night sky including the Andromeda Galaxy, the rings of Saturn and if conditions permit, a conjunction of Neptune and Jupiter during which the two planets will appear very close to each other in the night sky.

Guests are free to come at any time during the open house hours, but viewing conditions will be better as the night grows darker. The observatory is located a short walk from the main building on the Knight Campus, 400 East Ave., Warwick. It is the first turn on the right when approaching the building from the main road.

The First Light Party is dependent on clear skies and the event will be postponed until the following Wednesday, June 9, in the event of inclement weather. There will be similar viewings every Wednesday evening throughout the summer. For scheduling information, visit www.ccri.edu/physics/observ.shtml.

CCRI to hold E-Waste Collection Day May 30
Warwick, R.I. – May 20, 2009: The Community College of Rhode Island is partnering with Cartridge World Rhode Island and Office Recycling Solutions to host a computer and electronics collection from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 30, at the Flanagan Campus, 1762 Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln.

Most electronic products used in the workplace and homes contain hazardous substances such as lead and mercury and cannot be discarded with your regular trash. Bring these items to CCRI’s E-Waste Collection Day instead and you’ll help the environment, cut your community’s dumping costs at the Central Landfill and assist the college’s green initiatives.

Most items will be collected for a $3 fee. These include CPUs, servers, keyboards, spare computer parts, monitors, laptops, network equipment, mouse devices, laser printers, routers, radios, scanners, fax machines, window unit air conditioners, uninterruptible power supplies, cables and wires, aluminum, copper, cell phones and telephones. Some items will require an additional disposal fee: $15 for televisions; $25 for televisions in wood casing; and $17 for large copy machines. No alkaline batteries or white goods will be accepted.

Paper shredding also will be available for 35 cents per pound.

CCRI’s E-Waste Collection Day represents a grass-roots effort among several employees to bring attention to environmental issues. For more information about the event, contact Mary Pecchia at 333-7135.

CCRI Class of 2009 graduates
Rhode Island cities, towns and villages

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Albion
Wanda V. Crique

Ashaway
Susan Nichole Fanning
Keith L. Lambrechts*

Barrington
Bethany Jane Antonevich***
Kathleen A. Baker*
Patrick James Brickley
Andrew J. Brockway
Derrick Allen Martin***
Matthew Edward Masi**
Harold S. Prew
Ian Paul Schachne*
Kevin M. Silvia
Danielle Doreen St.Angelo*
Elizabeth Ellen St. Angelo***
Wendy A. Wajda
Gary M. Wright

Block Island
Irina Scurtu***

Bristol
Stacey Lynn Araujo**
Christine Pinheiro Arraial
Charity A. Cabral
David J. Cairrao***
Lisa-Mae Castigliego
Kevin Correia
Jennifer Correia*
Charlene DeMello
Meghan Anne Fay
Nicholas A. Gaglio***
Alisha M. Hunter
Kyra Martin*
Laurie Anne Matias
Jessica Rose Normandin
Tanya Pacheco
Kevin S. Pires**
Brian Thomas Vollaro
Heidi White

Carolina
Casei Gordon
Wendy D. Gordon*
Laura L. Hinsley
John E. Woodmansee IV

Central Falls
John Andino
Michelle Ann Bradley*
Erica Beth Brousseau
Deicy Cardona**
Ryan Eileen Corrigan
Roberto Pereira Couto
Leslie Estrada*
Mildred Irizarry
Tammi D. Johnson**
Phulmattee Joseph
Said J. Leon Jr.
Maria Perez
Céleste M. Ryfa**
Phillip D. St. Pierre Jr.
Tony S. Tavares**
Alejandro Toro

Charlestown
Andrew Andre
Jillian C. Cichy*
Frank Garofano III
Krystal Dawn Hazard
Patricia S. Howard*
Serena Kenyon
Ian L. Patton***
Leticia M. Pearsall**
Denise M. Sullivan***

Chepachet
Paula Marie Bissell*
Meghan Rose Darigan
Evan D. Dextraze*
Mary Kitty Philpott
Dina M. Giarrusso
Kristen E. Laprise

Coventry
Brittany M. Abbenante
Mark S. Barone Jr.
Nathan D. Bartlett*
Ryan W. Bell
Matthew T. Benjamin
Kerri-lyn F. Betzold***
Jonathan D. Bird
Patricia Boudreau
Kyle Mathew Browning*
Timothy Bussiere
Heather Ann Butler
Christine Cappelli**
Rachel Jean Cerio
Stefania Ceroni
Lauren Samantha Chambers
Amy A.H. Champagne
Sabrina Renee Chevrette*
David James Collard*
Jillian E. Colomb*
Joshua Eric Cournoyer
Laura M. Daley***
Tiffany M. Daniels*
Nicole M. Davignon
Tammy L. Defunchio
Jason A. Demers***
Melissa DiMeglio
Sandra J. Duffy**
Bethany R. Dyl
Valerie Ethier
Jennifer Fortin
Nina Cunha Frias*
Jocelyn Eileen Friel**
Jillian Christine Grossguth
Shannon McBride Heise*
Amy Henriksen
David A. Izzo
Courtney Jansen***
Nicole Elizabeth Jarvis**
Karen Joan Kingsbury***
Nancy Lee Ruggieri
Lucas John Klein**
Scott Joseph LaRue**
Joseph Gerard Levesque
Amanda Lin Ludwig**
Alexander William MacAndrew
Tomoko Noda Maroon***
Pamela Matthews
Gregory Mruk
Ryan C. Murphy
Elizabeth Anne Nahod
Eric J. Narkiewicz*
Nicole Neville
Tiffany Ann Newton
Marc A. O’Gorman**
Joshua R. Place
John H. Potvin
Erica C. Rapecis
Kristin Lee Ring
Cathy L. Rivera
Rachael Shearer*
Kelli Simas***
Gary Sousa II
Kelly Michelle Spencer
Melanie Annacker Sullivan***
Carl J. Swanson***
Christine Therrien
Michaela J. Thibedeau
Niccole A. Thibodeau
Andrew Peter Thomas***
Kimberly J. Webber
Laurie A. Young

Cranston
Billye-Jo E. Alfonso
Reham M. Ali***
Wanda Priscilla Almonte*
Dayrin Alvarado**
Lisamarie Drusilla Angelone
Teudy Asencio
Michael H. Aubee**
Douglas Lyle Azevedo
Lauretta Jean Bennett
M. Monica Bessette**
Justin D. Bibee
Lise Marie Bissonnette***
James Bonner Jr.
Marilyn A. BouRamia
Nathan Aaron Brown
Kristin M. Cambio***
Matthew Vogel Cawley**
Ashley J. Charos
Parrish Bryan Chase
Lonnald Chhay
Chayenne So Chin
Rebecca E. Clarke
Madison M. Curtin
Mary Del Signore
Michael James DeNezzo**
Luis A. Dias Jr.
Carey E. DiRaimo
Theresa Marie DiSegna**
Amy E. Drumm
Stephanie Susan Dupre
Stacia M. Edwards
Richard E. Enos***
Riccardo Charlton Erilus
Melissa A. Falkenthal
Carla R. Farias
Matthew Fedak
Billie-Jo M. Fisher
Janet M. Foley**
Christopher S. Gaulin
Erin B. Geary
Roberto Domenico Gerardi
David J. Gervais Jr.*
Amanda Mae Gingras
Marcos Gonzalez**
Kevin Paul Grant Jr.
Chelsea Anne Haggarty
Grace Tamara Haro*
Brian Edward Hawkins Jr.*
Dawne Marie Hodde***
Harout Khatchadourian*
David J. Krasnowiecki
Gregory M. Krasnowiecki
Karl David Krushnowski**
James David Lachance
Steven M. Lemos
Christine Lever*
Nathan Louis Lilli
Paula Sofia Madera
Brian P. Maloney
Victor F. Mansella
Menlee B. Mansue**
Andrew Edward Martish
Barbara A. Meas
June Medeiros
Audrey Rene Medeiros*
Melkon Sarkis Megerdichian**
Viriyan Men
Melonie Stephanie Miguel
Frank Joseph Moniz
Lori J. Mulberry**
Dolly Salcedo de Narvaez*
Nancy A. Nicholson
Lisa M. Ortega
Paul Z. Pamphile
Rachelle Paquette
Steven Alexander Parkhurst***
Nelfa M. Pena
Tiffany L. Pereira
Christina Marie Perez
Kathleen Ann Perrotta***
Saxon Peter
Michele Marie Conn-Pinheiro
Jason J. Porreca
Rosaline Delacruz Prout
Erica M. Rhodes***
Amara E. Rihani
Vanessa Elizabeth Anne Rundlett*
Lisa J. Sahagian***
Aura Maria Sanabia
David J. Sasso Jr.
Sarath Kim Say
Summer Short
Jessica Lynn Simpson
David J. Smith
Rafael D. Solis***
Cheny Som***
Robin M. Sousa-Jolin**
Gian G. Spicuzza*
Nicole St. Jean
Jennifer Tucker**
Jaime Lyn Viti
Dante Michael Votolato
Joanne K. Wales***
Jeanine M. Walker
Robin A. Wheeler
Kali Rose Whelan
James Allen Wieneke**
Ryan Glenn Wright
Alexander J. Wronkowski*
Baolan Wu
Sarah Yeager*
Helena K. Zaharakos

Cumberland
José Manuel Alfaya**
Lisa Ann Arone
Kyle Bacon**
Allyson Leigh Bartosiak
Jennifer L. Bernardo
Jeffrey S. Blackmar**
Stephanie Marie Borges
Matthew J. Bowen*
Kristen Marie Burke**
Adijat T. Agoro Burton
Carmen M. Campbell
Laura Elizabeth Canavan
Erica Lynn Casto*
Eric Michael Denne**
Sandra J. Descoteaux
Lillian Nunes Fonseca***
Somchan Fournier**
Lori A. Glad**
Jessica Lynn Gomes
Karen Grant*
Rick Haddad
Colin P. Hannagan
Augusta M. Johnson
Wayne B. Keil***
Stephen A. Kubiak**
Jodi E. Lamontagne
Michaela S. Leary**
Ruth Lincoln**
Stacey M. Lourenco
Stephanie L. Lukasiewicz**
Shanna M. Magalhaes
Derek Brian Marsden
Sarah A. McGovern
Jennifer Lynn McLacken
Jana McMullen
Carlene Elizabeth Neves*
Amanda G. Nunn
Linda Parkinson***
Bethany Lynn Payne
Katie E. Pimental
Brittany L. Reilly
Deanna Marie Robert
Mikayla B. Roberts
Kaitlin E. Roberts
Elena Saenz Acello***
Debra Lynn Savard
Briana Edith Schofield
Lauren Elizabeth Scully
Brian A. Silva*
Jacqueline E. Sousa
Kerry Ann Stephens
Katherine M. Stillwell*
Ryan P. Sullivan
Lorna M. Tripp
Nicolas A. Villa***
Eugenia Vitkin***
Abdur Rehman Yousafzai

East Greenwich
Mayra DeFusco***
Rachel Hahn
Keith G. Jarvis Jr.
Ricardo Landeros-Reyes***
Danielle L. Lovett*
Marie L. Michaud*
Emily Mae Morton*
Michael P. Nordé***
Jessica I. Patalano***
Carl A. Perrone Jr.*
Maria Fernando Roveroni***
Tania Sen***
Cassandra L. Trudell
Sandra L. Williams

East Providence
Helena Adaes
Isabel M. S. Brito
Stephanie Maria Cabral
Kelly A. Collins**
Tiffany A. Connors*
Judy G. DaSilva
Nancy Dela Cruz Pastrana**
Tonia Q. Duncan-Lathrobe
Emily Marie Eastwood
Carlos Alberto Furtado
Jamie Leanne Hayes*
Shayla A. Lima*
Tenicia T. Lovejoy
Alicia Frances Lowell
Samantha Macauley-Ascoli
Justin Louis Medeiros
Kevin L. Mehr
Brian C. Moniz
Robert Joseph Morin
Danielle Charise Owens*
Androver R. Paniagua
Matilde C. Papoila
Marcia Elaine Perkins
Helena Rebelo
Kyisha Deanna Robertson
Leonard J. Rochette
Andrea Samson*
Cheryl Schofield
Dalia V. Simas
Rai Singh
Barbara C. Teixeira**
Ashley D. Teixeira
Stephanie L. Thistle
Nancy L. Davis-Wilson

Exeter
Cassia D. Chipman***
Julie Ferrante
Christopher M.Gillette**
Robin M. Howard
Gregory Michael Lakeway
Kristy Lynne Laquale
Danielle L. Matteson*
Kerry Ellen Potenza*
Stacy R. Price
Nikki Lee Rossi
David J. Schindler

Fiskeville
Tina M. Santanelli*

Forestdale
Kathryn M. Doherty

Foster
Angelo J. Franco**
Nicole Elizabeth Girard*
Sarah Faye O’Toole**
Lindsey Rae Schultz*
Christie H. Stone
Adam Gordon Weiss

Glendale
Amanda E. Pichette*
Cathryn A. Strobel

Glocester
Deborah A. Colasante**
Susan Geisser*
Lauren Darlene Harrington*
Christine Martin
Jennifer Reneé Nichols
Angela Dias Silva

Greene
Jeanette M. Haynes
Donna Lynne Powers***
Frederick P. Webb IV

Greenville
Robert G. Babcock*
Stephany A. Coletta*
Carrie E. Garcia***
Kyle David McNiel
Jeffrey William Morris
Michaela R. Murphy

Harrisville
Amanda Marie Belisle
Jacqueline F. Bernier
Stephen William Craveiro*
Christine Hoppe
Deborah J. Murphy
Kyle F. Phillips

Hope
Jennifer Ann DiLorenzo*
Jonathan R. Hanson
Amanda K. Mollohan
Ahlam T. Shehadeh**

Hope Valley
Rosanna N. Boucher*
Rebecca L. Brown*
Lori J. Cardoza
Kimberly Hotchkiss Jardin
Tiffany A. Reposa*

Hopkinton
David S. (Mickey) Vacchina

Jamestown
Matthew B. LaBranche**
Pamela J. McConnell
Victoria Julia Turon

Johnston
Kristen Marie Andreozzi
Maria I. Angelino
Stephanie Barbusci*
Nicole Julia Bizzacco
Leah Blackmar
Danaé Marie Calise
Beth A. Caparelli*
Lacey Cardillo
Andrew B. Carpenter*
Jennifer Choquette
Joseph Comella
Kathleen E. Dawson
Tammie Angela DeFusco**
Terrie M. DelVecchio
Tammy L. Desourdy
Susan M. DiMeo
Victoria L. DiRaimo
Michael Andrew Earnheart***
Jessica E. Geer***
Jason Matthew Lamantia
Merideth A. Lyons-Rocchio**
Amanda Lynn Macaruso
Tamara A. McGovern
James P. Mitchell
Michael Charles Place*
Alyce A. Place
Jillian Rubin*
Marianne G. Ryan***
Brian Paul Sharp
Ryan C. Shewcov
Dennis A. Spicuzza
Maria F. Susi
Lynn J. Valentine**
Song Klan Vang*
Michael Alan Walek
Dean A. Watts

Kingston
Reena Gurung*
Benjamin Holland
Rececca Lynn Schauer

Lincoln
Ashley M. Allen***
Claudine E. Almeida
Steven Barbeau
Kayla Lynn Beaulieu
Dana Blouin**
Tammy L. Bourgeois
Kristine Brady O’Hern***
Danielle C. Cartier**
Jonathan Ryan Collette
Lisa A. Couture
Brian A. Curti*
Janice M. Dalla Costa
Melissa A. Dubois
Maria Fatima Furtado
Savanna Marie Hanson***
Scott J. Houle
Nicholas H. Kozlowski
Eric Martin Listenfelt**
Sarah A. Lopatka
Philip M. Lord
Aldona Macksoud***
Mary M. Macro***
Sarah Mahoney
Erin F. Mazer
Leslie A. McNamara**
Alexis Kolina Mendonca*
Kayla Marie Meunier**
Andrew J. Morgan**
Laura A. Morin
Joseph Jackson Nadro
Justin M. Ogni*
Julie Ryan Paradis***
Mariola Pawul
Wanda C. Reilly***
Michael C. Sherman
Kevin Neil Simpson
Catherine M. Spinella*
Julie Tavares
Carole E. Walsh**
Kellie Walsh

Little Compton
Andrew T. Giguere***

Manville
Bethany Dianne Bedard
Keith P. Elliott**
Kathleen M. Gagnon
Aneta Kotnisz**
Rachel Christina Kowalski
Desireé Lynn Plante

Mapleville
Ian N. Mayhew*
Elisha Mae Stratford***

Middletown
Ian Ashton
Wayne A. Beebe Jr.
Bobby L. Budziszek
Kristin Cunningham***
Christine M. Davis
Thomas A. DiPalma
Michala Ann Ebbitt***
David Allen Frech**
Kristen Elizabeth Henry*
Jaclyn Kay Johndrow*
Rebecca Marie Levenseller
Thomas J. Mahaney
Laura McCurdy
Martha Jane Nunes**
Lisa Christine Panaggio***
Jennifer J. Riley*
Heather C. Robison
Jo-Ann Jerome Silveira*
Philip Vaillancourt
Danielle L. Ventura
Christine Juliana Wilmoth***

