MANCHESTER, NH (06/05/2014)(readMedia)– Mark W. Cronin, Interim Dean of the College, announces the following students that were named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2014 semester at Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH.

Jessica Farley of Preston

Kevin Harris of Mystic

Kyleen Garrison of Bozrah

Founded in 1889, Saint Anselm College is a four-year liberal arts college providing a 21st century education in the Catholic, Benedictine tradition. Located in southern New Hampshire near Boston and the seacoast, Saint Anselm is well known for its strong liberal arts and nursing programs as well as for the New Hampshire Institute of Politics.

MANCHESTER, NH (06/04/2014)(readMedia)– Jessica Farley, of Preston, received a Saint Anselm nurse’s pin on April 26 and graduated Cum Laude from Saint Anselm College on May 17.

The pinning ceremony in the Abbey Church was a special event for Farley, who received a pin featuring elements of the college’s official seal and the symbol of a lamp referring to Psalm 119:105, “Your word is a lamp of my steps and a light for my path.” Dr. Sharon George, dean of nursing, pinned with the Saint Anselm pin to wear for the entirety of her career.

The pinning ceremony is a celebration of a student’s completion of Saint Anselm College’s respected nursing program and symbolizes preparedness to serve as a compassionate caregiver in the healthcare setting.

A member of the class of 2014, Farley earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing. At the college’s 121st commencement, Bob Schieffer, award-winning journalist and moderator of the CBS News‘ Sunday broadcast, “Face the Nation,” addressed the graduating class.

Founded in 1889, Saint Anselm College is a four-year liberal arts college providing a 21st century education in the Catholic, Benedictine tradition. Located in southern New Hampshire near Boston and the seacoast, Saint Anselm is well known for its strong liberal arts and nursing programs as well as for the New Hampshire Institute of Politics.

NEW LONDON(06/04/2014)(readMedia)– The following local students have achieved Dean’s Honors, a recognition for students who have earned a grade point average of at least 3.65, or Dean’s High Honors, a recognition for students who have earned a grade point average of at least 3.77, for the 2014 spring semester at Connecticut College.

Adam Bratin, a member of the class of 2015 at Connecticut College and resident of Waterford, achieved Dean’s Honors.

Conor Carroll, a member of the class of 2017 at Connecticut College and resident of East Lyme, achieved Dean’s Honors.

Prince Ilboudo, a member of the class of 2014 at Connecticut College and resident of New London, achieved Dean’s High Honors.

Emily Impellitteri, a member of the class of 2015 at Connecticut College and resident of Uncasville, achieved Dean’s High Honors.

Yumi Kovic, a member of the class of 2014 at Connecticut College and resident of Norwich, achieved Dean’s High Honors.

Emil Lalov, a member of the class of 2014 at Connecticut College and resident of New London, achieved Dean’s High Honors.

Alexander Lloyd, a member of the class of 2016 at Connecticut College and resident of East Lyme, achieved Dean’s Honors.

Jerell Mays, a member of the class of 2014 at Connecticut College and resident of New London, achieved Dean’s Honors.

Evelyn O’Regan, a member of the class of 2014 at Connecticut College and resident of Waterford, achieved Dean’s High Honors.

Zachary O’Shaughnessy, a member of the class of 2014 at Connecticut College and resident of Norwich, achieved Dean’s High Honors.

Khushbu Pandya, a member of the class of 2016 at Connecticut College and resident of Norwich, achieved Dean’s High Honors.

Mitchell Paro, a member of the class of 2016 at Connecticut College and resident of Norwich, achieved Dean’s High Honors.

Shannon Quinn, a member of the class of 2015 at Connecticut College and resident of Colchester, achieved Dean’s Honors.

Ian Rathkey, a member of the class of 2014 at Connecticut College and resident of Old Lyme, achieved Dean’s High Honors.

Molly Resnick, a member of the class of 2014 at Connecticut College and resident of New London, achieved Dean’s Honors.

Nathan Roy, a member of the class of 2014 at Connecticut College and resident of Essex, achieved Dean’s High Honors.

Brooke Safferman, a member of the class of 2016 at Connecticut College and resident of Old Lyme, achieved Dean’s Honors.

S. Massoud Sallah, a member of the class of 2016 at Connecticut College and resident of New London, achieved Dean’s High Honors.

Patricia Shields, a member of the class of 2014 at Connecticut College and resident of East Lyme, achieved Dean’s High Honors.

Luke Watson, a member of the class of 2015 at Connecticut College and resident of Groton, achieved Dean’s Honors.

