Students show work and research

ONEONTA, NY — One hundred thirty-nine SUNY Oneonta students participated in the 2025 Student Research and Creative Activity (SRCA) showcase on April 16 in the Hunt Union Ballroom.

The showcase gives students the chance to share their scholarly and creative work with the campus community through academic conference-style presentation sessions. This year's single-day event featured 109 projects, making it one of the largest showcases of Student Research and Creative Activity ever presented at SUNY Oneonta.

Students presented research for completed and ongoing projects on topics representing a wide variety of academic disciplines such as science, history and art. Projects were completed under the mentorship of 54 faculty sponsors. Nineteen of the 109 projects received grants through the Student Grant Program for Research and Creative Activity, funded by the University Foundation and the SUNY Oneonta Alumni Association.

Rocio Alas of White Lake, NY presented "Preliminary Results from the Community Concerns Survey and Other Service Learning of the Spring 2025 Community Psychology Class."

Anna Bernas of Cochecton, NY presented "Surveillance Testing for Tick-Borne Diseases at College Camp."

Yasiris Hernandez of Liberty, NY presented "Quality Education and Economic Growth for Afro-Colombians in Cali and Cartagena."

SUNY Oneonta is a public, four-year university in Central New York, enrolling about 5,300 students in a wide variety of bachelor's degree programs and more than a dozen graduate certificate and degree programs. Learn more at https://suny.oneonta.edu.

Haley Peck volunteers during Work Together Wednesday

ONEONTA, NY — Haley Peck, of Livingstn Manor, NY, was one of 16 SUNY Oneonta students who volunteered at the Oneonta Boys and Girls Club (OBGC) during Work Together Wednesday, a national event that is part of Week of the Young Child.

Work Together Wednesday celebrates the value of collaboration and teamwork through activities that encourage children to engage in group projects and puzzles. SUNY Oneonta student volunteers, including NCAA Division III athletes and students from a variety of academic programs, joined in to support the event. This initiative coincided with NCAA Division III Week, a time when the contributions of student-athletes and the broader impact of Division III athletics are recognized and celebrated.

Oneonta Public Transit brought nearly 120 children from the Bugbee Children's Center and Oneonta YMCA to the OBGC for the community event. Catholic Charities, the local Child Care Resource and Referral Agency for Bugbee Children's Center, sponsored the event.

Local students named to Bucknell dean's list

LEWISBURG, PA — Bucknell University has released the dean's list for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2024-25 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. 

 Greentown, PA

 Marlee Olsson, 2027, Biology

Honesdale, PA

Nick Eisele-Bockelkamp, 2028, Cell Biology/Biochemistry

Lake Ariel, PA

 Julianna Cruz, 2025, Animal Behavior

Matamoras, PA

Tawhid Jahangir, 2025, Economics

Port Jervis, NY

 John Fuller, 2028, Civil Engineering

Shohola, PA

 Theresa Ficken, 2026, Political Science

SRU announces dean's list for Spring 2025 semester

SLIPPERY ROCK, PA — Slippery Rock University has announced its dean's list for the Spring 2025 semester. The dean's list consists of SRU undergraduate students who earned an adjusted semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher, based on a schedule of at least 12 newly attempted and earned credits.

The following students made the dean's list:

Allison Brown from Tafton, PA

Adam Frye from Matamoras, PA

Elizabeth Higgins from Lakeville, PA

Brianna Matteson from Matamoras, PA

Rozalyn Mikulak from Honesdale, PA

Slippery Rock University is a four-year, public, coeducational, regional comprehensive university that offers a broad array of undergraduate and select graduate programs to more than 8,000 students. SRU is one of 10 institutions and 14 campuses that make up Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. SRU is fully accredited by the Middle State Commission on Higher Learning.

The University of North Dakota announces spring 2025 dean’s list

GRAND FORKS, ND — More than 1,600 University of North Dakota (UND) students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2025 spring semester Dean's List. The UND Dean’s List comprises students whose grade point averages are in the top 15 percent of the enrollment in each of the university's degree-granting colleges and schools. A student must have completed no fewer than 12 semester hours of academic work for the semester, of which eight or more hours must be graded work rather than "satisfactory/unsatisfactory."

Named to the dean’s list was:

Maxim Ficarella, Dingmans Ferry, PA

The University of North Dakota is instilling a sense of wonder, a love of discovery and a commitment to serve within its more than 15,000 students. It was founded in 1883, six years before North Dakota’s statehood. Classified as an "R1" Doctoral University: Very High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, UND is characterized by a foundation of liberal arts, high quality students and faculty, a diverse curriculum, a widely recognized program of graduate education and research, law and medical schools praised for quality and innovation, rich cultural resources and an outstanding record of alumni support. Learn more at und.edu.

