Chatham University

Daniel Longacre, a 2011 graduate of Northampton Area High School, has graduated from the Master of Physician Assistant Studies program at Chatham University in Pittsburgh. Longacre is certified by examination by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and is licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a medical physician assistant and osteopathic physician assistant. He will be employed by Geisinger Health System as an orthopedic physician assistant in Danville.

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Brooke Sherwin, of Coplay, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham campus, Madison, N.J., has been inducted into FDU’s Phi Zeta Kappa Honor Society for the spring 2017 semester.

Eligibility for membership in the university’s junior honor society is established by completing at least the first 60 credits toward an undergraduate degree. Of these, 44 must have been earned at Fairleigh Dickinson and a CGPA of 3.20 must have been maintained for all of them. All the preceding requirements must have been fulfilled prior to the accumulation of 80 credits toward the undergraduate degree.

FDU’s Florham campus is located on the former Vanderbilt-Twombly estate in suburban Morris County. Its focus is on providing outstanding on-campus and residential living opportunities, hands-on learning experiences, strong graduate and professional school preparation, and customized educational options, all framed by a global perspective. Devoted to the preparation of world citizens through global education, Fairleigh Dickinson University is New Jersey’s largest private university and features more than 100 liberal arts and professional degree programs, two international campuses, dozens of partnerships with internationally renowned institutions and special programs and status within the United Nations. For more information, go to fdu.edu.

Lebanon Valley College

Elliot Miller, of Whitehall, was elected by the Lebanon Valley College student body to serve as representative for the class of 2020 for Student Government during the 2017-18 academic year. Miller, a graduate of Whitehall High School, is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in business administration at The Valley.

Student Government is comprised of 36 full-time students. Twenty-seven upper-class students are elected from the student body each spring for a one-year term beginning in September. This includes four class officers, four class representatives and a commuter representative from each returning class. In addition, nine first-year students are elected in September. Student Government officers are elected each spring from among the 27 upper-class students.

One of Student Government’s major responsibilities is to foster understanding, communication and cooperation among students, faculty and administrators. It serves as the channel for all student recommendations for establishing or changing policy and communicates these recommendations to the appropriate administrative offices or faculty committees.

Student Government also approves the constitutions of all campus organizations, regulates the elections of student government members and class officers, and appoints student government members and other students to campus committees. They also plan activities and major campuswide events including Homecoming and the winter formal.

Lebanon Valley College is a private, coeducational college founded in 1866 and dedicated to the liberal arts. The college offers 41 undergraduate majors plus self-designed majors and a range of minors, concentrations and pre-professional options, as well as graduate degree programs in athletic training, business administration, music education, physical therapy, science in STEM education and speech-language pathology. The college has 1,602 full-time undergraduate students and 113 full-time faculty. Students can choose from more than 95 clubs and organizations and 19 study abroad programs. LVC awards generous academic scholarships to those whose high school records demonstrate a commitment to challenge and achievement. Learn more at lvc.edu.

University of the Sciences

Emily Brand, of Whitehall, a Doctor of Pharmacy student in Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at University of the Sciences, received a white coat at a ceremony Sept. 23. The white coat ceremony is an annual rite of passage for students in their first professional year (third year) of USciences’ six-year pharmacy program and symbolizes their dedication to the profession of pharmacy and to the care of others. Brand continues on the path to receiving a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Donning their white coats, the more than 110 student pharmacists recited the Oath of a Pharmacist, a gesture to reinforce their commitment to working with patients compassionately and to enhancing their health and well-being.

University of the Sciences has prepared students to be leaders and practitioners in the health care and science fields for nearly 200 years. Key to its distinctive education is a tradition of hands-on research and experiential learning that is evident in every graduate who has walked its campus. Since its founding in 1821 as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, the first college of pharmacy in North America, USciences has grown to more than 30 degree-granting programs from bachelor’s through doctoral degrees in the health sciences, bench sciences and health care business and policy fields. Discover how USciences students are proven everywhere they go at usciences.edu.

LCCC

Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) has announced the dean’s list for the summer 2017 semester. Students with an academic GPA of at least 3.50 achieve dean’s list status.

Bath: Susan Leopold, Amber Strohl

Catasauqua: Andrea Bachman, Renee Cimerol, Sage Mitchell, Kaitlyn Montgomery, Kathryn Panto, Baron Swavely, Bryan Vandegrift

Coplay: Emily Bachman, Clifton Coleman Jr., Morgan Haberstroh, Lauren Hayducek, Danielle Heberling, Shannon Keppel, Madison Lyle, Brandon Schaeffer, Stephanie Trevezo, David VanHorn

Danielsville: Frank Viscomi

Northampton: Nicollette Fragnito, Jamie Walcheski

Walnutport: Sheila Andrews, Elizabeth Csikos

Whitehall: Ali Almaiali, Abrahany Arias, Abdelhadi Baici, Thomas Baker, Jeffrey Charles, Millie Delgado, Neil Dewalt, Matthew Emerick, Allison Gallardo, Ashleigh Getz, Delia Guthrie, Jaclyn Haiem, Jessica Hartner, Cassandra Hoff, Devon Kane, Lissette Ortiz, Carmen Peralta Martinez, Krystal Perdick, Janelle Sentiwany, Karim Sorour, Nicholas Tatasciore, Dedrick Truong, Serena Veazey, Mary Viola, Zuri Washington

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Felicia Lynch, of Whitehall, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham campus, located in Madison, N.J., has graduated with an Master of Arts in teaching as of May 2017.

FDU’s Florham campus is located on the former Vanderbilt-Twombly estate in suburban Morris County. Its focus is on providing outstanding on-campus and residential living opportunities, hands-on learning experiences, strong graduate and professional-school preparation, and customized educational options, all framed by a global perspective. Devoted to the preparation of world citizens through global education, Fairleigh Dickinson University is New Jersey’s largest private university and features more than 100 liberal arts and professional degree programs, two international campuses, dozens of partnerships with internationally renowned institutions and special programs and status within the United Nations. For more information, go to fdu.edu.