Narragansett
Michael James Abney
Jennie Lynn Angell
Lauren M. Dauray*
Andrew J. Ford*
Lori A. Mateus*
Meghan Violette May**
Jonathan S. McCooey
Kevin I. Murphy*
Marianne Louise Myers*
Derek J. Parente
Joan Ricci
Elaine C. Scott***
Emily Lee Staples

Newport
Jessica Ann Butler
Brigitte Charbonneau***
Ruth B. Cudworth*
Donald Kisali Dalizu
Michaela Kate Dugan
Kristen Marie Dupuis
Jennifer A. Eng
Ellen G. Gayle**
Megan M. Herne**
Benjamin Charles Lane
Iqra Liaquat
Gail L. Michon
Sulaymaan Q. Miles
Danijela Price***
Amanda E. Reilly
Anne Beaupre Sigourney***
Lynn F. Simas*
Lisa Karen Stevens
Lisa M. Tovino
Daniel J. Windley***
Lila Marie Yettou

North Kingstown
Grace Baggot**
Sarah Beatrice
Rebecca A. Beauregard
Kyla A. Berardinelli
Mary Patricia Blanchette
Jennifer Colannino Buonanno
Thomas James Cahill III*
Marco A. Castorena
Janice M. Couture
Michelle Rae Fecteau**
Neil John Feiner*
Greg Fenstermacher***
Kassandra C. Morgan
Kendra A. Guilfoyle*
Tara F. L. Harpool
Matthew J. Huntley***
Michele Jubainville-Connell
Karl Ladefian
Matthew H. Leonard II
Lisa P. Mabe
Kerri Ann Marrapese
Amber L. Moss
Angela O’Connor**
Arielle J. Offenbacker
Kevin Edward Paton***
David Pedroso**
Karen Marie Philips
Meghan E. Rines
Allison Shanahan**
Carol R. Sherman
Heidi Eve Stafford
Michael L. Swartz***
Erin J. Sweet**
Jacqueline Rose Tetreault*
Alison Thorsen
Kerri R. Trainor*
Anthony M. Vinacco
Todd Cole Whittaker
Gloria J. Wood**
Danielle M. Zina*

North Providence
Oyenike A. Akeredolu
Jacqueline Marie Barrios
Donna M. Berube*
Rodrigo Orlando Bilbao La Vieja
Gregory J. Botelho*
Jean M. Cancellieri
Cornelius Carto**
Zelia Maria Celona
Paula Jean Colaluca
Allison Anne Dapont
Jonathan R. Duperron
Lauren Marie Dwyer
Dionne Elizabeth Englert
Christine Marie Farland
Joseph Anthony Garnett***
Michael Henderson
Christopher Richard Houle
Elibrand L. Jesus
Alberta Lemay
John C. Machado
Audrey L. Mancini
Sean P. Martin*
Sonia Martinez**
Michael Alexander Maryanov*
Nancy Anne Mendes***
Anthony J. Monroe*
Dhamarys N. Murillo
Linnette C. Nuñez
Jessica Lauren Onorato
Catherine D. Ratliff**
Marie Elizabeth Robat
Maria Romanos
Mary Ryan
Anna Marie Silva**
Shannon Stanley***
Janice Danielle Tocco
Vladimir-Eder-Valverde
Julienne Zincone

North Scituate
Amy Bragger
Courtney E. Choquette
Timothy Brendan Flynn
Benjamin Gould
Gina Marie Natale***
Nicole M. Raso
Ian N. Sanborn*
Kyle Short

North Smithfield
Kayto Andrew Blacksmith
Ashley E. Carroll
Jennifer Lee Flinton
Nathan N. Godfrin
Edyta R. Grochowska*
Deborah Anne Hicks**
Arabia Songs Kopec***
Kaitlyn M. Larko
Beatriz A. Restrepo***
Molly Sward Natalizia**

Oakland
Christina Gloria***
Audrey L. Lanoue

Pascoag
Suzanne Marie Cardon
Jillian Y. Gregoire
Kristina Marie Hereth*
William W. Kellogg*
Rubi Lavallee
William Brian Magaw
Katherine Phaneuf*
Kimberly S. Pielka
Jennifer N. Poirier*
Danielle A. SanAntonio*
Theresa Y. Stelmach**
Laura Jane Wood

Pawtucket
Lateef K. Abujade
Adedayo O. Adesogan
Ilca Delima Almeida
Tanna Rose Alves*
Amanda Bator**
Maurice Roger Beaulieu III
Alan W. Bonin
Tiffany Ann Bourassa
Robert L. Bowolick Jr.
Elizbeth A. Brandley*
Linda T. Brown
Bruce F. Carbone**
Gladys J. Cole
Melissa Ann Cooper
Justin Fitzgerald Costa
Leniza Evi Costa*
Nicolette C. D’Angelo
Dawn Marie DaSilva
Sabrina J. Dean*
Darlene Pamela de Bont*
Yagna M. Echevarria*
Shawne M. Eichenfeldt
Lori A. Folan
Danielle B. Fraatz
Stephen E. Garlick Jr.
Katie P. Genereux
Samuel Sylla George
Natalina M. Gomes
Alexandra E. Gustafson**
Nicole B. Hammerle
Harrika A. Hinds**
William J. Histen IV
Jillian Rebekah Hutton
Tinh Thanh Huynh***
Melissa Lynn Jesuino
Pamela J. Joseph***
Misty Keough*
Svetlana Kryschuk*
Barbara Ann Lagerstrom**
Theodore R. Lemoi
Janira M. Lopez
Jennifer Main
Tonia Makor
Dana M. Mancini
Adam N. Marcotte***
Gail A. Marcoux
Ashley Rose Marra
Juli Lynn McIntosh**
Shaina Mercier
Elizabeth Mesa*
Hugo A. Molina
Christopher C. Mongeau
Lina M. Montoya***
Daniel Mutabazi
Melissa M. Nichols
Joseph Jean-Philippe Noël
Robert E. Noury*
Oke Olufunmilayo Abidemi
Anna Michelle Olivares
Ayodeji T. Olusola
Silvia Paola Ortiz
Mona T. Patel
Fernando Saldanha Pedro
Sergio A. Pratt*
Margaret Mary Primmer
Piedad L. Puello
Pamela A. Rabuogi*
Maria M. Ramos*
Alejandro Restrepo
Vanessa Rodriguez
Yenny P. Rojas
Sherry Ann Silva**
Michael Phillip Silva
Nellie Depina Silva*
Nicole LéAnne Silvia***
Tanisha C. Snowden
Melina Spear
Amanda L. St.Germain**
Kayla St. George*
Kendra J. Stapleton***
Lindsey Marie Stefanik
Richard B. Tassone**
Michael N. Tavares***
Kayleigh Kristen Terry
Marjorie A. Uceta**
Byron R. Velarde
Erin Vieira
Elissa Bethany Washburn

Peace Dale
Caleb Troy Horton

Portsmouth
Jeffrey Charbonneau***
Jessica Elyse Cooper
Mallory Anne Eardley
Danielle Lea Lister
Stephen D. Lucier II
Mark A. Maguire
Nicolette Stacey Blake-O’Donnell***
Erik J. Pacheco
Katherine L. Rezendes
Melissa Ann Rieger
Jan Schulz
Adam J. St. Laurent***
Robyn E. Wicks***

Providence
James G. Achterberg**
Gina E. Acosta
Adesola Elizabeth Ajao
Olurotimi Akinnusotu
Rosauris Esmeira Alcantara*
Yolene Alexandre Pierre*
Leslie Alonzo
Berkys I. Alvarez
Jennifer M. Alves**
Melvina Ashe
Steven F. Astacio*
Jackline Barros
Starlie A. Becote*
Joy Marie Brennan
Brian J. Brietzke
Jessica Crystal Britt
David Brown
Sean Michael Burdick
Elisabeth Marie Butler
Debbie Camara
Mark A. Carkhuff
Edward R. Carr
Iris Carreras*
Nicole M. Celio
Michael S. Chang
Chris Chhoeuy*
Nelia C. Coelho***
Belkys M. Colon
Julie A. Connolly
Madena Maurice Costa
Eddy Cruz Jr.
Alfredo A. Cuthbert Jr.
Stacie Nicole Daer***
Sarah Frances Dagliere
Goldilac Saban Dayagdag**
Raquel M. deCastro
Gina Marie Defeo
Josephine Diggs*
Brittany G. Donohue**
Anne M. Dure
April M. Dutra***
Korzu K. Eesiah
Queenette Egbedi
Malina Ek
Daniel Elliott
Mamadou Fall
Maria Farias***
Louis A. Ferreras
Anastasia M. Fournier
George Angel Garcia Sr.
Lyannette Garcia
Bernard S. Georges
Danlly Gervacio
Wendy J. Gomez
Chris Gorton
Gloria Mercedes Grullon Rodriguez
Brian Hernandez
Heidy Herrera
Raymond J. Ho
Caitlin B. Hoag
Suvilath Hong
Kristopher S. Hoyt*
Regina Simone Huntley
Moses D. Janga
Dawayne Jenkins
Jose A. Jimenez
Yuberka Jimenez*
Roselyn C. Jimenez*
Antonio M. Johnson
Daniel Jones
Kristen Lynn Kamm
Jeff Kelleher
Adetoro I. Kottun***
Sarah Rachel LaBonte***
Marlice Marie Lariviere
Lisa J. Link
Dany Liranzo
Denise Lopes
Diana Lopes
Rockey N. Luben
Cheryl A. Mackinnon
Davit Mao*
Nicole E. Marcucci***
Bindu D. Mason
Sandy Marie Medeiros*
Jessica Medeiros***
Debra Marie Melo*
Solange Mendez
Melissa Ann Merolli
Christopher John Milewski
Joseph Moore
Mona Lisa Morris
Venus Lynn Nazario
Marissa Christine Neville***
Arleen Y. Nieves
Jean Damascene Nsabumuremyi**
Timothy Patrick O’Keefe
Sola Oyewale Orelaja
William J. Orellana
Jean Daniel Ortes
Zainab O. Orulebaja
Krystle Otero
Olubukanla A. Oyetayo
Rafael E. Pajaro
Leticia V. Peralta*
Nellie C. Perez
Dawn L. Perry
Michael W. Perry***
Latonya C. Pete*
Timothy Edward Pike***
Mario Cordeiro Pires
Jessica A. Plants
Zoila Portillo
Patrice Marie Potter
Stephen L. Purro
Martin E. Ramirez*
Nirandone Ratsombath
Rosemary Raygada-Sosa***
Heidi Reuker
Myleeka Louise Richardson**
Louise Mary Richardson
Lori Janet Nadeau Richardson***
Beatrice Richardson
Rachel Purvis Ritchie**
Giselle Rodriguez
Amy Rodriguez*
Daniel J. Rohelia
Desiree Lee Rosario
Ronnie E. Russell
Brenda E. Sanborn***
Janitza Sanchez
Colleen M. Selwyn
Hilda Luz Serrano**
Allen Jason Silverman**
Nancy Sime
Amy B. D. Smith*
Jennifer Soto
Sinett Sou
Jonathan Spagnolo
Gillian K. Swaby
Gloria Alejandra Tejada*
Diana M. Testo
Anjan Thapa
William D. Thibeault
Douglas Tingle**
Scholastique Uwiragiye
Lachelle M. Valvo
Ashley M. Walker
Esther A. Washington
Gary Michael Weigman
Dwayne A. Williams
Janelle Williams***
Jennifer Lynn Winsor
Jennifer Leigh Wolfinger**
Tanesha L. Wray
Oktober Wright
Phia Xiong*
Zee Xiong*
Nuris Ynoa
Germaine Young
Rilwon O. Yussuff

Richmond
Jamie Durrell
Mary Jane Hislop**
Jodine C. Imms***

Riverside
A.Michael Bettencourt**
Renee Ann Boyce
Kerri Lynne DiQuinzio
Gabriel A. Duarte, Jr.*
Layla J. Gonsalves***
Sean Michael Haley
Casey W. Leonard*
Jason D. M. Morton***
Tina Marie Motta**
Brittany Jean Murphy**
Jodie Marie Pascual
Richard Nelson Pimentel***
Sarah Ashley Rockwell***
Nina L. Rouco
Habiba H. Sanni-Thomas
Alexander Charles Simeone
Kimberly A. Sorrentino*
Charlotte R. Usher***
Susan D. Vani***
Kristen Lynn Whelan
Jeffrey Charles Wright Jr.
Lesley Wrona

Rumford
Stacie Marie Bennett
Eben John Hutchison***
Lan Li*
Jennifer Faith Miller*
Dina M. Sears
Athena Marie Sirignano**
Joshua Venice
Bobbi-Jo Williams

Saunderstown
Emily M. Fanning*
Jason M. Quigley
Amber Lynn Quinn*
Nanette L. Rutledge***
Thomas James Thornton**

Scituate
Jason Lawrence Gaffney
Nathan James Murby

Shannock
Lori L. Betts
Melanie J. White

Slatersville
Sarah D. Mansfield
Debra Page

Smithfield
Christine Borino
Maria Catherine Capaldi
Brian Paul Cote
Cary-Ann Descoteaux*
Michele Dupuis-Clarke***
Michael Thomas Falcao
Colleen M. Fanning
Krysten Lunette Gormly**
Maria Delcarman Konyeaso
Joanna Faye Mann
Gail A. Murray
Danielle Elizabeth Pizzo
Alicia Louise Roy*
Elizabeth J. Sirois
Bethany J. Stamp
Diane C. Vaudreuil*

Tiverton
Morriah Nicole Beck***
Susan J. Burton*
Nichole C. Canard
Tyson P. Gerlach**
Katherine Elizabeth Hovanec
Joseph F. Johnson
Pauline Levesque***
Sarah A. Lynch
Kathryn J. Mudd
Jennifer M. Osborne**
Joshua Travis Picaro
Evan H. Rodman**

Wakefield
Ryan M. Abedi***
Erin Golden Alberino
Katy Ann Barbera
Todd William Barker
Jewel Bettez***
Brian J. Bourski
Amanda Briggs
Brittney Leigh Brown***
Melissa Chorlton
Carrie Elizabeth Saran Crockett***
Kira Elisha Leigh Crockett***
Ann E. Cronin
Trinity Rose Parmalee*
Brad Healy Davis
Christopher J. Deion
Daniel P. Duncan
Rachel Carolyn Fagan
Megan A. Gallogly**
Patrick Hanson
Susan E. Hemmalin
Kara Lana Kelleter
Allison Louise Knight**
Thomas M. Marchetti***
Lindsay A. Nollsch**
Erica K. Nyblom
Alexander Matthias O’Brien
Heather J. Pereira
Matthew A. Royality-Lindman***
Courtney J. Spann*
Paige Donnelly Sullivan
Joanne L. Vaughan
Jason G. Whitlock*

Warren
Ryan Anthony Alves
Erin D. Coco
Christopher Coyle
Joanna Marie Elliott
Jessica Marie Fitzgerald
Megan Rebecca Freitas***
Thomas Gaskell
Robin Patricia Holmes**
James M. Huftalen Jr.***
Erin Kee Kopecky
Cassandra M. Marchand
Kevin M. Mendes**
Stacey L. O’Dell Gosselin
Madeline D. Ramirez
Corrie L. Ramos
Kimberly A. Roland
Pauline Joan Russell
Anthony J. Saviano
Kristyn L. Sousa*
Lisa Marie Tavares

