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My URI

Name: Alyssa

Majors: Communication Studies and Journalism

Minor: Leadership Studies

Graduation Year: 2011

Hometown, State: Smithfield, Rhode Island

Two words of advice: Stay positive

My personal motto is: "Do what you love."

URI is unique because: it's a school with that "extra something"

My goal: To be a successful broadcast journalist

My favorite food on campus: cinnamon sugar bagel at Bagelz

My best URI moment (so far): meeting my best friend

My biggest surprise at URI: all the people I've met from out of state

My favorite place on campus (and why): The Memorial Union (because it's a great place to meet people as well as study or just hang out and play pool)

On the weekends I: hang out with my friends and sleep late

My favorite class (and why): Film Studies (it has opened my eyes to the world of possibilities for job opportunities)

I selected URI because: my tour guide showed me all the great opportunities there are here

I am involved in: 3 on-campus jobs—University Optometrists, Rhody Market, and tour guiding. I am also in Chi Omega (a sorority on campus) and am also a URI 101 mentor.