Undergraduate Stories

How do you make your business secure enough so people can’t break into it, while also making sure it's not overly protected to the point where the business can’t function? It’s a puzzle that Daniel Gortze ’10 faces every day.

Curiosity kills the cat. At least, that’s what the famous proverb tells us. But for Brianna Smith ’16, a creative strategist with Digital Surgeons, her curiosity helps companies achieve successful marketing results.

It’s no surprise Rosalvens Saint Jean already had a full-time job with one of the world’s top public accounting firms lined up before he graduated. He had taken every opportunity to grow his skills and knowledge through hands-on learning experiences at Roger Williams University and multiple internships with great companies.

Whether she’s helping to develop self-driving vehicles or creating complicated software programs to improve communication, Sarah Agnalt ’18 helps enable soldiers on the field to do their jobs every day.

From working as an intern during college to being a superintendent after graduation now, as the head engineer on a $65 million project to build a new museum in Saint Petersburg, Florida, Elsch Maisoh ’13 has been steadily climbing the ladder at Gilbane Building Company.

Like many creative writing majors, Allie Campbell envisioned herself working with authors, reading and editing their manuscripts at a publishing firm.

Sometimes your professors know you better than you know yourself. Take Kelsey Harrington ’16, ’18M for example.

The "three-plus-three" program allows law student Harry Hall the chance to explore his passion and prepare for a career in his field.

RWU Alum and current Architecture Graduate student Jamie Valway has worked with the Community Partnerships Center throughout her entire RWU career. This experience has not only been personally fulfilling, but also prepared her for a job in her field.

An education student discovers the value of "learning by doing" in her job as director of Camp Wetu.