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Renaissance College valedictorian Evan Di Cesare: A journey of resilience and discovery
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: May 7, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Evan Di Cesare's transformative journey at Renaissance College at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) epitomizes resilience, community and passion. From Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Di Cesare is graduating this spring with a bachelor of philosophy in interdisciplinary leadership. Through the sorrow of personal loss and the challenges of a pandemic-altered university experience,...
Read the full post'Building Home': Art meets advocacy in a journey through youth homelessness
Tim Jaques
Posted: May 6, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
The first sight is familiar: a tent patched with duct tape, with a tarp thrown over it. A shopping cart contains bagged plastic bottles and a bicycle leans against a tree. To the right is a mattress in what may be a jerry-built shack or an abandoned building, along with a backpack and someone's meagre possessions. A couch in an adjacent room serves as a bed. Voices call out. Some express...
Read the full postDenisha Coelho encourages fellow students to thrive on embracing challenges
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: May 6, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Four years ago, Denisha Coelho packed her bags and moved from Mumbai, India, to Fredericton, New Brunswick to pursue a bachelor of science in kinesiology. This was a step out of her comfort zone – not just moving from a big city to a small town a world away – but because kinesiology wasn’t a well-known career path at the time. Since arriving in New Brunswick and beginning her...
Read the full postValedictorian Kate Palmer immerses herself in student life and helping others post-pandemic
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 3, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
University of New Brunswick (UNB) valedictorian Kate Palmer spent the first year of her undergraduate degree learning from her childhood bedroom in Rothesay, N.B., during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Four years later, the isolation of her first year is a distant but formative memory. As someone who finds purpose and fulfillment in helping others and making the world a healthier place,...
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