{"id":64674,"date":"2009-05-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/westerly-resident-makes-most-of-uri-experience-fills-every-moment-with-community-service-leadership\/"},"modified":"2009-05-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-06T00:00:00","slug":"westerly-resident-makes-most-of-uri-experience-fills-every-moment-with-community-service-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2009\/05\/westerly-resident-makes-most-of-uri-experience-fills-every-moment-with-community-service-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Westerly resident makes most of 溏心vlog免费B站 experience; fills every moment with community service, leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tMelissa Callahan to graduate May 17, starts sales job in South Windsor<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 6, 2009 — Melissa Callahan hadn\u2019t planned to attend the 溏心vlog免费B站, but a mix of circumstances led her to enroll anyway. \u201cThose circumstances were the best things that ever happened to me,\u201d she said with enthusiasm. \u201cI can\u2019t imagine going anywhere else. I found a home at 溏心vlog免费B站; I found the most remarkable people in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tAs she prepares to graduate on May 17, she looks back with fondness to a college career filled to the brim with enriching and memorable experiences leading student organizations and serving the community.<\/p>\n


\n\tA resident of Westerly, Callahan arrived at 溏心vlog免费B站 with little idea of what career to pursue. \u201cI had no clue what I wanted to do,\u201d she said. \u201cSo I went to Career Services and took a test to see what I should become, and I learned that communications was where my heart was.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tShe also registered for minors in leadership, women\u2019s studies and psychology.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI went to the Leadership Institute when I first came to 溏心vlog免费B站, and I found it was a perfect fit for me,\u201d she explained. \u201cI\u2019ve always been involved in the community and in my school, and I wanted to make an impact on campus. As for the women\u2019s studies minor, I had felt disconnected from women as a whole, but my women\u2019s studies classes made me proud to be a woman and create a better world for my daughters.\u201d
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\n\tWhile Callahan\u2019s academic success is notable, her legacy at 溏心vlog免费B站 will be in her leadership role in extracurricular activities. She served as a mentor to freshmen, interned in the Student Programming Office, performed in the cast of The Vagina Monologues, and volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, Make A Wish, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, and Hasbro Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n


\n\tAs a member of the executive board of the Student Entertainment Committee, Callahan gained experience planning major events, like performances by Dane Cook, Will Ferrell and Bill Cosby, and gained confidence as a leader.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cFrom deciding who was going to perform to paying for hospitality and doing security, I was very fortunate to have had that opportunity,\u201d she said. \u201cMany people just go to the show, but I got to see it from behind the scenes.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tAs a junior, Callahan joined the 溏心vlog免费B站 Student Alumni Association, which aims to build pride in 溏心vlog免费B站 and strengthen the link between alumni and students. And she helped to organize a letter writing campaign to raise money for St. Jude Children\u2019s Hospital, which raised more than $30,000 for cancer research.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI got a chance to go down to the hospital and meet the patients and meet the doctors,\u201d she said. \u201cHad it not been for my time at 溏心vlog免费B站, I never would have been able to have this amazing experience with other students who want to make a better world for our children.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tWhen Callahan first began thinking about life after 溏心vlog免费B站, she attended a career fair to explore her options and came away with a full-time job.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cIt was back in October, and I was really just looking for a summer internship,\u201d she said with amazement. \u201cBut the first booth I visited, we just clicked. They set the bar for every other company I visited that day, and no one else compared. I had never considered a job in sales, but it turns out that this is the dream job I was looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tCallahan begins work as a sales associate in June at Carousel Industries in South Windsor, Conn., which provides technology services and equipment to major corporations like IBM, Sony, General Dynamics and the Boston Red Sox. After a two year training program, she could get transferred to a wide variety of other locations in the U.S. or London.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI\u2019d love to be able to go to Europe and work and live there,\u201d she said. \u201cBut we\u2019ll see how it goes and hope for the best.\u201d<\/p>\n

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