WILKES UNIVERSITY

A recent 2017 Wilkes University graduate is a semifinalist in one of the world’s leading digital media competitions for student creators. Nicole Kutos, of Northampton, is a semifinalist in the Adobe Design Achievement Awards. She was one of 1,725 semifinalists chosen from over 6,600 entrants.

Kutos submitted her work to the commercial - print/graphic/illustration category. Her project titled “Darlene’s American Diner,” is a menu that incorporates a wide variety of fonts to create a playful twist on the stereotypical 1950s diner. It also includes signage, apparel and takeout container designs. It began as an assignment in a Wilkes typography course.

The Adobe Design Achievement Awards offer mentoring, feedback, career boot camps and internship guidance to students. Winners receive a trip to Las Vegas to attend Adobe MAX 2017 in October, a five-day creativity trip of in-depth labs, sessions and workshops. The final winners will be announced Aug. 25.

Kutos graduated from Wilkes in May 2017 with a double major in English and digital design and media art. She received the Annette Evans Humanities Award, the Patricia Boyle Heaman and Robert J. Heaman Scholarship, and the Outstanding Achievement in Digital Design and Media Art Award at graduation.

The department of integrative media, art and design prepares students for a career in creative fields such as graphic design, digital marketing or video production, all while learning how to solve problems in a deadline-oriented, high-end studio environment.

Wilkes University is an independent institution of higher education dedicated to academic and intellectual excellence through mentoring in the liberal arts, sciences and professional programs. Founded in 1933, the university is on a mission to create one of the great small universities, offering all of the programs, activities and opportunities of a large, research university in the intimate, caring and mentoring environment of a small, liberal arts college, at a cost that is increasingly competitive with public universities. Learn more at wilkes.edu.

Delaware Valley University

Dr. Benjamin Rusiloski, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Delaware Valley University, announced the following students are among the university’s list of May 2017 graduates.

Coplay: Katelyn Lucas, Bachelor of Science in zoo science

Whitehall: Serena Bet, Bachelor of Science in biology

Delaware Valley University is an independent, comprehensive university with more than 1,000 acres in Bucks and Montgomery counties. Founded in 1896, DelVal emphasizes experiential and interdisciplinary learning and provides small class sizes where students learn on a first-name basis. Through the innovative Experience360 Program, all DelVal students gain real world experience in their fields. Located in Doylestown, DelVal combines the comfort of small-town living with the excitement of big-city access. DelVal offers more than 25 undergraduate majors in the sciences, humanities and business, more than five master’s programs, a doctor of education and a variety of adult education courses. Learn more at delval.edu.

Colgate University

Students at Colgate University have been named to the dean’s award for academic excellence for the spring 2017 semester. The dean’s award at Colgate is awarded to students with a 3.3 or higher term average.

Bath: Kaitlyn Rodriguez, Class of 2018

Whitehall: Brittany Quinn, Class of 2020

Colgate University is a highly selective residential liberal arts institution distinguished by its commitment to global engagement, student-faculty research, off-campus study, sustainable practices and utilizing technology to enhance the teaching and learning experience. Colgate offers 55 majors to a diverse student body of approximately 2,900 undergraduate students and supports 25 division I athletic teams. Since 1819, the university’s campus in rural central New York has been renowned for its beauty and for the important role it plays in the student experience.