Vanessa Vellucci, Social Science Major

“University College has made my goal of being a teacher an arm’s reach away!” says Vanessa Velluci. “I would love nothing more but to help children reach their fullest potential and watch them succeed at everything they do.” Currently the special education program assistant at ACDS (Association for Children with Down Syndrome), her extensive work experience and fluency in Spanish allowed her to earn Prior Learning Credits so that she entered University College in spring 2009 with a head start on her degree. When she graduates in August 2010, she plans to pursue a dual master’s degree in childhood education and special education at Adelphi’s Ruth S. Ammon School of Education.