North Hunterdon Regional High School

A total of 92 students were inducted into the SUNY Oneonta chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, the national scholastic honor society for college freshmen, during a ceremony in the Sanford Auditorium of the college's Instructional Resource Center on Sunday, May 5. With 330 chapters nationwide, Phi Eta Sigma promotes excellence through recognition programs and scholarship competitions. New members qualify by achieving grade-point averages of at least 3.5 during their first year in college. Phi Eta Sigma, one of the longest-standing freshman honor societies in the country, was founded at the University of Illinois in 1923. Chartered in 1994, the SUNY Oneonta chapter is advised by Dr. Kenneth Johnson, Associate Professor of Geography. The induction ceremony was conducted by Dr. Kenneth Johnson, Faculty Advisor; Katie Sheehan, Chapter President; Allison Ryley, Vice President; Carrie Safford, Secretary; and Kimberly Brooks, Treasurer. The guest speaker was Dr. Steven Perry, Vice President for Student Development. Each inductee was awarded a certificate and a membership key issued by the national headquarters of Phi Eta Sigma. The following SUNY Oneonta students were inducted into Phi Eta Sigma this year: [See attached for a town-by-town listing of students inducted into Phi Eta Sigma.]

Some 739 students walked across the stage at Coastal Carolina University's commencement exercises on Saturday, May 11, at Brooks Stadium. A total of 950 students were eligible candidates for graduation.

Lebanon Valley College selected 51 students to serve as peer mentors in the fall of 2012. A peer mentor is an undergraduate student that guides a group of 15-20 new or transfer students during their first semester at the college. Local peer mentors include:

Students at Fairleigh Dickinson University's College at Florham, located in Madison, N.J. have been named to the Honor's List for the Fall 2012 Semester. To qualify for the Honor's List, a student must carry a 3.5 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours (four courses). The following students have qualified:

The following local residents were named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College for the fall 2012 semester.

The following area students have been named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester at the University of Vermont:

Elizabethtown (Pa.) College announced the names of students whose outstanding academic performances have earned them the recognition of being included on the fall 2012 dean's list. The following students from your area are included on this list:

The following James Madison University students have been named to the president's list for the fall 2012 semester:

The following students from Colgate University were recipients of the Dean's Award for academic excellence during the 2012 fall term at Colgate University. To be eligible for the Dean's Award, a Colgate student must achieve a minumum 3.30 average while enrolled in at least four courses.

The following students from Colgate University were recipients of the Dean's Award for academic excellence during the 2012 fall term at Colgate University. To be eligible for the Dean's Award, a Colgate student must achieve a minumum 3.30 average while enrolled in at least four courses.

The following students from Colgate University were recipients of the Dean's Award for academic excellence during the 2012 spring term at Colgate University. To be eligible for the Dean's Award, a Colgate student must achieve a 3.30 or higher average while enrolled in four courses.

Fairleigh Dickinson University's Metropolitan Campus has released the names of students who have graduated as of May 2012 on undergraduate and graduate levels. Students from your area include:

Fairleigh Dickinson University's Metropolitan Campus, located in Teaneck and Hackensack, N.J., has announced the names of students who qualified for the Dean's List for the Spring 2012 Semester. To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must carry a 3.2 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours (four courses). The following students were named:

The following local resident's are among the 1,423 students who earned Dean's List honors for the spring 2012 semester at SUNY Oneonta. To qualify for the Dean's List, undergraduate students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher while carrying a course load of 12 semester hours or more.

The following local residents were named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College for the spring 2012 semester.

The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that 4,042 undergraduates have qualified for the Spring 2012 Dean's List. The students 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 nations. To be included on the Dean's List, students must have completed 12 or more credits during a semester for letter grades with at least a 3.30 quality point average. Part-time students qualify with the accumulation of 12 credits with a 3.30 quality point average. The following local students have been named to URI's Spring 2012 Dean's List:

The following students were named to the spring 2012 dean's list at Lebanon Valley College. Dean's list students must maintain a 3.4 average out of a possible 4.0.

Lebanon Valley College has recognized 186 of its first-semester freshman and transfer students for making an impact on the campus as a new student. The Celebration of Student Success reception, held Feb. 7 in the Neidig-Garber Science Center atrium, honored the students' achievement. The honorees were nominated by faculty and administrators for standing out in the classroom, in their work with classmates, as student leaders, in on-campus employment, or in extracurricular activities such as athletics, performance, and volunteerism. The following students were recognized:

The following local residents were named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College for the fall 2011 semester.

The following area residents were among the 1,458 students who earned Dean's List honors for the fall 2011 semester at SUNY Oneonta. To qualify for the Dean's List, undergraduate students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher while carrying a course load of 12 semester hours or more.

Lebanon Valley College has enrolled 1,631 undergraduates for the 2011-2012 academic year, including the largest new student cohort in the College's 146-year history.

The following local students are among the 765 students who entered Colgate University this fall as members of the Class of 2015: