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Nichols senior on mission to serve

0 Comments | Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA), Nov 5, 2009

COLUMN: Neighbors

Stephanie A. Cafiero is a Nichols College senior who has spent four years planning to get the career she wants, one which connects with her passion for a career in law enforcement. Besides completing her business and specialization coursework for a double major in criminal justice management and accounting, Ms. Cafiero has taken steps to hone her skills and talents. Last fall she sought an internship with Chief Steven Wojnar in the Dudley Police Department. While there, she kept a log of her experience, wrote a 15-page research paper, accompanied officers answering assistance calls, and got her certification as a Massachusetts 911 dispatcher.

Ms. Cafiero worked 10 to 15 hours a week while carrying a full course load, and worked multiple weekend jobs to pay for college. Ms. Cafiero took the Massachusetts Civil Service Exam in April. While still awaiting her results, she is confident that she passed. A resident of Orange, Conn., Ms. Cafiero's close-knit family helped her cope with a life-threatening illness as a child and can't wait to watch her graduate in May with a bachelor's of science in business administration degree program
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