Alumni Spotlights
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April 2019
Sharon Dumais ’05
When Three River’s exemplary alumni are being discussed, you would need to include Sharon Dumais in the conversation. In 2003, Sharon began her journey at Three Rivers and a short two years later, she graduated as the valedictorian with an associate’s degree in Accounting. During her time at Three Rivers, Sharon was a dedicated student who spent most of her time in the classroom or buried in books. Although she was a committed student, Sharon built friendships that she still values today.
During her last full semester at Three Rivers, Sharon was inspired by her Intermediate Accounting professor, Ed Muenzner, whose enthusiasm for accounting encouraged her to continue her education. After graduating from Three Rivers, Sharon made a smooth transition to Eastern Connecticut State University where she earned bachelor’s degree in Accounting in 2007. She then attended UConn, graduating in 2009 with her Master of Science in Accounting. Sharon attributes much of her success to Three Rivers stating, “Three Rivers was an affordable and flexible option for a two year degree. With just my GED and limited funds, a four year university was not a viable option. My experience at Three Rivers and the professors encouraged me to continue my education. I don’t think I would have ended up with a Master’s, a CPA and a great career if Three Rivers hadn’t started me on a solid path.”
Today, Sharon is employed as an accountant for a government contractor. She works directly under the firm’s president and will soon be taking over the financial side of his responsibilities.
*The Three Rivers College Foundation is a nonprofit charitable educational Foundation, incorporated under the laws of the State of Connecticut and granted 501 C (3) tax-deductible status by the IRS. Its purpose is to support the educational efforts of the College, the staff, and the faculty.
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In the News | Unique paths of Three Rivers graduates converge at 53rd commencement
And that hard work paid off as the Niantic resident delivered a speech Wednesday night as the valedictorian of the 53rd Annual Three Rivers Community College Commencement.
“It’s not so hard to study when you have nothing else to care about. It is more difficult to graduate from a college when you don’t have enough time, money, and energy, when you have to juggle raising kids, having a job, and being a student,” she said. “We are supposed to become more prepared for real life after college, but many of us are already facing real-life challenges.”
But as just one student in a class of roughly 550 graduates ranging in age from 16 to 68, Romanenko acknowledged just how different every students’ path has been to this day.
Three Rivers graduate gives thumb up. John Shishmanian/ NorwichBulletin.com
It’s a sentiment community college President Mary Ellen Jukoski echoed in her address to the crowd.
“You come from all walks of life, each with your own unique story,” she said.
To highlight the diversity of experience and education in the 2018 class, Jukoski took several minutes to tell the stories of 14 graduates, asking them to stand as she called out their names.
One such graduate was Maximo Alfaro, a native of Peru who moved to the area just four years ago with no English speaking skills. He began his studies at New London Adult Education and continued at Three Rivers in the English-as-a-Second-Language program. On Wednesday, he graduated with his associate’s in liberal arts and sciences.
Alfaro will be attending Wesleyan University in the fall, where he will major in Hispanic Cultures and Literature on a full scholarship. He said he plans to pursue his master’s and doctorate degrees down the road.
“I know I’m on the right path,” he said. “I feel like I’ve gotten an outstanding education. I feel very prepared.”
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chairman of the Faculty Senate Michael Carta and Chairman of the Board of Regents for Higher Education and President and CEO of the Connecticut Science Center Matt Fleury also spoke during the ceremony.
Fleury, himself a graduate of Berkshire Community College before going on to the University of Connecticut, was invited as the event’s keynote speaker.
Fleury noted that though the graduates may be turning in their Three Rivers student identification cards, being a community college graduate will be a calling card they always carry with them, and something that has made them an “enhanced, new you.”
During her address, Jukoski highlighted those who were sharing the momentous occasion with loved ones.
Canterbury residents Heather and Adam Dyer were celebrating more than a graduation on Wednesday; the two were celebrating their three-year wedding anniversary.
Heather Dyer said the day’s festivities felt like they were “walking down the aisle all over again.”
But they weren’t the only family celebrating double success. Mother-daughter duo Nancy and Melissa Girardin, both of Preston, heard their names called back-to-back during the procession. Nancy received her associate’s in nursing, and Melissa in accounting.
“We’ve been waiting for this day,” Nancy Girardin said. “For a long time,” Melissa Girardin added, finishing her mother’s sentence.
Nancy Girardin said it took a lot of planning for the two to be taking courses at the same time, especially because she is a single mother with a younger daughter.
“We tried to always have our schedules planned so one of us could be home,” she said motioning to her daughter. “She has worked so hard and I’m so proud.”
