LCCC

Lehigh Carbon Community College’s president, Ann D. Bieber, announced the August 2018 graduates, including those with honors.

Catasauqua: Angie Espinal, Megan Murawski, Fallon Ramirez, Ruby Serraty

Coplay: Sabrina Bourizk; Tanya Boyer, magna cum laude; Valerie Sellers

Northampton: Heather Kronstadt, summa cum laude

Whitehall: Nicola Assante, Brandi Bankos, Elizabeth Fulbright, Hailey Golden, Rose Tankwa-Nkolo

Wilkes University

Wilkes University awarded 418 doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s degrees to students graduating at the summer commencement ceremony Sept. 9.

Catasauqua: Janet Baker, Master of Science in education; Elizabeth Mazzola, Master of Science in education; Lauren Schuster, Master of Science in education

Coplay: Tanya Hoherchak, Master of Science in education

Northampton: Meaghan Buck, Master of Science in Education; Stephen Shuey, Master of Science in Education; Adam Wychowanec, Master of Business Administration in business administration

Whitehall: Afaf Salloum, Master of Science in education

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. In addition to 47 undergraduate majors, Wilkes offers the doctor of nursing practice, doctor of education and doctor of pharmacy degrees and more than a dozen master’s degree programs, including the master of business administration and master of fine arts in creative writing.

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Leen Jerjos, of Whitehall, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s (GCSOM) MBS Class of 2019, took part in the American Medical Women’s Association’s (AMWA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference at GCSOM Sept. 15. The purpose of the AMWA conference was to provide networking opportunities for future medical professionals and to provide career strategies and negotiation skills to advance careers.

The conference was a collaborative effort with the Region 3 director, Elizabeth (Ellie) Boyle, a fourth-year medical student of GCSOM, along with other members of the regional board and GCSOM’s AMWA student chapter. AMWA leadership at GCSOM includes medical students Jessica Knapp, president; Jenna Marinock, vice president; Elizabeth (Ellie) Tupper, secretary; Brittney Ehrlich, treasurer; and Hannah Bohr, historian.

GCSOM’s AMWA chapter held a feminine hygiene product drive in the weeks leading up to the conference. That day, the students assembled tote bags containing the donated items to be delivered to the Catherine McAuley Center, a local women’s shelter.

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (Geisinger Commonwealth) is a member of the Geisinger family. Geisinger Commonwealth offers a community-based model of medical education with campuses in Danville, Doylestown, Scranton, Sayre and Wilkes-Barre. Geisinger Commonwealth offers doctor of medicine and master of biomedical sciences degrees. The college’s innovative curriculum, focused on caring for people in the context of their lives and their community, attracts the next generation of physicians and scientists from within its 17-county region in northeastern and north central Pennsylvania, as well as from across the state and the nation. Geisinger Commonwealth is committed to nondiscrimination in all employment and educational opportunities.

Susquehanna University

Kaitlyn Gardineer, of Walnutport, presented research this summer at the 10th annual Landmark Conference Summer Research Symposium. The event was hosted by Juniata College.

Her research, supervised by Dan Ressler, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, discusses collecting and applying tree data to forest management plans.

The symposium brings together undergraduate researchers from colleges and universities within the NCAA’s Division III Landmark Conference, which includes Susquehanna. Students presented the results of the summer research done in collaboration with faculty in poster displays or oral presentation sessions.

Gardineer, an earth and environmental sciences and traditional art major in the Class of 2021, is a 2017 graduate of Northampton Area High School and the daughter of Joy Gardineer.

Susquehanna University is a selective, residential liberal arts college that provides a solid background in the liberal arts and sciences, as well as professional experiences. Students develop critical thinking, writing, teamwork and communication skills which, combined with internships and research opportunities, prepare them for a lifetime of personal and professional success. The university is recognized nationally for its commitment to off-campus study through the Global Opportunities program. Small classes enable faculty members to serve as mentors, as well as teachers. Ninety-eight percent of Susquehanna students are employed or in graduate or professional school within six months of graduation.

LCCC

Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) has announced the dean’s list for the summer 2018 semester. Students with an academic GPA of at least 3.5 achieve this status.

Catasauqua: Kyrsten Becker, Nancy Hahn, Hannah Smith, Cody Walke, Aleena White

Coplay: Alyssa Billie, Casey Cunningham, Debra DeLong, Lauren Galati, Michael Guzy, Jennifer Kresge, Haley Mcguire, Loran Pritchard

Northampton: Derek Hall, Michael Muessig, Kendra Neff

Walnutport: Hannah Gryzik

Whitehall: Shalynne Ananda, Alexandra Davila, Maricelly DeJesus, Anthony Dex, Mairead Doyle, Shay Gimbel, Estela Guerrero, Bryanyelis Jimenez, Kerrylyn Kercher, Amanda Krasenics, Mariana Londono, Wattanai Manasurangkul, Rowen Martin, Rebecca Moody, Christopher Mumford, Van Thi Nguyen, Yolani Pineda, Hilda Sarraj, Janelle Sentiwany, Kay Solderitch, Marie Toussaint, William Trively, Nam Truong, Mary Viola, Patrick Walker

DeSales University

The following students made the dean’s list for the summer 2018 semester at DeSales University. To qualify for this honor, a student must have a minimum 3.25 GPA.

Whitehall: Allison R. Emick, Emily R. Sottolano