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The First Year Experience office at ����ֱ�� recently announced the induction of 118 students into Alpha Lambda Delta, a national honor society for first-year academic success.

Alpha Lambda Delta recognizes the high academic achievement of students during their first semester. These students were inducted into this prestigious society for having grade point averages that surpassed a 3.5 and being in the top 20% of their class.

118 first-year students and several honorary inductees, along with their respective family and friends, were invited to attend the 2022-2023 Alpha Lambda Delta Induction Ceremony which took place within Veterans Hall on ����ֱ��’s North Campus on February 24th, 2023. At this ceremony, new Alpha Lambda Delta members were sworn into the society and awarded a membership pin and certificate among other induction materials. Past Alpha Lambda Delta inductees spoke at this event about the impact that Alpha Lambda Delta has had on both them and the community as well as potential opportunities for new inductees to take advantage of in the future.

Professional staff from the First Year Experience Office, other members of the Salem State community, and the Vice President of Student Success were also featured speakers for the event. ����ֱ��’s Vice President of Student Success, Dr. Nate Bryant congratulated the first-year students on their honor by saying,

“You have so much to be proud of. You are among the best and brightest of our ����ֱ�� community. Your induction into this esteemed Alpha Lambda Delta not only reflects your academic acumen, but it’ll also help to develop your leadership potential. You will have an opportunity to leave your mark here at Salem State.”

He went on to say, “For me, there is nothing more satisfying than watching our students display what they have learned, express what they are passionate about, and pursue their hopes and dreams for the future. By being inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta, I would say that you are all off to a very good start.”

Alpha Lambda Delta at ����ֱ�� was founded in 1986 and re-established in 2012 after a short period of inactivity and has inducted over 1,500 members in the last 10 years. These students are now a part of a society that encourages superior academic achievement, community service, and playing a helpful role in society.

With this mission in mind, the Salem State chapter continues to expand its service project and scholarship opportunities, and encourages the academic success of its members throughout their collegiate experience.

Honorary members inducted into the society included Dr. Elizabeth Blood (world languages and cultures), Rebecca Beukman (first year experience student success coordinator, graduate student in Social Work), and seven first year experience success coaches: Elaina Curtis, Carolyn Tracy and Jill Sulfaro (graduate students in higher education in student affairs), and Rashid Abuelmaali, Anhar Obyay, Devin Olarinde, and Maranda Smith (graduate students in I/O psych).

For more information and upcoming events, please visit our local chapter at aldssu.weebly.com, the chapter Facebook page “Alpha Lambda Delta at Salem State,” and/or follow the chapter Instagram page at ssualphalambdadelta.

Students inducted included the following:

Emilia Adamson Felix, Nursing

Richard Edward Aguiar, Business Administration

Isabella Alcaraz, Business Administration

Hayley Aldrich, Psychology

Kamila Andrade, Psychology

Jessica Antul, Social Work

Chelsea Jade Aquiatan, Nursing

Bred Baraku, Business Administration

Ariana I. Barrows, Sport & Movement Science

Faik Begaj, Mathematics

Nathaniel Beisheim, Exploratory

Isabelle Besser, Nursing

Abby Blessington, Psychology

Angela Bongiovanni, Media & Communication

Sarah Boschen, History

Richard Coelho Brito, Criminal Justice

Elizabeth Bromley, Criminal Justice

Michaela Bulger, Nursing

Max Calabrese, Music

Jerelys Canales, Nursing

Ayden Cardwell, History

Ryan Charest, Exploratory

Maddie Clarizia, Nursing

Patrick Clough, Exploratory

Hannah Cochran, Criminal Justice

Gio Corbett, Biology

Ryleigh Creeden, Criminal Justice

Eliza Crook, Dance

Seamus Crowley, Biology

Joshua Daley, Exploratory

Emily Daly, Education

Daniella Dankwa, Nursing

Isabella Mae DeCicco, Nursing

Gina Delasnueces, Psychology

Jeana Rose DelloRusso, Education

Emily Rebecca DiCologero, Nursing

Elizabeth DiFelice, Business Administration

Christopher Dowd, Exploratory

Sophia Dubour, Sociology

Ryan Dufresne, Exploratory

Hannah Ellis, Geography

Rich Esteban, Business Administration

Kelsey Francis, Nursing

Allison Frost, Geography

Sebastian Galindo, Business Administration

Aisatou Gassama, Nursing

Ava Gesnaldo, Nursing

Annie Gillis, Healthcare Studies

Niccole Gonzalez, Education

Maeve Gorman, Nursing

Ally Gracia, Criminal Justice

Arianny Grullon Rojas, Nursing

Ryan Hanafin, Criminal Justice

Gavin Harris, Criminal Justice

Owen Hilliard, Criminal Justice

Yvonne Holden, Nursing

Nathaniel Hubley, Business Administration

Ocean Mae Isherwood, Nursing

Ally Jabry, Psychology

Khristiana Johnson, Media & Communication

Jacquelyn Jones , Business Administration

Thedly Guarvens Joseph, Business Administration

Amanda N. Juma, Psychology

Arshnoor Kaur, Biology

Erin Kilcommins , Criminal Justice

Jordyn Kilroy, Biology

Trevor S. Kkaaya, Computer Science

Michaela Lalikos, Psychology

Sophia Lane, Education

Brielle Laurent, World Languages and Cultures

Hue Ngoc Le, Business Administration

Chloe Leaño, Biology

Georgia Leon, Nursing

Rachael Leonard, Nursing

Shauna Lewis, Exploratory

Alexandria Lim, Nursing

Dachaelle Limose, Nursing

Gwenyth MacCoy, Exploratory

Jack Maloney, Business Administration

Hayley Mello, Criminal Justice

Jessica Micozzi, Business Administration

Sevda Naghsh, Nursing

Lydia Nantambi, Nursing

Rose Njeri, Nursing

Diane Nkere, Nursing

Arianna Nuvoli, Media & Communication

Luka Papa, Nursing

Maya Patel, Psychology

Jessica Pepe, History

Rachel Phillips, World Languages and Cultures

Jeffrey Piasecki, English

Yolaine Pierre, Chemistry

Llani Pojoy, Nursing

Spencer Raimo, Business Administration/Economics

Ben Redington, Nursing

Haley Regan, English

Emma Rice, Nursing

Nadia Robinson, Media & Communication

Kailey Roche, Biology

Nancy Izabela Rodriguez-Morales, Exploratory

Karissa Rogato, Education

Kaylee Rota, Art/Psychology

Jenyliz Serrano, Nursing

Presley Shairs, Business Administration

Brianna Skory, Biology

Joseph Steriti, Computer Science

Safiya Tarbell, Education

Felicia Titus, Psychology

Jeimy Torres, Nursing

Benjamin Townsend, English

Andon Tufts-Russo, Criminal Justice

Samantha Valente, Healthcare Studies and Spanish

Benjamin Vulikh, Nursing

Libby Waterman, Art

Quentin Wilkins, Exploratory

Josefine Wolf, Business Administration

Joshua Zepeda, Exploratory

Kejun Zhou, English