KINGSTON, R.I. – May 22, 2024 – Despite beginning their college careers in the middle of a pandemic, URI’s Class of 2024 was unstoppable—a fact recognized by each college’s student commencement speaker.

Students Jaylyn De Leon, Victoria Fulfer, Melany Feliz Garcia, Jacob Iacobucci, Jordan May, Sarah Mayer, Emma Simas, and Victoria Wrage each took to the stage, May 17-19 at the Ryan Center, to praise the resilience and determination exhibited by their classmates, express their gratitude to friends, family and URI mentors, and to celebrate one another’s achievements.

Watch their speeches.

Victoria Wrage, North Providence, Rhode Island 
College of Business

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Jacob Iacobucci, West Greenwich, Rhode Island 
College of Arts and Sciences

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Melany Feliz Garcia, Providence, Rhode Island 
College of Nursing

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Sarah Mayer, East Lyme, Connecticut 
College of Engineering

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Emma Simas, Bristol, Rhode Island
College of Health Sciences

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Jaylyn De Leon, New Milford, Connecticut 
Feinstein College of Education

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Jordan May, Somers, New York
College of the Environment and Life Sciences  

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Victoria Fulfer, Narragansett, Rhode Island
Graduate School of Oceanography