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Albright College welcomes more than 1,740 undergraduate students for the 2014-15 academic year.

Albright College welcomes more than 1,740 undergraduate students for the 2014-15 academic year.

The University of Findlay is welcoming approximately 730 new undergraduate students this fall. Findlay's fall first-time, full-time entering class is 6.5 percent larger than last fall's class and the University's total enrollment is up 8.5 percent - 3,956, compared to 3,645 students last fall.

Lebanon Valley College is recognizing its high-achieving first-year students for receiving scholarships from the College. Among the incoming class of 448 students, 63 percent rank in the top 30 percent of their high school class; 12 students were valedictorians; 52 percent of students earned a scholarship worth half-tuition; and five students received the full-tuition Allwein Scholarship. Learn more about scholarships and financial aid at Lebanon Valley College at www.lvc.edu/financial-aid.

Wilkes University would like to welcome the 565 incoming freshmen students that comprise its Class of 2018. It is the 81st freshmen class in University history.

The Dean's list for spring semester at The University of Findlay has been announced.

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.

Elizabethtown College recognizes the accomplishments of its School of Continuing and Professional Studies students. The following local students earned degrees from Elizabethtown College, May 17, 2014:

Wilkes University awarded 724 doctoral, master's and bachelor's degrees to students graduating after the completion of the spring 2014 semester during the University's 67th annual spring commencement ceremony. The 10 a.m. ceremony for graduate students and 3 p.m. ceremony for undergraduates were held in the Arnaud C. Marts Sports & Conference Center. Graduates marched down South Franklin Street and entered the center to the music of bagpipers leading the procession.

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.

The University of Findlay announces Merit Scholarship awards, which are based on a student's final, cumulative high school grade point average (GPA) and ACT/SAT scores. Scholarships are awarded beginning with the freshman year and are renewable for up to four years (for a total of five years of scholarship aid). Merit scholarships for transfer students are based on the student's GPA from all previous college-level institutions.

The University of Findlay announces the newest Oilers for the 2014-2015 academic year (as of April 1, 2014).

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Alvernia University this fall:

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.

Wilkes University Interim Provost Terese Wignot announced the Dean's List for the Fall 2013 Semester. To be named to the Dean's List, students must obtain a minimum 3.4 grade point average and carry at least 12 credits.

Lebanon Valley College is recognizing 227 student-athletes for their participation on athletic teams in the 2013 fall athletics season.

Wilkes University student Lorinette Williams of Swiftwater, Pa., a senior biology major, spent part of the summer studying abroad in Africa as part of a Wilkes global engagement and global research program. While visiting Karagwe, Tanzania, Williams completed a research project working with Dr. Linda Winkler of Wilkes University, analyzing maternal and neonate mortality at Nyakahanga Hospital.

Lebanon Valley College welcomed 482 new freshmen and transfer students to its beautiful Annville campus in August 2013, bringing total undergraduate enrollment to an all-time high of 1,648 students.

The Campus Life Council hosted the 35th annual Student Awards Ceremony Wednesday, April 17, to recognize and honor students, faculty and staff members for their outstanding accomplishments.

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:

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

Area students are assisting Wilkes University professor of biology William Terzaghi with his research this summer.

This summer five Wilkes University students presented their scientific research at the American and Canadian Societies of Plant Biologists meeting in Montreal, Canada. The students were accompanied by Dr. William Terzaghi, a Wilkes University professor of biology. The society's annual meeting is attended by nearly 2,000 scientists from around the world. The students presented two posters describing their research work. The participating students were: James Bird, a biology major from Scranton, Pa. Nisarg Joshi, a biology major with minors in neuroscience and chemistry from Orefield, Pa. Thomas Mike, a biology major from Shavertown, Pa. Michelle Wakeley, a biology major from Endicott, N.Y. Lorinette Williams, a pre-med biology major from Swiftwater, Pa. The first poster, presented by Bird and Mike, was on antisense transcripts of light-regulated genes in rice. The second, presented by Joshi, Wakeley, and Williams, dealt with hybrid vigor in rice as it relates to the parent genes. The information was offered in a special session for undergraduates and also in two general sessions for all scientists. Following the meeting, the students stayed an extra day to visit Montreal.