First Year & Incoming Transfer Students
It’s getting closer! New students will be receiving their housing assignments and roommate information in early August, but we encourage you to review the many details regarding Fall 2022 Move In and New Student Welcome Weekend below.
New students move in day is scheduled for Friday August 26th. Students will arrive and check in between 9am – 12pm. Welcome Weekend will then begin with a BBQ for students and their family & friends!
Meet the Orientation Leaders!
Kyana Altif
Major: Sports Management
Hometown: Northbridge, Ma
Campus and Community Activities: I am on the Women's Lacrosse Team
Biography: I love to travel and explore new places. I also love to play lacrosse and I enjoy watching football and going to soccer games, when Im older I want to work for a professional sport team. Im the oldest child and have 3 younger siblings!
Hezekiah Adeyeye
Major: Criminal Justice
Hometown: Woonsocket. RI
Campus and Community Activities: Men's Soccer
Biography: My names is Hezekiah Adeyeye, everyone calls me Hezy. I'm from Rhode Island. I'm a CJ Major. I'm on the mens soccer team here. My favorite team is Manchester United. I'm big into shoes and sports. I also used to player baseball here.
Carly Drew
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Rochester, MA
Campus and Community Activities: Athletic Department Home Field Manager, Student Success Center Tutor, Women's Field Hockey, and Ice Hockey. RA in the Fall of 2022.
Biography: I enjoy going to the beach with my family and friends. I love to play sports, especially field and ice hockey. I enjoy doing puzzles and word games. I find myself staying busy with work, volunteering, spending time with family and friends.
Anna Mann
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Hopkinton, Ma
Campus and Community Activities: Once Upon a Campus, Pride, AMCATS support network
Biography: My name is Anna Mann I am from Hopkinton Massachusetts. I am a sophomore my major is psychology at Anna Maria. So my favorite hobbies are writing and reading poetry, reading old historical novels, going on long walks and writing books.
Allene Martin
Major: Criminal Justice & Law
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Campus and Community Activities: BSU, NSLS, Cheerleading, RA, Student Ambassador, Step Team, Honors College
Biography: I am a fourth here at Anna Maria College, this is my second year as an OL and my second year as a RA in the freshman building. My favorite thing to do on campus is to hang out with my brother and my teammates.
Amrita Thokar Karki
Major: Graphic Design
Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal
Campus and Community Activities: I am involved in the Marketing team
Biography: I like reading books and watching movies in my free time. I also love traveling to different places and experiencing different cuisines and cultures. After I graduate, I want to work as a Graphic Designer and open up my own design firm someday.
Kayla Beer
Major: Criminal Justice
Hometown: Leominster, MA
Campus and Community Activities: AMCARES, Work Study with Athletics Center and Covid Test Site
Biography: I am a senior studying Criminal Justice with a minor in Forensic Criminology. I want to pursue a career in the FBI as a investigator. I love to travel, hang with friends and family, and I love to journal.
Katie Logee
Major: Elementary Education
Hometown: Granby, CT
Campus and Community Activities: SASV, Field Hockey Manager, Kappa Delta Pi, Honors Program
Biography: I hope to build connections with first year students and help them adjust to college life here at AMC. I love being outdoors and listening to music. I have several pets and love to be around animals.
Kelsey Smith
Major: Nursing
Hometown: Grafton, MA
Campus and Community Activities: Cheerleading Team, Class of '25 Treasurer
Biography: I am known to be a very bubbly and welcoming person. I love making friends. I used to compete in dance my whole life up until I graduated. Now I'm apart of the AMC cheerleading team. I'm studying nursing in hopes that someday I work in pediatrics.
Mariem Afnouch
Major: Digital Marketing
Hometown: Gafsa, Tunisia
Campus and Community Activities: None
Biography: I'm a 19 years old Tunisian kick boxing champion. I spent half of my life in the gym practicing different types of martial art, and the other half learning how to live a happy life. I also like volunteering and reading books.
Justin McLeod
Major: Forensic Criminology and Social Work
Hometown: Leicester, MA
Campus and Community Activities: NSLS, SVSV, PAC, & Social Action Club
Biography: My name is Justin Mcleod. I love to hike, go on runs, and play tennis. I also like to draw. I want to become a forensic anthropologist and I love all things horror!
John Kelly
Major: Forensic Criminology
Hometown: Levittown, NY
Campus and Community Activities: Class President of 2024, Vice President / Student Government representative Of AMCares, NSLS President / Student Government representative, Student ambassador
Biography: My name is John Kelly and I am from Long Island NY. I enjoy fishing, go karting, volunteering, working as well as taking my two German shepherds to the dog park. My goal is to become a police forensic detective.
Shamira Olugbala-Remy
Major: Business Administration
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Campus and Community Activities: BSU, Peer Mentor, Orientation Leader, Cheerleading, Business Office Employee
Biography: I'm a Graduate of class of 2022 working to obtain my Masters degree. I enjoy meeting new people! I am very outgoing and energetic! As a leader I'm hard working, organized and determined. I enjoy the positive impact I have on students lives!
Rachaya Lane-Jette
Major: Health and Community Services
Hometown: Aquinnah, MA
Campus and Community Activities: BSU, Admissions Tour Guide, Peer Mentor, Tribal Youth Council of the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah, NE Rep for United Nations International Tribal Youth
Biography: I'm a strong, outgoing, and caring leader. I love interacting with new people. I'm always willing to help when needed. One of my goals is to increase the diversity on our campus. I'm powerful and steady as a Native and Black Woman!
Carter Belanger
Major: Forensic Criminology & Criminal Justice
Hometown: Somers, CT
Campus and Community Activities: Men's Soccer, Psychology Club, Honors Program
Biography: I enjoy going to the gym and playing soccer. I am also a team player and an outgoing person. I enjoy knowing people and having people see me as a friendly person.
Jessica Clary
Major: Nursing
Hometown: Holden, MA
Campus and Community Activities: PAC, Once Upon a Campus, Latinos Unidos, American Cancer Society Club Secretary, NSLS, Student Ambassador, RA
Biography: I love to spend times with my friends and eat sushi. I am also obsessed with iced coffee and my dog Darcy. My goal is to become a pediatric nurse after I graduate this upcoming year!
Lucrecia Acosta Larrama
Major: Criminal Justice and Theology / Minor: Law & Society
Hometown: Leominster, MA & Uruguay
Campus and Community Activities: American Cancer Society: Publicist, Latinos Unidos, Once Upon a Campus, Tour Guide, Tutor, Resident Assistant (RA)
Biography: I love to hang out with friends, but you will most likely find me studying. I'm not really sure what I want to do after I graduate but I know that I want to work with Juvenile's within the court system. I love to eat sushi and watch tv shows.
Louis Alale
Major: Digital Marketing
Hometown: Bawku, Ghana
Campus and Community Activities: Student Admissions Ambassador
Biography: My interests are surfing the web, learning new things, exploring new discoveries in the world, playing video games and taking walks to collect my thoughts. My goal is to become a good person and a good data analyst.
Marina Stoycheva
Major: Health Science
Hometown: Varna, Bulgaria
Campus and Community Activities: Field Hockey Team, Peer Mentor, and an RA.
Biography: I am a Senior majoring in Health Science. I play field hockey for Anna Maria and I have been a RA for a year. I enjoy going to the gym and I aspire to be a surgeon one day.