 Local resident named to Dean's List at Dickinson College

 CARLISLE, PA — Henry Charles Gaydos, a rising junior archaeology and anthropolgy major at Dickinson College, has been named to the dean's list for the spring 2025 semester. A graduate of Warwick Valley High School, he is the child of Michael Gaydos and Christine Hosselet of Warwick, N.Y. All students earning a position on the dean's list-a recognition of academic excellence-must have a grade-point average of 3.7 or above on a 4.0 GPA scale for the semester. 

 Dickinson is a nationally recognized institution chartered in 1783 in Carlisle, Pa. With an enrollment of 2,100 students, Dickinson emphasizes small classes with extensive opportunities for research, fieldwork and internships in each of our 46 majors. Our distinctive educational approach translates into a competitive edge, leading graduates into a job or graduate school within one year. Dickinson has one of the top off-campus study programs in the nation and was one of the first colleges in the country to achieve carbon neutrality. www.dickinson.edu

Local students named to Susquehanna dean’s list

 SELINSGROVE, PA — Susquehanna University congratulates its students named to the Dean's List for the spring 2025 semester. 

The dean's list recognizes students who achieve a grade point average of 3.4 or higher out of a possible 4.0 for the semester. To qualify, students must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours.

Chloe Lyle, Bethany, PA

Timothy Kizis, Dingmans Ferry, PA

Damien Russo, Lake Ariel, PA

Lily Gordon, Lakeville, PA

Shaeleigh O'Leary, Matamoras, PA

Annabella Potenza, Milford, PA

Jonathan Samse and Nathan Samse, both of Port Jervis, NY

Amy Carpenter, Shohola, PA

Emily Bair, Youngsville, NY

Renowned as one of the finest U.S. national liberal arts colleges, Susquehanna inspires and challenges 2,200 enterprising, bright-minded students studying the arts, business, humanities and sciences. 

Nathan Morell of Dingmans Ferry named to dean's list at Grove City College

GROVE CITY, PA— Nathan Morell, a junior Mechanical Engineering major at Grove City College from Dingmans Ferry, has been named to the Dean's List for the fall 2024 semester. Nathan is a 2021 graduate of Homeschool and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Morell (Jacqueline) from Dingmans Ferry, PA.

Students eligible for the Dean's List have a GPA of 3.40 to 3.59; for the Dean's List with Distinction a GPA of 3.60 to 3.84 and for the Dean's List with High Distinction a GPA of 3.85 to 4.0.

SUNY GCC Fall 2024 provost's list

BATAVIA, NY — 232 students from Genesee Community College were named to the provost's list. Students honored on the Provost's List have maintained part-time enrollment and earned a quality point index of 3.75 (roughly equivalent to an A) or better.

Megan Reilly of Swan Lake, NY

William Reilly of Swan Lake, NY

Purchase College names Dean’s List students

PURCHASE, NY — Purchase College announced that more than 1,300 students were named to the Dean's List for the fall semester in 2024. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher and taken a minimum of 12 credits. For BA and BS programs, a semester GPA of 3.50 is required. For BFA and MusB programs, a semester GPA of 3.75 is required.

Gabriella Jones of Monticello, NY is studying Psychology.

Julia Moore of Neversink, NY is studying Playwriting and Screenwriting.

Jade Cook of Milford, PA is studying Acting.

Wilson College announces dean's list

CHAMBERSBURG, PA — More than 320 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the fall 2024 semester at Wilson College by being named to the Dean's List.

The dean's list contains the names of those students whose grade-point average for the work of the semester has been 3.5 or higher and who have completed at least 12 semester hours for the semester, at least nine of which received a letter grade. While the credits for developmental or remedial courses cannot be counted toward 12 semester hours, the grades in these courses are counted toward the GPA.

Wilson College congratulates the distinguished scholars who earned this academic achievement.

Jennifer Bannon of Milford, PA.

Tyler Cottone of Milford, PA.

Skylar Molnar of Shohola, PA.

Local residents named to dean's list at Dickinson College

 CARLISLE, PA — Dickinson College has announced the following students were named to the dean's list for the fall 2024 semester. All students earning a position on the dean's list—a recognition of academic excellence—must have a grade-point average of 3.7 or above on a 4.0 GPA scale for the semester.

Named to the list was Ava Nienstadt, senior, art & art history, Delaware Valley High School, daughter of Glen Nienstadt and Susan Bannon of Dingmans Ferry, PA.

Dickinson College was chartered in 1783. The private college is nationally recognized for its cross-disciplinary, active approach to learning, international education, civic engagement and its commitment to teaching its students about sustainability across the curriculum, the community and the globe. www.dickinson.edu.

Fairfield University congratulates Dean’s List 

 FAIRFIELD, CT — The following Fairfield University students received Dean’s List Honors for the Fall 2024 semester.  

 In order to be placed on the Dean's List, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours in a semester, have no outstanding or incomplete grades for that semester, and have attained a semester grade point average of 3.50 or better. 

Henry Schmalzle of Hawley, PA

Celia Park of Milford, PA