{"id":2259,"date":"2017-05-17T19:48:53","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T19:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/harrington-draft\/?p=2259"},"modified":"2017-05-17T19:48:53","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T19:48:53","slug":"colin-rumbel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/alumni-profile\/2017\/05\/17\/colin-rumbel\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Rumbel \u201917"},"content":{"rendered":"

Communication studies and public relations major Colin Rumbel<\/strong>, student commencement speaker for URI\u2019s Class of 2017, hopes to leave every graduating senior feeling the sense of community that he has felt at URI.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal with this speech is to relate in some way to every student who is graduating\u2014at least for one split second,\u201d said Rumbel, who will deliver his speech at commencement exercises<\/a> on Sunday, May 21. \u201cIt is also to remind my peers that although we may be on different paths, together we can be a great force to make a beautiful change in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rumbel\u2019s speech will celebrate lessons learned, bonds made, and even some funny moments he has experienced in his time at URI. An orientation leader for New Student Programs<\/a>, Rumbel said URI was the only place he could see himself when he first stepped on campus for his tour in 2013.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow during my orientation sessions, I always look at the faces of students who seem awestruck. That is just how I felt on my first tour here, when I was looking for a college I could call home. That shows how special this place is and how true my first impression was,\u201d Rumbel said.<\/p>\n

After commencement, Rumbel looks to start his career in communications and public relations. Last year an internship at Citizens Bank cinched his communications career path. \u201cI worked on various projects and gained many skills that I wouldn\u2019t have been able to develop unless I took the chance and stepped outside of the classroom,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n