The younger Girardin plans on attending Eastern Connecticut State University in the fall and hopes to become a certified public accountant.
“Graduates, as you celebrate your accomplishments and a new beginning and a new future of opportunity made possible in part by family and friends, please stand and turn around and salute your faithful supporters and enthusiastic cheerleaders,” Jukoski said. “Graduates, we are so happy to share this day with you and the promise of a bright future.”
— By Stephanie Menders, Norwich Bulletin staff writer
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The original article can be found here: “Unique paths of 550 Three Rivers graduates converge at 53rd commencement”
READ MOREIn the News | Three Rivers Community College grads celebrate many paths to success
Norwich, CT (The Day, May 23, 2018) — On a picture-perfect late afternoon Wednesday, the 53rd graduation of Three Rivers Community College featured all the stories often associated with one of the state’s more affordable college choices, with students juggling school, work, family life and career changes.
Business studies graduate Luis A. Delgado Jr. is congratulated as he comes off the stage with his diploma at the 53rd commencement exercises for Three Rivers Community College on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
“I came here for an affordable education and a flexible schedule so that I could work, study and care for my kids,” Nataliia Romanenko of Niantic, Class of 2018 valedictorian, told fellow graduates during her speech Wednesday. “I didn’t expect much from it, but I was so wrong. I am greatly impressed and deeply touched by the quality of education, faculty qualification and warm and supportive environment here.”
Romanenko received an associate degree in computer science technology Wednesday and also was one of seven graduates to receive the Medallion of Excellence for earning a 4.0 grade point average. Class Salutatorian Zaha Bush and graduates Chelsea Ahmed, Rebecca Cipriani, Allison Grills, Debra Kerby and Patrick Meagher joined her in the medallion presentation.
Among the 580 students receiving degrees and certificates Wednesday were mothers and daughters walking together, a husband and wife celebrating their third anniversary with degrees and even two high school classmates receiving associate degrees before they get their high school diplomas.
Liberal arts and sciences graduate Zoe Hayn sports cartoon birds on her mortarboard during the 53rd commencement exercises for Three Rivers Community College on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
That was the case for Jaeden Spitale, 17, of Baltic and Alexi Switz, 17, of Stonington. The two were classmates not only at Three Rivers Community College but also at the Three Rivers Middle College High School on the same campus. The high school for 11th- and 12th-graders offers the chance to earn dozens of credits toward college degrees during high school studies.
Spitale and Switz took it a step further by graduating from college Wednesday with associate degrees in general studies one month before they will graduate from high school. Spitale said he was under a bit of sibling pressure, because his sister, Madison Spitale-Hansen, did the same two years earlier at Three Rivers.
Both plan to remain classmates in the honors program at the University of Connecticut in Storrs in the fall. Spitale will bring 57 credits with him to UConn to study environmental sciences in preparation for a law degree, and Switz will start her biomedical engineering studies with a goal of becoming a medical doctor with 69 credits already in hand.
“I’m saving two years of college for zero dollars!” Spitale said Wednesday.
Graduates celebrate with beach balls during the 53rd commencement exercises for Three Rivers Community College on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Melissa Girardin, 21, of Preston didn’t have to look far to find her mother in the overflow crowd on the Three Rivers green Wednesday. Mom, Nancy Girardin, 51, would be marching to the stage with her to get her associate degree in nursing.
The younger Girardin earned her associate degree in accounting and already has two jobs in the field, including one at her father, Dennis Girardin’s Broad Brook Heating & Cooling in Jewett City. Melissa Girardin isn’t done, though. She plans to go to Eastern Connecticut State University to pursue a degree as a certified public accountant.
Her mother, too, is putting her new degree to use, working at Bride Brook Health & Rehabilitation Center in Niantic. Nancy Girardin said she has been going to Three Rivers part time for the past seven years, while Melissa, a 2015 Norwich Free Academy graduate, told her mom she would “hurry up” to complete her studies so they could graduate together.
Three Rivers President Mary Ellen Jukoski highlighted several such stories Wednesday, asking graduates to stand as she announced their accomplishments.
Heather and Adam Dyer were married on May 23, 2015, Jukoski said. “As Heather says, ‘We will both be celebrating our third year anniversary today by walking down the aisle again once more, but this time to get our associate degrees.’”
The youngest graduate Wednesday was Christopher Annino, 16, with an associate degree in applied sciences in construction management. Gary Tobias, 68, was the oldest, with an associate degree in science in hospitality.
“Today I speak to all our graduates and say, this is your day to celebrate your commitment to learning,” Jukoski said, “the effort and dedication you invested to pursue your education, and your perseverance to make this day possible.”
