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Hospitality students Emma Cyr ’24 and Caitlin Reale ’24 have found their spark for the hotel industry, thanks to their semester-long internships this past fall.

After graduation, a few lucky Gulls flocked further north to Vermont and found interesting, creative, and fulfilling careers at Burton Snowboards, where moving from snow-covered slopes to cozy office spaces is all in a day’s work.

Students in Ethan Boldt’s criminal justice classes are examining the U.S. court system in a highly unconventional way—by studying the Michael Peterson murder case and binge-watching all 13 episodes of the Netflix series The Staircase. (Popcorn is recommended, but not required.)

After a whirlwind fall semester studying and interning across the globe, we checked in with five Endicott students who have returned on their journey and what they learned along the way.

What makes Clinical Coordinator and Instructor of Exercise Science Matthew Ibrahim so relatable is that he’s failed, dusted himself off, kept going, and succeeded many times along the way.

Psychology major Caroline Kiernan ’24 was one of two Gulls who nabbed a prestigious X-Force Fellowship with the Department of Defense. Now, she's applying to graduate programs in cybersecurity.

Sport management major Shaela Nally ’24 won the WISE Woman of Inspiration Student Award at a December 11 ceremony at the Auerbach Center in Boston.

Rob Ackerman ’20 M’21 brings a passion for karate, STEM, and giving back to his classroom at Chenery Upper Elementary School in Belmont, Mass.—and now he’s been named a finalist in the 2023 Wasabi Fenway Bowl Honor Roll.

There’s another academic option for Endicott students whose interests and career goals transcend just one major.

In her semester internship with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, interior architecture major and psychology minor Samantha Stewart ’24 is designing creative and calming spaces for patients.