Widener University

Dean’s list is announced

Widener University announced the students who achieved dean’s list recognition for fall 2020. The dean’s list recognizes full-time students who earned a grade-point average of 3.5 and above for the semester.

Coplay: Zachary Billie, civil engineering

Northampton: Madison Bleiler, nursing

Walnutport: Francesca Boschi, nursing

Whitehall: Claudia Rehnert, nursing

Widener University is a private institution known for its commitment to the personal and professional success of every student, where academic experiences are distinguished by excellence and students develop the leadership qualities employers seek. Core values of respect, integrity and excellence are reflected in an outstanding student experience provided through an agile, innovative and inclusive approach to learning. Industry-shaping faculty provide close, personal mentorship and share powerful connections that help students build professional networks. Recognized as one of the Philadelphia region’s leading universities, Widener offers programs and experiences that empower our community of learners to discover and create better futures as scholars, leaders and globally engaged citizens.

Gettysburg College

Students earn dean’s lists

Bella Hoffman, of Whitehall, has been placed on the deans’ commendation list for outstanding academic achievement in the fall 2020 semester. Students with a quality-point average of 3.3-3.599 for a semester’s work are placed on the deans’ commendation list.

Leah McCann, of Northampton, has been placed on the dean’s honor list for outstanding academic achievement in the fall 2020 semester. Students with a QPA of 3.6 or higher on a 4.0 scale for a semester’s work are placed on the dean’s honor list.

Founded in 1832, Gettysburg College is a highly selective four-year residential college of liberal arts and sciences with a strong academic tradition that includes Rhodes scholars, a Nobel laureate and other distinguished scholars among its alumni. The college enrolls 2,600 undergraduate students and is located on a 200-acre campus adjacent to the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania.

Kutztown University

Degrees conferred

Kutztown University has conferred degrees for more than 480 students for the 2020 fall semester and 2021 winter session. Kutztown announces degree conferment twice a year - once in the winter and once in the summer. Commencement exercises are held in May and December; however, students finish the requirements for graduation throughout the entire year. The cumulative GPA necessary for honors distinction is cum laude, 3.4; magna cum laude, 3.6; and summa cum laude, 3.8.

Bath: Rebecca Brown, Bachelor of Science in biochemistry

Catasauqua: John Edward Novak III, Bachelor of Science of business administration in accounting

Coplay: Brandon Scott Schaeffer, Bachelor of Science of business administration in finance and management, magna cum laude

Northampton: Isidro Figueroa, Master of Education in instructional technology/digital classroom technology; Jessica E. Hopton, master of public administration; Thomas Joseph Villani, Bachelor of Arts in political science

Walnutport: Maries Aponte, Bachelor of Science in criminal justice; Christopher Santos, Bachelor of Science of business administration in accounting

Whitehall: Charles Hutterer, Bachelor of Science in social studies education, cum laude; Abby M. Moyer, Bachelor of Science in mathematics, summa cum laude; Natalie Marie Saraceni, Bachelor of Arts in communication studies; Mrunal R. Shah, Bachelor of Science in information technology

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 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. Kutztown University does not discriminate in employment or educational opportunities on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status.

Wilkes University

Dean’s list is announced

Wilkes University interim Provost Terese Wignot announced the dean’s list for the fall 2020 semester. To be named to the dean’s list, a student must obtain a minimum 3.5 GPA and carry at least 12 credits.

Bath: Domenica Lerch, Melody Mayer

Catasauqua: Sarah Covert, Rose Dietrich

Danielsville: Logan Biechy, Ashley Coughlin

Northampton: Jared Angerman, Jaycee Young, Katlin Beenders, Jennah Best, Elena Kreger, Carissa Kern

Walnutport: Zachary Gula

Whitehall: Junior Alvarado Rosario, Emily Yenser

Wilkes University is a private, independent, nonsectarian institution of higher education dedicated to academic and intellectual excellence through mentoring in the liberal arts, sciences and professional programs. Founded in 1933, Wilkes is on a mission to create one of the nation’s finest doctoral universities, offering all of the programs, activities and opportunities of a large university in the intimate, caring and mentoring environment of a small college, open to all who show promise. The Brookings Institution ranked Wilkes 14th in the nation for middle-class mobility. In addition to 45 majors, Wilkes offers 24 master’s degree programs and five doctoral/terminal degree programs, including the doctor of philosophy in nursing, doctor of nursing practice, doctor of education, doctor of pharmacy and master of fine arts in creative writing.

