Mary Cavallo and daughter Emma Palmieri applaud Middlesex Community College for providing the perfect pathway for pursuing their bachelor’s degrees from Trinity College’s Individualized Degree Program in Hartford.

Emma, who graduated from Middlesex in 2011, was a member of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. Emma was the first recipient of an honor society scholarship and praises the solid background she received from Middlesex especially in history, with “thanks in particular to Professor Triay.”

“The amazing diversity I found in every class at Middlesex was a valuable and memorable part of my educational experience,” recalls her mother Mary, who graduated from Middlesex in 1998.

Mary graduated cum laude from Trinity in 2004 and is the CEO of ViBergman Real Estate based in Middlefield.

Emma plans to complete a bachelor’s degree in educational studies at Trinity in 2015.