Stories Archive

AMD'20

Tia Thomson’s career goal is to connect her interests in service and experience design with her passion for social justice. She has already started. A soon-to-be design grad, Tia has managed a 3.96 GPA while amassing more than 500 hours of community service. She’s always looking for a challenge and has mastered every one that […]

S'20

One might not immediately see a correlation between poetry and biochemistry, but for Hana Shapiro, a contemporary poetry class taught by Northeastern’s Professor Eunsong Kim gave impetus to her dream of becoming a physician. She says she learned important lessons— “the unbounding love we can hold, the tenderness of small moments, the agony of loss, […]

E'20

Climate change, your time is up … that is, if Katelyn Ripley has anything to say about it. This 2020 Northeastern candidate for a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering, and a Master of Science in engineering management is focused on making a broad impact on cutting carbon dioxide emissions via renewable energy. Her plans […]

During her freshman year, Zipporah Osei took a journalism class—Washington Beat: The First 100 Days—that set the tone for the reporter she hopes to be one day. When she enrolled in the class, she was doubtful of her preparedness. However, by listening to guest speakers and receiving encouragement to do reporting that was out of […]

CPS'20

High school graduate at 16, accomplished professional Boston Ballet II dancer at 17, Boston Ballet main company dancer at 19, and Compass Award recipient today. Carlos “Andres” Garcia, soon to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in liberal studies and minors in international relations and business, is a force to be reckoned with! Andres has […]

BHS'20

A health sciences major with minors in global health, law, and public policy—and a 3.85 GPA to boot—Jamie is on a mission to use his skills to address public health issues around the globe. Jamie recently created a program focused on pandemic influenza preparedness among college students on urban campuses. During her five years of […]

SSH'20

Casey Greenleaf spent a spring semester abroad in Dolpa, “the most rural district of already quite rural Nepal,” where she conducted interviews with locals. “It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my entire life, and I learned so much,” she says. The result of her work was a paper—Kanjirowa Blues: An Exploration of […]

Without the support of faculty and staff, Gabriel García does not believe he could have achieved all that he has to date—and that’s a long list. Gabriel holds a 3.7 GPA and will soon receive a BS in politics, philosophy and economics with a concentration in international political economy, and a BA in communication studies […]

DMSB'20

Leading female students toward careers in a male-dominated industry—finance—is a deep passion of Tara Boyle, soon to graduate from the D’Amore-McKim School of Business with a BSBA in finance. This led to what she considers her greatest achievement to date: helping form Women in Finance (WiF) – a 300+ member organization that educates, supports and […]

Office of Alumni Relations

Alex Bender, a Master of Science candidate in engineering management, with a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering and a 3.99 GPA, knows that the entire world is his oyster—literally. Although he hasn’t solidified his post-graduation plans, Alex knows for certain that he will do a multi-month international trip, most likely to South America, Sub-Saharan […]

Khoury'20

“A tireless volunteer in the community, a leader in the residence hall, a teaching assistant for first-year students and the ideal college representative, Marley Arborico is the embodiment of the core values of Khoury College and Northeastern,” says associate dean of students, Benjamin Hescott. And, for his part, Marley – a computer science and biology […]

DMSB'11

We might love the sun, but it is also very harmful to our largest organ—the skin. Lauren Rampello, DMSB’11 is the founder of Pure Glow—a company dedicated to bringing an organic and sunless tanning solution to Boston.