Warwick
Stacy L. Aaron**
Pamela Patricia Booth*
Christopher C. Allegretta
Stephenie Andrews Page**
Thomas H. Anglin***
Rochell L. Tice*
Lori L. Arsenault
Stefani Lyn Ashe
Matthew R. Auclair
Katherine M. Augustyn
Patrick John Bailey
Danny Lee Baker*
Orlando Balla
Stephanie Elizabeth Barbeau***
Amanda Paige Beauchaine
Aleksey Bezvershenko
Melissa J. Blais
Jennifer Ann Blake**
James P. Brousseau
Michaella H. Brown*
Lenine P. Camacho**
Keith R. Camara
Jeanne M. Cameau-Vil
Lisa M. Campagnone***
Megan Cartier
Sandra L. Chase
Brian M. Chevalier*
James A. Coia
Ryan Joseph Conley
Kelley A. Conti**
Jacquelyn A. Cooke
Donna Croll***
Danielle Cronin
Patrick M. Cusick***
Kelli E. Cyr
Michele D’agostino
Zachary J. Davis
Nathan Dawley
Olga A. DeMenezes*
Tyler S. Divona
Melissa Ann Dixon
Paula L. Dow
Sheri L. Eisenstadt
Alicia K. Estacio
Jennifer Leigh Falk
Joseph F. Fazio Jr.
Vladislav Fedorenko
Pamela A. Fey
Crystal Lee Finelli*
Amy L. Flower
Dolores Fontes*
Patrick Gallien
Monique Gauvin
Steve Giarusso***
Sarah McGann Gibbs*
Margaret M. Gill**
Megan N. Golish*
Madalena M. Goncalves
Jessica P. Greene**
Michael J. Hakanson
Deborah Hamel***
Debra A. Hammond
Katherine L. Harnedy
Jeanne L. Hart**
Sarah Hetu
Jonathan P. Howland***
Stacey Lynn Johnson*
Damien D. Johnson
Kyle Johnson
Gregory C. Kelsall
Cynthia E. Palmer-Kirby*
Denise L. Knight*
Cheryl Ann Krug
Lamberto B. Lagman
Anthony Joseph Laquale
Nathan A. LaRose
Elizabeth Ann Lena
Stephanie Francis Lessard**
Tiasa R. Loignon
Sandra Loranger
Elizabeth Losardo
Jason Lussier
Daniel C. Madancy
Ashley Marie Makin
Michele Marchesseault
Thomas L. Martin
Nicholas W. Masi
Jessica Lynn Mayernick**
Nora L. McAteer
Megan E. McCafferty
Thomas J. McKnight
Steven McMahon**
Steven A. McMullin
Dawn Priscilla Mello
Meredith Lyn Miller**
Caitlin Montella
Laraine May Moone**
Kimberley A. Murray
Beth Nahod
Stephanie Josephine Naismith
Joan M. Nelson**
Cheryl Ann Netcoh
Jessica Lee Nolin***
Melissa Nunes-Champagne
Sean T. O’Connor*
Joanne R. O’Dowd
Andrea O’Hara
Kathleen O’Keeffe
Pamela M. O’Neill***
Jacqueline Pacino
Kimberly A. Lima
Barbara Lois Papa
Bethany Patenaude
Kimberly M. Paull
Alicia Perrino*
Heather Ann Petrangelo
Raina M. Petrecca**
Chamroeun Phin**
Stacy M. Pimentel*
Ashley Marie Power
Kenia Ramirez
William A. Rega
Susan Renzi***
Sandi L. Reynolds-Plouffe
Kevin J. Rinn Jr.
Roxanne J. Roberts*
Bethany L. Ross
Christopher Scott Rossi
Andrea E. Rossi
Dena P. Rossi***
Jonathan F. Safford***
Heather A. Santurri
Judy Shannon
Ursula Shay
Yvonne R. Sheehan
Christina M. Shields
Cheryl-Kae Short*
Jeanne A. Sieben***
Albert A. Silva
Daniel B. Smith***
Heather Rose Spaziano*
Ada N. St. Germain*
Rachel S. Staradumsky
Chad Edward Stephen
Ashley M. Stevens**
Christopher William Swiderski**
Jennifer M. Tashjian
Heather Christine Terrill*
Kimberly B. Theisler**
Howard D. Tillson**
Kara Joan Tracz
Nicolas A. Valois*
Kathleen L. Vandiver
Sarah E. Viau
Michelle M. Villa
Taytay Virathachanh Voraraj
Casey Leigh Walls
Amy Watkins*
Kourtney Raenelle Watson
Kevin M. Wood
Siana Janina Wood**
Marissa L. Zebro***

West Greenwich
Andrew Bevilacqua
Stacey L. DeMello*
Katherine Fish
Jacob Allan Greene*
Jillian B. Lavoie
Samantha Rae Mallozzi
Eric Nils Persson
Dennis A. Schuberth**
Cliff Alan Studley
Kathryn R. Vani**
Michael J. Wodecki

West Kingston
Samantha L. Chapman
Benjamin M. Fosmoen***
Brian D. Martufi
Patricia D. McBurney***
Bridget Meghan McElhaney
Alison Beth Pepler***

West Warwick
Frederick Gabriel Barbosa***
Dennis N. Belanger Jr.
Aimee Danette Branconnier
Jennifer Burns
Hillary C. Butler
Scott M. Carroll*
Mario Cidade
Vincent Collins
Gabriel K. Cote***
Patricia Cote
Samantha L. Crowe***
Wikanda Dia
Nelia N. Dias**
Dareth Jaclyn Doyon***
Ronda L. Felici**
Jackie Ferris
Michelle D. Fluette
Karen Fulks Goodson***
Karo Gurulyan*
Kyle Harrigan
Wenoka R. Kelly
Nicole A. LaCicero***
Sandra N. Lamchick***
Mary Sue Laprocina*
Paul H. Laurence Jr.
Robert James Leander
Raymond Peter Lemoi*
Kenneth Wayne McMillan II**
Alicia Kym Melvin
Cristopher T. Moore
Laurie Jean Mullen*
Sandra Nary
Tiffany A. Nastasi
Amy Susan Newkirk***
Jennifer Kay Norris***
Omotoyosi Oshinkanlu
Monique Packer
Susan M. Poncin*
Andrea M. Ray*
Amanda Rose Robbio
Laura A. Rogers***
Scott Thomas Senerchia
Steven Shurtleff
Roger Scott Snyder**
Tricia A. Souza***
Michael Sullivan
Stacey Rae Tenbrink
Ivelisse Torres*
Scarlet P. Woods***

Westerly
Terry Lynn Ahern*
Courtney E. Bjork
Elizabeth Anne Boyer**
Kathrynn Noel Cabigting**
Nickala Colglazier**
Mario Annuziatto Coring Jr.
Erica R. Delaney
Keri Lyn French
Angelo Fusaro
Catherine E. Gervasini
Sammy M. Homsi
Marybeth Hunt**
Theresa Marie Luzzi
Kristin Lynn Reale
Jennifer L. Smith*
Jean Ann Solis
Robert D. Sullivan Jr.***
John Louis Sutcliffe
Matthew N. Wiwczar

Wood River Junction
Diane L. Marley**

Woonsocket
Elizabeth Katherine Alger
Brittany Almeida
Gloria Julissa Alvarado
Cassandra M. Beaudette**
Ifeoluwa Ben-Shidah
Kyle R. Bernache
Jessica Bessette
Melissa Boiteau-Daigle**
Michelle C. Bouley
Lynn M. Bouley
Sindy A. Ceballos**
Jessica Cote
Debra Cullen*
Carissa A. Dufresne
Sharon M. Fernandes
Amanda Fontaine**
Lisa Michelle Fortier*
Kathleen E. Fortier***
Robert R. Giguere
Susan Gillis*
Kimberly Goss
Patricia Harnois
Rebecca L. Howard
Kelley Rae Hubert***
Lynn M. Jacob-Santoleri*
Linda J. Landry**
Jessica Larko-Goldstein
Angela M. Marcotte*
Michelle Ann Mariani*
Kelly P. Martin*
Jarrod Paul Martin
Mary Nhar Matko
Kevin Roger Parenteau*
Amber T. Perreault
Laura Theresa Perry
Janet Ann Peters***
Lisa A. Phillips
Silylaph Bee Phommaxaysy
Kayla Marie Plante
Joshua Plasse**
Kristen Marie Profaizer
Samantha Lee Provost*
Danielle M. Richard
Kyle Donald Riel
Nora Lee Schachte
Benjamin Charles Selima***
Adrienne Marie Taupier
David J. Tomaz
Oana Tomm*
Melissa Sue Trudel
Manuela Waters

Wyoming
Sandra L. Croce
Samantha Lee Kauffman*
Jameson Long
Tara L. Lynch
Michaela R. Phillips
*** Highest honors   ** High honors    * Honors

CCRI Class of 2009 graduates
Massachusetts, Connecticut and other states

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Massachusetts

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Attleboro
Adam Christopher Austin*
Lauren Elizabeth Bambera***
Doreen Bettencourt
Stacy Lyn Brady*
Bobbi-Jo Dennis*
Matthew Ryan Force
William Stuart Hazeldine***
Kristen L. Jennings
Christopher G. Johnson
Ryan David LeMay
Lindsey R. Levesque
Kristina P. Magnan
Jonathan W. Oliver
Stephen F. Pierannunzi Jr.**
Nicole Angela Roselli
Thiago Santos
Erich W. Schickle***
Lynda A. Shaw-Krauth*

Bellingham
Marsha R. Bish*
Jennifer M. Dupre*
Patrick Philip Flaherty
Kerri A. Legenza
Adrienne M. Letourneau*
John Michael George Pender
Julie Ann Schiavone
Stacy Marie Young*

Blackstone
Asraa Muhsin AlFatlawi**
Eric S. Boyko*
Brian James Davidge***
Erin J. Dowling
Megan Guy Fontaine***
Erin Marie Gonya**
Cassandra L. Howard
Alison F. Keene
Katelyn Danielle Kutcher
Jo-Anne Elise Lachance*
Jean M. Lubinsky***
Eric M. Menard
Samantha L. Pine***
Daniel Rais**

East Walpole, Mass.
Beth C. Sinclaire*

Fairhaven
Alycia M. Robitaille

Fall River
Ana Paula Costa-Branco
Christine F. Drabik
Christopher S. Dupuis Jr.
Ana Raquel Machado
Stephanie Ann Perry
Shannon M. Rogers**
Cidalia Vitorino***

Foxboro
Meghan Ann Demers
Ronald P. Haley Jr.***
Jad Jichi
Jenay Martignetti***

Franklin
James T. Guralski
Sean Andrew Hollosy**
Monica Walston Kucks*

Mansfield
Swati Patel
Patricia A. Yuska

Mattapoisett
Carol A. Vicino**

Mendon
Michael Anthony Cipriano
Lisa Mary Colombo***
Susannah Brooke Kirkpatrick*
Jodi Lynne Teachout

Milford
Jahaira Yazmine Torres***

Millville
Melissa Lee Rice
Kelly Schoop

North Attleboro
Christina L. Marchand
Kristine Elizabeth Collins*
Sharief M. Faid
Melissa L. Haselton
Timothy J. Neil
Jaime-Beth Regan***
Amy Lauren Stafford
Diane E. Viens

North Dartmouth
Jeffrey Carvalho

New Bedford
Julie Desrosiers

Northbridge
Holly Anne Burgess*

Norton
Patricia C. Brady*
Jonathan G. Giguere*
Kim Santos*

Plainville
Hollie J. Andrews
Matthew J. Labine
Richard Lawrence Wambolt**

Plymouth
Brian A. Renaud

Quincy
Ti Wei Cho

Raynham
Ashley Patricia Abrahamson

Rehoboth
William E. Lange**
Erica Joyce Swanson
Susanne W. Swanson

South Attleboro
Crystal Bradshaw
Sophie Chea
Nicole R. Froment*
Meghan Anne Garlick
Becky Ann Lambert***
Lacey Ann Spence
Paula M. Taylor**

Seekonk
Loretta Yvonne Armitage***
Tiffanie Marie Benson
Anna M. Obering
Zachary D. Woynar
Adam D. Woynar

Somerset
Danielle S. Guillotte***
Maria F. Mitchell***

South Dartmouth
Jessica da Silva

Stoughton
Lawrence Castillo

Sutton
Lillian G. Wick

Swansea
Holly Ann DeCoste
Bruce Gaspar**
Shannon Patricia Richards**

Taunton
Antonio M. L. Santos

Three Rivers
Kristie M. Frydryk

Uxbridge
Roxanne Frances LaPointe*
Michael A. O’Brien
Sarah J. Riendeau

Weymouth
Stacey A. McIntyre

Whitinsville
Patricia A. Vander Brug**

Wrentham
Laurie Anne Bowie
JoAnna Marie Nardone
August L. Randant

Yarmouthport
Jessica Ann Sullivan**

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Connecticut

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Bozrah
Lisa A. Iannaci

Brooklyn
Elizabeth Anne DeConno
Amber Lynn Rull

Colchester
Michael Messervy

Dayville
Pamela J. Shaw*

Lebanon
Kimberly Latrobe***

North Stonington
Nancy Jane Burrows*
Valerie J. McGowan*
Janice Mason Urso
Alexandra Jane Urso

Old Lyme
Matthew Gregory Hancock**

Pawcatuck
Jasmine D.H. Celeste

Putnam
Britney A. Anderson

Sterling
Jessica Dawn Connetti

Stratford
Beth Ann Battaglia

Thompson
Sherri Elizabeth Allard

Woodstock
Shirley Marie Martin***

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Other states

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Baltimore, Md.
Kenneth Ruizzo Jr.

Chesterfield, Va.
Omolara Olutoyin Shodipo*

South Berwick, Maine
Alex B. Nichols*

West Babylon, N.Y.
Anil M. Ramesh

West Burke, Vt.
Jessica J. Lanoue

*** Highest honors   ** High honors    * Honors

CCRI graduates 1,546 at 44th commencement
Warwick, R.I. – May 20, 2009: More than 1,500 associate degrees and certificates were conferred on Friday, May 15, as the college celebrated its 44th commencement in the Vincent A. Cullen Field House at the Knight Campus in Warwick.

Several dignitaries – among them Congressman Patrick Kennedy, Gov. Donald Carcieri, Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts and General Treasurer Frank Caprio – were on hand to give congratulations to the Class of 2009.

Retired Chief Justice Frank J. Williams, an author, educator and Abraham Lincoln scholar, delivered the commencement address. He encouraged graduates to have the courage that Lincoln did. “When most Americans think about Abraham Lincoln they think of his presidency, his efforts to preserve the nation during the Civil War and emancipation,” he said. “But seldom do we think about Lincoln’s underlying attributes, like his political courage, leadership and compassion. These characteristics are undoubtedly what makes Lincoln so revered today and they are the characteristics that I would like to encourage you to develop.”

He encouraged the graduates to serve their communities. “Even though there is no community service requirement in the real world, it is still your obligation to give back to our democracy that has given us so much,” he told them.

“What will be asked of you is hard work. What will be expected is your best effort. Nothing will be handed to you. Life is a continuous challenge to achieve your goals. It is not how you enter the stage, but how you exit it that people will remember. Embrace the challenge. You have the ‘right to rise.’ But remember, change will not come easily,” he said.

Williams also encouraged the graduates to be civil and cooperate, to reflect before reacting so they can avoid knee-jerk responses and to be positive, even in the darkest of days. He left them with one final piece of advice – to have fire in the belly.

“In choosing a career, make sure you select one that will leave you with endless curiosity, optimism, and hope. Listen not only to your head but also to your heart – it is the best career counselor,” he said.

Representing her class as student speaker was 23-year-old Reham Ali of Cranston, who came to the United States from Jordan only three years ago. She graduated with a 3.86 GPA in General Studies and will attend the University of Rhode Island in the fall to study pharmaceutical engineering with the eventual goal of entering URI’s pharmacy program.

“My story began three years ago when I came to the United States as a young girl with a big dream,” she said. “I came here to make a difference, to have my own identity; I didn’t want to become anybody’s wife or mother, but I wanted to be an independent woman. The road was never easy and I second-guessed myself many times, but deep inside my heart I had faith that I would make it.”

At CCRI, she found small classes, many other students for whom English is a second language and caring teachers who were willing to provide extra help. Ali recently received the St. Dunstan’s Scholarship and was recognized for not only her academic success, but also for helping her fellow students achieve their own goals by serving as a peer tutor in chemistry.

“I just want to say to never give up on your dream. I was supposed to come to the United States when I was 6 years old, but I couldn’t come until I was 20. I came here as a young girl right away from high school with her broken English, but with determination and faith that, yes, I would make my dream come true. With the help and support I got from my family friends and great teachers at CCRI, I could finally finish the first chapter and move on to the next.”

In his commencement address, CCRI President Ray Di Pasquale provided a snapshot of this year’s graduating class by highlighting several stories of outstanding students.

“Wherever I go in the community, I talk about all of your successes. I talk about the accomplishments of our faculty and staff. I talk about the community spirit we have among our campuses,” he told the graduates. “Even in these trying economic times, you have persevered by acquiring new knowledge and valuable skills at CCRI that will prepare you for your future. Indeed, this is a place where you can change your life and achieve your dreams.

“Wherever you go or whatever you do, you will always be connected to CCRI. But for now, before you take the next step in your future, take a moment to reflect on your achievements. They are truly incredible, and we are so proud of you,” he said.

The commencement exercise was the culmination of two weeks of events honoring members of the Class of 2009 including pinning ceremonies for graduates in the radiography, dental assisting, dental hygiene, diagnostic medical sonography, physical therapist assistant and nursing programs. The college also held an Access Recognition Luncheon, an athletic awards event, a Graduation Awards Luncheon and a Phi Theta Kappa Golden Tassel Luncheon in the days leading up to commencement.

CCRI celebrates 44th commencement today
Warwick, R.I. – May 15, 2009: More than 1,500 associate degrees and certificates will be conferred as the college celebrates its 44th commencement starting at 4:30 p.m. today in the Vincent A. Cullen Field House at the Knight Campus in Warwick.

Several dignitaries – among them Gov. Donald Carcieri, Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts and General Treasurer Frank Caprio – will be on hand to give congratulations to the Class of 2009.

