2011 Graduates in the Spotlight
As Western Connecticut State University prepares for our 113th annual Commencement ceremony, we pause for a moment to look back at our past — and ahead to our graduates’ futures.
Depending on the year they passed through our gates, our students have received a degree from the Danbury Normal School (1903 – 1936), Danbury State Teachers College (1937 – 1959), Danbury State College (1960 – 1967), Western Connecticut State College (1967 – 1982) and Western Connecticut State University (since 1983).
We’ve grown from early graduating classes of several dozen students to close to 1,000 in recent years, conferring undergraduate, graduate and starting in 2008 — doctoral — degrees.
In the class of 2010, our graduates hailed from 13 U.S. states and 113 Connecticut cities and towns. The average age was 26 for those obtaining a bachelor's degree and 35 for those obtaining a master's degree. The mean grade point average in 2010 for WestConn students receiving a bachelor's degree was 3.12. For graduate students, it was 3.78.
The numbers for the class of 2011 are still being written. Here is a glimpse at what some of our graduates’ futures hold.
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Scott Arcuri Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science |
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Amy Girolametti Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education |
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Bryan Bielefeldt Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design |
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Roosevelt Jean Bachelor of Science, Justice and Law Administration |
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Emily Cole Bachelor of Arts in English |
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Brandon Litwin Honors Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
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Kerri Copello Bachelor of Science, Operational Meteorology |
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Sissi Rivera Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing |
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Mercedes DeMasi Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology/Sociology |
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Cherelle Solomon Bachelor of Arts, Social Work |
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Amanda Forker Bachelor of Music |
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Danielle Spangler Bachelor of Arts, Psychology |
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Matthew Bagley Bachelor of Arts, Theatre Arts |
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Karli Spera Bachelor of Arts, Communication |
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