Nuo Chen was named to the dean’s list at Union College (New York). Chen is a member of the Class of 2023 majoring in neuroscience. The dean’s list honors students who have a grade point average of 3.5 for the academic year. ••
Northampton Community College welcomed new and returning students who will begin the fall semester. They include Nickalos Davidson, Albina Iazykova, Malachi Owens, Dianyra Perez, Amy Gavaghan, Nicole Graham, Irina Tyutyunnikova and Zemir Wayoe. ••
Cedar Crest College celebrated its 150th commencement ceremony on the steps of Blaney Hall on Aug. 15. Graduates were separated into several time slots and were presented with their diplomas one at a time to keep with social distancing guidelines. President Elizabeth M. Meade and Provost Robert Wilson each gave brief remarks before conferring the degrees. Local graduates were Andrea Abdale (degree in Theatre and criminal justice), Amanda Connell (English and writing) and Alyssa Knittel (business administration). ••
Nearly 1,100 students graduated from Bloomsburg University on Aug. 8 in a virtual ceremony. Local graduates were Alyssa Augustine (management degree, cum laude); Kyle Booker (communication studies); Tamara Branch (digital forensics & criminal justice); Shane Brophy (criminal justice); Madison Comey (marketing); Alyssa Coolen (environmental, geographical and geological science); Samuel Dieurisme (information and technology management); Amber Dorwart (special education PK-8/early childhood education PK-4, cum laude); Kenneth Garsey (supply chain management); Tyler Gettes (finance); Zechariah Hanna (biology); Jasmine Jubilee (psychology); Ashley Kerns (psychology and anthropology); Hunter Kraus (MBA); Olivia Law (digital forensics); Adali Lopez (medical imaging); Hayden McKinstry (criminal justice); Marisa Mooney (speech-language pathology); Timothy O’Neill (marketing); Sean Pedrick (supply chain management); Morgan Petsis (early childhood education PK-4, magna cum laude); Justin Rauch (management); Adelina Sacouto (languages and cultures and English, magna cum laude); Victoria Stephan (special education PK-8, early childhood education PK-4); Troy Stratton Jr. (management); Nicole Wilson (accounting). ••
Irish McCuen-O’Connor has enrolled at James Madison University for the fall semester. ••
