Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Dean earns dean’s list

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has announced that Stephanie Dean, of Coplay and a member of the Class of 2025 majoring in civil engineering, was named to the university’s dean’s list for academic excellence for the spring 2023 semester. A total of 2,054 undergraduate students achieved the criteria required for WPI’s spring 2023 dean’s list. The criteria for this honor differs from that of most other universities as WPI does not compute a GPA. Instead, WPI defines the dean’s list by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects.

WPI, a global leader in project-based learning, is a distinctive, top-tier technological university founded in 1865 on the principle that students learn most effectively by applying the theory learned in the classroom to the practice of solving real-world problems. Recognized by the National Academy of Engineering with the 2016 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, WPI’s pioneering project-based curriculum engages undergraduates in solving important scientific, technological and societal problems throughout their education and at more than 50 project centers around the world. WPI offers more than 70 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs across 18 academic departments in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences and the humanities and arts. Its faculty and students pursue groundbreaking research to meet ongoing challenges in health and biotechnology; robotics and the Internet of things; advanced materials and manufacturing; cyber, data and security systems; learning science; and more.

Harding University

Hess named to dean’s list

Baylie Hess, of Whitehall and a senior studying elementary education at Harding University, is among more than 1,100 students included on the dean’s list for grades achieved during the spring 2023 semester. To be eligible, a student must be carrying 12 or more hours with a 3.65 or higher GPA and no incompletes.

Harding University is a private Christian, liberal arts university located in Searcy, Ark. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, it is the largest private university in the state. Harding’s student body represents students from across the United States and more than 50 nations and territories. The university offers more than 110 undergraduate majors; 14 preprofessional programs; more than 40 graduate and professional programs; and numerous study abroad opportunities, including locations in Australasia, Peru, England, Greece, Italy and Zambia.

Cedar Crest College

Students graduate

On May 13, Cedar Crest College held its 153rd commencement ceremony at the PPL Center in Allentown. The college conferred approximately 210 bachelor’s, 63 master’s and 10 doctoral degrees to graduates of the Class of 2023. Commencement marked the culmination of a weeklong series of events celebrating the achievements of the Class of 2023.

Bath: Jenny McMaster, Jesi Cericola

Catasauqua: Jennifer Santa, Azalyn Vega-Osorio

Coplay: Ashley Ryden, Megan Fink

Danielsville: Elizabeth Kornhausl

Northampton: Jordan Crispeno, Mariella Fuica, Emma Gundrum, Emma Statler, Taylor Augustine

Walnutport: Jennifer VanSyckle

Whitehall: Joel Jackson, Kayla Canning, Rachael Alulis, Ashley Azar, Haley Azar, Kaylee Azar, Marc Merryman

Since 1867, Cedar Crest College has been opening the doors to opportunities for women. Today, the college continues to empower its increasingly diverse student body, both in the undergraduate women’s college and in the coed school of adult and graduate education.