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Student Success and the First Year Experience Office at Salem State University recently inducted 22 outstanding sophomore students into Alpha Omega Psi, an honor society for students who demonstrate strong academic performance and engagement at the university. During their first-year, these students participated in the Salem State University Emerging Scholars Program and successfully completed all requirements while maintaining a commitment to their academic success.
Emerging Scholars participants are paired with graduate student success coaches and participate in a variety of guided sessions and focused programs throughout their first year. The program is designed to build students’ academic and life skills.
The induction ceremony took place on Monday, October 27, and included Emerging Scholars Success Coaches Logan Austin and Kaley McLean, Emerging Scholars Program Coordinators Jace Rosado and Arianna Nuvoli, as well as Alpha Omega Psi executive board member Riley Plowman. Inspiring keynote addresses were given by Assistant Vice President Traci Freeman as well as student speaker and AOP member, Abby Blessington. Inductees received a formal certificate and a medallion to wear as part of their commencement regalia when they graduate.
Assistant Dean, Student Success and the First Year Experience, Mathew Chetnik notes, “Emerging Scholars provides students an opportunity to take ownership of their college experience while taking advantage of a coach whose sole focus is to motivate and guide them on that journey. While college can be hectic, these students completed all required sessions and were able to demonstrate a strong academic record at the end of their first year.”
Emerging Scholars Success Coach Nicole Anderson states, “After working with these students for a whole year, it is so gratifying to see the culmination of their efforts on display at the Alpha Omega Psi Induction Ceremony. I am so proud of this group and all of their hard work. I know they will all go on to do amazing things!”
The Emerging Scholars Program is one of many initiatives at Salem State University designed to connect first-year students with support that assists them in achieving success on their journey towards college completion.
Student Inductees:
Aidan Gibson, History, Beverly
Anecia Collins, Psychology, Fall River
Careliz Figueroa, Psychology
Carys Hooke, Media & Communication, Brockton
Charlie Chivallatti, History, Webster
Christopher Poe, Theatre, Iron Station, NC
Greta Lethin
Jesaly Martinez, Education, Lynn
Landen John Pelletier, Business Administration, Leominster
Mackenzie Coffey, Criminal Justice, Staatsburg, NY
Maddie Hiltz, Business Administration, Methuen
Nathan Sinclair, Criminal Justice, Rowley
Nychelle Layla Martinez Mathieson, Social Work
Rebecca Melanson, Business Administration
Shea Lowney, Theatre
Sofia Navarro, Political Science, Boston
Sophia Enokian, Criminal Justice, Stoneham
Sophie Jope
Theodore Baldwin-Bowen, Education, Peabody
Thiago Paulino, Healthcare Studies, Peabody