College Corner
Lebanon Valley College
Kroboth earns dean’s list
Jessica Kroboth, of Whitehall, is one of more than 800 Lebanon Valley College students named to the dean’s list for the fall 2021 semester. Dean’s list students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.4 out of 4.0. Kroboth is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in exercise science at The Valley and is a graduate of Whitehall High School.
For four consecutive years (2018-2021), 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 offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and graduate degrees in accounting/MBA (3+1), applied kinesiology, athletic training, business administration, clinical exercise physiology, clinical mental health counseling, education, intelligence and security studies, music education, speech-language pathology, sport performance, STEM education and numerous graduate certificates. The college employs 122 full-time faculty members; of the permanent faculty, 83 percent have Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degrees. The student-faculty ratio is 12:1, with an average class size of 20. These numbers reflect the college’s commitment to student-centered curricula, individualized attention and immersive learning experiences.
Southern New Hampshire University
President’s list is announced
Southern New Hampshire University congratulates the following students on being named to the fall 2021 president’s list. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum GPA of 3.7 and above are named to the president’s list. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits. Undergraduate day students must earn 12 credits in the fall or spring semester. Online students must earn 12 credits in either EW1 and EW2, EW3 and EW4 or EW5 and EW6.
Catasauqua: Gregory Cunningham
Coplay: Zachary Eisenhard
Northampton: Jason Kula, Jonathan Stamper
Whitehall: Amanda Laflair
Southern New Hampshire University is a private, nonprofit institution with an 89-year history of educating traditional-aged students and working adults. Now serving more than 160,000 learners worldwide, SNHU offers approximately 200 accredited undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs, available online and on its 300-acre campus in Manchester, N.H. Recognized as the Most Innovative regional university by U.S. News & World Report and one of the fastest-growing universities in the country, SNHU is committed to expanding access to high quality, affordable pathways that meet the needs of each learner.
Southern New Hampshire University
McIlhaney, O’Neill make dean’s list
Tabitha McIlhaney, of Catasauqua, and Nicole O’Neill, of Whitehall, have been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s fall 2021 dean’s list. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum GPA of 3.5 to 3.699 are named to the dean’s list. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits. Undergraduate day students must earn 12 credits in the fall or spring semester. Online students must earn 12 credits in either EW1 and EW2, EW3 and EW4 or EW5 and EW6.
Southern New Hampshire University is a private, nonprofit institution with an 89-year history of educating traditional-aged students and working adults. Now serving more than 160,000 learners worldwide, SNHU offers approximately 200 accredited undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs, available online and on its 300-acre campus in Manchester, N.H. Recognized as the Most Innovative regional university by U.S. News & World Report and one of the fastest-growing universities in the country, SNHU is committed to expanding access to high quality, affordable pathways that meet the needs of each learner.
DeSales University
Students named to dean’s list
DeSales students made the fall 2021 dean’s list. To qualify for this honor, a student must have a minimum 3.5 GPA on no fewer than 12 credit hours.
Bath: Alanna Hartzell, marketing; Julia Maruscak, medical studies; Jordon Troxell, business administration; Jennifer Stumer, accounting; Melanie Hockman, homeland security
Catasauqua: Gabrielle Barna, marketing and pharmaceutical marketing; Bekkah Harakal, biochemistry molecular biology; Cassidy Fischl, nursing; Gwenivere Polles, nursing
Coplay: Robert Lamm, sport and exercise physiology; Taylor Deutsch, early childhood education; Chad Sodl, sport management
Northampton: Joseph Check, biology; Myandra Joseph, biology; Caroline Bischof, English; Zachary Kostantewicz, business administration and marketing; Jaclyn Serfass, human resource management; Thalia Santiago, biology; Arianna Troxell, biology; Sarah Frailey, early childhood education; Amanda Reese, health care administration
Walnutport: Kaitlyn Torres, psychology; Nicole Secara, early childhood education; Cody Turpin, finance and accounting
Whitehall: Raneem Abdelaziz, biology; Zachary Brodeur, sport and exercise physiology; Travis Fenstermacher, accounting; Martha Giletto, biology; Amanda Dobeck, nursing; Christina Preis, undeclared; Tiffany Le, nursing; Joo Yong Yoon, accounting; Kristina Bednarczyk, political science; Aileen Estrella, law and society; Aaliyah Chebbi, exploratory studies; Mechlen Zedan, biology; Mechal Zedan, biology
DeSales University, in Center Valley, is a private, coeducational, four-year liberal arts Salesian, Catholic university, under the leadership of the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales. Founded in 1965, the 550-acre suburban campus is located 50 miles north of Philadelphia and about 90 miles southwest of New York City. A total enrollment of nearly 3,500 includes undergraduate day and evening students and graduate students.
DeSales has approximately 135 full-time faculty members and offers more than 40 bachelor’s degrees, 12 graduate programs, and more than 20 certificate programs in a wide range of disciplines. Many of these can be completed fully online.
Bucknell University
Dean’s list is announced
Bucknell University has released the dean’s list for outstanding academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2021-22 academic year. A student must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean’s list recognition.
Coplay: Evan Bowers, Class of 2025, undeclared
Whitehall: Aries Contreras, Class of 2022, psychology; and Taylor Schultz, Class of 2025, mathematical economics
University of Delaware
McCloskey named to dean’s list
Madison McCloskey, of Catasauqua, has been named to the University of Delaware’s dean’s list for the fall 2021 semester. To meet eligibility requirements for the dean’s list, a student must be enrolled full time and earn a GPA of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale) for the semester.