Retired Chief Justice Frank J. Williams, an author, educator and Abraham Lincoln scholar, will commemorate the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth when he delivers the commencement address. As one of the nation’s leading scholars on the life and times of Lincoln, Williams has served on the U.S. Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission since Congress appointed him in 2000.

CCRI President Ray Di Pasquale will provide a snapshot of this year’s graduating class during his remarks by highlighting several stories of outstanding students.

Representing her class as student speaker will be 23-year-old Reham Ali of Cranston, who came to the United States from Jordan only three years ago. She is graduating with a 3.86 GPA in General Studies and will attend the University of Rhode Island in the fall to study pharmaceutical engineering with the eventual goal of entering URI’s pharmacy program.

The commencement exercise will be the culmination of two weeks of events honoring members of the Class of 2009 including pinning ceremonies for graduates in the radiography, dental assisting, dental hygiene, diagnostic medical sonography, physical therapist assistant and nursing programs. The college also held an Access Recognition Luncheon, an athletic awards event, a Graduation Awards Luncheon and a Phi Theta Kappa Golden Tassel Luncheon in the days leading up to commencement.

For more information about commencement, visit http://www.ccri.edu/web/
commencement/2009/.

Helping others is Hubert’s passion
Warwick, R.I. – May 19, 2009: Kelley Hubert of Woonsocket, is dedicating her life to helping special needs children. The 36-year-old is a school bus driver for students with disabilities, a job she has held for five years. She refers to her passengers as “my kids.”

“The way I look at it is, they’re on my bus and I treat them as if they’re my own,” she said.

Hubert wants to expand her work with special needs children. She graduated from the Community College of Rhode Island with a degree in psychology and a 3.7 GPA and will attend Rhode Island College with a double major in psychology and mental health counseling. She eventually plans to pursue a certificate of advanced graduate study – essentially a Ph.D. program without a thesis – and work in an early intervention program.

“I just think sometimes children need someone to fight for them because they can’t do it themselves,” she said.

Unfortunately, Hubert learned this lesson personally. Her daughter Dakota, now 16, has a learning disability from lead poisoning at age 3. When her daughter first went to school, Hubert said, she was on the phone with her teachers and principal almost every day and came to be on a first-name basis with them. The attention that Dakota received seems to be paying off.

“Today she has every intention of attending college,” Hubert said about her daughter. She has a strong example to follow.

Hubert has attended CCRI several times; the first time was in the radiography program in 1998. The most recent attempt began in 2007. Hubert said her family was the reason she was able to stay on the path to education this time around.

“I have a much better support group,” she said, having been married in 2007. “[My husband] is my own personal cheering system. I’m not much different than other students here. I get frustrated and overwhelmed. He just keeps telling me ‘You can do it, you can do it.’”

She also wants to set an example for her children. “I’m very proud of all of them,” she said. They were my main reason for coming back to school. I wanted to show them how important an education is.”

The message seems to have been received. Hubert’s oldest daughter, Angelica, 18, plans to follow her mother to CCRI after high school. Her youngest daughter, Autumn, 12, wants to be a trauma room doctor.

“They are my driving force in life,” Hubert said.

Another motivator during Hubert’s time in college, she said, has been the college itself.
“The support system here is phenomenal,” she said.

Kingston woman finds success in second chance
Warwick, R.I. – May 18, 2009: The most important thing Rebecca Schauer of Kingston learned in college was how to give herself a second chance.

The 31-year-old dropped out of the Community College of Rhode Island with failing grades in 1996. It took her 10 years to find a career she truly wanted and to go back to school to learn how to get into that field. This month, she graduated with a 4.0 GPA in the Travel, Tourism and Hospitality certificate program.

“I wanted to move on to something bigger and better,” she said, “I wanted to feel like I accomplished something. Nobody was putting pressure on me; I wanted to come back.”

This fall, Schauer will begin an internship in the hospitality program at Disney World, working with celebrities and VIPs. In the fall, she will attend Johnson & Wales University in North Carolina in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in event planning. Her ultimate goal is to turn her Disney internship into a job, working for the company as a travel agent and helping vacationers plan a Disney cruise or theme park vacation.

Her own journey to this point has been a long one. When Schauer first enrolled at CCRI, it was simply because she thought it was expected of her after high school. Without her own motivation, Schauer rarely attended classes and dropped out after two semesters.

“I didn’t want to be here. I was really young,” she said. “I think attitude has a lot to do with success.”

After leaving college, Schauer began work as a teacher’s assistant, working with children in preschool through elementary school. Schauer said she enjoyed working with children, but was frequently sick and wanted to make a change after 10 years on the job. An avid traveler, Schauer booked a vacation to Disney World in 2006 and was impressed with the travel agent’s work. She decided that the career of a travel agent, helping different people every day and researching exotic locations, was the career change she had been looking for.

Schauer re-enrolled at CCRI in January 2007 as a sociology major. Her goal was to earn good grades this time around and then enroll at Johnson & Wales University to pursue her dream. However, she soon learned that CCRI offered her desired major and immediately transferred into it.

She also discovered that many of her professors also teach at Johnson & Wales. “You get their experience for half the price,” she said.

In her second attempt at college, Schauer was a model student. The difference this time, she said, was motivation. “I had a goal that I was going toward instead of just aimlessly taking classes,” she said. “I found it really easy to study something I was passionate about.”

Schauer said this is a lesson that any student can follow. “Find something you really want to do and study hard,” she said.

Pratt’s goal is to help others like him
Warwick, R.I. – May 18, 2009: Sergio Pratt of Pawtucket believes that we are all destined to meet the right people at the right time. It’s a feeling that comes from experience.

When Pratt was growing up, without a bed to sleep in or enough food to eat, he met a social worker who removed him from his situation. When he was putting himself through the Community College of Rhode Island, working full time and barely making ends meet, he wanted to give up, but met educators who inspired him to keep trying.

Pratt, 22, graduated May 15 from CCRI with a degree in law enforcement, a 3.2 GPA and as president of the student government at the college’s Lincoln campus, which he attended for five semesters. He will continue his education at Roger Williams University and plans to become a lawyer. The odds were against him getting here.

Until age 13, before he became a ward of the state of Rhode Island, Pratt lived in Providence with his extended family. They were in a desperate situation: eight people sharing a two-bedroom apartment without enough beds or even furniture for everyone. Pratt remembers sleeping on the floor.

There was not enough food. Pratt went to sleep hungry and cold, with his clothes on underneath as many blankets as he could get, never warm enough. He and his cousins did whatever they could for a meal. “The average kid is at a family barbecue or out there learning to ride a bike,” Pratt said. “I’m out there shoveling snow for food.”

One night the apartment was hit with stray bullets. No one in Pratt’s family had a job that could make ends meet and, with limited education, there was little hope they could find better ones. Things were not going to improve. Pratt felt trapped and often shared these feelings with Nancy Krahe, a social worker at his middle school.

“I told her if I stayed where I was staying I was going to die,” he said. “I really felt like that in the sixth grade.”

Krahe arranged for Pratt to have an interview with the state Department of Children Youth and Families and Pratt was asked if he wanted to be removed from his home. He did. Pratt remembers the morning it happened.

“I got on the school bus like normal. I got to Esek Hopkins [Middle School] and the police were waiting for me,” Pratt said. “They took me back to my house and we got my stuff.” Pratt never returned or looked back, but at the same time he said he doesn’t blame his family.

“I could never understand when I was little why things with my family were the way they were,” he said. “But now that I’m older I know my family was trying to do the best they could but they were a product of our environment.”

After he left middle school, Pratt never saw Krahe again, but said he would like to find her and let her know what her intervention meant to him. “That lady, Nancy, she really did save my life,” Pratt said.

For Pratt, being removed from his home was the start of two lonely years without roots. With no foster home available at first, Pratt spent his nights after school in group homes throughout Providence, Pawtucket and Central Falls, being moved every 30 or 60 days.
At age 15, he was put into foster care with Beth Chambers, a woman whom Pratt never met until the day he moved into her home.

He stayed there until he was 18 years old, when a shortage in state funding forced him and many other foster children out on their own.

Pratt was encouraged to get a job, which he did, working as a cook to pay for his own apartment. After a few years, Pratt realized that he needed to take his life in a different direction.

“I started to realize, going from dead-end job to dead-end job, this isn’t what I want for myself in the future, so I decided to come to CCRI,” he said.

Pratt enrolled at CCRI in 2007 as a law enforcement major. He didn’t know exactly what he wanted to do, but he knew he wanted to contribute to the community. “The more time I spent in the classroom the more I figured out my path and where I wanted to go,” he said.

Staying in the classroom was a financial struggle that sometimes left Pratt without enough money to eat. There were times when he wanted to quit, he said, but his professors inspired him to keep trying.

Among them, he said he is grateful to Gerard Brousseau, Ron Schertz, Jonathan Steele, Monica Lee, Mark Zellers and Rebecca Yount.

“I think that without these people, I wouldn’t be graduating,” he said. “Every single interaction [I’ve had] at CCRI will be cherished.”

CCRI graduate heading to Cornell in the fall
Warwick, R.I. – May 18, 2009: At age 12, Jean Nsabumuremyi of Providence was on the run for his life. He was alone in Kigali, Rwanda, in 1994, the year of genocide in that country. When the killing suddenly began in April, he fled with his family and many others into the panic on the streets, joining a crowd of refugees looking for a safe way out of the city. He quickly lost his way.

“I remember when I left my home we were all separated,” he said. “I remember I saw some of my classmates die. It was a very painful thing. Right now I can tell you I have very few classmates still alive.”

After a day on his own, Nsabumuremyi found his mother and his four brothers and two sisters, who were able to escape because his father, who was out of the country at the time, had friends in the government.

The family fled to the Congo to escape the violence in their country, worrying on the journey – each night in a different hiding place – that they would be discovered and killed by roving militias.

A politically unstable environment in the Congo forced the family to move again, this time to Zambia. They spent one and a half years in a United Nations refugee camp before being resettled in the United States in 1996.

“It was very beautiful but very different,” Nsabumuremyi said about coming to America. “Everything’s new; you have to relearn everything.”

Nsabumuremyi got a job and struggled at first to learn English, but he knew he wanted to make something of himself.

“I definitely wanted to get somewhere. My plan was to go to a college to at least get a good job,” he said. “I wanted to help myself and help the community.”

He chose the Community College of Rhode Island, starting classes in fall 2006. On May 15, he graduated with a degree in General Studies and a 3.6 GPA.

“It’s a wonderful place, I’ve met great people here,” he said. “I could never have made it without the people around here.”

Nsabumuremyi, 27, became involved on campus and in the community, all according to his plan. This year, he was president of the student government at the Liston Campus in Providence, where he attended classes. Nsabumuremyi said he is proud of the student government, which worked to get students involved on the campus while they often juggled full-time job obligations.

“If you work with a team and you are in charge, you learn a lot of things,” he said.
Nsabumuremyi is also a math tutor for students at Dorcas Place Adult and Family Learning Center in Providence, which promotes literacy and job skills for low-income adults. Nsabumuremyi’s ultimate goal is to work with the United Nations Development Program in Africa.

At the end of April he found out that he is one step closer to that goal. He has been accepted to Cornell University, where he will major in international development.
No matter where he goes, Nsabumuremyi said he will always be grateful to CCRI.

“I could never have managed without the people [at CCRI],” Nsabumuremyi said. “It’s a wonderful place.”

Mansue realizes his potential as a leader
Warwick, R.I. – May 18, 2009: Menlee Mansue, 22, of Providence has always had a desire to do the right thing and help other people.

“Even when I was young, I felt it was my responsibility to stick up for someone who couldn’t defend himself,” he said. “I still feel that way. Maybe I can make a difference.”

Mansue came here with his parents at age 4 during civil war and genocide in his native Liberia. His father worked for an airline and the family had planned a trip to the United States. During their visit, they received word the airport at home had been closed and they couldn’t return. They received asylum and settled in Providence, where Menlee said he was an underperforming student.

“I was trying to find out how to navigate American culture,” he said. “I just wanted to get along, but in getting along I was not being a scholar.”

He was told he was a natural leader, but he didn’t see it. Going to college was expected of him, but after he graduated from Classical High School, he took a year off and worked three jobs.

He enrolled at Rhode Island College, but left because he couldn’t afford the cost. He had attained U.S. citizenship, but not until after the financial aid deadline. He returned to work.

“A friend told me, ‘You have to go to school. You have to enroll.’ That changed my whole life,” he said. “I was really depressed about having to leave school and he encouraged me to just take some classes.”

Then he met Cristian Potter, a 2007 CCRI graduate who is now attending Brown University on a full scholarship, through a mutual friend. Potter told Mansue about the many programs at the college, and he enrolled. “I was surprised at how many opportunities the college offered. I kept saying I didn’t know they had that program or that program.”

Mansue wants to share what he has learned about college with others. “Now I speak to anyone I can about college because what I say could stick with them the way what my friend said inspired me,” he said. “It is better for me to try to be a light. I always wanted to have some positive influence.”

And he’s certainly done that at his alma mater, Classical, where he and other alumni visit and speak with students, encouraging them and inviting them to ask him questions about going to college.
Mansue said along the way, he realized that his family back in Liberia never will have the opportunities he has and that he should make the best of it. He has graduated with a degree in Liberal Arts and a 3.85 GPA and hopes to follow in Potter’s footsteps to Brown, where he wants to study economics and political science with hopes of attaining a law degree in the future.

Not only is he a scholar, including membership in Phi Theta Kappa, the honor society for two-year colleges, but he has proven right all of those who said he was a natural leader: Mansue recently received the Edward and Lucy D. Medeiros Scholarship, which recognizes graduating students who have given their time, talent and energy and demonstrated leadership in the promotion of student activities at the college.

Reflecting on his educational journey, Mansue realizes it could have gone a different route. “I see people who went down a different path – a path that I could have gone down,” he said. “Education is the way to really uplift the community. Your hard work might not take you where you dreamed you’d be, but it will always pay off.”

CCRI nursing graduate follows her dream
Warwick, R.I. – May 18, 2009: Rosanna Boucher of Hope Valley is becoming a registered nurse this month, but she has already been a nurse to some of the most important patients she will ever have.

In 2002, Boucher had to have an emergency caesarean section, giving birth to premature twins who spent nine weeks in the hospital fighting for their lives. When Boucher and her husband brought the twins home, the medical consequences lingered.

Daughter Allie had seizures that were so violent that she would stop breathing, and son Konnor was diagnosed with autism when he was 2 years old.

The Boucher family’s medical problems were not over. In 2005, Boucher’s husband, Ray, was diagnosed with melanoma. Should the worst happen, the Bouchers knew that Rosanna could not support herself and the twins alone on her salary.

“We really had to re-evaluate us as a family, looking at ‘what if?’” Boucher said.
She had always wanted to become a nurse and her husband suggested that now may be the time.

“He encouraged me to follow my dream and that’s how I came to be in the nursing program,” Boucher said. She added, “God bless my husband, I can’t tell you how supportive he’s been. My husband has carried us through financially and psychologically.”

Her husband’s melanoma was removed, but Boucher stayed in the nursing program, surprising herself with her abilities. “I’ve been drawn to nursing my whole life but I never thought I was smart enough to get into a program,” she said.

With focus and hard work, Boucher found that she belonged in the nursing program after all. “I was close to a straight-A student and it was shocking,” she said.

Boucher’s fears that she could not succeed academically were deep-seated. Before she came to America in 1987, she lived as one of nine siblings in a small town in Ireland. She said she did not apply herself in high school and didn’t consider herself to be college material. She was pressured to get married young and start a family rather than pursue an education.

When two of Boucher’s sisters had children outside of marriage, a strict taboo in their close-knit and devoutly Catholic community, Boucher found that she was a sort of pariah in her town – guilty by association. “I was branded and I needed a new fresh start,” she said.

She found it in a newspaper ad placed by a Jamestown family with partial ownership of an Irish shellfishing company. The family was looking for a nanny to work at their home in America and Boucher jumped at the chance for a new start. “I hopped on a plane with 40 bucks and a suitcase,” she said.

Now 40 years old, with a family and about to become a registered nurse, Boucher seems to have made the right decision. Allie and Konnor’s medical problems have subsided, with Konnor having received early intervention treatment in time to make a significant difference with his autism. “You would never know it; he looks like a normal 6-year-old boy,” Boucher said.

Boucher said she has enjoyed her time at CCRI, from which she graduated on May 15 with a 3.4 GPA and is looking forward to starting her new career.

“It’s been a wonderful experience in general,” she said. “I’ve been very fortunate to have the best instructors that CCRI can offer, so I’m very lucky that happened to me.”

Boucher said she is planning to continue her education and receive a bachelor’s degree. She would be interested in many paths in nursing, from hospital care to training other nurses in new technology. Her dream job is to work in end-of-life care for terminal patients, making the patients comfortable and helping families to let go.

She doesn’t have a job lined up yet, but said she will bring her résumé to one health care institution every day until she is hired.

