Plans after graduation: Teaching first grade in
a private school in New York City
In a word, how do you feel today? Mixed
Angela Serratore
Double Major: American Studies and History
Hometown: Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Plans after graduation: Taking the summer to recover
In a word, how do you feel today? Elated
Kellie Lynch
Major: Master of Fine Arts, Dance
Hometown: Easthampton, Mass.
After graduation: Teaching dance at Smith, Mount
Holyoke and Springfield colleges
In a word, how do you feel today? Relieved
Ariel Cohen
Major: Master of Fine Arts, Dance
Hometown: Northampton, Mass.
After graduation: Teaching dance at the Pioneer
Valley Performing Arts School, Amherst and Smith colleges and co-directing
Slippery Fish Dance Co.
In a word, how do you feel today? Exhilarated
Ania Ferstl
Major: American Studies Diploma Program
Hometown: Hamburg, Germany
After graduation: Finishing her studies in her
native country
In a word, how do you feel today? Good
Emma Malbon
Major: History
Hometown: Weare, N.H.
After graduation: Working as a research assistant
with Jennifer Guglielmo, assistant professor of history, who is writing a book
about the history of Italian American women in New York City
In a word, how do you feel today? Really, really
excited
Jamie Maloney
Major: Double major in French and Economics
Hometown: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
After graduation: That is an excellent question
In a word, how do you feel today? Speechless
Susan Burdelski
Major: History
Hometown: Newington, Conn.
After graduation: Travel to China for the first
time
In a word, how do you feel today? Nervous
Linda Sorto
Double major: Engineering and Spanish
Hometown: Woodbridge, Va.
After graduation: Work for Boeing in Seattle, Washington
In a word, how do you feel today? Excited
Melody Benloss
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
After graduation: Taking a temporary job as an
administrative assistant while studying for the GRE
In a word, how do you feel today? Exhausted
Katherine Thompson
Major: Biology and minor in Environmental Science
Hometown: New Harbor, Me.
After graduation: Forest ecology internship in
Oregon
In a word, how do you feel today? Proud
Xiaoyin Zhang
Major: Mathematics
Hometown: China
After graduation: A January graduate, Zhang already
took off a few months and now hopes to start work
In a word, how do you feel today? Great
Neria Xavier
Major:
Psychology
Hometown: Dorchester, a suburb of Boston
After graduation: Conducting research on cognitive
abilities of the elderly at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston
In a word, how do you feel today? Can’t describe
in a word
Lauren Foley
Major: Neuroscience
Hometown: Stony Brook, N.Y.
After graduation: Research assistant at University
of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester on circadian rhythms
