College Corner
Quinnipiac University
Morgan Sherwin, of Coplay, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2019 semester at Quinnipiac University. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a grade-point average of at least 3.5 with no grade lower than C. Full-time students must complete at least 14 credits in a semester, with at least 12 credits that have been graded on a letter grade basis to be eligible. Part-time students must complete at least six credits during a semester.
Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. The university enrolls 7,000 full-time undergraduate and 3,000 graduate and part-time students in 110 degree programs through its schools of business, communications, education, engineering, health sciences, law, medicine and nursing and the college of arts and sciences. Quinnipiac is recognized by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review’s The Best 385 Colleges. The Chronicle of Higher Education has named Quinnipiac among the Great Colleges to Work For.
Lehigh University
Lehigh University is pleased to announce the following students who graduated in fall 2019.
Whitehall: Duyen Tran, Master of Engineering degree with a major in health care systems engineering; Rashmi Yallapu Varaha, Master of Engineering degree with a major in management science
For more than 150 years, Lehigh University (lehigh.edu) has combined outstanding academic and learning opportunities with leadership in fostering innovative research. The institution is among the nation’s most selective, highly ranked private research universities. Lehigh’s five colleges - College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and the Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science - provide opportunities to 7,000 students to discover and grow in a learning community that promotes interdisciplinary programs with real-world experience.
University of Rhode Island
Elisabeth Ricks, of Northampton, was named to the University of Rhode Island dean’s list for the fall 2019 semester. More than 6,000 undergraduates have qualified for the dean’s list. The students represent nearly all of Rhode Island’s cities and towns, all six New England states, New York, New Jersey and many other states and nations.
To be included on the dean’s list, students must have completed 12 or more credits during a semester for letter grades with at least a 3.30 quality-point average. Part-time students qualify with the accumulation of 12 credits with a 3.30 QPA. The list includes students who have not yet declared their majors as well as those from all of the university’s undergraduate academic colleges.
The University of Rhode Island’s pioneering research extends the university’s influence well beyond its coastal borders, while its unique interdisciplinary courses provide its 16,800 undergraduate and graduate students with global opportunities in an intimate environment. In May 2019, more than 3,400 undergraduate and about 700 graduate degrees were awarded. The university now has more than 120,000 alumni worldwide.
Muhlenberg College
Congratulations to the following Muhlenberg College and the Muhlenberg College School of Continuing Studies students. They earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher for the term and were named to the dean’s list for Fall 2019.
Bath: Jacqueline Cesanek
Walnutport: Christina Moran
Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg College is a highly selective, private, four-year residential, liberal arts college located in Allentown. With an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 2,200 students, Muhlenberg is dedicated to shaping creative, compassionate, collaborative leaders through rigorous academic programs in the arts, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences as well as selected preprofessional programs, including accounting, business, education and public health. The college is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Kutztown University
More than 1,770 students have been named to the fall 2019 dean’s list at Kutztown University. To be eligible for the dean’s list, an undergraduate student must be registered for at least 12 credits and have a minimum GPA of 3.60.
Bath: Gillian J. Rogerson
Catasauqua: Quinn Bachman, Jacquelyn Rae Garner, Yvonne Wawira Kanyi, Steven Leon, Madison Xander
Coplay: Megan Ashley Baur, Noah Michael Borgman, Zoe C. Dougherty, Shawna L. Kline, Justin J. Porcino, Madison Rhyder, Brandon Scott Schaeffer, Shelbey Ziegler
Danielsvile: Sarah Danielle Schaffer
Northampton: Taylor A. Atiyeh, Natalie R. Becker, Sabrina Rafe Chatih, Ana L. Cruz, Madison Corrine Hansen, Mason Scott Humphrey, Jolene Lynn Makovsky, Morgan Alexandra Martinez, Lauren E. Mickley, Jillian Rose Muthard, Kyle S. Wescoe, Adrieanna Lee Young
Walnutport: Briana Nicole Decker, Angela M. Harmony, Collin Christopher Stettler
Whitehall: Corinne M. Deichmeister, Shannon Lea Dunnigan, Megan Fink, Jacob A. Hausman, Sarah E. Hersh, Megan Elizabeth Hobar, Charles Hutterer, Jacky Mansour, Jessica A. Marselles, Caroline Isabella Martin, Karilyn Martinez, Lind Matta, Justin D. Miller, Abby M. Moyer, Angelina Phuong Nguyen, Jillian Rex, Tiandra Riegel, Kay Susan Solderitch
Founded in 1866, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a proud member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education located on 289 acres nestled in the beautiful 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.
NCC
Six Northampton Community College students competed in the SkillsUSA competition Jan. 29 at Lehigh Valley Hotel and Allentown Fairgrounds. Andrew Zamadics, of Walnutport, and fellow NCC competitors all won first place in their categories and will move on to compete at the state level in April 2020 in Hershey. If they win there, the students will move on to the national level.
SkillsUSA is a national career and technical student organization that educates those involved and offers employable skills to those studying a trade, technical and skilled service occupation. Competitors from NCC, although running unopposed, must pass a minimum of 80 percent to advance to the state competition. This is where they will run against other postsecondary institutions, such as Penn College of Technology and others from across the state.
The list of winners and their majors, followed by the category in which they competed, are as follows:
Alexis Hacker, paralegal: Prepared Speech category
Justine Johnson, radiography: Medical Terminology category
Sebastian Murcia, criminal justice: Criminal Justice category
Jonathan Sarria, fine arts: Extemporaneous Speaking category
Keaton Wesley, HVAC/R: HVAC/R category
Andrew Zamadics, welding: Welding category
With an enduring commitment to the regional community it serves and a focus on student success, NCC has developed a reputation as an institution of extraordinary distinction, earning accolades at the state and national levels for innovative programs, outstanding faculty and impressive student achievements. It counts among its successful alumni a four-time Pulitzer Prize winner and an Academy Award-winning director as well as a host of CEOs, presidents and leaders of business and industry. Today, NCC has locations in Bethlehem, Southside Bethlehem, Easton and Monroe County, serving 30,000 students each year from 53 counties, 42 countries and 25 states.
Saint Francis University
Vincent Bet, environmental engineering major of Whitehall, was named to the dean’s list at St. Francis University. Bet was among more than 700 students who earned a spot on one of the honors lists for the fall 2019 semester. Students who receive an honors distinction must have full-time status and attain a quality-point average of 4.0 (president’s) or 3.5 (dean’s) on 12 or more credits during a single semester, with no continuing or incomplete grades.
Saint Francis University, Loretto, is the oldest Catholic-Franciscan college in the United States. Its mission is to help students grow into compassionate, successful professionals through a culture of generosity, respect, discovery and joy.
University of Findlay
Kenley Rogers, of Bath, was named to the fall 2019 dean’s list at University of Findlay. To earn this achievement, a student must attain a GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
Located in Findlay, Ohio, the University of Findlay is known not only for science, health professions, animal science and equestrian studies programs, but also for cultivating the next generation of business leaders, educators and global citizens through a dedication to experiential learning, both in and outside of the classroom. Established in 1882 through a joint partnership between the Churches of God, General Counsel and the City of Findlay, the University of Findlay has nearly 80 majors leading to baccalaureate degrees and offers 11 master’s degrees and five doctoral degrees. More than 3,800 students are enrolled at Findlay, and the university is nationally recognized by U.S. News and World Report and the Princeton Review.