Baird Welch-Collins, a member of the class of 2017 at Connecticut College and resident of Waterford, achieved Dean’s High Honors.

Anna Westbrook, a member of the class of 2016 at Connecticut College and resident of New London, achieved Dean’s High Honors.

About Connecticut College

Situated on the coast of southern New England, Connecticut College is a highly selective private liberal arts college with 1900 students from all across the country and throughout the world. On the college’s 750-acre arboretum campus overlooking Long Island Sound, students and faculty create a vibrant social, cultural and intellectual community enriched by diverse perspectives. The college, founded in 1911, is known for its unique combination of interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.

HOUSTON, TX (06/03/2014)(readMedia)– Jeffrey Arenson of East Lyme graduated May 17 from Rice University.

Arenson received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.

MOUNT BERRY, GA (06/03/2014)(readMedia)– Kristan Dziurzynski of North Stonington graduated from Berry College with a BS degree in Psychology.

Berry College recently celebrated 425 new graduates at the Spring Commencement on May 10.

Guest speaker Roxanne Spillett, president emeritus of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the newest member of the Berry College Board of Trustees, gave the graduates an inspiring speech. Spillett was selected as one of the “Power 50” by the Non-Profit Times for three consecutive years. She received the “Excellence in National Executive Leadership Award”, was cited as one of the “15 People Who Make America Great” and was appointed by George W. Bush to the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation.

The graduation can be viewed on the web at www.berry.edu/webcast.

Berry College is an independent, coeducational college recognized nationally for the quality and value of its educational experience. College leaders from across the country chose Berry College as the nation’s number one “Up-And-Coming” liberal arts college, according to the 2014 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings. Located on a magnificent campus encompassing more than 27,000 acres near Rome, Ga., Berry challenges its student body, consisting of more than 2,200 undergraduate and graduate students, to embrace a firsthand education that unites strong academic programs with opportunities for meaningful work experience, spiritual and moral growth, and significant service to others. www.berry.edu

NEW PALTZ, NY (06/03/2014)(readMedia)– SUNY New Paltz proudly congratulates the following local residents for being named to the spring 2014 Dean’s List:

Matthew Alfultis, a resident of Waterford,  Alfultis’s major is Sociology.

Alec Johnson, a resident of Salem,  Johnson’s major is Marketing.

Thomas Whittico, a resident of East Lyme, Whittico’s major is Undeclared:Pre-Comm Disorders.

Dean’s List designation is reserved for students who excel academically and earn at least a 3.3 grade point average in a semester with a full-time course load.

Located in the heart of a dynamic college town, ninety minutes from metropolitan New York City, the State University of New York at New Paltz is a highly selective college of about 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

One of the most well-regarded public colleges in the nation, New Paltz delivers an extraordinary number of majors in Business, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Engineering, Fine & Performing Arts and Education.

New Paltz embraces its culture as a community where talented and independent minded people from around the world create close personal links with real scholars and artists who love to teach.

HARRISONBURG, VA (06/03/2014)(readMedia)– The following students qualified for the dean’s list at James Madison University during the spring 2014 semester.

• Samantha Blake of Amston

• Mara Fischer of Lyme

James Madison University offers each student a future of significance – not an education of mere prestige, but an extraordinary education of exceptional scholarship, inventive thinking, unparalleled attention to the world community, a university-wide enthusiasm for teaching, and a commitment to student success.

WORCESTER, MA (06/02/2014)(readMedia)– During its 110th Commencement exercises on May 18, Clark University awarded 544 bachelor’s degrees, 472 master’s, and 24 doctoral degrees. The following local students received degrees:

Felicia S. Bakaj of Lebanon; Bachelor of Arts in environmental science

Adam L. Kelley of East Lyme; Bachelor of Arts in English and philosophy

Emily L. Newton of East Lyme; Master of Public Administration

Kristina Noelani Kalolo of East Lyme; Master of Arts in International Development and Social Change

Allison S. Fichtelberg of Niantic; Bachelor of Arts in psychology

Katie A. Freaney of Old Lyme; Master of Arts in Teaching

James M. Spina of Old Lyme; Bachelor of Arts in biology

Charles Francis Catania of Uncasville; Master of Business Administration

Clark Class of 1976 alumnus Ron Shaich, founder, chairman of the board, and CEO of Panera Bread Company, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree and delivered the Commencement address.

“So here’s the question for today … what really matters in creating a successful career and a successful life?” Shaich asked the Class of 2014. “If there’s one lesson that I take from my 30 years as a business builder, it is this: Knowing what matters dramatically increases the probability that you will produce the outcome you desire.”

Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University, spoke at the master’s and doctoral degree-granting ceremony. Crow, who is nationally recognized for innovative leadership and his commitment to a “reinvention” of the American research university model, lauded Clark University for charting a different academic path. Crow told new graduates they need to do more than just criticize the status quo, they should identify problems from different perspectives and foster change.

Crow received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree, as did Cynthia Enloe, research professor in Clark’s International Development, Community, and Environment Department and a renowned feminist teaching and research on women’s politics.

More information about the 2014 Clark University Commencement is available online.

Founded in 1887 in Worcester, MA, Clark University is a small, liberal arts-based research university addressing social and human imperatives on a global scale. Nationally renowned as a college that changes lives, Clark is emerging as a transformative force in higher education today. LEEP (Liberal Education and Effective Practice) is Clark’s pioneering model of education that combines a robust liberal arts curriculum with life-changing world and workplace experiences. Clark’s faculty and students work across boundaries to develop solutions to complex challenges in the natural sciences, psychology, geography, management, urban education, Holocaust and genocide studies, environmental studies, and international development and social change. The Clark educational experience embodies the University’s motto: Challenge convention. Change our world.

 

BURLINGTON, VT (05/30/2014)(readMedia)– Some 2,904 students were awarded a variety of bachelor’s degrees during the University of Vermont’s 213th Commencement ceremonies on May 18. There were some 575 advanced degrees and certificates awarded by the UVM Graduate College and approximately 106 women and men took the oath of Hippocrates following the awarding of their M.D. degrees at ceremonies of the UVM College of Medicine. A list of local students and the degree earned by each follows:

Cody Aylward of East Lyme,  Bachelor of Science, Zoology, College of Arts & Sciences

Muriel Bell of Essex, Bachelor of Science, Social Work, College of Education & Social Services

Sage Bierman of Ledyard, Bachelor of Arts, English, College of Arts & Sciences

Janice Brewer of Mystic, Bachelor of Science in Music Education, Music Education, College of Education & Social Services

Courtney Burd of Old Lyme, Bachelor of Science, Nutrition and Food Sciences, College of Agriculture & Life Science

Arianna Dayharsh of Essex, Bachelor of Science, Early Childhood Preschool, College of Education & Social Services

Aaron Dean of Groton, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, College of Arts & Sciences

Jacob Dryden-Jaffe of New London, Bachelor of Arts, Film and Television Studies, College of Arts & Sciences

Wanda Gortner of Uncasville, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, College of Arts & Sciences

Samuel Hellman of Norwich, Bachelor of Science, Geology, College of Arts & Sciences

Sean Kratzert of Old Lyme, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Business Administration, School of Business Administration

Karley Reising of Ledyard, Bachelor of Science in Education, Secondary Education Social Sciences, College of Education & Social Services

Chartered in 1791, UVM was the first college or university in the United States that did not give preference to a religious sect in its charter. UVM now has 9,970 undergraduates in seven schools and colleges, 1,317 graduate students and 454 medical students. The University of Vermont combines faculty-student relationships most commonly found in a small liberal arts college with the resources of a major research institution.

WEST HAVEN, CT (05/30/2014)(readMedia)– Brett Rankowitz, a University of New Haven senior majoring in criminal justice and a member of the UNH Reserved Officer Training Corps program, has been awarded the Bronze Cross Legion of Valor Achievement Award.

Brett, a Niantic resident, was awarded the cross for outstanding performance throughout his junior year at UNH. Fewer than 50 cadets and midshipmen nationally receive the cross each year.

“Brett’s constant desire and willingness to achieve a higher standard warranted this prestigious award,” said Capt. Sean Ritchie of the UNH ROTC program. “Every single day he performed to the best of his abilities, and he consistently set a positive example for others within the program.”

Brett, who will be the company commander of the UNH ROTC cadets beginning this fall, has served as an ROTC team leader, squad leader, platoon sergeant, platoon leader and company first sergeant. “His peer and leadership evaluations, without a doubt, demonstrated his knowledge and frequently earned him a score of ‘excellent,”‘ Ritchie said.

As a member of the Nathan Hale Battalion Ranger Company, Rankowitz conducted physical training five days a week, and each Thursday he conducted road marches ranging of up to 12 miles while carrying a 50 pound backpack. “Brett’s willingness to push himself and, subsequently, to achieve a higher standard, motivated and inspired his subordinates and peers daily,” said Ritchie.

The University of New Haven is a private, top-tier comprehensive institution recognized as a national leader in experiential education. Founded in 1920 the university enrolls approximately 1,800 graduate students and more than 4,600 undergraduates.