(Image courtesy of Margaleet Katzenblickstein. “Music Business major Emily Johnson stands in front of a locker, smiling.”) Margaleet Katzenblickstein Connector Contributor Nicole Banks, a junior music business major, songwriter and one of the lead singers of the band Momerath, always has her ears ready for songwriting inspiration with every note she hears. “I’m always pulling…
A student makes history: Marlis Occliant
(Photo courtesy of Collin Gallagher) Collin Gallagher Connector Staff At UMass Lowell, there are so many students with inspiring stories, and among them is Marlis Occliant, a senior industrial engineering major who has just made history as the first Black woman to graduate from her degree path at the university. Her journey, filled with perseverance,…
