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Roger Williams UniversityDOCS@RWUFeatured News Story The Week at Roger7-10-2017Six Students to Enter RWU with FeinsteinLeadership ScholarshipsPublic Affairs, Roger Williams UniversityFollow this and additional works at: https://docs.rwu.edu/weekatroger_featured_newsPart of the Higher Education CommonsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The Week at Roger at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in FeaturedNews Story by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact mwu@rwu.edu.Recommended CitationPublic Affairs, Roger Williams University, "Six Students to Enter RWU with Feinstein Leadership Scholarships" (2017). Featured NewsStory. 284.https://docs.rwu.edu/weekatroger_featured_news/28411/9/2018 Six Students to Enter RWU with Feinstein Leadership Scholarships | Roger Williams Universityhttps://www.rwu.edu/news/news-archive/six-students-enter-rwu-feinstein-leadership-scholarships 1/3 News ArchiveSix Students to Enter RWU with FeinsteinLeadership ScholarshipsAnother Feinstein Leadership Scholar graduated in May a er working in soupkitchens, rebuilding homesFeinstein Scholar Hannah Augustyn graduated from RWU in Maywith a degree in architecture plus a double minor in constructionmanagement and art & architectural history.July 10, 2017 Public A airs Sta BRISTOL, R.I.  – Six high school graduates from Rhode Island will enter Roger Williams University thisfall with Feinstein Leadership Scholarships, following in the footsteps of a recent RWU graduate whohelped others by working in soup kitchens and rebuilding homes.The six students – who come from Bristol, Central Falls, Cumberland, East Providence andPortsmouth – are Feinstein Junior Scholars, student leaders who pledge to do good deeds while inelementary and/or middle school.Earlier this year, Rhode Island philanthropist Alan Shawn Feinstein committed $500,000 to helpfund scholarships for more Feinstein Junior Scholars to attend RWU. The Feinstein Foundation isproviding $50,000 per year for 10 successive years to help send those students to Roger Williams.That generous gi  built on Feinstein’s signi cant past contributions to RWU, including a previousgi  to the Feinstein Leadership Scholarship Fund, which supported 11 RWU students during the2016-2017 academic year.11/9/2018 Six Students to Enter RWU with Feinstein Leadership Scholarships | Roger Williams Universityhttps://www.rwu.edu/news/news-archive/six-students-enter-rwu-feinstein-leadership-scholarships 2/3This year, RWU will rename its day of service for all incoming freshman as Feinstein CommunityConnections Day. That event, set for Aug. 28, will recognize the multi-layered partnership that theUniversity has built with the Feinstein Foundation over several decades.“Our mission at RWU is ‘to strengthen society,’ and Mr. Feinstein’s most recent gi  allows us tosupport an additional group of students with a demonstrated commitment to the public good,”RWU President Donald J. Farish said. “We are delighted to have the opportunity to expand ourrelationship with Mr. Feinstein and his philanthropic commitment to the people of Rhode Island.”One Feinstein scholarship recipient, Hannah Augustyn, just graduated from RWU with a degree inarchitecture plus a double minor in construction management and art & architectural history.Augustyn, who went to East Providence High School, became a Feinstein Junior Scholar inelementary school. Her pledge to do good deeds brought her to Philadelphia to serve hot meals insoup kitchens and to Colorado to rebuild a public playground. At RWU, she discovered the manyservice opportunities available to students, once foregoing a spring break vacation to join RWUHabitat for Humanity in rehabilitating a disadvantaged family’s home in West Virginia. Hercommitment to community will continue in her new job in construction management at ShawmutConstruction, where she’ll take part in regularly held employee service days in local communities.And as a woman working in a male-dominated  eld, she’ll inspire the young female generation tokeep cracking the glass ceiling.The six Feinstein Leadership Scholars following in Augustyn’s footsteps are:Maia Costa, of Bristol, who graduated from Mount Hope High School and became a FeinsteinJunior Scholar at Colt Andrews Elementary School. She plans to study engineering at RWU.“From a young age, I have been taught that giving back to the community when possible is animportant aspect of life,” she wrote in her scholarship essay. “I have chosen to instill this mindsetin my life thus far by giving back to the community frequently and e ectively.”  Karissa Piros, of East Providence, who graduated from East Providence High School and was aFeinstein Junior Scholar at Waddington Elementary School and Riverside Middle School. Sheplans to study architecture at RWU. “During the past two years, I have had the opportunity totake care of an autistic boy,” she wrote. “Also, volunteering for the Special Olympics was ahighlight…I enjoy giving back and will continue to do so.”  Stephanie Aldana, of Central Falls, graduated from Central Falls High School and became aFeinstein Junior Scholar at the Alan Shawn Feinstein School. She plans to study biology. “Mycommunity service started when I was very young, seeing my mom give food to local kids in thesummer and clothes to shelters in the winter,” she wrote. “I have taught science through aprogram called the Need Project at Calcutt Middle School…I later mentored and coached ayouth track team called F.A.S.T. Track.”  11/9/2018 Six Students to Enter RWU with Feinstein Leadership Scholarships | Roger Williams Universityhttps://www.rwu.edu/news/news-archive/six-students-enter-rwu-feinstein-leadership-scholarships 3/3Haylee Pacheco, of Bristol, graduated from Mount Hope High School and became a FeinsteinJunior Scholar at Colt Andrews Elementary School. She plans to study marketing at RWU. “WhenI became a (soccer) referee at 13, I realized that the reason why I fell in love with becoming areferee is because I wanted to give back,” she wrote. “I wanted to give back to the game thathad given so much to me over the years. I wanted to give the coaches who volunteer their time afair and honest game.”  Jocelyn Nogueira, of Portsmouth, graduated from Portsmouth High School and was a FeinsteinJunior Scholar at Elmhurst Elementary School and Portsmouth Middle School. She plans to studymarketing at RWU. “I  rst volunteered at a soup kitchen at the Salvation Army near my home in2016,” she wrote. “It was gratifying to know that I was helping a famished person have awholesome home-cooked meal. As Mr. Feinstein stated, ‘Helping to better the lives of others isthe greatest of all achievements.’ ”  Brianna Valcourt, of Cumberland, graduated from Cumberland High School and became aFeinstein Junior Scholar at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Academy. She plans to study architecture. “Ithas always been instilled in me to reach out to help others and teach others the importance ofcaring,” she wrote. “Caring for others consists of compassion and brotherhood.” Feinstein Leadership Scholarships are awarded to students entering their  rst year of college andare in place for the four years students are enrolled full-time at RWU. The scholarships go to studentswho have been actively involved as Feinstein Junior Scholars. In recognition of their involvement anddoing good deeds, RWU matches funds from the Feinstein Foundation through our merit andneed-based awards to create annual scholarships for the Feinstein Leadership Scholars.To learn more about applying to RWU, visit: https://www.rwu.edu/undergraduate/admission-aid.ACADEMICS CIVIC SCHOLARS LIFE @ RWU MARIO J. GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESSFEINSTEIN SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES, ART AND EDUCATIONFEINSTEIN SCHOOL OF SOCIAL AND NATURAL SCIENCESSCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, ART, & HISTORIC PRESERVATIONSCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, COMPUTING, & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SCHOOL OF JUSTICE STUDIES

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