Stonehill College

This honor is in recognition of the student's commitment to positively impacting local and global communities.

Each year, the Student Life Awards celebrate campus community members for their outstanding contributions to the betterment of Stonehill College.

Jessika Crockett-Murphy, a member of Stonehill College's Class of 2024 from Marshfield, Massachusetts, was recently named a recipient of the San Damiano Servant Leadership Award by Franciscan Mission Service. She will accept the honor at the World Care Annual Benefit and Celebration, a gathering in Washington, D.C., for social justice-minded Catholics.

Gina Herosian '23 was recently named a recipient of the Mathematics Education Trust Prospective PK-6 Elementary Teacher Course Work Scholarship.

The rising senior has been recognized for her commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Stonehill's Tatiana Andrade '17 was one of two student who took part in a round table discussion with Senator Elizabeth Warren and other local elected officials recently at Stonehill. The group discussed the issue of student debt in America.

Several Stonehill students were recognized and honored for their outstanding contributions to service and campus life at the 2015 Student Life Awards on Sunday, April 27.

11 students represented Chile at a week-long National Model United Nations conference in New York. To role play as Chilean diplomats, they spent a semester researching Chile's position on a variety of international issues. While in New York, the student diplomats also visited the United Nations, meeting U.N. officials and gaining deeper insight on regional conflicts, peacekeeping, human rights, women and children, economic & social development, and the environment.

John Figueiredo '16 was one of two Stonehill students to sit in on a round table discussion with Senator Elizabeth Warren and other local elected officials recently at Stonehill. The group discussed the issue of student debt in America.

Michaella Farrell '15, Katie Morneault '16 and Whitney Wemett '16 took first place in the International Impact category of the Beta Alpha Psi "Best Practices" Competition in Washington, D.C.

Working with three students from Florida International University, finance major Daniel Doherty '15 recently competed in the Citi Mobile Challenge, which brings together the most talented and creative developers and designers to create cutting-edge applications for Citi's Digital Banking Platforms. Citibank is the largest bank holding company in the U.S.

The Sylvia Donaldson Society was created by students Michelle Wozniak '15 and Michelle Dander '15, both of whom are Political Science & International Studies majors at Stonehill. To help attract more females to careers in public affairs, the student-run Society will sponsor large-scale events, as well as provide small group programs, panels and workshops exclusively for its members.

The SAA works to "build a bridge" from students to alumni through student participation in programs and events.

Six Stonehill students enrolled in the College's 3+2 Dual Degree Engineering Program have begun their studies at Notre Dame this semester.

Two Stonehill College neuroscience majors recently presented at the renowned Lake Arrowhead Sleep Science Conference. They were just two of three undergraduate students worldwide invited to the conference.

The following students were recognized and honored for their outstanding contributions to service and campus life at the 2014 Student Life Awards on Sunday, April 27 at Stonehill College.

Faculty Service Award

The winning teams of the annual Wolf & Company Auditing Competition, which allows Stonehill College accounting students to perform a simulated audit engagement using the online interactive financial statement auditing simulator Real Audit, were announced at the Wolf & Company Auditing Competition dinner recently. The following students were members of the first place team:

Jason Lawler '10 was named Stonehill's 2009-2010 McGowan Scholar and was awarded a tuition scholarship from the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund. McGowan Scholars are chosen on the basis of several factors, including: aEUR? their high level of academic achievement as a business major aEUR? a faculty member's recommendation aEUR? the quality of a personal essay, as well as an essay on telecommunication pioneer William G. McGowan. An accounting major and business administration minor, Lawler has been named to the Dean's List five semesters with a 3.82 cumulative grade point average and is a member of Stonehill's Honors Program. Lawler interned at Selfridges & Company in London. Specializing in high-end fashion, Selfridges is the second largest retail store in the United Kingdom. While there during the spring semester of his junior year, Lawler served as an assistant accountant. His responsibilities included analyzing sales trends, monitoring cash sales margins, and calculating sales and profit margin projections. "It was extremely helpful using software and my mathematical knowledge in order to assist in these analyses, however, the most significant help came from the business knowledge that I have gained through the many management classes that I have taken in college," says Lawler. "Without these background skills, my ability to make the appropriate decisions using the information presented to me would have been greatly impeded," he continues. Lawler says he enjoyed his internship at Selfridges so much that he now plans to pursue a career as a consultant. "I want to continue using my concentration in accounting in order to analyze companies' performance and provide insight into methods in which the business could operate more efficiently." In addition to his internship in London, Lawler has been an accounting intern and camp director at Camp Kingsmont in Amherst since the summer of 2008. From the summer of 2005 to 2007, he worked in the Amherst Regional Public School system as a computer technician as well. At Stonehill, Lawler served as a teaching assistant during the spring semester of his sophomore year, aiding teachers and tutoring students in three quantitative analysis classes. Lawler has also been active in volunteering at My Brother's Keeper, the MSPCA and the Amherst Soup Kitchen. Many members of the Business Administration faculty recommended Lawler as the 2009-2010 McGowan Scholar, including his faculty sponsor Associate Professor of Business Administration J. Richard Anderson.