College Corner
Cedar Crest College
The following students were named to the dean’s list at Cedar Crest College for the spring 2020 semester. Students who have earned a GPA of 3.65 or higher in the academic semester receive this honor.
Bath: Eileen Gallagher
Catasauqua: Hailey Baez, Jennifer Santa
Coplay: Nyla Boulware, Megan Fink, Ashley Heller, Kaitlyn Malloch, Alexis Sames
Northampton: Emma Gundrum
Whitehall: Raghd Alnahas, Rachael Alulis, Kayla Bills, Jorgie Duld, Alyssa Jimenez, Abigail Taschler
Walnutport: Jessica Evans, Sydney Hillborn, Makenzie Kistler, Alexandra Kuchinos, Diana Meckes, Hope Wolbach, Jade Zamadics
Located in Allentown, Cedar Crest College was selected as a “Top Regional College” and a “Best Value” in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings from 2012-19 and a “Best College for Veterans” in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019. In addition, the college was recognized as a 2018-19 College of Distinction, and the School of Adult and Graduate Education was ranked a Top 25 school for nontraditional students by Best College Reviews in 2017. Cedar Crest was ranked by College Choice as the No. 12 best women’s college in 2016. Founded in 1867, Cedar Crest currently enrolls approximately 1,700 students - full time, part time and graduate - in more than 50 fields of study.
Cedar Crest College
Cedar Crest College is happy to announce Ashley Heller, of Coplay, and Hope Wolbach, of Walnutport, were inducted into the Delphi Society for the spring 2020 semester in recognition of outstanding academic achievements.
Delphi is the college’s honor society for undergraduate students. Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.8 at the end of their junior or senior year are recognized as members.
Located in Allentown, Cedar Crest College was selected as a “Top Regional College” and a “Best Value” in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings 2012-19 and a “Best College for Veterans” in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019. In addition, the college was recognized as a 2018-19 College of Distinction, and the School of Adult and Graduate Education was ranked a Top 25 school for nontraditional students by Best College Reviews in 2017. Cedar Crest was ranked by College Choice as the No. 12 best women’s college in 2016. Founded in 1867, Cedar Crest currently enrolls approximately 1,700 students - full time, part time and graduate - in more than 50 fields of study.
Grove City College
Hunter Wacik, of Bath and a biology/health major at Grove City College, was named to the dean’s list, with distinction for the spring 2020 semester. Hunter is a 2018 graduate of Northampton Area High School and is the son of Gregory and Jodi Wacik, of Bath.
Students eligible for the dean’s list have a GPA of 3.4 to 3.59; for the dean’s list with distinction, a GPA of 3.6 to 3.84; and for the dean’s list with high distinction, a GPA of 3.85 to 4.0.
Grove City College (gcc.edu) is a highly ranked, national Christian liberal arts and sciences college that equips students to pursue their unique callings through an academically excellent and Christ-centered learning and living experience distinguished by a commitment to affordability and promotion of the Christian worldview, the foundations of a free society and the love of neighbor.
Established in 1876, the college is a pioneer in independent private education and accepts no federal funds. It offers students degrees in more than 60 majors on a picturesque 180-acre campus north of Pittsburgh. Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Grove City College is routinely ranked as one of the country’s top colleges by U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review and others based on academic quality and superior outcomes.
Montclair State University
Jenna Eberhardt, of Catasauqua, was named to Montclair State University’s fall 2019 dean’s list. Eberhardt, whose major is dance, was among more than 5,000 students named. To qualify, students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Montclair State University is a research doctoral institution ranked in the top tier of national universities. Building on a distinguished history dating back to 1908, the university today has 11 colleges and schools that serve 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students with more than 300 doctoral, master’s and baccalaureate programs. Situated on a beautiful, 252-acre suburban campus just 12 miles from New York City, Montclair State delivers the instructional and research resources of a large public university in a supportive, sophisticated and diverse academic environment.
University of the Sciences
The following students have been named to the fall 2019 dean’s list at University of the Sciences. Selection for this award is based on completing and passing all assigned courses with no grade below a “C” and attaining an academic average of at least 3.4 for courses taken in the fall of 2019.
Northampton: Jaden Daubert
Whitehall: Emily Brand, Kyleigh Hricak, Queena Lin
University of the Sciences has prepared students to be leaders and practitioners in the health care and science fields for nearly 200 years. Key to its distinctive education is a tradition of hands-on research and experiential learning that is evident in every graduate who has walked its campus.
Since its founding in 1821 as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, the first college of pharmacy in North America, USciences has grown to more than 30 degree-granting programs from bachelor’s through doctoral degrees in the health sciences, bench sciences and health care business and policy fields.