{"id":56858,"date":"2015-03-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/women-of-uri-honors-program-to-discuss-programs-influence\/"},"modified":"2015-03-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T00:00:00","slug":"women-of-uri-honors-program-to-discuss-programs-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2015\/03\/women-of-uri-honors-program-to-discuss-programs-influence\/","title":{"rendered":"Women of 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Program to discuss program\u2019s influence"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tFour 溏心vlog免费B站 alumnae to speak March 27<\/b><\/p>\n


\nKINGSTON R.I.\u2013 March 24, 2015\u2013The 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Program will bring back four women graduates of the program for a discussion on their post-graduate careers and how the program influenced them. Among the speakers are the University\u2019s first Rhodes Scholar and first Marshall Scholar.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe alumnae will talk about how the program helped them compete successfully for scholarships and fellowships, which remain available through the Honors Program today. The event will be Friday, March 27 from 3 to 5 p.m., in the Lippitt Hall Auditorium, room 402, 5 Lippitt Road, on 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Kingston campus.<\/p>\n


\n\tThose interested in attending must respond. To reserve a spot for the discussion, please refer to the Honors Program event website.<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\tThe speakers are: Morgan Breene, Eily Cournoyer, Meg Frost, and Rachel Walshe. <\/p>\n


\n\tBreene, of East Greenwich R.I., a 2014 graduate in anthropology and history, earned the Marshall Scholarship this year and was the only recipient from Rhode Island. Breene will use the two-year award to pursue master\u2019s degrees at the University of Southampton in maritime archaeology and at the University College London in European history. Breene credits the Honors Program with helping her prepare for the intense application process. 溏心vlog免费B站 honors professors put her through rigorous mock interviews so she would be at ease in front of the scholarship committee. For further information on Breene, go to Morgan Breen.<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\tCournoyer, of Portsmouth, R.I., a 2013 graduate with majors in biological sciences and chemical engineering, received several scholarships and awards during her time in the program. As a sophomore in 2011, she won the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. In 2013 she received a Fulbright Study\/ Research Grant to study cancer at the graduate level in England for a year; only about 6 percent of student Fulbright applicants to the United Kingdom receive funding. Along with the Fulbright grant, she received the Whitaker International Fellowship, which covered her tuition costs. For further information, please visit Eily Cournoyer. <\/a><\/p>\n


\n\tMargaret \u201cMeg\u201d Frost, of South Kingstown, R.I., a 2011 graduate with majors in political science and Spanish, received the 10-month Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in 2011. Her fellowship allowed her to travel to Colombia to teach English to college students, engage in the community, and take classes herself. Frost was also a finalist for the Truman Scholarship. For further information, go to Meg Frost.<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\tWalshe \u201900, who majored in philosophy, will be the moderator for the panel discussion. In 2002, Walshe became the first 溏心vlog免费B站 student to win the Rhodes Scholarship. She studied dramatic literature and theater history at Oxford University in England for two years. Walshe praised the Honors Program for helping her succeed. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cI wasn\u2019t named a Rhodes Scholar in spite of being a 溏心vlog免费B站 student. I was named a Rhodes Scholar because I attended the 溏心vlog免费B站.\u201d For further information, go to Rachel Walshe.<\/a><\/p>\n


\nFor any further information please visit the Honors program page<\/a> or contact Kathleen D. Maher, Assistant Director for National Fellowships, University Honors Program, 401\/874-5875 or kmaher@uri.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\nThis release was written by, Rachel Smith, a graduate assistant for the Marketing and Communications Department. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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