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Twenty-nine Lebanon Valley College symphony orchestra students spent a week touring and performing across Ireland May 13-20 as part of the American Celebration of Music in Ireland. Orchestra director Dr. Hannes Dietrich was excited to offer students a once-in-a-lifetime performance opportunity at St. Mary's Church of Ireland in Killarney, Castalia Hall in Kilkenny, and St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Glasthule.

Albright College awards its first badge, officially welcoming students to the new Merit program.

Kutztown University has released the names of the 2014 Spring Semester Dean's List. The list includes 1,759 students. 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.

Lebanon Valley College has announced its Dean's list recipients for the spring 2014 semester. Dean's list students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.4 out of 4.0.

Coastal Carolina University has announced that nearly 500 students have made the President's honor list for high academic achievement for the Spring Semester 2014.

Hundreds of students have enrolled at Lebanon Valley College in anticipation of the upcoming fall semester. The Class of 2018 includes students from 15 states who will begin a challenging and sophisticated course of study with some of the most innovative faculty on campus.

Kutztown University inducted 19 students in to the Sigma Delta Pi National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society. Sigma Delta Pi is the only honor society devoted exclusively to students of Spanish in four-year colleges and universities.

As part of its Inquiry 2014 activities, Lebanon Valley College recognized students at the Spring Awards and Recognition Ceremony on April 10 for academic achievement in the natural sciences, social sciences, or humanities.

Lebanon Valley College's 145th Commencement Exercises May 10 graduated 523 students, who received their degrees in the LVC Gymnasium. The 416 graduating seniors were joined by 29 doctor of physical therapy candidates, 78 master's degree candidates, and 31 students who graduated in December 2013 and have now formally received their degrees.

Lebanon Valley College students have elected a new slate of leadership for Student Government for the 2014-2015 academic year.

Inquiry 2014 coincided with the Council for Undergraduate Research's week-long celebration of student research and achievement. Lebanon Valley College celebrated the scholarly, scientific, and creative achievements of the student body in a variety of academic activities, including a public research symposium April 10 in the LVC gymnasium.

Lebanon Valley College inducted 47 high achieving students to its Phi Alpha Epsilon honor society on March 30, 2014, as part of Inquiry 2014. Membership is limited to senior students who have achieved a 3.6 GPA, completed 24 credits of LVC coursework, and earned a bronze, silver, or gold community service award.

Lebanon Valley College inducted 162 students into 16 different academic honor societies as part of its Inquiry 2014 celebration.

Bucknell University has released the dean's list for outstanding academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2013-14 academic year. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean's list recognition.

The following students were named to the Dean's List for the fall 2013 semester at Grove City College.

Students have been named to the University of Delaware's Dean's List for the 2013 fall semester.

Widener University School of Law Dean Linda L. Ammons today announced the fall 2013 dean's list of students for the Delaware campus. Students named to the list earned a grade point average in the top 20 percent of their class and division for the semester. They include:

Kutztown University students, faculty and staff worked in volunteer service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy on Jan. 20, 2014. Volunteers worked throughout Berks County and were joined by thousands of volunteers across the country for a national day of service.

Ithaca College congratulates more than 1,400 students who made the Dean's list in the fall 2013 semester.

More than 1,600 students have been named to the Fall 2013 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.

More than 1,900 students have made the Fall 2013 Dean's List at Coastal Carolina University.

Lebanon Valley College named 658 undergraduates to its Dean's List. The students maintained a 3.4 average out of a possible 4.0.

Over 1400 students were named to the Dean's List at York College of Pennsylvania. To be eligible for this honor, a student must be registered for at least 12 academic credit hours and earn a semester GPA of 3.50 or higher.

Student Government is comprised of 36 full-time students. One of the Government's major responsibilities is to foster understanding, communication, and cooperation among students, faculty, and administrators.

A Resident Assistant (RA) oversees a floor or wing in a residence hall. The RA serves as a resource for residential students and provides a residential environment conducive to the overall development of students. The RA role encompasses programming, administrative, and student development responsibilities.

Lebanon Valley College recognizes the 17 students performing music recitals during the fall 2013 semester. LVC students learn and perform in the Blair Music Center, one of the largest and best-equipped music facilities in the area. Blair includes a 600-seat concert hall (Lutz Recital Hall), 24 teaching studios, 36 individual practice rooms, and three recording studios. Music majors also may perform in the 175-seat Zimmerman Recital Hall.

Lebanon Valley College's Wig and Buckle Theater Company will present "Chess," a musical with music by ABBA stars Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus and lyrics by Tim Rice.

Dr. Rebecca Lister, associate professor of music, and Cassondra "Cassie" Diaz '14, music education and vocal performance double major, spent nearly three weeks last summer in Asunci?n, Paraguay, with support from an Arnold Grant for Experiential Learning. The trip was an opportunity for Diaz to take advantage of an opportunity for intensive instruction in vocal pedagogy while experiencing another culture.

Widener University School of Law Dean Linda L. Ammons today announced the spring 2013 dean's list of students for the Delaware campus. Students named to the list earned a grade point average in the top 20 percent of their class and division for the semester. They include:

On a morning marked by wispy clouds in a blue sky, more than 21,000 people -- graduates and their families and friends -- braved gale force winds to celebrate the University of Delaware's 164th Commencement, held Saturday, May 25, at Delaware Stadium. Graduating students from our area included: