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Celebrating the class of 2017

Erica Manchester

B.S. in Biology

As a supervisor in the hydroponics research lab and founder of the Hydroponics Club, Manchester pursued innovative ways to create sustainable growing methods. Despite her dedication to hydroponics, she is preparing to embark on a much different career path. This fall, she will enroll in the University of Rhode Island's intensive, three-year Doctor of Physical Therapy program.

Racquel Jean-Louis ‘17

Theatre arts major Racquel Jean-Louis and Reggie Phoenix, associate professor and artistic director of the Casino Theatre, revisit Jean-Louis's growth as an actor and her Salve Regina journey as she prepares for graduate school.

Clarissa Verleur '17

B.A. in American Studies and English Literature

Last Christmas break at the Verleur family home in Newton, New Jersey must have been a sight to see. Having received her LSAT score a couple months earlier, Verleur – a double major in English literature and American studies – had decided to move law school from her back burner to the front one. And she cranked the heat as high as it could go, using the holiday season to spread out and write applications to – wait for it – 14 law schools.

Andrew Karp

M.A. in Rehabilitation Counseling

Karp was attracted to Salve Regina by the opportunity to customize his education, allowing him to pursue budding interests in research and neuropsychology, which focuses on how the brain influences behavior. His clinical and research experiences have inspired him to pursue doctoral study, and eventually he'd like to work with athletes who participate in contact sports or children who have neurogenerative diseases.

Nicolette Peloquin

B.A. in Administration of Justice

Besides the crown she was adorned with on May 28 in winning the title of Miss Rhode Island 2017, there is little about the achievement that will go to Peloquin's head. Like so much else the recent administration of justice graduate has accomplished during her four-year journey at Salve Regina, the experience simply adds more fuel for her ambition to help people.