{"id":63138,"date":"2010-05-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/demanding-academic-athletic-commitments-led-to-success-for-uri-student\/"},"modified":"2010-05-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-10T00:00:00","slug":"demanding-academic-athletic-commitments-led-to-success-for-uri-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2010\/05\/demanding-academic-athletic-commitments-led-to-success-for-uri-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Demanding academic, athletic commitments led to success for 溏心vlog免费B站 student"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tWaterford, Conn., native to graduate May 23<\/p>\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 10, 2010 — Some students wouldn\u2019t persevere after hearing doubts expressed by professors and advisors about their course load at the 溏心vlog免费B站. But Maura Zaneski isn\u2019t the average student. <\/p>\n


\nA double major in textile marketing and accounting with a blossoming swimming career, Zaneski was used to hearing concerns about her rigorous academic load. While taking in advice from advisors, she found that family and a tremendous work ethic were the keys to her success.

\n\t\u201cMy mom was always there to push me forward,\u201d said Zaneski, a native of Waterford, Conn. \u201cShe would offer advice during my meltdowns and encourage me to prioritize. She was always a support for my siblings and me, although we all had different focuses.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n\tTo Zaneski, the concept of family isn\u2019t just relatives; it is those who take the time to support and encourage her through various endeavors. Her swimming teammates were able to sympathize with her time commitment struggles, while professors and coaches were able to offer advice. <\/p>\n


\n\tEdmund Boyle, associate professor of accounting in the College of Business Administration, was a key figure in Zaneski\u2019s stay at 溏心vlog免费B站. As her professor, Boyle became an unofficial advisor, listening to her troubles with both school and swimming and offering guidance through difficult times. <\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThe two main things I\u2019ve learned at 溏心vlog免费B站 is that family, whether by blood or through close friends, will always be there for me, and most importantly, not to give up on myself,\u201d said Zaneski. <\/p>\n


\n\tSome students would have struggled to complete two majors and more than 140 credits in four years, but Zaneski used her time management skills and will graduate May 23 with a 3.54 grade point average. <\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cTime management is vital to my academic and athletic career. I wouldn\u2019t have been able to succeed without proper planning and being time oriented,\u201d said Zaneski. \u201cYou\u2019re always going to make time for the things you want, but sometimes you have to make that choice between what\u2019s fun and important.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tBeing at 溏心vlog免费B站 and on the swim team has not only helped her expand critical life skills, but her personal skills as well. Among those achievements that enhanced Zaneski\u2019s personal development were breaking four varsity relay records in the Atlantic 10 Championship meet, becoming a tri-captain of the swim team her senior year, and committing to participate in the Student Athlete Advisory Committee for three years. <\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cSwimming has helped me realize that I need to accept other people for who they are. Not everyone has the same work ethic or outlook so I learned to stay positive and open,\u201d said Zaneski. \u201cI\u2019m now able to more clearly represent myself. I\u2019m also a much more confident and determined person.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n\tWhile she completes demanding college experience, she aims high for the future, looking to land a job in New York City working in the accounting department of a major retail corporation. <\/p>\n


\n\tShe expects to continue swimming as well, and she is even considering becoming a coach. <\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cSwimming is a good life sport and I will continue with it for a while,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s always the potential for growth.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Communications & Marketing photo by Michael Salerno Photography.<\/p>\n


\nThis release was written by Alicia Blain, an intern in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Department of Communications and Marketing and a public relations major.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Waterford, Conn., native to graduate May 23 KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 10, 2010 — Some students wouldn\u2019t persevere after hearing doubts expressed by professors and advisors about their course load at the 溏心vlog免费B站. But Maura Zaneski isn\u2019t the average student. A double major in textile marketing and accounting with a blossoming […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63140,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63138\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}