Central Penn College

Austin Appel, of Whitehall, has been named to Central Penn College’s dean’s list for the summer 2017 term. Appel is currently majoring in information technology. To qualify for the designation, a student must carry six or more credits and earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or better for the term.

Central Penn College, Summerdale, has been helping students turn potential into career success since 1881 and now offers holistic associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in a variety of fields. Degree programs are available in accounting, business administration, communications, criminal justice, health care, homeland security, information technology, legal studies and organizational leadership. The college, currently serving students at its Summerdale and Lancaster locations, attributes its high rate of student success to a caring faculty and its hands-on learning approach. Based on Central Penn’s most recent one-year graduate survey, 84.7 percent of graduates were employed in their chosen field or continuing their education within one year of graduation. For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the program and other important information, visit centralpenn.edu/disclosures. Central Penn College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

William Carey University

Harry Douglas Lonas, of Whitehall, has made William Carey University’s dean’s list for the fall trimester. Dean’s list scholars must have at least a 3.5 grade-point average.

William Carey University provides quality educational programs within a caring Christian academic community, which challenge the individual student to excel in scholarship, leadership and service in a diverse global society. Campuses are located in Hattiesburg and Biloxi, Miss. For more information, visit wmcarey.edu.

East Stroudsburg University

A total of 419 students received degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania at the winter commencement Dec. 16 in Koehler Fieldhouse. At the ceremony, 325 bachelor’s degrees, 66 master’s degrees and one doctoral degree were awarded.

Bath: Alison Geiter, Bachelor of Science in hotel restaurant and tourism management

Coplay: Damon Meckes, Bachelor of Science in athletic training; Lauren Santayana, Master of Education in special education

Northampton: Nathan Heilman, Bachelor of Science in computer security

Whitehall: Amirah Alqahtani, Master of Education in instructional technology

East Stroudsburg University, one of the 14 institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, opened in 1893 as East Stroudsburg Normal School. Today, ESU is a comprehensive university in northeastern Pennsylvania offering 55 undergraduate programs, 22 master’s programs and one doctoral program. More than 6,800 students are enrolled for the high quality, affordable and accessible education ESU provides. Nearly 30,000 ESU alumni live in Pennsylvania.