Kutztown University

More than 170 Kutztown University students have been inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success as part of the Class of 2018, which graduated in December.

NSLS is the nation’s largest leadership honor society. Students are selected by their college for membership based on either academic standing or leadership potential. Candidacy is a nationally recognized achievement of honorable distinction. With 662 chapters, NSLS currently has 956,712 members nationwide. To be inducted at KU, students must attend an orientation, a three-hour leadership training seminar, three success networking team meetings and three speaker broadcasts featuring leading figures delivering success-related messages to members.

Coplay: Justin Porcino

Northampton: Matthew Achey

Walnutport: Michael Rex

Whitehall: Joshua Haas, Lana Mallouhi

NSLS provides a step-by-step program for members to build their leadership skills through participation at the campus or online. Upon completion of the program, members receive a leadership certificate and take their place among the top student leaders at their campus and across the country. Membership is for life and provides access to benefits including scholarships and awards, exclusive events, employer recruitment through an online job bank, discounts on computers, textbooks, graduate school preparation courses, insurance and much more.

Founded in 1866, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, a proud member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is located on 289 acres in the East Penn Valley in Berks County. As the region’s center for excellence in academics, culture and public engagement, KU’s programs and reputation for quality offer students the opportunity to discover lifelong avenues of learning and discovery. KU students select from more than 100 areas of study within four colleges in a diverse liberal arts academic environment. To complement their studies, KU’s NCAA Division II athletics program with 21 varsity sports joins the more than 160 student clubs and organizations providing students with a variety of activities for learning and discovery.

York College

Miranda Miller, of Northampton, graduated from York College of Pennsylvania Dec. 19 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology.

Located in south central Pennsylvania, York College offers more than 50 baccalaureate majors in professional programs, the sciences and humanities to its 4,100 undergraduate students. The college also offers master’s programs in business, education and nursing and a doctorate in nursing practice. A center of affordable academic excellence, York is dedicated to the intellectual, professional and social growth of its students. The college helps them develop a concrete plan to attain academic growth and career success, encourages them to try in the real world what they learn in the classroom and prepares them to be professionals in whatever career they pursue.

Coastal Carolina university

Aja Blount, a communication major from Northampton, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2018 semester at Coastal Carolina University.

Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, S.C., just minutes from the resort area of Myrtle Beach. CCU offers baccalaureate degrees in 73 major fields of study. Among CCU’s 25 graduate-level programs are 21 master’s degrees, two educational specialist degrees and the Ph.D. in education and marine science: coastal and marine systems science. The most popular undergraduate majors are marine science, management, exercise and sport science, communication and psychology. CCU boasts a growing array of internship, research and international opportunities for students, as well as numerous online programs.

More than 10,600 students from across the country and around the world interact with a world-class faculty and enjoy a nationally competitive NCAA I athletic program, an inspiring cultural calendar and a tradition of community interaction that is fueled by more than 160 student clubs and organizations. Coastal Carolina University was founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College and became an independent state university in 1993. For more information, visit coastal.edu.