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Category: Student Profile

A Trip to SXSW EDU with Alexa Potamianos ’24

Three students and the Director of the Harrington School attended SXSW EDU this spring. Pictured left to right: Jack Benevides, Dr. Ammina Kothari, Alexa Potamianos, and Gillian Jordan.

Alexa Potamianos ’24, a film/media and communication studies major, attended SXSW EDU with the Harrington School director in March. The professional development opportunity was funded by the Harrington RhodyNow Fund.

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Student Filmmaker Cristóbal Bustos Shares Untold Stories

Last fall, junior Talent Development scholar and Harrington School student Cristóbal Bustos released his first documentary, “The BSLG- A Voice Was Heard!”.

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Isobel McCullough ’22

Portrait of Isobel McCullough in the Ranger Hall living room

For her undergraduate honors thesis, Isobel McCullough recorded the sonic profiles of seven Rhode Island beaches. The result is an artistic investigation inspired by science.

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URI Communication Studies student named among first cohort of Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship recipients

Katie Riedy has been named among the inaugural 100 recipients of the prestigious Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service, providing her support to pursue her interests in LGBTQ+ issues.

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Alyssa Botelho ’21

A film produced as part of a senior capstone project has earned a URI Film/Media alum two college Emmy awards from National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ New England Chapter.

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Getting the Shot: Luke Santell ’21

Luke Santell’s name is known in the hip-hop world for powerful portrait and concert shots of some of the biggest names in the business.

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Senior Spotlight: Nate Vaccaro

Nate Vaccaro, a double major in writing & rhetoric and English and an Italian minor, learned firsthand the ways of working in the press.

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Senior Spotlight: Jake Rousseau

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Jake Rousseau, a double major in journalism and communication studies, fueled his passion for journalism through his internship with Rhode Island Sea Grant.

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Senior Spotlight: Daniel Hollingworth

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For Daniel Hollingworth, the newsroom is his home. The senior journalism major and communication studies minor currently works with ABC6/WLNE-TV as the nightside assignment editor after starting out as a news intern.

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Senior Spotlight: Chris Parisella

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For Chris Parisella, a triple major in writing & rhetoric, political science and French, every step he has taken during his time at URI has been a stepping stone for where he wants to be in the future.

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