South Easton Native Olivia Osiecki Named Stonehill SURE Scholar

2014 Apr 3

South Easton native Olivia Osiecki, a member of the 2016 at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass., will be one of 50 students at the College who will be conducting research with Stonehill faculty this summer through the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Program.

Osiecki will be working with Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Nate DesRosiers on a project titled "Women in the Greco World."

Osiecki, a marketing major, will assist Professor DesRosiers on the final editing, indexing and proofing of a new manuscript. In addition, the pair will focus on the continued development of the Religious Competition website, building on last year’s SURE work. Osieki will contribute to the development of this website directly, focusing on the role of women in ancient religions as a major field of interest within religious studies.

The scholars and their faculty mentors are the 19th group to work under the SURE Program, which provides students with an opportunity to perform significant, publishable research under the guidance of an experienced faculty researcher.

The research experience will help to provide Stonehill students with a competitive advantage in graduate and professional school applications and in post-college employment opportunities, as well as to provide assistance to faculty in research activities.

Stonehill is a selective Catholic college located on a beautiful 384-acre campus in Easton, Massachusetts. With a student-faculty ratio of 13:1, the College engages over 2,500 students in 80+ rigorous academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and pre-professional fields. The Stonehill community helps students to develop the knowledge, skills, and character to meet their professional goals and to live lives of purpose and integrity.