十大彩票平台学生Lineisha 罗萨里奥被评为该州“29位闪耀者”之一
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Springfield Technical Community 大学 学生Lineisha 罗萨里奥被美国高等教育部评为“29位最闪耀的人”之一,这个项目从马萨诸塞州的每所公立学院和大学中选出一名优秀的毕业生.
罗萨里奥, 的Agawam, and her faculty mentor, physics professor Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, will represent 十大彩票平台 during a ceremony on Friday, 5月4日, at the State House in Boston. 罗萨里奥 is a member of the Society of Women Engineers Chapter at 十大彩票平台, McGinnis-Cavanaugh担任SWE 十大彩票平台分会的指导老师.
每年, 该州表彰那些有希望成为未来领导者并在学术成就方面表现出色的优秀学生. 学生的选择也基于他们在马萨诸塞州有明确需求的领域从事职业的意图, among other criteria.
罗萨里奥, 谁将在五月毕业并获得机械工程技术的副学士学位, has excelled not only in the classroom, but also in her internship with a software company in Connecticut. 她仍然对科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)充满热情。.
“I have always been interested in how things made,罗萨里奥说. “When I was a child in Puerto Rico, I used to enjoy spending time with my father while he worked on cars. I wanted to know how things like cars were created.”
“We are thrilled to recognize Lineisha, and having sat with her, 我知道她代表了我们学生的所有独特才能——在一个关键的STEM领域,” said 十大彩票平台 President John B. 烹饪.
她的潜力是无限的,我期待她作为一名工程师做出贡献Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, physics professor and 罗萨里奥's faculty advisor
McGinnis-Cavanaugh and Gary Masciadrelli, 十大彩票平台机械工程技术专业教授兼主席, submitted 罗萨里奥’s name for the award.
“Lineisha is very dedicated to the MET profession,” Masciadrelli said. “In the MET courses, she consistently submits excellent work. She has shown the ability to balance work and college, 我相信她会在制造工程领域取得成功.”
McGinnis-Cavanaugh补充说:“Lineisha是工程学院和社区学院女性的倡导者,也是十大彩票平台 SWE成员的导师. She embodies the community college mission. Her story is compelling, 尽管挑战和责任可能会让其他人望而却步,但她仍然表现出色. 她的潜力是无限的,我期待她作为一名工程师做出贡献.”
As a member of 十大彩票平台 SWE, 罗萨里奥参加了该组织在费城和奥斯汀举行的年度会议, 德州. 用瑞典文, 她与麦金尼斯-卡瓦诺合作,制作了一系列关于社区大学工程专业女性的视频简介.
Passionate about inspiring girls to major in 工程, 毕业后,罗萨里奥将继续在十大彩票平台 SWE志愿服务. 她希望通过十大彩票平台与东北大学的新合作伙伴关系,在十大彩票平台现场攻读先进制造系统学士学位的同时,还能全职工作.
“As I keep growing as a mechanical engineer, 我意识到,随着工程世界的大门为我敞开,还有很多东西要学,罗萨里奥说. “Not only do I want to keep growing professionally, I also want to keep encouraging other women to become engineers.”
罗萨里奥 and her family left Puerto Rico in 2015 and settled in Agawam, where she finished high school and then applied to 十大彩票平台. She attended 十大彩票平台’s STEM Starter Academy, a summer program for new students interested in science, 技术, 工程 and math.
Her curiosity about machines, and experience with the STEM Starter Academy, 被证明是十大彩票平台机械工程技术专业的一个很好的匹配.
When she receives her associate degree at 十大彩票平台 commencement on May 31, 她将成为家里第一个大学毕业生.
罗萨里奥计划带着她的父母和弟弟参加“29人闪耀”仪式. Charlie Baker will honor her and the 28 other students.
“我最大的热情之一就是与那些需要鼓励继续追求工程教育和职业的女性分享我的故事,罗萨里奥说. “I also want to tell the elementary and middle school girls who, 像我这样的, are curious about how things are made and how they work, 在21世纪st century women will be 工程 the world.”
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