The Lehigh University Mountain Hawks Class of 2023 includes Aiden Schmidt and Hajer Sabil.
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Kutztown University and the Kutztown University Foundation have named 36 students as Presidential Ambassadors for the 2019-2020 school year, including Nyairah Flowers. The mission of the group is to support events that connect current students with alumni, faculty, staff and university friends, to act as ambassadors of the university and to create new traditions that enhance KU pride.
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Wilkes University student Abigail Tarway is participating in an internship for the fall semester. Tarway, a sociology major, is interning with The ARC of Luzerne County.
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Little Flower graduate Jada Rivera is one of 14 freshmen enrolled at Widener University as Apogee Scholars. Apogee Scholars are recognized for their high potential to lead positive change on campus and in their communities. The students were all recipients of Widener High School Leadership Awards, and each received a $20,000 scholarship to attend Widener. As High School Leadership Award recipients, all of the students were nominated by their high schools for their abilities to stand up for what is right, address a wrong and make a difference in their communities or schools. Rivera is studying exploratory studies at Widener.
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Widener University conferred degrees to more than 1,100 graduates in a ceremony at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts.
The commencement speaker was former U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, a Widener alumnus and member of the Widener University Board of Trustees.
Local graduates were Kimberly Barrett (Master of Social Work), Richard Ceaser (Master of Business Administration in Health Care Management), Latoya Coffee (Master of Social Work), Evan Crouch (Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering), Jessica Dougherty (Master of Social Work), Nicole Frascella (Doctor of Physical Therapy), Adrianna Gonzalez (Master of Social Work), Olesha Griffy (Master of Social Work), Michele Kay (Master of Education in Allied Health), Bianca Lajara (Master of Social Work), Nicole Lee (Master of Science in Nursing), Sheina Martinez (Master of Social Work), Nokie Powell (Master of Social Work), Richard Romano (Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering), Alivia Schaffer (Master of Social Work Accelerated), Devonne Snead (Master of Social Work), Anu Vergis (Master of Science in Nursing), Brenda Waggner (Master of Social Work), Jara Arroyo (degree in Mathematics Elementary Education Grades 4 to 8), Ryan Boran (magna cum laude accounting degree), Kelsi Burns (nursing), Kerri Burns (cum laude nursing degree), Marleny Cotto (cum laude nursing – accelerated degree), Liam Curran (management, with a specialization in sport management), Anthony Dicicco (accounting), Eden Fernandes (nursing), McKailey Gordon (sociology, with applied sociology concentration), Joselynn Hernandez (management, with a specialization in marketing), Robin Hopkins (allied health), Navkiran Kaur (cum laude biology degree), Kate Kauterman (allied health), Andrew Kohler (nursing), Keviche Laws (nursing/RN), Samantha Leyden (environmental science), Kristen Macias (cum laude nursing – accelerated degree), Oriol Parllaku (electrical engineering), Rebecca Senski (environmental science), Kiersten Silvestri (cum laude nursing degree), Yasming Stallworth (nursing/RN), Eric Tompoe (associate in radiologic technology) and Nariah Williams (management, with a specialization in human resources). ••