Almeida’s mother set example for success at CCRI
Warwick, R.I. – May 18, 2009: Ilca Almeida of Pawtucket is between two worlds, but on her way to conquering both.

She was born in Cape Verde and came to the United States with her family in 1990, at age 6. “We just wanted a better life with a better education system,” Almeida said.

Her family settled in Pawtucket, where Almeida learned English and graduated from high school. She makes regular visits to Cape Verde. “I don’t have an accent; you can’t tell I’m an immigrant, but I’m between two worlds,” she said.

Soon, one of Almeida’s worlds will be the field of professional medicine. She graduated from the Community College of Rhode Island this month with a degree in General Studies and has been accepted into the University of Rhode Island nursing program. Her first attempt at completing CCRI was in 2003, and it was short-lived, Almeida said, because she didn’t know what she wanted to do. Her mother has set an example for her since then.

Almeida’s mother, who came to America without a high school diploma, graduated from CCRI in 2007 with a degree in the Medical Administrative Assistant program. “Going to her graduation really inspired me, knowing that she came this far,” Almeida said. “Her actions said more than words could ever say to me.”

Almeida enrolled in CCRI’s next available semester, fall 2008. Her chosen career of nursing also comes from her mother’s experiences.

In 1993, Almeida’s mother almost died after complications from surgery. She was a poor English speaker at the time and had difficulty understanding what was happening to her.
“Nobody did her justice in that situation,” Almeida said.

Almeida said she wants to work with patients like her mother, those who are at a disadvantage in the medical system. She hopes to eventually become a medical lawyer for a hospital.

This is not the only way Almeida is working to help people break down language barriers. She is the co-founder of Hope RI, a tutoring group that meets twice a week with students who speak English as a second language in danger of failing. Students with strong math skills are partnered with students who are doing well with English, so they can help each other by complementing their respective strengths and weaknesses.

Almeida said she is amazed that some people can live in the United States for many years without developing necessary English skills, falling through the cracks.

“Sometimes you see an immigrant, they don’t speak English [and] people perceive them to be dumb but it’s just the language barrier that’s the problem,” she said.
Almeida hopes to expand the program to Cape Verde, donating school supplies to poor neighborhoods.

The last thing Almeida needed to become a nurse was educators who believed in her.
“I’ve always wanted to be a nurse but no one showed me that I could,” she said.

When she first came back to CCRI, Almeida found a job in the dental hygiene clinic on the Lincoln campus. After working there and taking some courses in the hygiene program, Almeida found that she had an affinity for science and medicine. She decided to pursue nursing, a decision her professors vigorously supported.

“Every time they saw me they would say, ‘Look at the future doctor,’” Almeida said. “These people have been essential in me being who I am right now.”

Barbosa finds new beginning at CCRI
Warwick, R.I. – May 18, 2009: Being a failed businessman might bring a person down, but for Frederick Barbosa, 23, of West Warwick, it was a chance for a new beginning.

In 2006, after staying back in high school an extra two years – a setback he chalks up to lack of motivation – Barbosa went with his cousin and a mutual friend on a cross-country trip to California. The trio didn’t have much of a plan, just a desire to start something new.

“Pretty much it was one of those things where I felt like I had to start all over,” Barbosa said. “It’s like a distant dream now but it was a really good experience”
Barbosa and his companions moved into a one-bedroom apartment in Northbridge, Calif., outside of Los Angeles.

Barbosa worked odd jobs, such as giving ballroom dancing lessons, to pay the rent. In one job, he was the manager of a company that supplied photocopier toner to offices. A friend in California with financial backing pointed out that he was the most hard-working and knowledgeable employee at his company yet, for every $4,000 he made for the company, he received a $400 check. Why couldn’t he do the same work for himself?

This is how Barbosa’s company, Service and Shipment Center, was born. Like many startup companies, it failed in its first few months and closed in August 2006. “I quit both my jobs to start that company,” Barbosa said, “so once it failed I had no backup support whatsoever.”

At the end of August, Barbosa returned to his parents’ home in West Warwick, but he had learned a lot in California.

“I knew I wasn’t ready to go back to school right after high school,” Barbosa said. “I would have just done the same thing, settling for C’s. I just needed time to mature, realize I can do something with myself.”

He started taking courses at the Community College of Rhode Island in spring 2008, and earned an associate degree in General Studies in just three semesters, finishing this month with a GPA of 3.8, brought down from a 3.9 by a B in a class he took here to finish high school.

To finish CCRI on time to transfer to a four-year college, Barbosa took extra classes, including seven this semester. On top of his high course load, he also interned with Rhode Island Legal Services and volunteered with Brown University’s Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere, or HOPE, group working in soup kitchens and playing chess with the homeless.

In his legal internship, he works with a law firm for low-income people, collecting data on foreclosures and evictions in Providence. “Any statistics help with what people are trying to do to build a better Providence,” Barbosa said.

He hopes to attend Brown University for political science and then go on to law school and possibly public office. “If you’re actually in elected office you can do a whole lot more for the community,” he said.

Barbosa is waiting to hear about the status of his application to Brown, but said that a rejection won’t stop him in the continuing pursuit of his education. “I’m 23 and I feel like I was slow to get everything started,” he said. “It’s time for me to get involved.”

CCRI gave her a ‘path to keep going on’
Warwick, R.I. – May 18, 2009: Asraa AlFatlawi, 20, of Blackstone, Mass., was 2 years old the last time she was in her native country, Iraq. Although she can’t remember it, her parents were carrying her across the desert in a desperate trek to survive.

It was 1991 and Iraq had just been defeated in the first Persian Gulf War. Alfatlawi’s father, a veteran of Iraq’s devastating war with Iran in the 1980s, had taken part in an uprising against Saddam Hussein that was meant to overthrow the dictator. Iraq’s recent defeat had shaken Hussein’s grasp on power, but it proved unbroken and the uprising failed. Now AlFatlawi’s entire family was in grave danger from the dictator’s brutal reprisal and had no choice but to flee the country.

AlFatlawi’s parents were forced to walk much of the way with seven children to neighboring Saudi Arabia. When they arrived, they spent two years living in a refugee camp in the desert, where AlFatlawi’s brother was born. In 1993, the family was finally able to immigrate to the United States, living in New Mexico, Chicago and Maine before settling in Blackstone, Mass.

The AlFatlawis settled into American life, having another son, their ninth child. She did well in high school but the prospect of going to college seemed as distant as her home country. “It’s difficult if your parents haven’t gone to college,” she said, “It’s a faraway dream, kind of.”

Her older sister had attended the Community College of Rhode Island but didn’t finish. AlFatlawi decided to follow her.

The transition was difficult at first, AlFatlawi said, because no one had really prepared her about what to expect. She was shy and didn’t get involved in campus activities until she met Monica Lee, a counselor with the Access program, which serves those who meet low-income guidelines, are first-generation college students or who are disabled, at the CCRI Lincoln campus.

“It was a difficult first semester for me,” AlFatlawi said. “But Monica was very helpful and college life started to get easier.”

AlFatlawi began to fit in. She is fluent in Arabic and wears a hijab, a traditional Muslim head scarf. This made her stand out in her high school, where she was the only Muslim, but she said she enjoys CCRI’s more diverse environment.

“That’s why I like this school very much, because of the different ethnicities and cultures,” she said.

Her interest in culture extends to her studies. She has applied for admission to Boston University, UMass and Northeastern and plans to study history and anthropology in pursuit of a Ph.D.

Her ultimate goal is to return to Iraq, one of the cradles of civilization, to research its ancient history.

“I haven’t had the pleasure of really knowing about my culture,” she said. “I want to go back to my country and work in the national museum there.”

AlFatlawi graduated May 15 with a degree in General Studies and a GPA of 3.8. At 20 years old, she is the first member of her family to graduate from college, which has inspired her older sister to return to school.

“I’m very happy with [CCRI],” she said. “It gave me a path to keep going on.”

Kopec found her calling to nursing in Hungary
Warwick, R.I. – May 18, 2009: Arabia Kopec of North Smithfield is an American citizen who did not see the United States until she was 21 years old. Growing up, she was a member of a unique group known as the third culture kids, a name for children raised internationally with no particular roots.

“That was normal to me. It was an awesome life moving around,” Kopec said.

Kopec, 34, is one of 12 siblings born to American missionaries who traveled the world working for international aid organizations. She was born in Greece, raised mostly in India, attended school in Austria, and did humanitarian and missionary work in Hungary, Bosnia and many other countries. She was at one time fluent in Arabic, German and Turkish, but has forgotten much of these languages from lack of practice.

It was while working in Hungary with the Red Cross in 1989 that she found her calling.
Under communism, medicine was socialized to such an extent that women in this part of the world didn’t have a choice about how they gave birth. All pregnant women were automatically given drugs to induce labor or had an unnecessary cesarean section.
Kopec educated pregnant Hungarian women about natural childbirth and taught them Lamaze techniques.

“When you think about natural childbirth, if you’re not ready, it’s tough,” Kopec said. “It’s the hardest work you’ll ever do.”

Her work in Hungary inspired Kopec to become a midwife, a goal she is one step closer to achieving now that she has completed the nursing program at the Community College of Rhode Island.

“I’ve always wanted to be a nurse but it was something I couldn’t find a way to do,” Kopec said.

It was her own pregnancy that put her on a long path to finding a way. Kopec married a fellow student from her Austrian boarding school and, when she became pregnant, she decided it was time to settle down.

In 1995, a few days after her 21st birthday, Kopec arrived in her home country for the first time and the seasoned world traveler experienced something she rarely felt: culture shock.

“One of the perceptions I had coming to the United States was everyone was going to speak English,” Kopec said. “I went to Fall River and everyone spoke Portuguese. It shocked me so much!”
Kopec quickly became used to this diversity and found many positive surprises, such as the friendliness of Americans compared to the Asian “hands-off” cultures she grew up in, and the vast availability of everything she could ever need in America’s all-encompassing department stores.

“I remember how available everything was, you could walk into any store and get anything,” Kopec said.

Now that she was in the United States, Kopec decided she needed a job that could support her children, further deferring her dream of attending school to become a nurse.
Kopec is a marketing manager for a merchandising company traveling the Northeast on frequent business trips.

On top of this demanding job and travel schedule, she started taking night classes at CCRI in 2004 in the Nursing program. She graduated on May 15 with a 3.86 GPA.

She said she had support from her children, Janette, 16, and Aidan, 13, and help from her large family, whom she jokingly called her “babysitting club.” She also said CCRI’s flexibility and dedicated staff were a great help to her.

“CCRI’s strongest selling point is they have a night and weekend program,” Kopec said. “It’s allowed me to still support my family and live a dream.”

Kopec is planning to gather experience as a registered nurse before applying for a master’s program, a certification she needs to become a midwife. “I am looking forward to starting work as a nurse,” she said.

Language no barrier to education for Hasukic
Warwick, R.I. – May 19, 2009: In pursuing her education, Community College of Rhode Island student Fatima Hasukic of Woonsocket overcame a war, a language barrier and a toothache.

When Hasukic, 39, immigrated to the United States from Bosnia with her family in 2000, she could not speak a word of English. “I couldn’t even count to 10,” she said.

Having developed a severe toothache on the journey, some of the first words she had to learn when she arrived in America were about dentistry.

Inspired by this experience, Hasukic graduated from CCRI in May with an associate degree in General Studies and a 3.6 GPA and will enter the school’s dental hygiene program in the fall.

Hasukic said she is looking forward to a career in which she can help people but, before she could start studying for it, she had to help herself by overcoming problems most students don’t have to face.

Hasukic was born in Bosnia, where she lived with her husband and three boys, who are now age 18, 17 and 10. Formerly part of the Republic of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union, Bosnia experienced years of warfare and ethnic cleansing in the chaos caused by the Yugoslavia’s breakup in the early 1990s. Warfare between ethnic Croats, Bosnians and Serbs culminated with a Serbian genocide against the Bosnian people.

Hasukic’s family survived four years of warfare, during which her husband was imprisoned in a Serbian detention camp with many other men to keep them from fighting in the war against Serbia. The prisoners faced torture while Hasukic and her children were not allowed to leave their village or visit him.

Student speaker on path to pursing dream
Warwick, R.I. – May 15, 2009: Growing up in Jordan, Reham Ali of Cranston, the youngest of 10 children, dreamed of becoming a pharmacist.

Her mother had tried to bring her to this country for years. “It was a dream to go to the United States and get a degree,” she said. Then, when she was 20 and had just about given up, the embassy called.

“I was so scared when I came here. In Jordan, you don’t get to experience real life until you get your degree,” she said. Here, she got a job at a gas station to earn money.

Relying on the basic English she studied as a second language in high school, she said she sometimes didn’t understand customers. “If they wanted cigarettes I’d have to ask what color the package was or ask them to point,” she said. “I was ashamed for my accent. I was afraid they were going to look at me and say, ‘She’s dark, she has an accent.’”

Now, she said, she doesn’t worry about those things. “Three years ago, I would have stood here shaking,” she told attendees at a recent luncheon for the Access program, which serves students who are either low-income, the first in their family to go to college or disabled. “Now I’m not scared. I don’t care about my accent. I know that you don’t look at me like that. I made myself here.”

That confidence is just one reason why she was named Student Speaker at the college’s 44th commencement on May 15, an honor bestowed to only one of the more than 1,400 graduates each year.

Ali, 23, said she used to be a quiet person in Jordan. “I did not speak a lot, but I decided when I came here that I want to speak with you,” she said. “I wasn’t comfortable for the first six months, but now I still go to malls and speak with people.”

As her skills grew, she enrolled in school. “I decided to take the challenge of college,” she said. “I don’t want to be a wife for someone or a mother for someone. I want my identity. This is why I wanted to become a pharmacist, because it’s a very hard thing to do and I want to help people.”

She found CCRI was the perfect place to start her American educational career.“I came with nothing and then I started my journey here at CCRI,” she said. “It’s a very warm, wonderful place.” She said was comfortable in the small classes. Her professors would ask her after class if she was having difficulty understanding the material. “The teachers are my best friends here. They taught me English words and really cared for me as a student.”

As she excelled, her confidence grew. “I didn’t just pass the classes, I aced the classes and I thank my teachers for that. This place has prepared me well.”

Ali graduated with a degree in General Studies and a 3.86 GPA and, this fall, she will enter the University of Rhode Island’s new pharmaceutical engineering program – another step on the path to one day realizing her dream of becoming a pharmacist.

“Not many women have gone into the field,” she said. “I want to visit Jordan and tell them what I have accomplished.”

She told her fellow Access students at the recent awards luncheon: “Back in Jordan, I would have never been able to do this. I came here to become Reham Ali. I am so proud of myself.” That afternoon, Ali received the St. Dunstan’s Scholarship and was recognized for not only her academic success, but also for helping her fellow students achieve their own goals by serving as a peer tutor in chemistry.

She knows her journey is just beginning. “Hopefully, three or four years from now I’ll come back and tell you, ‘This is what I achieved.’”

CCRI honors three students at commencement rehearsal
Warwick, R.I. – May 14, 2009: As part of the rehearsal ceremony today for the Community College of Rhode Island’s 44th commencement, Alumni Association President Sondra Pitts presented awards for “superlatives” to members of the Class of 2009 – the longest attending member; the oldest class member and the member with the most children. The awards went to:

• Michaella Brown of Chepachet, the longest attending class member with 30 years, received Associate in Science in Nursing with honors.

• Thomas Anglin of Lincoln, the oldest class member at age 70, received an Associate in Science degree in Paralegal with highest honors.

• Nancy Davis-Wilson of Providence, the class member with the most children – seven – received an Associate in Arts with honors in General Studies.

Winners received CCRI Alumni T-shirts, courtesy of the bookstore.

Area students designated Honors Program grads
Warwick, R.I. – May 12, 2009: Several students at the Community College of Rhode Island will be honored as Honors Program graduates at the college’s 44th commencement ceremonies on May 15 and received medallions to wear at commencement during the annual Graduate Awards Luncheon this afternoon.

The Honors Program allows students to enhance their educational experience while at CCRI by studying topics of their choosing in more depth. Students participate in the program by completing honors projects within courses they are taking. Students who complete four projects at CCRI are designated as Honors Program graduates and receive a special designation in the commencement program.

This year’s Honors Program graduates are:
Yolene Alexandre Pierre of Providence
Kathrynn N. Cabigting of Westerly
Elizabeth A. DeConno of Brooklyn, Conn.
Michele A. Dupuis-Clark of Smithfield
Megan R. Freitas of Warren
Karen M. Goodson of West Warwick
Ronald P. Haley of Foxboro, Mass.
Adetoro I. Kottun of Providence
Ruth D. Lincoln of Cumberland
Michelle A. Mariani of Woonsocket
Lindsay A. Nollsch of Wakefield
Donna L. Powers of Greene
Erica M. Rhodes of Cranston
Jennifer L. Roderick of Greenville
Elaine C. Scott of Narragansett
Jahaira Y. Torres of Milford, Mass.

