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Albright College welcomes more than 1,730 undergraduate students for the 2015-16 academic year.

Albright College welcomes more than 1,730 undergraduate students for the 2015-16 academic year.

Coastal Carolina University welcomes its newest class of first time freshman and transfer students

The Kutztown University Marching Unit (KUMU) has been selected as one of 17 bands to appear in the 2015 Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 26, beginning at 8:30 a.m. With 150 members, KUMU is one of two bands from Pennsylvania and the only collegiate band in the parade. Now in its 96th year, the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade is the oldest Thanksgiving parade in the nation. The 1.4-mile parade route ends at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

The Dean's Award for academic excellence is awarded to students with a 3.30 or higher term average.

More than 4,000 RIT students made the Dean's List for spring semester 2014-2015. Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean's List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of "Incomplete", "D" or "F"; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.

Ithaca College congratulates students named to Dean's List for the spring 2015 semester

Kutztown University has conferred degrees on nearly 1,400 students during the winter, spring and summer terms. Kutztown University announces degree conferment twice a year, once in the winter and once in the summer. Commencement exercises are held in May and December; however, students finish their requirements for graduation throughout the entire year. The following students have been awarded degrees since the winter 2015 announcement. Students who have requested privacy (FERPA) are not listed publicly.

Elizabethtown College recognized the accomplishments of the graduating class of 2015. The following students recently earned degrees:

The following students from the area were named to the Dean's List for the spring 2015 semester at Widener University in Chester, Pa.

Clarkson University students were part of winning teams at the 2015 New York Business Plan Competition. Students working with the Reh Center for Entrepreneurship in the School of Business and the Shipley Center for Innovation traveled to Albany, N.Y., in April to pitch their business plans to a panel of national venture capitalists, angel investors, investment bankers and seasoned entrepreneurs.

The residents listed below earned their associate's, bachelor's, master's or doctoral degrees from Widener University during the annual Commencement ceremonies on May 15 and 16. The university presented degrees to August 2014, December 2014 and May 2015 graduates during the ceremonies.

Mount St. Mary's University is pleased to announce 542 students earned dean's list honors for the spring 2015 semester. They Include:

Lebanon Valley College students get the chance to play college sports at a high level while pursuing their intellectual and career goals, and enjoying other interests. While competing for conference championships and earning national rankings, our student-athletes have the flexibility to double major, study abroad, and pursue internships--opportunities that will inform their lives long after their playing careers end.

More than 1,700 students have been named to the Spring 2015 Dean's List at Kutztown University. To be eligible for Dean's List, an undergraduate student must be registered for at least 12 credits and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60.

Elizabethtown (Pa.) College announced the names of students whose outstanding academic performances have earned them the recognition of being included on the spring 2015 dean's list. Students on the dean's list are full-time undergraduate students who earn a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better in 14 or more credit hours, of which at least 12 credits are letter-graded course work.

Bucknell University has released the dean's list for outstanding academic achievement during the 2015 spring semester.

Approximately 1,800 students have made the Spring Semester 2015 Dean's List for academic achievement at Coastal Carolina University.

Coastal Carolina University has announced that 560 students have made the President's honor list for high academic achievement for the Spring Semester 2015.

Lebanon Valley College has announced its Dean's List recipients for the spring 2015 semester. Dean's list students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.4 out of 4.0.

At 11 a.m., Saturday, May 16, 514 graduates took center stage for Elizabethtown College's 112th Commencement. The class of 2015 boasts 77 earning their Master of Science degrees, 126 with Bachelor of Arts degrees, 282 with Bachelor of Science degrees, 15 who have earned their Bachelor of Music degrees and 14 with bachelor's degrees in social work. E. Roe Stamps IV, founder of the Stamps Leadership Scholars, was speaker.

The Kutztown University women's sevens rugby team is set to return to the Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship at PPL Park, Philadelphia, May 29-31. This will be the third straight appearance for the Golden Bears in the tournament. On Friday, May 29, the women will face the University of Arizona, Life University and Notre Dame College in pool play. The schedule for the remainder of the weekend will depend on the outcome of Friday's games.

Alvernia undergraduate students earn Associate of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Bachelor of Social Work degrees this May.

Lebanon Valley College celebrated its 146th Commencement on Saturday, May 9 with 498 students receiving their degrees in Sorrentino Gymnasium. The 381 graduating seniors were joined by 32 doctor of physical therapy candidates, 44 master's degree candidates, and 41 students who graduated in December 2014 and have now formally received their degrees.

As part of its Inquiry 2015 activities, Lebanon Valley College recognized students at the Spring Awards and Recognition Ceremony for academic achievement in the natural sciences, social sciences, or humanities.

Top Alvernia University students received awards for their hard work at the annual Honors Convocation on Sunday, April 26, 2015.

Widener University senior biology major Alicia Butko of Pottstown, Pa., is one of only 12 undergraduates from throughout the U.S. to receive a grant from the PLANTS program (Preparing Leaders and Nurturing Tomorrow's Scientists: Increasing the diversity of plant scientists), which will fund her participation in the BOTANY 2015 meeting July 25 - 29, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Students inducted into Phi Eta Sigma

Hard work in high school has paid off for college-bound seniors. The following students have earned merit scholarships to attend Alvernia University this fall.

Ithaca College student-athletes representing all 27 varsity sports are learning valuable leadership skills in IC's Leadership Academy.