Keynote speaker Matt Fleury, president and chief executive officer of the Connecticut Science Center and chairman of the state Board of Regents for Higher Education, told graduates his own winding career road that started with a degree in theater arts from Berkshire Community College in Massachusetts. From there, he pursued careers in broadcasting, communications, management and finally business, with a degree from the University of Connecticut.
Fleury lamented that community colleges are often looked down on as the poor sisters of higher education. He told Three Rivers graduates they should expect and demand respect and then turned his voice beyond the green, to Washington, D.C.
“Hello!” he shouted. “These people have jobs! These people have families! … They should get respect!”
— By Claire Bessette, Day staff writer
The original article can be found here: “Three Rivers Community College grads celebrate many paths to success”
READ MOREThree Rivers Community College to Hold Commencement on Wednesday, May 23
Three Rivers Community College is pleased to announce that its 53rd commencement will be held on Wednesday, May 23 at 5:00 p.m. Approximately 550 students will be awarded degrees and certificates.
The valedictorian of the class is Nataliia Romaneko of Niantic, who is receiving an associate in science degree in Computer Science Technology. The salutatorian is Zaha Bush of Salem, who will receive an associate in science degree in General Studies. Romaneko will present the student address, and seven Medallions for Academic Excellence will be awarded.
Matt Fleury, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Connecticut Science Center as well as Chair of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education, will be the keynote speaker. Additional speakers will include Mary Ellen Jukoski, President of Three Rivers Community College; Michael Carta, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Faculty Senate, and Valedictorian Nataliia Romaneko.
The commencement will be held on the campus green at 574 New London Turnpike in Norwich. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will move indoors. For more details on the commencement ceremony, visit: threerivers.edu/commencement.
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Lavender Graduation
On April 12, President Mark Ojakian and President Mary Ellen Jukoski honored LGBT+ and their allies. Six students participated in the Lavender Graduation. Three Rivers is the first community college in Connecticut to hold this ceremony, which pays tribute to students and their ally supporters for living their authentic lives.
Renowned Transgender Youth Advocate Tony Ferraiolo was the keynote speaker, and Professor Janet Hagen emceed. Professors Philip Mayer and Ann McNamara opened and closed the ceremony.
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Half a century ago, Three Rivers had a graduating class of fewer than 100 — how times have changed!
Today our alumni are stakeholders in virtually every major employer and educational institution across the region. We invite all new (or new-ish) alumni to bring their own unique perspective to this legacy.
Building toward the future
The Three Rivers Alumni Association continues to grow: please contact the Office of Institutional Advancement to become involved in our efforts to support the college, its current students, and its long-term goals.
Those goals include continued success for Three Rivers students — that is why the Three Rivers College Foundation* supports scholarships for students of numerous academic disciplines each year.
Celebrating Extraordinary Three Rivers Alumni
Ashley Hanson ’14
Ashley Hanson’s experiences at Three Rivers were far from typical. She enrolled in 2012 as a non-traditional student, and went on to earn two associates degrees and a certificate. She first graduated with an associate degree in Early Childhood Education. During the course of time that Ashley spend at Three Rivers, she was a member of three honor societies; Phi Theta Kappa, Kappa Beta Delta, and the inaugural group for The National Society of Leadership and Success. Because of her active involvement in these honor societies, Ashley was awarded a fully funded opportunity by Phi Theta Kappa to join a ten day study abroad program to South Africa.
After graduating, Ashley realized that her exposure to International Relations had inspired her to pursue public relations. Because of the wonderful experiences that Ashley had at Three Rivers, it was an easy choice to return in 2016 to work on a certificate in Advertising and Public Relations, which she received in 2017. While progressing on the certificate coursework, Ashley decided to pursue another associate’s degree, in Graphic Design.
Today, Ashley puts of her knowledge and experience to use at a local periodontal surgical practice where she is the Public Relations Coordinator. Ashley operates directly under the CEO, creating and executing marketing plans, graphic design projects, brand design, social media marketing, photography and videography for the practice. She is currently planning and coordinating the second annual education program that her employer offers for local dentists and hygienists. Ashley also assists in running and coordinating a mentoring program called High Performance Perio Practice where she works with periodontal practices around the country creating an organizational flow for their business to help them expand to their full potential.
*The Three Rivers College Foundation is a nonprofit charitable educational Foundation, incorporated under the laws of the State of Connecticut and granted 501 C (3) tax-deductible status by the IRS. Its purpose is to support the educational efforts of the College, the staff, and the faculty.
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