Students inducted into Psi Beta Honor Society
Warwick, R.I. – May 5, 2009: Several Community College of Rhode Island students were inducted Friday into the Psi Beta Honor Society, the national honor society in psychology for two-year colleges, for the 2008-09 academic year. The mission of Psi Beta is to promote professional development of psychology students through promotion and recognition of excellence in scholarship, leadership, research and community service.

The inductees are:

Ashaway
Kelly Burdick

Cranston
Chayenne S. Chin

East Greenwich
Elizabeth A. VanBrocklin

Pascoag
James Birtwell

Pawtucket
Ilca Almeida
Plainville, Mass.
Richard Lawrence Wambolt

April

CCRI Players to present ‘Moonchildren’
Warwick, R.I. – April 9, 2009: The CCRI Players will present “Moonchildren,” which chronicles a year in the life of eight college students living communally in an off-campus apartment in the turbulent 1960s, from April 16 to 19 at the Flanagan Campus, 1762 Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln.

Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16; at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18; and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 19. Tickets cost $9 for general admission and $7 for students and senior citizens. Call 825-2219 for reservations.

Despite its initial Broadway run of a mere 28 Broadway performances in 1972, Michael Weller’s comic drama is now viewed as a seminal work. In the academic year 1965-66, the eight “moonchildren” are at most nascent rebels, pursuing the eternal run of collegiate activities even as they worry about how they can be more “relevant” and how they might better “relate.” There are demonstrations against U.S. intervention in Southeast Asia and vaguely socialist principles of household bookkeeping. But everyone still has some concern for grades, and the women, while growing suspicious of traditional paths to marriage and motherhood, are still beholden to their less-than-giving men.

For various reasons, these characters never fully allow one another into their worlds. Mike and Cootie are emotionally absent from their mates and above the metaphorical fray. Like court jesters, they cover true pain and comprehension in jokes and pranks. Norman has no idea what he stands for and fights to find the definition of what it means to immortalize yourself for justice. Kathy is looking for love in places where she finds only sex and shallow affection. Ruth is helpless to the plight of her friends and unsure of how to define herself as a “new woman.” Shelly, pained by life, spends much of her time sitting under the table, blowing bubbles.

The play’s key is the character of Bob. Having received a notification of a draft physical, Bob declares himself already “dead.” When the pain of loss finally breaks through the hip façade, the split between Bob the “boy-man” and Bob the conscience-striken citizen of the Vietnam era seems the dark crevice into which so much of a generation’s idealism disappeared.
One reviewer has described Moonchildren as “a stunning work, one that has weathered the years to become that rarity, a contemporary play that, while rooted in the era in which it was written, remains contemporary because its underlying themes are universal and unchanging.”

Weller studied music composition at Brandeis University and then worked as a jazz pianist. In the late 1960s, he moved to London, where he hoped to continue working as a musician but found himself drawn to the theater and began writing, earning a graduate degree in theater at the University of Manchester. Alan Schneider, an American director who championed the work of Samuel Beckett and Edward Albee, saw a run-through of his first play, “Cancer,” at the Royal Court and subsequently staged it, under its new title, “Moonchildren,” at the Arena Stage in Washington and on Broadway. Weller is writing the book for a Broadway musical “Rumors” about the making of Fleetwood Mac’s two legendary breakthrough albums.

Theodore R. Clement is directing the CCRI Players production, with set design and technical direction by Luke Sutherland, costume design by Jeffrey A. Butterworth, and lighting and sound design by Mick Jones The student cast includes Ryan Boudreau of Johnston; Gabriela Farias of East Providence; Adam M. Florio of Coventry; Alex Nichols and Billy Flynn of Providence; Kim Hashway of Seekonk, Mass.; Ethan Jaymes of Tiverton; Courtney Jones of West Warwick; Zachary Mansuetti of West Greenwich; Laura Minadeo of Warwick; Danielle Parisee of Dartmouth, Mass.; Chris Pelletier of Cumberland; Alex Rotella and Rachel Rodi of Cranston; and Michael Shaw of North Attleboro, Mass. Lauren Bambera of Attleboro, Mass., is the stage manager.

March

CCRI presents two films by David Eliet
Warwick, R.I. – March 30, 2009: The Community College of Rhode Island departments of Art, Social Sciences and English will present two short films, “Holodomor” and “Congregation Vienna” by David Eliet from noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, in Room 4080 at the Knight Campus, 400 East Ave., Warwick.

The event is free and open to the public. Eliet will give a brief talk before the presentation of each film and will be available at a reception following the event.

“Congregation Vienna” is a visual poem that tells the story of Jewish Vienna prior to the Holocaust by traveling through the ruins of the Old Jewish Cemetery. From the smallest and simplest stones to the grandiose and sometimes ostentatious sepulchers, they bear silent witness to a once-thriving and vibrant community. This film has been made possible in part by a grant from The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. Running time is 28 minutes.

“Holodomor,” or “The Great Hunger,” is about the manmade famine of 1932-33 when nearly seven million peasants were starved to death as Stalin and the Communist Party sought to break the back of Ukrainian nationalism. The film was produced at the Kirovohrad Social-Pedagogical Institute in Ukraine and features actors from The Little Globe Theatre. It was included in the Kirovohrad City archives, presented by the Rhode Island Film Collaborative and shown last fall as part of CCRI’s commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Holodomor. Running time is 25 minutes.

Eliet, writer, director and filmmaker, is the founder of The Perishable Theatre in Providence and was one of the founders of the Trinity Rep Conservatory, now the Brown/Trinity Consortium. He has won several awards for his work including a Kennedy Center New Visions/New Voices Award, an Edward F. Albee Playwriting Fellowship, an Alden B. Dow Creativity Fellowship and a Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Fellowship. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Kirovohrad, Ukraine from 2005-07 teaching, directing and filmmaking. His plays have been published and produced both in this country and abroad.

His film work includes, “Katinka,” which was presented at the Rhode Island International Film Festival, “The Sixth Age, Suicide Among The Elderly,” for the Rhode Island Department of Elderly Affairs and broadcast on Rhode Island PBS, “The Children of Terezin,” “Congregation Vienna in Winter,” “Pictures at an Exhibition” and “Water Music.”

Children can spend vacation at Kids’ College
Warwick, R.I. – March 18, 2009: This April vacation, children ages 8 to 12 can learn self-defense, make a trebuchet, conduct crime scene investigation, paint like the masters and much more at Community College of Rhode Island’s Kids’ College.

Students can register for one or two 90-minute classes that meet each morning Monday through Friday from April 13 to 17 at the William M. Davies Career & Technical School in Lincoln. These hands-on enrichment courses are taught by creative, caring professionals.

Sessions will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Participants will have an introduction to martial arts in “The Art of Self-Defense”; build a medieval-era catapult-like device in “Bombs Away, it’s a Trebuchet”; turn trash to treasure in “Funky Junk Art Class”; paint in the style of five well-known artists in “Let’s Make Art History”; examine fingerprints and more in “The Science of Crime Scene Investigation”; and make slime, lava, crystals and more in “Science Wizardry.”

The fee for a half-day program with two classes is $130 plus a $5 registration fee (registrations made by April 3 are discounted by $10.) The fee for a single class is $70 plus a $5 registration fee. To view the brochure online, visit http://www.ccri.edu/cwce/personal/kidscollege.shtml. Call 825-2033 for registration information.

Chin exhibits ceramics, metal sculptures at CCRI
Warwick, R.I. – March 18, 2009: “Metal and Clay: Work by Larry Chin” will be on display at the Community College of Rhode Island’s Flanagan Campus Art Gallery in Lincoln from March 23 to April 26. An opening reception is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24.

Chin’s exhibition of ceramics and metal sculptures captures the essence of a career in the arts that has spanned more than half a century. Most recently, he has been a visiting artist and continuing his studies as an independent study student at the Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island College and the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts. This semester, he is sharing his experiences as an independent study student in ceramics at CCRI’s Flanagan Campus.

Chin, a 1963 graduate of the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts, was awarded the Boston Museum Traveling Scholar award in 1966-67, during which he studied and researched Japanese ceramic arts in arts centers such as Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and other cultural heritage cities throughout Japan. His focus was on the folk traditions that have for centuries set these works of art apart from the rest of the world.

The gallery is located in Room 2420 on the first floor of the Flanagan Campus, 1762 Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln. Gallery hours are 3 to 5:30 p.m. Monday; 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and noon to 4 p.m. on Tuesday; 2 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday; 8 to 10 a.m. and 3 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday; and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Friday. For information contact Gallery Director Professor Thomas Morrissey at tmorrissey@ccri.edu.

Learn about CCRI’s new Opticianry program
Warwick, R.I. – March 16, 2009: Information sessions for the Community College of Rhode Island’s new online Opticianry program, which will begin in September, will be held on all four campuses this spring.

The Opticianry program was designed to provide applicants for licensure in Rhode Island with the two-year degree they need, and is one of only four in New England. It also is one of the first in the area to be offered in a distance learning format, giving students the opportunity to train for a new career while maintaining their other work and personal commitments.

The 50-minute information sessions will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, in Room 218 at the Newport County Campus, One John H. Chafee Blvd., Newport; at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, in Room 6002 at the Knight Campus, 400 East Ave., Warwick; at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, in Room 2317 at the Liston Campus, One Hilton St., Providence; and at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, in Room 2302 at the Flanagan Campus, 1762 Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln. To register, call 825-2003. Sessions are limited to 20 participants.

According to the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training’s 2007 Occupational Wage Report, dispensing opticians earn a median salary of about $21 per hour, which translates to more than $43,000 pear year for a full-time position.

Those who successfully complete the program, designed around the National Federation of Opticianry Schools program used in many colleges around the country, will receive an Associate in Applied Science degree. All of the core lecture and lab courses will be offered online with labs and clinical education courses offered at the Newport County Campus. Students also will come to the campus three to four times for each course for advising, reinforcement of key concepts and testing.

The general education courses in biology, math, English, business and psychology support the core courses for the program. Students will gain a thorough understanding of the structure and function of the eye, the behavior of light as it is reflected and refracted by different surfaces, written and verbal communication, business concepts and practices, and ethical and legal implications for practicing opticianry. The instruction for psychomotor competencies will be conducted in labs and during the clinical education portion of the curriculum under the direction and supervision of qualified opticians, optometrists or ophthalmologists.

To apply for licensure in Rhode Island, candidates must graduate from a two-year Opticianry program, complete a one-year internship with an ophthalmologist, optometrist or optician and successfully complete the National Opticianry Competency Examination administered by the American Board of Opticianry as well as successfully completing a regional practical examination.

CCRI presents free play examining self-injury
Warwick, R.I. – March 10, 2009: The public is invited to a special, free presentation of “From the Inside, Out” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 23, in the Bobby Hackett Theater at the Community College of Rhode Island’s Knight Campus, 400 East Ave., Warwick.

Sponsored by the Charles Sullivan Arts and Humanities Fund and the CCRI Players, this professional production of a play written by and featuring Maggie Keenan-Bolger presents a patchwork of true stories that delve into what it really means to be a self-injurer – one who is involved with smoking, drinking or cutting. In the performance, one young woman sits in an empty restaurant with her dad, revealing her secret.

A talkback session about the production and the topics it deals with will follow the 50-minute performance.

CCRI music, theater highlighted in Salute to the Arts
Warwick, R.I. – March 17, 2009: The cast of the CCRI Players 1997 production of “Once Upon a Mattress” will reunite to perform “Swamps of Home” during A Salute to the Arts, a night of music and theater at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, at the Bobby Hackett Theater at the Community College of Rhode Island’s Knight Campus in Warwick.

The reunion is one of many performances planned for the event, which is part of “All College Week 2009 – Celebrating the CCRI Experience” from March 27 to April 3.

The evening will include musical performances highlighting the talents of CCRI’s faculty and staff including “Kitten on the Keys”; “Java Jive”; “Lily’s Eyes” from “The Secret Garden”; a scene from Donizetti’s opera “L’Elisir d’Amour”; “Get Some Cash For Your Trash” with performers from the cast of “Hello Broadway”; and “Aria” featuring an alto saxophone and piano.

Theatrical performances will include a dramatic reading of “Albatross”; a performance of Shel Silverstein’s short play “The Best Daddy”; scenes from “The Rope Dancers,” “Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feelin’ So Sad” and “St. Joan”; and more.

A reception with refreshments will follow at the Knight Campus Art Gallery, Room 3500. Printmaker Joan Hausrath, whose exhibition “Monotypes from the Travel Series” is on display in the gallery, will attend the post-performance reception.

Admission to the event is free and members of the public are welcome. For reservations, call 825-2190. For more information about All College Week, visit www.ccri.edu/acw.

Applicants sought for hospitality training program
Warwick, R.I. – March 10, 2009: The Newport Skill Alliance’s On-Ramp Training Program is seeking unemployed and underemployed applicants for its second skills training program, which will begin on March 30.

The Community College of Rhode Island’s Newport County Campus is the hub for the five-week program, which will provide workforce education and training to prepare 20 participants for entry-level positions in the hospitality field on Aquidneck Island and to access post-secondary education.

The program will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Aquidneck Island Adult Learning Center, 437 Broadway, Newport.

Attendance- and performance-based stipends will be available to pay for any out-of-pocket costs associated with participation. The program will provide information about and assist with access to further training and job matching.

Applicants must have academic skills at the eighth-grade level, as determined by TABE test results. A careful intake process, including a BCI background check, an interview, an intake sheet and a writing sample, will be used to select motivated participants for this program. Participants must arrange child care and transportation to and from the site.

To learn more and to apply for the program, contact Mark DeMoranville at 401-851-1656.

Hausrath displays prints from travel series
Warwick, R.I. – March 2, 2009: Printmaker Joan Hausrath will display “Monotypes from the Travel Series” at the Community College of Rhode Island’s Knight Campus Art Gallery from March 9 to April 3. The public is invited to an opening reception from 4 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, at the gallery.

Hausrath has shown her prints throughout New England in juried and invitational exhibitions. She creates her hand-pulled prints by using recently developed materials and processes that are safer than those used in traditional printmaking. She teaches workshops in these nontoxic processes in her live/work loft in a renovated mill building in Pawtucket.

In her most recent prints, Hausrath uses drawings from her travel journals. The images are conceptual records of her activities and perceptions recorded using a personal vocabulary of symbols and marks. When the images are layered one upon another, they become a blended composite of memories. The prints are trace monotypes and chine colle on Oriental and BFK papers.

Hausrath grew up in Ohio and earned a bachelor’s degree in art education and master’s in fine arts in printmaking from Bowling Green State University and a master’s degree in art history from Ohio State University. She recently retired from teaching at Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts.

She is a member of the Monotype Guild of New England, serving on its Board of Directors for six years, the Pawtucket Artists Collaborative, 19 on Paper and the Fuller Craft Museum, where she serves on the Exhibitions Committee and is a guest curator.

Learn more about joint admissions at JAA Days
Warwick, R.I. – March 5, 2009: The Community College of Rhode Island invites all to learn more about the Joint Admissions Agreement, which enables students to move efficiently from an associate degree to a bachelor’s degree program at the University of Rhode Island or Rhode Island College, at several events this spring.

Through JAA, students graduate from CCRI with an associate degree in general studies and 60 credits that will apply directly to a specified bachelor’s degree program at Rhode Island College and the University of Rhode Island. Those CCRI graduates who have a GPA of 3.0 or better qualify for tuition reduction of up to 30 percent as they pursue their bachelor’s degrees.

JAA Days, an opportunity for interested students to learn about the program and meet with advisers from all three institutions, will be held:

• At the Knight Campus in Warwick from 1 to 6 p.m. on Monday, March 9, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 2.

• At the Newport County Campus from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Monday, March 23.

• At the Liston Campus in Providence from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25.

• At the Flanagan Campus in Lincoln from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1.

For more information, call 825-2384 or e-mail jaa@ccri.edu.

February

Public invited to CCRI information session
Warwick, R.I. – Feb. 20, 2009: “Consider the Community College of Rhode Island,” an information session about how to make a college education more affordable during difficult economic times, will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, in the Bishop Hendricken High School Theater, 2615 Warwick Ave., Warwick.

Bishop Hendricken has invited juniors, seniors and parents from the other eight Catholic high schools in Rhode Island to learn more about a local, affordable educational resource, CCRI. The general public is invited to join them as they:

• meet and speak with CCRI President Ray Di Pasquale.
• discover how to save money while on the way to a four-year college degree.
• learn about the in-state Joint Admissions Agreement, or JAA, with RIC and URI as well as other transfer opportunities.
• listen to graduates and a former CCRI parent as they share their CCRI experiences.
• consider taking advantage an accelerated admissions process.

Those sharing their CCRI experiences during this event include two student-athletes from Warwick, one who plans to transfer to a Division I college to complete a four-year degree and another who plans to earn a CCRI nursing degree; a General Studies major from North Smithfield who is enrolled in the JAA program and plans to transfer to URI and a mother of a former student who now attends Southern New Hampshire University.

