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In 2006, Rodrigo Garcia was lifting weights with a friend at the Northeastern gym. Garcia had just come off five years of service in the Marine Corps, during which he had three separate deployments in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Having spent the majority of his last five years on military bases and in combat zones, Garcia was having a tough time adjusting to life at Northeastern.

John Gomez does not settle and will not settle—even after he earns his bachelor’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University.

Alecia Martin has an entrepreneurial spirit and has her sights set high.

NEIU and the Prison + Neighborhood Arts Project held a Commencement ceremony at Stateville Correctional Center for the UWW cohort.