WGS Class of WGS YEARBOOK - The University of Maine

WGS
Class of
 2021
 WGS YEARBOOK

2021 WGS Yearbook Index

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     Page          Name
         3   Aiden Ciaffaglione
         4   Crowley
         5   Allison Marcellino
         6   Daijah Wesson
         7   Graduating Minors
         8   Excerpt from “The Hill We
             Climb” by Amanda Gorman

2021 Outstanding Graduating Senior
Aiden Ciaffaglione
                                    WGS Valedictorian

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     Aiden Ciaffaglione (They/Them/
     Theirs)
     What Degree(s) did you receive?
     B.A. in Sociology and Women, Gender,
     Sexuality Studies; Minors in Psychology
     and Political Science with Honors
     What is your plan after graduation?
     I plan on attending Syracuse University
     in the pursuit of a Masters of Higher
     Education. I will be a graduate
     assistant in their student health
     promotion department. In the future, I
     hope to support students of
     marginalized communities through their
     college careers. Specifically making higher          Aiden Ciaffaglione
     education more accessible and inclusive
     for all students. I also want to advise
     student leaders to empower them to            What else would you like us to
     create the change they wish to see in         know about you? I was a regional
     the world.                                    conference chair my junior year,
                                                   present yearly at the True Colors
     What Organizations/Clubs were you             K-12 Queer Conference at
     involved in? Residence Hall Association,      UCONN, presented some of my
     National Residence Hall Honorary, Wilde       thesis research at the National
     Stein Queer Straight Alliance, Project Q      Collegiate Honors Council
     in the Honors College, National               Conference, and I facilitate
     Association of College and University         Honors 170.
     Residence Halls (NACURH), North East
     Affiliate of College and University
     Residence Halls (NEACURH), Sociology
     Club, Pi Sigma Alpha, Alpha Kappa Delta
     Sociology Honor Society
     What awards did you receive? NACURH
     Advancement Society, NACURH Bronze
     and Silver Pins, NRHH Outstanding
     Service Pin, LGBTQ+ and Allies Council
     Advocacy Recognition Award, Phi Beta
     Kappa Membership, Steven F. Cohn
     Thesis Fellowship, 2021 Undergraduate
     Student Employee of Year Nomination,
     Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor
     Society

Crowley

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   Crowley (He/Him)
   What Degrees did you receive?
   Bachelors in WGS and minor in
   sociology

   What are your future plans? Going
   to Grad school to become a DR. or
   going to law school. Haven't decided.

   What organizations/clubs were you
   a part of? BSU (black Student
   union in 2018) Wilde Stein (2018)

   What else would you like us to
   know? I'm a poet and writing
   enthusiast, Non-Traditional, First
   Generation.

                       “We have nothing to lose but our chains.”

                                    Patrisse Cullors

Allison Marcellino

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     Allison Marcellino (She/Her)
     What Degrees did you receive: B.A. in
     Psychology and Women's, Gender, and
     Sexuality Studies

     What are your future plans? I plan to
     pursue a career in public policy and social
     justice.

     What Organizations/Clubs were you involved
     in? Ultimate Frisbee and
     Campus Activities Board                       Allison Marcellino
     What else would you like us to know about
     you? I feel so grateful
     for the WGS program at University of
     Maine and I am lucky to
     have met so many incredible and inspiring
     humans through
     this program.

Daijah Wesson

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                                           Daijah Wesson (She/Her)
                                           What Degrees did you receive?
                                           Bachelors in International Affairs
                                           with a concentration in Global
                                           Woman's Gender and Sexuality Studies
                                           Major and an Anthropology Minor.
                                           What are your future plans? I am
                                           currently applying to internships with
                                           ACLU and studying for my LSAT
                                           inorder to apply to law school.
                                           What Organizations/Clubs were you
                                           involved in? I was involved in Black
                                           Student Union and Chi Alpha.
                                           What awards did you receive? Dean's
                                           List

             Daijah Wesson                  What else would you like us to know
                                            about you? My end goal is to have a
    community home for LGBTQ+ adolescence who need support and guidance.
    Whether that is because they were kicked out of their homes, or because
    they felt as though they didn't have anyone around who understood
    them. This community home will be a place for them to not only
    have a roof order their heads, but hopefully a place where
    they can find community that one day becomes family.
    Fingers crossed!

WGS Graduating Minors

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         WGS Minors Graduating in 2021:

            Miranda Coombs

            Rachael Hall

            Alexis Ireland

            Alexandra Karter

            Brittany Morales

            Taylor Rose Patton

            Nola Prevost

            Jillian Ramsey

            Samantha Reilly

            Emily Roth

            Kara Schuck

            Airikah Simons

            Aaron Stymiest

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                  Excerpt from “The Hill We Climb”
                                by Amanda Gorman
            We will rebuild, reconcile and recover
            and every know nook of our nation and
            every corner called our country,
            our people diverse and beautiful will emerge,
            battered and beautiful
            When day comes we step out of the shade,
            aflame and unafraid
            The new dawn blooms as we free it
            For there is always light,
            If only we’re brave enough to see it

PATRICK SEMANSKYGETTY IMAGES
Amanda Gorman reciting her poem “The Hill We Climb” at
President Joseph Biden’s inauguration, January 20, 2021.