Alumni Spotlight

Paul College senior has a plan
Sometimes choosing a major comes down to what makes sense. For Lawson Martinez ’18, that has meant not only pursuing…
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Paul College senior starts work in June
Two months before commencement, Sarah Heath ’18 had three job offers. In June, two weeks after graduation, she’ll start full time as a marketing specialist with a Bedford, New Hampshire, real estate company. “It’s a relief to know I have a job, and it was an honor to have been offered multiple…
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Eddie Alhamdan '17 came all the way from Amman, Jordan, to study accounting at UNH. “When I was on the plane coming here, a lot was going on in my mind. There was a life I left behind me and a new life about to start for me. I was very nervous, especially in my first year.” He needn't have…
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UNH’s Social Innovation Internship provides a great way for students to gain experience working for businesses that have a social mission. The program is also a meaningful way for UNH alumni to engage with their alma mater.
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Gina Occhipinti is using her economic knowledge to fight global poverty
Gina Occhipinti ’18 had the opportunity to research microfinance in a unique setting. This past summer, she was in the Philippines working with local women entrepreneurs. “Microfinance is the practice of giving small loans to people in poverty to help them start and grow their business,” says…
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From Paul College to Australia, Heather Price ’18 makes the most of her UNH experience
“UNH ticked all the boxes.” Ask Heather Price ’18, a hospitality management major at the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, what brought her to UNH, and that is her reaction.
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UNH alumni return to campus to mentor students in DataJam
Hallory Haley ’06 ’16G loved working with students at her alma mater as part of her job as manager of Liberty Mutual’s campus recruiting team. So when the idea was pitched for Liberty Mutual to host a data jam at UNH in the fall of 2015, Haley was excited to help plan it.
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Can fresh local food be offered at Wentworth-Douglass?
Undergraduate Research Conference poster presentations in the Paul College great hallThe once trendy, now common expression for eating fresh and healthy food is farm-to-table. But there’s nothing that says that table has to be in someone’s house or a restaurant. That thought occurred to Molly…
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Kevin Knarr ’91, chief operating officer of UnitedHealthcare Employer and Individual, part of the Fortune 500 UnitedHealth Group, understands the importance of giving back to his alma mater. In addition to supporting the building of Paul College and endowing two student scholarships, Knarr has…
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