Those who attend also will receive information about CCRI’s programs, campuses and faculty as well as tuition, fees and financial aid.

Navy Band Northeast quintet to perform free show
Warwick, R.I. – Feb. 17, 2009: Navy Band Northeast’s Top Brass Quintet will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, in the auditorium at the Newport County Campus, One John H. Chafee Blvd., Newport.

This highly requested ensemble performs throughout the Northeast in a variety of military functions and public concerts. The ensemble consists of two trumpets, a trombone, a French horn and a tuba and plays a variety of musical styles from traditional and modern brass literature to patriotic marches and jazz.

For more information, please contact Matt Leder, an adjunct faculty member at CCRI, at lederjazz@aol.com or visit www.mattleder.com.

Subsidized tuition available for lead abatement programs
Warwick, R.I. – Feb. 10, 2009: The Community College of Rhode Island is offering subsidized tuition rates for students wishing to enter the lead abatement field as a lead abatement worker, supervisor or contractor.

The college’s Center for Workforce and Community Education will offer the 40-hour Lead Supervisor/Contractor Initial Training at a cost of $75 per student and the 24-hour Lead Worker Initial Training at a cost of $60 per student for unemployed or low-income individuals who are receiving state assistance. These classes are offered at a significant discount – 84 percent and 80 percent, respectively – from the regular registration fee.

This opportunity, as a result of the Healthy Kids Collaborative partnership, will provide individuals with valuable skills and certifications to advance their careers while helping fulfill the state’s need for qualified workers and contractors to undertake lead abatement at Rhode Island homes and schools.

The Lead Worker Initial Training will be offered in Spanish from March 2 to 14 in Providence and in English from March 23 to April 4 in Warwick. The Lead Supervisor/Contractor Initial Training will be offered April 7 to 23 in Providence.

For more information on eligibility requirements and schedules, please call 825-2416 or 455-6129.

January

Solo mixed media exhibition to open at CCRI
Warwick, R.I. – Jan. 30, 2008: East Providence resident Jacqueline Sylvia will display “The Shape of Things,” an exhibition of mixed media, sculpture and paintings, from Feb. 5 to 27 at the Community College of Rhode Island’s Knight Campus Art Gallery.

An opening reception will be held from 4 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5.

In her artist’s statement, Sylvia said she is investigating the idea of sculpture through the use of paint and the expansion of painting as a defined practice. “The work presents compositions that are both formal and psychological. Narratives form through the use of shapes, arrangements and colors, all of which [are] acting as a means to communicate,” she wrote. “Additionally, the work investigates vulnerabilities of humanness. Some such themes include the uncanny, environments of sarcasm and the fleeting need to escape. … Above all else, I am interested in the use of invention, phenomena and risk.”

Sylvia earned a Master’s of Fine Arts in painting from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and holds bachelor’s degrees in painting and art history from Rhode Island College as well as associate degrees in culinary arts and liberal arts from New Hampshire College. She has taught painting and printmaking at Wickford Art Association and Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

This is her second solo exhibition; her work previously has been featured at galleries and museums in New York, Pennsylvania, Boston, Providence and Warwick, among others. She is a member of the Prolific Arts Association in Providence and the Wickford Art Association.

The gallery, which is located in room 3500 in the round building at CCRI’s Warwick campus, 400 East Ave., is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, e-mail knightgallery@ccri.edu.

CCRI Summer in Italy presentation is Feb. 5
Warwick, R.I. – Jan. 29, 2009: CCRI Italian Professor Maria Mansella will host a cultural presentation about the college’s Summer in Italy Program at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Cranston Public Library Main Branch, 140 Sockanosset Cross Road, Cranston.

Chandra Rodrigues, a 2008 program participant, will present a PowerPoint presentation summarizing the most important aspects of the program.

For more information, e-mail mmansella@ccri.edu.

Top jazz vibraphonist to give master class at CCRI
Warwick, R.I. – Jan. 29, 2009: Warren Chiasson, whom The New York Times called “one of the six top vibraphonists of the last half century,” will give a master class from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 9, in Room 0540 at CCRI’s Knight Campus, 400 East Ave., Warwick.

The Canadian vibist has collaborated with some of the finest musicians in jazz, including Paul Bley, Ron Carter, Roland Hanna and the late Jimmy Garrison from the original John Coltrane Quintet.

Chiasson will illustrate the noted four-mallet system he developed for playing vibes and will discuss how to get a good sound, proper pedaling, choice of mallets and transcribing piano music for the vibraphone. He also will perform with some jazz students.

This concert is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Cheri Markward at cmarkward@ccri.edu.

Children can spend vacation at Kids’ College
Warwick, R.I. – Jan. 26, 2009: This February vacation, children ages 8 to 12 can explore space, discover France, go back to the old West and much more at Community College of Rhode Island’s Kids’ College.

Students can register for one or two 90-minute classes that meet each morning Monday through Friday from Feb. 16 to 20 at the William M. Davies Career & Technical School in Lincoln. These hands-on enrichment courses are taught by creative, caring professionals.

Sessions will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Participants can explore the winged creatures of the night in “Animal Grossology: Owls & Bats,” learn about what children in France eat, play and see around them in “Discover France,” re-enact the first steps on the moon and more in “Explore Space,” experience the life of American pioneers in the West in “Go Back to the Future,” design a mural and more in “Larger than Life,” and put science to work to build various projects in “Let’s Build It.”

The fee for a half-day program with two classes is $130 plus a $5 registration fee. The fee for a single class is $70 plus a $5 registration fee. To view the brochure online, visit http://www.ccri.edu/cwce/personal/kidscollege.shtml. Call 825-2033 for registration information. Another session of Kids’ College will run during spring vacation week, April 13 to 17.

CCRI to celebrate Abraham Lincoln on Feb. 16
The Community College of Rhode Island will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln with a presentation and discussion at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 16, in Room 4080 at the Knight Campus in Warwick.

Lifelong Lincoln scholar and historian Thomas Turner from Bridgewater State College will be the featured speaker and will talk about the relationships that Lincoln had with southern New Englanders, especially Rhode Islanders, before and during the Civil War. Preceding Turner’s presentation, CCRI history professor Jack Every will talk about the connections that linked the lives of Lincoln and George Washington.

The event, which is sponsored by the CCRI Foundation and endorsed by the Rhode Island Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, is open to the public. There is no fee to attend.

For more information, contact Jack Every at 825-2454 or jevery@ccri.edu.

CCRI announces fall 2008 dean’s list
Warwick, R.I. – Jan. 15, 2009: The Community College of Rhode Island announces that 1,059 students have been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2008 semester.

Students who have accumulated at least 12 credits and have achieved a quality point average of 3.25 or higher with no grade lower than “C” are eligible for this scholastic honor.

