Lebanon Valley College

Jessica Kroboth, of Whitehall, was recently inducted into Sigma Alpha Pi Honor Society at Lebanon Valley College. Kroboth, a graduate of Whitehall High School, is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise science.

Sigma Alpha Pi is the National Honor Society of Leadership and Success. The society serves as a powerful force of good in the greater community by encouraging and organizing action to better the world. Students are selected for induction based upon their GPA and level of involvement.

The society is based on six main tenets for achieving success: finding a vision, setting goals, persevering, taking risks, pursuing your passion and continuous improvement.

Lebanon Valley College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts and humanities, business and communications, education, health professions, social sciences and psychology and science, technology, engineering and math. Advanced health profession degrees include master of athletic training, master of clinical mental health counseling, master of science in exercise science (three tracks), master of speech-language pathology and a doctor of physical therapy.

Muhlenberg College

Katelyn Graver, of Walnutport, is a Muhlenberg College Shankweiler Scholar. The Shankweiler Scholars Program, the newest honors program at Muhlenberg College, is designed for excellent students who have indicated an interest in a future career as a physician and who also have other broad intellectual interests in the liberal arts, including subjects in the humanities and social sciences. Graver is a member of the Class of 2023.

Building on Muhlenberg’s sterling reputation as a destination for pre-med students, the Shankweiler Scholars Program recognizes medical schools are increasingly looking for students who not only have a passion for medicine and excel in subjects like math, chemistry and biology, but who are also knowledgeable about a wide range of human expression, diversity and experience.

Students accepted into the Shankweiler Scholars Program will receive a merit award and participate in a curriculum that supports exploration of the human dimensions of the practice of medicine in addition to the standard preparation for medical school.

High-performing students in the Shankweiler Scholars Program will be positioned to compete for admission to leading U.S. medical schools, including Boston University School of Medicine and Temple University School of Medicine, with which Muhlenberg has academic partnerships.

The scholars take three interdisciplinary half-credit seminars during their time at Muhlenberg, one in each of their freshman, sophomore and senior years, which focus on the cultural and social aspects of medicine.

Students also work with a faculty adviser to develop an individualized course of study through the liberal arts curriculum that combines their interests in medicine and prehealth with their other passions for subjects like music, anthropology, religion, philosophy, sociology, history or the arts.

In addition, the students work together to identify, invite and host a speaker to come to campus each spring and talk about the human aspects of health and medicine.

ESU

A total of 1,101 students received degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania May 9. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, traditional ceremonies could not take place, but all degrees will be conferred upon completion of coursework.

A total of 905 bachelor’s degrees, 185 master’s degrees and 11 doctoral degrees will be awarded.

Bath: Logan Bananto, Hayley Jackson, Allison Luksa, Jason Merker, Ashlyn Phillip, Gina Supers

Coplay: Marina Zardet

Danielsville: Ann Gaydos, Laura Lupin

Northampton: Cassidy Clark, Mallory Johnson, Tyler Miller, Sara Pease, Hannah Phillip, Gabriella Pizzoferrato

Walnutport: Montana Gates, Colin Marth, Jessica Schoinas, Kirstin Stettler

Whitehall: Nicholas Guerra, Javaughn Hussett, Nicholas Khouri, Hulda Onyore, John Stiles

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 58 undergraduate programs, 21 master’s programs and two doctoral programs. More than 6,000 students are enrolled for the high quality, affordable and accessible education ESU provides. Nearly 30,000 ESU alumni live in Pennsylvania.