Middlesex Community College student Miranda Cashman, of Concord, has been named one of this year’s Massachusetts Department of Higher Education’s 29 Who Shine, an annual program recognizing outstanding students representing each of the state’s 29 public campuses: 15 community colleges, nine state universities and five University of Massachusetts campuses.
Chosen because of her academic achievements, record of student leadership, and community service, Cashman – and the other 28 honorees – will be celebrated at the fourth annual 29 Who Shine Student Recognition Ceremony, to be held at noon Thursday, May 8, at the Grand Staircase of the Massachusetts State House.
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“I am proud to kick off the 2014 commencement season by recognizing the 29 Who Shine, an outstanding, hard-working group of community college, state university and UMass graduates,” said Gov. Deval Patrick. “Miranda Cashman typifies this group, having committed so much time and energy to helping her community and fellow students, while excelling academically. Miranda is the latest example of a Middlesex student who has proven to be a great asset to the Commonwealth.”
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A talented writer, actress and student scientist, Cashman began her studies at Middlesex as a Dual Enrollment student. The 18-year-old has won numerous awards for poetry, essays, short stories, plays and creative nonfiction, including a National Silver Medal from Scholastic. Her essay, “The Asian Misrepresentation: How Stereotypes of Asians in the Media Harm America,” was published in Scholastic’s Art & Writing Award anthology, “The Best Teen Writing of 2013.”
Cashman currently holds a 4.0 GPA and serves her college community as a Commonwealth Honors Program Student Ambassador and tutor. She has been awarded two MCC Foundation Scholarships and is also a recipient of a 2014 International Education Fellowship to China, a trip she will take this summer. After graduating this spring, she plans to transfer to UMass Amherst to pursue a bachelor’s degree in geology.
For more information about 29 Who Shine, visit the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education website: http://www.mass.edu/29whoshine/home.asp
For information about Miranda Cashman, contact Rebecca Newell, MCC Assistant Dean of Students, at newellr@middlesex.mass.edu or 781-280-3763.
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