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The Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental, Geographical & Geological Sciences (EGGS) held its on Friday, May 10, at the Greenly Center in Bloomsburg. Awards were presented by Michael Shepard, Ph.D., chair of the department, as well as faculty mentors of the awardees. Lauren Barrett was named Outstanding Senior in Environmental Geoscience. Autumn Helfrich was named Outstanding Senior in Professional Geology. Both Meg Ronan and Tyler Ulmer were inducted into Gamma Theta Upsilon, the International Honor Society in Geography. Anna Ellis was recognized for her work as a GIS tutor. Scholarship winners were also recognized. Katherine Mather-Shingara and Sabrina Savidge were awarded the Braun Geology Field Camp Scholarship. Sean Leshko received the Daniel J. Tearpock Scholarship. Kyle Argenziano received the Joshua D. Sonntag '14 & Chelci A. Kravabloski '16 EGGS Scholarship and the Professor Brian & Marty Johnson Geography/Planning Scholarship. Zachary Hartman received a scholarship from the Tearpock Geoscience Fund.

Bucknell University presented degrees to nearly 900 graduates at Commencement on May 19, 2019.

Northampton Community College is excited to welcome new and returning students to campus for the Summer 1 2019 semester.

More than 1,750 students have been named to the Spring 2019 Dean's List at Kutztown University. To be eligible for the Dean's List, an undergraduate student must be registered for at least 12 credits and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60.

University of Scranton students were inducted into Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the only existing international honor society in the computing and information disciplines.

Cedar Crest College celebrated the accomplishments of dozens of students during its 2018-2019 Awards Ceremony. The Cedar Crest College Awards Ceremony is held each year on the day before Commencement.

More than 180 Kutztown University students have been inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) as part of the Spring 2019 class. To be inducted at KU, students must attend an orientation, a three-hour leadership training seminar, three success networking team meetings and three speaker broadcasts featuring leading figures delivering success-related messages to members.

Northampton Community College (NCC) recognized its most outstanding students at a joyous Awards Convocation on April 25.

The Northampton Community College (NCC) Athletic Department recently held their annual Awards Banquet, where student-athletes were honored for their various athletic and academic achievements throughout the 2018-19 season.

Graduating seniors Abigail Soto and Megan Harding have spent their years at East Stroudsburg University with a desire to lead and serve others. Soto, a history and political science major from Mount Pocono, Pa., was awarded the University Leadership Award for the 2018-19 academic year. Megan Harding, a communication and sciences disorder major from West Pittston, Pa., was awarded the University Service Award.

A total of 1,187 students will receive degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania at separate commencement exercises for undergraduate and graduate students on May 10 and May 11. ESU will hold three graduation ceremonies: one for graduate students on Friday, May 10 at 6:45 p.m. and two ceremonies for undergraduate students on Saturday, May 11. The undergraduate ceremonies will take place at 8:45 a.m. (College of Arts and Sciences and College of Education) and at 1:15 p.m. (College of Business and Management and College of Health Sciences). All three ceremonies will be held in Koehler Fieldhouse. A total of 995 bachelor's degrees, 188 master's degrees and four doctoral degrees will be awarded.

Kutztown University inducted 18 students into its 2019 class of Alpha Phi Sigma, National Honor Society for Criminal Justice, at its annual induction ceremony on Tuesday, April 16. Alpha Phi Sigma was founded in 1942 at Washington State University and became affiliated with the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) in 1976. Today there are almost 300 Alpha Phi Sigma chapters around the country. KU's Kappa Alpha chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma was established in 2008 with 13 founding members. The chapter advisors are Dr. Pietro Toggia and the assistant advisor is Dr. AnnMarie Cordner. To be eligible for membership, a student must be a criminal justice major or minor, have completed at least 40 credit hours, including at least four criminal justice courses, have an overall QPA of 3.2 or higher, and have a QPA in criminal justice courses of 3.2 or higher.

On April 16, East Stroudsburg University's department of political science and economics held the joint induction ceremony for the Iota Chi Chapter of the Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honor Society) and the Alpha Xi Chapter of the Omicron Delta Epsilon (International Honor Society of Economics).

Forty-five University of Scranton students were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the business honor society.

Students campuswide from various departments presented posters and original research to the campus community on Tuesday, April 30, 2019.

ESU Insider Students Study Ecosystems in Costa Rica and Compete in Annual Soccer Game

Students at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Metropolitan Campus, located in Teaneck, NJ have been named to the Honors Lists for the Fall 2018 semester.

Students at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Campus, located in Madison, NJ have been named to the Honors List for the Fall 2018 semester.

Five Northampton students were named to the All-PA Academic Team and won full-tuition scholarships to PASSHE universities to continue their education.

University of Scranton students inducted into Pi Mu Epsilon, the national honor society for mathematics majors.

Thirteen students from NCC joined students from community colleges across the state in Harrisburg on April 9 to advocate for adequate funding for community colleges in the state budget.

University of Scranton students inducted into Chi Delta Rho, the University's chapter of Chi Sigma Iota, the international honor society for counseling.

Twenty-five students, faculty members, and recent alumni from East Stroudsburg University's department of psychology presented research at this year's Eastern Psychological Association annual meeting in New York City, held February 28 - March 2.

Seven Wilkes University students participated in a LEAP-AB trip to Jamaica March 2-9. LEAP-AB stands for Leadership, Education, Advocacy, and Partnerships-Alternative Break, coined by student leaders in 2016. Students donated their time working with RSVP Caribbean Volunteers. Students worked at the Mike Town Early Childhood Institution where they painted and redecorated the sickbay, the reading room, as well as made storage compartments and hopscotch game in the play area.

The Sophomore Expedition is a guaranteed study abroad program. In the spring semester of their sophomore year, students participate in a series of classes to prepare them for the trip. Then they spend 8-10 days traveling as a class to an international destination where they participate in a number of service activites. This year they traveled to Athens, Greece.

Kutztown University inducted 26 students into the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest, largest and most selective collegiate honor society that inducts persons from every academic discipline. Established in 1897, distinguished junior and senior level students join a century-old community of scholars and professionals that includes individuals who have distinguished themselves in positions of leadership and whose careers have been characterized by achievement.

On February 11 ESU hosted hosted 87 girls from J.M Hill and Notre Dame elementary schools and East Stroudsburg and Notre Dame high schools to join them in celebrating United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

Lynn Nottage's drama, Sweat, which will be presented February 26-28 and March 1-3 at East Stroudsburg University, is one of the most compelling, gripping, and truthful portrayals of life in America at the beginning of the 21st century according to director Susan P. O'Hearn, professor of theatre.

Northampton Community College students and local actors presented two absurdist one-act comedies by Christopher Durang.

Cedar Crest College's performing arts department presents the Tony Award-winning musical "Cabaret" Thursday through Sunday in Samuels Theatre.