Meet Lauren Peckham, a triple major in criminology and criminal justice, political science, and psychology from East Haddam, Connecticut, and this year’s student commencement speaker for the College of Health Sciences. Lauren’s interest in law and justice started early, watching courtroom dramas with her grandparents and imagining herself one day on the bench—or behind the podium at the White House. That spark turned into purpose as she pursued studies shaped by personal experience and a passion for advocacy. With three majors across two colleges, she’s worked to understand the legal system from every angle—intellectually, emotionally, and systemically. At URI, Lauren fully embraced student life. She served as an advisor in the Student Events Advising Office, a Peer Mentor in the College of Arts and Sciences, and held leadership roles in pinkwomenuri and rhodysenate, most recently as Speaker of the Assembly. One of her proudest moments at URI was receiving the Rainville Servant Lead...