Those honored are:
Stacy Aaron
Sean Acker
Brenden Adams
Kurt Adler
Brian Aguiar
Michelle Aguiar
Jacqueline Ahern
Carissa Albergaria
Kristyn Alexander
Susan Alexander
Asraa Al-Fatlawi
Reham Ali
Lindsey Allard
Keyla Almonte
Leidy Almonte
Jason Alton
Tanna Alves
Jordan Alzate
Michelle Amalfitano
Courtney Amaral
Samantha Amaral
Trista Amaral
Rosemarie Amato
Susan Anderson
George Andoscia
Sara Andrade
Kristen Andreozzi
Erin Anter
Bethany Antonevich
Loretta Armitage
Amy Asakli-DaSilva
Stefani Ashe
Rachel Atwood
Michael Aubee
Adam Austin
Mohammad Awad
Gloria Ayotte
Vivia Ayrton
Robert Babcock
Kyle Bacon
Sean Bagley
Rebecca Baker
Nicholas Balasco
Susan Baldassare
Jennifer Baldwin
Orlando Balla
Patrick Ballard
Lauren Bambera
Lisa Banno
Nicole Bannon
Dylan Baranski
Frederick Barbosa
Shannon Barbosa
Taylor Barbosa
Lindsey Barnard
Victoria Barrett
Ahuva Barros
Jackline Barros
Jennifer Barrow
Suzanne Barry
John Bartholomy II
Nathan Bartlett
John Baton
Amanda Beauchaine
Cassandra Beaudette
Morriah Beck
Peter Beckwith
Amanda Belisle
Marianne Bellefontaine
David Bender
Philip Benoit III
Jared Benson
Eric Berardis
Melissa Bergin
Cory Berthiaume
A Michael Bettencourt
Jewel Bettez
Andrew Bianchi
Joseph Bibeault
Justin Bishandeski
Lise Bissonnette
Hilary Black
Jeffrey Blackmar
Melissa Blackmar
Amber Blake
Carly Blanchard
Mitchell Blanchet
Lauren Blanchette
Stacy Blanchette
Denise Blankenship
Dana Blouin
James Bonas
Gregory Botelho
Susan Botelho
Matthew Bourgoin
Michael Bourgoin
Stephanie Bourgoin
Kristine Bourque
Chantal Boutros
Ashley Bowers
Caitlin Boyd
Elizabeth Boyer
Daniel Bradley
Matthew Brady
Alexandra Braga
Casey Brennan
Sarah Brenneman
Shane Brewer
Kerry Bric
Michael Broggi Jr.
Jessie Brooks
Alicia Brothers
Rebecca Brown
Sarah Brown
Sebastian Brown
Kyle Browning
Paula Budnick
Joseph Burgio
Kristen Burke
Michelle Burke
Hayley Burkett
Carolyn Burnes
Ashley Burns
Colin Burns
Nicole Bush
Stephanie Bush
Timothy Bussiere
Donna Butterworth
Cara Buzzi
Amil Byleckie
Patrick Byrne
Abraham Cabanilla
Kathrynn Cabigting
Michaela Cady
Zachary Calabrese
Lenine Camacho
Keith Camara
Lisa Campagnone
Ingrid Campbell
Jacqueline Canola
John-Paul Caparco
Micaela Caparco
Christopher Carbone
Tiffany Cardillo
Deicy Cardona
Denisse Cardona
Amy Carlson
Katherine Carlson
Victoria Carlton
Rebecca Carolan
Chelsea Carr
Edward Carr
Daniela Carrasco
Michael Carrasquillo
Iris Carreras
Gabriel Carrillo
Ann-Marie Carter
Danielle Cartier
Ryan Casey
Melissa Cashman-Smith
Kara Cassino
Casandra Castillo
Erica Casto
Jorge Castro
Wayne Cates
Nicole Celio
Steven Cetenich
Robert Champagne
Cayla Charlonne
Kristen Charpentier
Brandon Chelo
Feifei Chen
Hao Chen
Michael Chenot
Lauren Childs
Jocelyn Choquette
Jillian Cichy
Nichole Cihat
Joseph Cimalore
Louis Cirello
Joseph Clark
Roderick Clark
Kathryn Cline
Kathryn Cocuzzo
Heather Colantonio
Terri Cole
Stacy Colella
Hollie Coleman
Reis Colgan
David Collard
Michael Collington
Rafael Colon
Andrea Comella
Andrew Comolli
Kerrin Conceicao
Ian Conley
Peter Conn
Sara Constantineau
Maria Consuegra
Cynthia Conti
Jessica Cooper
Kevin Cordeiro
Julie Correia
Antonio Costa Jr.
Daniel Costa
Emily Costa
Joao Costa
Leniza Costa
Miguel Costa
Lisa Costantino
Erin Counts
Kristen Coutu
Chelsea Cowdin
Michael Cowdin
Bonnie Craig
Daniel Craig
Carrie Crockett
Kira Crockett
Samantha Crowe
Brett Crowell
Erin Culver
Kristin Cunningham
Trinity Curran
Christopher Cybulski
Benjamin DaCunha
Kayla D'Alessandro
James Daly
Brianna D'Andrea
Cecelia Dandy
Tiffany Daniels
Akinola Daramola
Elyssa DaRosa
Brian Davidge
Brittany Davis
Matthew Davis
Raquel De Castro
Mario DeAlmeida
Zachary Debeaulieu
Jestina Dee
Britney DeFazzio
J. Ryan Degnan III
Danielle Delannoy
Jeff Delellis
David Delfino
Michaela DelGallo
Danielle Delise
Steven DellaCroce
Madison DellaGrotta
Allison Delmonico
Bonita DeMello
Stacey DeMello
Douglas Demers Jr.
Juliette Demers
Eric Denne
Michael Derderian
Kellie Deschene
Philip Desilus
Erika Desmarais
Joshua DeSousa
Evan Dextraze
Britni Di Iorio
Ibrahima Diakite
Fatoumata Diallo
Heriberto Diaz
Rhea Dickerman
Marlene Dietsch
Kristina Dimeo
James Dimon
Matthew DiNofrio
Lindsay Dion
Michael DiQuinzio
Eric Dittrich
Chris Dizio
Brittany Donohue
Alycia Donovan
James Donovan
Thomas Donovan
Brittany Douglass
David Downes
Casey Doyle
Kathryn Doyle
Kimberly Drew
Patrick Driscoll
Brian Dube
Elizabeth Dubois
Ryan Duclos
Parker Dupouy III
Jennifer Dupre
Alison Dupuis
Michele Dupuis-Clarke
Anthony Dutra
April Dutra
Lauren Dwyer
Kevin Dwyre
Michael Dyer
Michael Earnheart
Michala Ebbitt
Elizabeth Edwards
Peter Edwards
Jacob Elderkin
Jennifer Elliott
Keith Elliott
Andrew Elsen
Hima Engineer
Dionne Englert
Richard Enos
Ryan Enos
Erik Erikson III
Anabel Espinal
Alicia Estacio
Jose Estela
Natalie Eva
Christopher Evans
Linda Evans
Johnathan Evon
Sharief Faid
Michael Faiola
Jennifer Falk
Melissa Falkenthal
Anuoluwapo Famodimu
Robert Fanion III
Emily Fanning
Clifford Fantel Jr.
Gabriela Farias
Hallie Faulkenberry
Nicholas Felicetti
Kristen Ferreira
Lyle Fielding
Michele Finnel
Karyssa Fiore
Sarah Firth
Patrick Flaherty
Brad Flanagan
Laura Flores
Jessica Flynn
Amanda Folcarelli
Lillian Fonseca
Dennis Fontaine Jr.
Herminia Fortes
Shawna Fortin
Benjamin Fosmoen
Amanda Fournier
Angelo Franco
Jaden Franklin
Jill Frechette
Carlos Freitas
Megan Freitas
Colleen Fromich
Elizabeth Fromich
Mary Kitty Frye-Philpott
Natalie Fuller
Shannon Furtado
Nicholas Gaglio
Michelle Galano
David Gannon Jr.
Beverly Gantt
Brittany Gardner
Kimberly Garner
Thomas Gaskell
Heidi Gaudlap
Chelsea Gause
Jake Gauthier
Julie Gauthier
Angel Gavidia
Erin Geer
Anthony Gemma
Linda Gemma
Kaela-Rose Gentile
Matthew Geoffroy
Kalisha George
Wendie George
Andrew Gervasini
Steven Giarusso
Vincent Gieck Jr.
Christa Gignac
Andrew Giguere
Michael Gilkenson
Bethany Gingras
Patricia Gingras
William Gionis
Salvatore Giorno
Nicole Girard
Normand Giroux
Jesse Godin
Megan Golish
Shareef Gomaa
Brian Gomes
Layla Gonsalves
Erin Gonya
Katherine Gordon
Juan Goris
Krysten Gormly
Christopher Gorton
William Graham
Gerard Grandpre
Jenna Grange
Monique Grant
Robert Grant III
Elizabeth Grass
Sedgwick Gray
Terrence Green
Harold Greene II
Jessica Greene
Elisabeth Gregoire
Cydney Gregory
Kathleen Gregory
Kayley Groundwater
Kayla Gulec
Michael Haberek
Melanie Hache
Rachel Hahn
Jared Haibon
Erica Haley
Matthew Haley
Colin Hannagan
Amanda Hannon
Carly Hanson
Savanna Hanson
Katherine Harnedy
James Harrington
Kevin Harrington
Patricia Harrington
Adriana Harrison
Amanda Hart
Jennifer Hartnett
Victoria Hartnett
Michael Harwood
Daniel Haseltine
Tyler Haswell
Nicolette Hathaway
Cody Haughton
William Hazeldine
Loralei Heater
Erin Hediger
John Heiss
Rebecca Hendricks
Diana Hernandez
Megan Herne
Diane Heroux
Nicholas Heroux
Helene Herrera
Amanda Hill
Chelsea Hill
Thomas Hill
Jennifer Hilton
Daniel Hinsley
Dawne Hodde
Amy Holmes
Elton Holt
Daniel Hopkins
Dustin Hopkins
Raymond Horbert
Daniel Howard
Gregory Howard
Krista Howe
Caitlin Hull
Kelly Hunt
Jessica Hunter
MaryEllen Hurley
Nicholas Hurley
Eben Hutchison
Christina Iacobbo
Anam Iftikhar
Umar Iftikhar
Giancarlo Igetti
Jodine Imms
Christopher Ingles
Esandrio Intrieri
Raul Iriarte
Amina Islam
Joyce Islam
Cecilia Isted
Randy Jaacks
Gabriella Jackson
Heather Jacobe
Elizabeth Jalette
Courtney Jansen
Elizabeth Jarrell
Michael Jefferies
Kristen Jennings
Jad Jichi
Jaclyn Johndrow
Alexander Johnson
Amy Johnson
Christopher Johnson
Daniel Johnson
Kathleen Johnson
Theresa Johnson
Crystal Joly
Cathy Jones
Lauren Jones
Hannah Joudrey
Javier Juarez
Cassy Judd
Ian Kaplan
Heather Kassner
Oluwakemi Kayode
Stephen Keane
Patrick Kelly
Gail Kelvey
Sara Kent
Taylor Kern
James Kerr Jr.
Kayla Kershner
Simhour Khiev
Kyle King
Mykeia King
Susan King
George Kirk
Susannah Kirkpatrick
Allison Knight
Bunroth Koeuth
Rachel Kowalski
David Krasnowiecki
Amanda Kraus
Yan Krichevskiy
Stacey Kroll
Keri LaBerge
Sarah LaBonte
Chelsea Lacasse
Ashley Lacey
James LaChance
Jo-Anne Lachance
Ashley LaFerriere
Elyse Laferriere
Lamberto Lagman
Alexander Laird
Jessica Laiter
Eric Lambert
Alan Lambie
Ranran Lance
Linda Landry
Suzanne Landry
William Lange
Alisa Langley
Jessica Lanoue
Damien LaPierre
Vanessa Laporte
Ebony Laprocina
John Lau
James Laurent
Ryan Lavoie
Michaela Leary
Jeffrey LeBeau
Laura Lebherz
Edward LeBlond
Derek LeDoux
Levbert Leger
Elizabeth Leite
Justin Leite
Christine Lemme
Lindsay Lemos
Chanmany Leng
Sandra Lennon
Breton Leshin
Steven Lessard Jr.
Christine Lever
Christopher Levesque
Richard Lima
Shayla Lima
Tyler Linn
Eric Listenfelt
General Livingston
Nicole Lombardo
Marian Long
Kenneth Lopardo
Denise Lopes
Diana Lopes
Joshua Lopes
Janira Lopez
Daniel Lovejoy
Danielle Lovett
Nicholas Lowell
Kayla Lozy
Yi he Luo
Minli Lusher
Mark Luzzi
Emily Mabrouk
Stuart Maccoll
Michelle MacDonald
Nicole MacDonald
Ana Machado
Mary Macro
Jeanett Madsen
Fern Madyun
Shanna Magalhaes
Virginia Magnan
Megan Maguire
Darya Maiale
Ashley Maisano
Johanna Malise
Christopher Mancini
Louis Mancone IV
Nick Manfredi
Rachel Mangone
Jennifer Mann
Menlee Mansue
Amanda Manuel
Cassandra Marchand
Ashley Marchesi
Richard Marchetti
Nicole Marcucci
Benjamin Marks
Robert Marks
Michael Marley
Colton Marsh
Benjamin Marsland
Julia Marszalek
Derrick Martin
Grady Martin
John Martin
Kelly Martin
John Martini
Vincent Martino
Kayleigh Massey
Andrew Mattera
Joseph Matthews
Kenneth Matuszek
Katelyn Maxwell
Danielle Mayer
Hanni Mazloum
Lauren McAllister
Betty McBroom
Patrick McCarty
John McCoy Jr.
Corey McDonald
Claire McElderry
Adriana McElroy
Valerie McGowan
Juli McIntosh
Kayla McIntyre
Daniel McKenna
Jarrod McKenney
Jana McMullen
Kaitlin McNamara
Stephanie McNulty
John McPeak
Alison McVeigh
Erin Meagher
Jean Medeiros
Megan Medeiros
Robert Medeiros
Sandy Medeiros
Saul Melendez-Loaiza
Leudi Mena
Kayla Menard
Kevin Mendes
Alexis Mendonca
Christopher Menihan
Sueanne Metivier
Kimberly Meyer
Marie Michaud
Dayna Miele
Ryan Miga
Meredith Miller
Peter Mills
Maria Mitchell
Abigail Moeller
Anthony Mohammed
Katelyn Monacchio
Michael Monaco
Amanda Monaghan
Shawn Moniz
Sean Moore
Stuart Moran
Andrew Morgan
Stephanie Morse
Michael Mosco
Christina Motta
Laurie Mullen
George Mullins lll
M. Pilar Munoz
Alissa Munroe
Diana Murcia
Brittany Murphy
Courtney Nacewicz
Amanda Nall
Joanna Nardone
Eric Narkiewicz
Gina Natale
Molly Natalizia
Daniel Nenart
Carlene Neves
Heather Neville
Amy Newkirk
Amber Newmann
Triet Nguyen
Brittney Nichols
Melissa Nichols
Samantha Nicodemus
Mary Niederman
Lindsay Nollsch
Michael Norde
Jennifer Norris
Bethany Northrop
Jean Nsabumuremyi
Linnette Nunez
Sean Oakes
William Oberg
Kate O’Connor
Kimberly O’Donnell
Nicolette O’Donnell
Olufunmilayo Oke
Joshua Okolowitcz
Olufunmilayo Ola-Wusu
Alejandra Olivo
Lauren Opalenski
Richard Orabona
Ysamar Ortega
Kristian Osagie
Sarah O’Toole
Katrina Ottaviano
Sarah Ouch
Christina O’Very
Danielle Owens
Judith Owens-Laramie
Antone Pacheco
Amanda Packer
Bethany Packer
Chelsea Pagan
Samantha Page
Nick Palazini
Matthew Palin
Andrew Palmer
Shanna Palmisano
Brittany Palumbo
Kamile Pamorada
Lisa Panaggio
Jasmine Pangelinan
Cruz Paquin
Jennifer Pare
Dominic Parente
Kevin Parenteau
Lindsey Park
Kayla Parker
Nancy Parker
Alissa Parkinson
Linda Parkinson
Kara Parks
Edward Pascucci
Aprille Patalano
Hardikkumar Patel
Hiral Patel
Sarah Patnaude
Lauren Pecchia
Savannah Pedreira
Maria Pena
Vandarath Peou
Alison Pepler
Joseph Pepler
Leticia Peralta
Jaime Perez
Haley Perkins
Diana Perreault
Alicia Perrino
Keith Perry
Latonya Pete
Richard Peters Jr.
Heather Petrangelo
Haley Pfaff
Kristen Pfeiffer
Katherine Phaneuf
Matthew Phillips
Jenelle Piche
Kimberly Pielka
Jaime Pierce
Tara Piette
Melissa Pike
Meghan Pilkington
Ashely Pimentel
Stacy Pimentel
Samantha Pine
Giselle Pinto
Kevin Pires
Brian Pittman
Andrew Plante
Josh Plasse
Brendan Plouff
Kate Point
Matthew Poitras
Marleni Polanco
Chanda Pong
Stephen Pope Jr.
Jennifer Portuhondo
Clayton Potrzeba
Patrice Potter
April Potts
Ericka Pouliot
Donna Powers
Haydee Powers
Torie Privitera
Samantha Provost
Ynocencio Pujols
Kolby Purcell
Caitlin Pyron
Saima Qamar
Sara Quinn
Stacey Quinn
Daniel Rais
Emmanuel Ramos
Kellie Randall
Patricia Randall
William-Jeremy Rastetter
Catherine Ratliff
Angela Rauen
Sarah Ray
Brian Razzino
Corey Reall
Eric Reed
Joseph Reed
Rachel Reeves-Maina
Joseph Regan III
Robert Rego
Lisa Reilly
Susan Renzi
Alejandro Restrepo
Gleidys Reyes
Zaidyn Reyes
Amanda Ricci
Desiree Rich
Jaclyn Richardson
Lori Richardson
Myleeka Richardson
Jenna Riddensdale
Jennifer Riley
Kristen Ritchotte
Luz Rivera
Connie Rivet
Richard Robert
David Robinson
Jaclyn Rocha
Sarah Rockwell
Jennifer Roderick
Evan Rodman
Vanessa Rodriguez
Yomaira Rodriguez
Laura Rogers
Corey Rollins
Jocelyn Romano
Kelsy Rondeau
Thomas Rondeau
Ines Roque
Kari Rosa
William Ross
Graham Rounds
Megan Rourke
Breanna Rousseau
Sean Rousseau
Alicia Roy
Matthew Royality-Lindman
Crystal Royall
Steven Rubery
Matthew Rubino
Blanca Ruiz
Kenneth Ruizzo
Gillian Rulewski
Abigail Runk
Marianne Ryan
Katherine Ryan-Bowser
Malia Sacharko
Christina Salois
Lorin Salvadore
Andrea Samson
Danielle SanAntonio
Robert Sanchas
Cassidy Sandberg
Shannon Sanita
Jamie Sardelli
Jerilyn Sawyer
Rebecca Schauer
Benjamin Schermack-Moore
Jessica Schloesser
Jay Schotter
Katie Schweitzer
Irina Scurtu
Kara Seccareccia
Talia Seita
Benjamin Selima
Gerald Sena
Scott Senerchia
Jonathan Sexton
Heather Shaffer
Kristin Shakan
Xiaomeng Shao
Michael Shaw
Pamela Shaw
Courtney Shea
Rachael Shearer
Peter Sheehan
Kenneth Shemeley
Mariko Shiga
Stephanie Shimmel
Tanya Shiranian
Benjamin Silva
Brian Silva
Cassie Silva
Cathy Silva
Dorothy Silva
Kendall Silva
Kristin Silva
Nellie Silva
Maria Silvestri
Cassidy Silvia
Daniel Sim
Kelli Simas
Alexander Simeone
Peter Simeone II
John Simoes
Jennifer Simon
Christina Simone
Caitlin Skene
Justine Slade
Caitlin Small
Alexis Smith
Chanda Smith
Darryl Smith
Kimberly Smith
Lauren Smith
Staci Smith
Erin Smithers
Caitlin Smylie
Candace Solomon
Donna Somerville
Lori Souza
Delany Sowle
Jonathan Spagnolo
Lyndsey Spatcher
Lisa Spaziano
Alicia Spears
Kimberly Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Gian Spicuzza
Amanda St Germain
Ada St. Germain
Krista St. Goddard
Nicole St. Jean
Amanda St. Laurent
Elizabeth St. Laurent
Holly St. Pere
Kayla St. Sauveur
Danielle St.Angelo
Shannon Stanley
Kendra Stapleton
Victoria Stebbins
Brandon Stedman
Sharon Steele
Julie Stewart
Katherine Stillwell
Alexandria Stone
David Storti
Henry Stracensky
Justine Stroble
Jennifer Strolen
Stephanie Strom
Christopher Strout
Cliff Studley
Jennifer Sullivan
Jessica Sullivan
Robert Sullivan Jr.
Elizabeth Sundaram
Yuana Sutton
Christopher Swanick
Julia Szumita
Milosz Szymoniak
Carrie Taft
Lisa Taft
Jen Tashjian
Tonisha Tate
Adrienne Taupier
Aristides Taveras
James Taylor
Joshua Tefft
Barbara Teixeira
Toni Marie Tella
John Terhune
Barbara Terrell
Meredith Terry
Jonathan Tetreault
Sudhakararao Thammana
Ginger Thatch
Kimberly Theisler
Peter Theroux
Andrew Thomas
Sunshine Tillinghast
Lawrence Timmins
Kelly Tobin
Bobby Togbasi
Amy Torres
Jahaira Torres
Aaron Tremblay
Richard Tremblay
Nicole Trottier
Dale Tucker
Ariel Vacca
Jeffrey Vadeboncoeur
Philip Vaillancourt
Jaimee Valadez
Amy Valentino
Chelsea Vallee
Jessie Van Gyzen
Carolee VanCouyghen
May Vang
Kathryn Vani
Brayden Varr
Joseph Velilla II
Matthew Velino
Daniel Vellucci
Michael Ventura
Paulo Vieira
Nicolas Villa
Nicole Villani
Rebekah Vinbury-Guzman
Olivia Vinhateiro
Eugenia Vitkin
Cidalia Vitorino
Brenda Viveiros
Julieann Vose
Donna Votolato
Wendy Wajda
Andrew Wallace
Zachary Wallace
Carole Walsh
Lindsay Walsh
Richard Wambolt
Christopher Ward
George Waterman
Amy Watkins
Frederick Webb
Charles West
Stephen Westgate
Kristen Whelan
Megan White
Jason Whitlock
Laci Wicker
Robert Wilks
Janelle Williams
Jordan Wilson
Melissa Wilson
Jared Windecker
Lynn Wirth
Eliza Wistey
David Witham
Justin Wolowicz
Gloria Wood
Scarlet Woods
Nancy Woyak
Daniel Wree
Samuel Wroblewski
George Xiong
Phia Xiong
Hannah Yakes
Mark Yakes
Candice Yi
Stacy Young
Zasia Zaman
Alex Zamoyski
Mikalai Zhukavets
Danielle Zina
Anthony Zoglio

CCRI to set up TVs for viewing inaugural events
Warwick, R.I. – Jan. 9, 2009: The Community College of Rhode Island will set up televisions at each of its four campuses during its first day of spring classes on Tuesday, Jan. 20, so that students and others can observe coverage of the history-making inauguration of Barack Obama and other inaugural events.

Inaugural events will begin at 10 a.m. Televisions will be located:
• In the Bobby Hackett Theater and in the Commons area at the Knight Campus in Warwick.
• In the rear of the student cafeteria at the Flanagan Campus in Lincoln.
• In the atriums at both the Newport County Campus and the Liston Campus in Providence.

College officials also are looking at locating TVs in additional areas. Students and other members of the CCRI community can stop by during breaks in their schedules to view the inaugural events; televisions will be available between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

December

Vieira named CCRI’s chief information officer
Warwick, R.I. – Dec. 2, 2008: Stephen Vieira of Fairhaven, Mass., has been named chief information officer at the Community College of Rhode Island.

Vieira comes to CCRI from Red Deer College in Alberta, Canada, where he was the senior IT executive. With more than 16 years of experience in higher education, he is an expert in planning, business process review and management of projects that involve enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems such as Banner, which the college uses.

Vieira was selected for the position from a pool of more than 157 candidates reviewed by an 11-member search committee. In the CIO role, Vieira will join the college’s executive management team and be responsible for leading an information technology department that continues to positively impact the day-to-day life of the college’s students, faculty and staff. He will oversee the management of the Pipeline portal, the Banner ERP system and the WebCT learning management system as well as recommend and evaluate technology solutions that support our institutional goals.

Part of Vieira’s higher education experience includes establishing and leading the implementation of information technology systems at Middlesex Community College, Bristol Community College, Northern Essex Community College, Boston College and Clark University. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Bridgewater State, a master’s degree from The Citadel and has taken graduate courses at Boston College.

New course focuses on Italian for business and travel
Warwick, R.I. – Dec. 29, 2008: The Community College of Rhode Island is offering a new course “Italian for Business and Travel” this spring designed particularly for employees of travel agencies, those in wholesale/retail or import/export businesses and those who are planning a cultural trip to Italy.

Emphasis is placed on common verbal expressions for basic communication such as greetings, lodging, shopping, food and transportation as well as cultural information about Italian cities, customs and traditions. Participants also will learn to write familiar, formal and business letters and learn about the most important monuments in cities such as Rome, Florence, Venice, Perugia, Assisi and other cities and regions of Italy.

No prerequisites are required for this one-credit course, which will be held on Wednesdays from 7 to 9:30 p.m. from March 23 to April 22 at the Knight Campus in Warwick. Registration is under way. For more information, visit www.ccri.edu/foreignlang/newcourses.shtml.

Spaces remain for first-ever On-Ramp training
Warwick, R.I. – Dec. 1, 2008: A few spaces remain for the launch of The Newport Skill Alliance’s 12-week On-Ramp Training Program, which will begin on Monday, Dec. 8.

Employers, industry associations, state agencies, and education and training providers on Aquidneck Island have aligned to create a program that combines work readiness, customer service and teamwork training with professional skills development toward certification in a specific field such as certified nursing assistant.

Community College of Rhode Island’s Newport County Campus will be the hub for this initiative, and the program will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Aquidneck Island Adult Learning Center.

Participants who complete the program will be ready for entry-level employment opportunities in critical sectors of the Aquidneck Island economy. The program will provide further training and job matching assistance.

Participants must be Newport County residents who are unemployed or underemployed, can read above a ninth-grade level and do math at a seventh-grade level. A multi-stage process will be used to select motivated participants for this program, including a BCI background check, an interview, an intake sheet and a writing sample. A demonstrated interest in the health care field, and specifically long-term care, is preferred.

Attendance- and performance-based individual grants of up to $1,500 will be available for all participants to pay for any tuition, fees and out-of-pocket costs associated with participation, and a group or cohort stipend will be paid if participants as a cohort meet critical participation milestones.

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