University of Hartford

Kleintop earns president’s honors list

The University of Hartford is pleased to announce Leah Kleintop, of Coplay, has been named to its president’s honors list for the fall 2020 semester. The president’s honors list is made up of an extremely select group of students who earned a GPA of 3.75 or higher in the semester. This is the GPA that must be sustained over a full undergraduate career to qualify for a degree summa cum laude.

Spread across seven dynamic schools and colleges, the University of Hartford has been guiding the purpose and passion of students for more than six decades. On the 350-acre campus alongside Connecticut’s capital city, approximately 5,000 undergraduate and 1,500 graduate students from 48 states and countries come together for a common purpose: to collaborate across different disciplines, diversify perspectives and broaden world views.

Adelphi University

Aquilina makes dean’s list

Kaitlyn Aquilina, of Whitehall, has been named to Adelphi University’s fall 2020 dean’s list. Aquilina was among a select group of outstanding students recognized by Adelphi’s deans of arts and sciences, education and health science, business, nursing and public health, social work and psychology for superior academic performance. The list comprises full-time students registered for 12 or more credits who have completed at least nine graded credits and achieved a GPA of 3.5 or above for the semester. This recognition becomes part of the student’s academic record and is entered into the individual’s transcript.

Adelphi University is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students’ lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi offers exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training, with particular strength in our core four: arts and humanities, STEM and social sciences, the business and education professions and health and wellness. Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report, Adelphi is Long Island’s oldest private coeducational university. It serves almost 8,000 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, N.Y. - 23 miles from New York City’s cultural and internship opportunities and at dynamic learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley, Suffolk County and online.

Kutztown University

Students inducted into national society

Kutztown University inducted 110 students into the National Society of Leadership and Success as part of the fall 2020 class. 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.

Catasauqua: Ashley Flynn, Katrina Kelly

Northampton: Ana Cruz, Taylor Diproperzio, John Zangari

Walnutport: Hannah Boggs

Whitehall: Kelcey Sokol

University of Rhode Island

Wagner earns dean’s list

The University of Rhode Island announced Paighton Wagner, of Bath, was named to the dean’s list for fall 2020. Students with this honor represent nearly all of Rhode Island’s cities and towns, all six New England states, New York and New Jersey and many other states and countries. To be included on the dean’s list, full-time students must have completed 12 or more credits for letter grades during a semester and achieved at least a 3.3 QPA. Part-time students qualify with 12 or more credits for letter grades earning at least a 3.3 GPA.

As a public land grant university in a highly competitive region, URI carefully monitors and manages its tuition and fee rates to remain one of the most affordable universities in the Northeast for both in-state and out-of-state students. An estimated 90 percent of undergraduate students receive annual financial aid and institutional support. The university’s total fall 2020 enrollment of 17,649 students comprises 15,393 undergraduate students, including 748 pharmacy six-year professional practice and 2,256 full- and part-time graduate students. About 52 percent of the total student body is from Rhode Island and 48 percent are from out of state or foreign countries. The student body includes students from 48 U.S. states and territories and 67 nations.

Kutztown University

Marselles, Mickley inducted into honor society

The honor society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines, recently initiated Jessica Marselles, of Whitehall, and Lauren Mickley, of Northampton.

They are among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of undergraduate student Marcus L. Urann, who had a desire to create a different kind of honor society: one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines. Today, the society has chapters on more than 325 campuses in the United States and the Philippines. Its mission is “to recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.”

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Chung inducted into honor society

The honor society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines, recently initiated Randy Chung, of Whitehall.

Chung is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of undergraduate student Marcus L. Urann, who had a desire to create a different kind of honor society: one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines. Today, the society has chapters on more than 325 campuses in the United States and the Philippines. Its mission is “to recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.”

Cedar Crest College

Crush inducted into national honor society

On March 26, Tiffany Crush, of Northampton, was inducted into Alpha Alpha Alpha, or Tri-Alpha, a national honor society for first-generation college students. The honor society was founded in 2018 at Moravian College in Bethlehem.

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 to 2019 and a Best College for Veterans in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019. 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 enrolls approximately 1,700 students in more than 50 fields of study.