Lebanon Valley College

Kroboth named to dean’s list

Jessica Kroboth, of Whitehall, is one of more than 700 Lebanon Valley College students named to the dean’s list for the spring 2021 semester. Dean’s list students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.4 out of 4.0. Kroboth, a graduate of Whitehall High School, is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise science.

For three consecutive years (2018-20), Lebanon Valley College has been listed as No. 1 in Pennsylvania for graduate job placement by the career guidance site Zippia.com, using federal data. Lebanon Valley College is a private, coeducational college in Annville. The College offers more than 45 undergraduate majors plus self-designed majors and a range of minors, concentrations, and preprofessional options. LVC also offers online and in-person graduate degree programs in accounting (MBA 3+1), applied kinesiology, athletic training, business administration, clinical exercise physiology, clinical mental health counseling, physical therapy, science in STEM education, speech-language pathology, and sport performance, and certificates in health care management, integrative STEM education, leadership and ethics, online teaching and learning, modern band and supply chain management and logistics.

Alvernia University

Students earn degrees

Nearly 650 students earned associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from Alvernia University during the 2020-21 academic year. Graduates from August 2020, December 2020 and May 2021 celebrated by walking across the stage May 15 at First Energy Stadium.

Danielsville: Morgan Mondschein, Bachelor of Science in nursing

Coplay: Logan Charles McGinley, Bachelor of Science in psychology with a minor in art, cum laude

Northampton: Ryan Makenzie Galusha, Bachelor of Science in health care science and health care administration

Walnutport: Emily Rebecca Mulcahy, Master of Education in teaching English as a second language

Whitehall: Andrea Marie Potylycki, Bachelor of Science in mathematics with a minor in psychology, summa cum laude

Alvernia University is a thriving comprehensive university that empowers students to become ethical leaders with moral courage, while providing an intellectually challenging environment with real-world learning experiences. Operating on a scenic 191-acre suburban campus in historic Berks County, the distinctive Franciscan university of nearly 3,000 students is conveniently located near Philadelphia and within an easy drive of New York, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

Slippery Rock University

Dean’s list is announced

Slippery Rock University has announced its dean’s list for the spring 2021 semester. The dean’s list consists of SRU undergraduate students who earned an adjusted semester GPA of 3.5 or higher, based on a schedule of at least 12 newly attempted and earned credits. Jarrod Miller, of Whitehall, and Austen Hochstrasser and Andrew Huymaier, both from Northampton, were among the students named to the dean’s list.

Slippery Rock University, located in the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania, was founded in 1889 and is a member of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. The university is shaped by its normal school heritage and characterized by its commitment to intellectual development, leadership and civic responsibility. SRU provides students with a comprehensive learning experience that intentionally combines academic instruction with enhanced educational and learning opportunities that will help them succeed in their lives, professional careers and be engaged citizens.

Today, SRU is a four-year, public, coeducational, comprehensive university offering a broad array of undergraduate and select graduate programs to more than 8,800 students. The university has earned full institutional accreditation through the Middle State Commission on Higher Learning and discipline specific accreditations.

Alvernia University

Students earn dean’s list

More than 700 students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2021 semester. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must carry a semester GPA of 3.5 or better and take a minimum of 12 credits.

Bath: Madalyn Yorke, occupational therapy

Coplay: Logan McGinley, psychology

Danielsville: Morgan Mondschein, nursing

Northampton: Tiffany Alexander, marketing

Whitehall: Andrea Potylycki, math

Alvernia University is a thriving comprehensive university that empowers students to become ethical leaders with moral courage, while providing an intellectually challenging environment with real-world learning experiences. Operating on a scenic 191-acre suburban campus in historic Berks County, the distinctive Franciscan university of nearly 3,000 students is conveniently located near Philadelphia and within an easy drive of New York, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

Saint Francis University

Wesser graduates

Ciaran Wesser, of Northampton, graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Saint Francis University during the May 8-9, 2021, commencement exercises. Wesser was among more than 700 students who received degrees.

Saint Francis University (francis.edu) in Loretto, is the oldest Catholic-Franciscan college in the United States.

Dickinson College

Wood graduates

Gavin Wood, son of Lawrence Wood, of Broadheadsville, and Yvonne Kuhenbeaker, of Whitehall, graduated from Dickinson College in May with a Bachelor of Arts in international business and management and Italian studies. He is a graduate of Whitehall High School.

Dickinson is a nationally recognized liberal-arts college chartered in 1783 in Carlisle. The highly selective college is home to 2,300 students from across the nation and around the world. Defining characteristics of a Dickinson education include a focus on global education?at home and abroad?and study of the environment and sustainability, which is integrated into the curriculum and the campus and exemplifies the college’s commitment to providing an education for the common good.