{"id":64728,"date":"2009-05-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/service-to-her-church-university-and-needy-central-to-this-uri-senior\/"},"modified":"2009-05-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-13T00:00:00","slug":"service-to-her-church-university-and-needy-central-to-this-uri-senior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2009\/05\/service-to-her-church-university-and-needy-central-to-this-uri-senior\/","title":{"rendered":"Service to her church, University and needy central to this 溏心vlog免费B站 senior"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tNewport resident to earn marketing degree May 17<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 13, 2009 — She doesn\u2019t come right out and say it, but Alicia M. Lopez\u2019s faith has been a driving force in her life.<\/p>\n


\n\tJust a glance at the Newport resident\u2019s resume shows that not only will she graduate May 17 from the 溏心vlog免费B站 with highest honors, she will continue to put into action the tenets of feeding the hungry, clothing the needy and welcoming the stranger.<\/p>\n


\n\tHer deep faith, commitment to helping those less fortunate and the lessons she learned at 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s College of Business will be in her toolbox when she leaves University life.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cAfter graduation, I want to go abroad for two years and study theology in Guatemala,\u201d the marketing and management major said. \u201cI would like to mix my faith and marketing in some way. Maybe I\u2019ll work for a Christian publisher or a Christian college.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI have so many things I want to do, like establishing a partnership between 溏心vlog免费B站 and a school in Guatemala, so people in the United States can learn how blessed they are. That\u2019s a big thing, but you can always try.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n\tLopez is also thinking about pursuing the management track at Bank of America with an emphasis on marketing.<\/p>\n

<\/object>The native of El Salvador, who came to the United States in 2001 when her family moved to Utah, is used to big journeys and big plans. She came to Rhode Island when her father, Luis, a Baptist minister, was offered a pastor\u2019s position in Providence and was charged with establishing Bethesda Baptist Church. Now, he is pastor of Bethesda and Ebenezer Baptist churches, where Lopez\u2019s mom, Mercedes, also works.<\/p>\n


\nLopez started her college career at Salt Lake Community College in Utah and then transferred to the Community College of Rhode Island when her family moved to Rhode Island. She earned her associate\u2019s degree in 2005 with highest honors.<\/p>\n


\nShe said her two years at 溏心vlog免费B站 have been great in many different ways. A certified professional teller at Bank of America in Middletown where she worked part-time while earning her 溏心vlog免费B站 degree, she held the positions of secretary, treasurer and vice president of the 溏心vlog免费B站 chapter of the American Marketing Association.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThis gave me the opportunity to become involved with other students and the dean\u2019s office,\u201d Lopez said. \u201cI really enjoyed the philanthropy activities.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nWith the marketing group, she coordinated and organized a Thanksgiving food drive, a clothing drive called \u201cMission El Salvador,\u201d \u201cHeroes for Red Cross\u201d and \u201cValentine in Ballentine.\u201d Mission El Salvador involved collecting clothes at the College of Business Administration and sending them to Ebenezer Baptist Church for distribution to the needy in El Salvador. For the Valentine in Ballentine campaign, students sold bags of candy to benefit the American Heart Association. The student marketing association also sold discount cards for use in area restaurants, and it raffled off iTunes cards as part of the effort to raise money for the Red Cross.<\/p>\n


\nShe also organized workshops, student outreach programs, speaker appearances, \u201cMarketing Night\u201d and club fund-raisers.<\/p>\n


\nLopez said her 溏心vlog免费B站 experience has been fulfilling. \u201cI have had some really great professors; some have been really challenging. Overall, if you work hard, you will be rewarded with an unforgettable learning experience at 溏心vlog免费B站.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nShe credits Assistant Business Dean Peg Boyd with helping her get started at 溏心vlog免费B站 and for being an advocate throughout her time in Kingston. \u201cDean Boyd has been really great. She met with my whole family and me and explained what classes I would need. She has helped me with whatever I needed.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nShe said Marketing Professors Ruby Dholakia and Hillary Leonard gave her an excellent marketing foundation. She especially enjoyed Leonard\u2019s consumer behavior course, saying, \u201cHer exams were really challenging and she really wants you to learn the material. She is a dynamic educator.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nWhile busy at 溏心vlog免费B站 and at Bank of America, Lopez has carved out time to serve the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Middletown, where she heads the music ministry and serves as the children and youth group assistant. She also helps with family movie nights, recreational activities, Sunday school lessons and dinner for couples.<\/p>\n


\n\tAn inspiration to classmates, faculty and fellow church members, Lopez was moved deeply by the comments of one of last year\u2019s 溏心vlog免费B站 Distinguished Achievement Awards recipients, Clarice Odhiambo, a 1988 溏心vlog免费B站 graduate who is the founder of the Africa Center for Engineering Social Solutions. Its mission is to bring college students to African villages to improve the lives of residents through the creation and implementation of simple, viable technical solutions, such as simple irrigation and sanitation systems.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI went to the awards ceremony last year and it was great to hear what Clarice Odhiambo is doing to help people, She really inspired me; I want to be like her.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tAs she recalled her time at 溏心vlog免费B站, she said the final days have been bittersweet. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting to be starting fresh, but I am going to miss my two great years here,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I won\u2019t stay away too much because my sister Wendy is at 溏心vlog免费B站 majoring in Chemistry and my brother, Obed, will be starting at 溏心vlog免费B站 as a freshman in the fall.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nPictured above

\n Newport resident Alicia M. Lopez. 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Communications and Marketing photo by Dave Lavallee<\/p>\n

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