Ward Melville Senior High School

Beta Gamma Sigma is the premier honor society recognizing business excellence.

Coastal Carolina University's held commencement ceremonies for an estimated 1,145 candidates for graduation May 5 and 6, 2017, at the HTC Student Recreation and Convocation Center on campus. In her remarks to Coastal Carolina University's Class of 2017, commencement speaker Amber J. Campbell encouraged graduates to be true to themselves and their own course in life instead of relying too much on conventional wisdom. "Don't listen to 'they,' because 'they' will tell you all kinds of things," said Campbell, an Olympic athlete and 2004 CCU graduate. " 'They' don't always have your best interests at heart. 'They' will try to talk you out of your dream. 'They' will tell you that what you're pursuing doesn't make sense or that the career you chose is too obscure. Meanwhile, you might end up a three-time Olympian and travel the world!"

The SUNY Oneonta athletics department recently held its annual awards ceremony and honored its student athletes for their outstanding accomplishments in and out of the playing arena.

SUNY New Paltz graduating class of Bachelor of Science and Art in the Visual Arts will exhibit their pieces in a special showcase on May 5th.

SUNY New Paltz graduating students in Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts degree programs present their thesis exhibitions.

A total of 60 SUNY Oneonta students are studying abroad this spring through semester-long and academic-year programs in 15 countries.

Artwork by 73 students is featured in SUNY Oneonta's 2017 Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. On display through May 13 at the Martin-Mullen Art Gallery in the college's Fine Arts Center, the exhibition features more than 100 works by student artists. Featured artworks were chosen from an open jury process and works entered by the art faculty. Painting, drawing, sculpture, digital print, digital video and an assortment of mixed media make up this year's offerings.

Twenty-three students received awards totaling $2,900 during an opening reception for SUNY Oneonta's Annual Juried Art Exhibition on April 13. On display through May 13 at the Martin-Mullen Art Gallery in the college's Fine Arts Center, the exhibition features more than 100 works by student artists. Featured artworks were chosen from an open jury process and works entered by the art faculty. Painting, drawing, sculpture, digital print, digital video and an assortment of mixed media make up this year's offerings.

Graduating seniors in the Honors Program present their thesis project works.

SUNY New Paltz's chapter of the National Sigma Gamma Epsilon Honor Society of Earth Sciences (SGE).

BW student vocalists and orchestra members performed the opera "Dialogues of the Carmelites" during the spring semester. Francis Poulenc's fictionalized portrayal of the Martyrs of Compiegne tells the timely and tragic story of Carmelite nuns who were guillotined in Paris for refusing to renounce their vocation during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror.

Hall government members are responsible for creating community within their residence hall.

A total of 192 students received the SUNY Oneonta 2016-2017 Susan Sutton Smith Award for academic excellence. To be eligible for the award, a student must be a freshman, sophomore or junior with a grade-point average of 3.9 or higher. Student award winners receive a certificate, a gift card to the campus bookstore, and an invitation to attend the annual Susan Sutton Smith Lecture and reception. Dr. Florian Reyda, professor of biology, will deliver this year's Susan Smith Lecture titled, "Parasites, Evolution and Us," at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, in the Otsego Grille of the Morris Conference Center on campus.

SUNY Oneonta recognized 35 student athletes by inducting them into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, during a luncheon held on April 6. To qualify for induction a student athlete must have achieved at least junior standing with a cumulative 3.4 grade point average while earning a varsity letter in an NCAA intercollegiate sport. Each student athlete must also be of good moral character and have the endorsement of his/her coach and the Chapter President.

Hall government members are responsible for creating community within their residence hall.

SUNY Chancellor Awards are bestowed upon students who distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, leadership, service, and other contributions to living and learning communities across the SUNY system.

10 field hockey players have earned academic honors from the NFHCA.

Select Saints presented on the student internship panel.

Alvernia students named members of the university's baseball team in spring 2017.

Students at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Campus, located in Madison, NJ have been named to the Dean's and Honors Lists for the Fall 2016 semester.

SUNY New Paltz students studied abroad during the winter intersession.

Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher while completing at least 3 course credits during the fall 2016 semester earn the Dean's Award with Distinction.

The SUNY Geneseo chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society recently inducted students into the organization during a campus ceremony. Sophomores, juniors or seniors with a grade point average that places them in the top 15 percent of their class are eligible for membership.

The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's lacrosse roster has been finalized and the Engineers have eight seniors, nine juniors, twelve sophomores and ten freshmen. RPI opened the season on Saturday with a 17-10 win over Keene State College.

Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean's List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of "Incomplete", "D" or "F"; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.

30 Nichols College student-athletes are on the Men's Hockey team for the Winter 2016-2017 season.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) student-athlete David Gibbs has been selected as the Men's Lacrosse Defensive Performer of the Week by the Liberty League, it has been announced. Also recognized was Matthew Gilman, who was chosen to the Weekly Honor Roll.

Ithaca College congratulates students named to Dean's List for the fall 2016 semester

Loyola University Maryland has announced the members of its fall 2016 Dean's List. In order to qualify for the Dean's List at Loyola, a student must achieve a minimum QPA of at least 3.500 for the term, provided that, in the term they have successfully completed courses totaling a minimum of 15 credits.

The following students have been selected for inclusion on the Dean's List for academic achievement during the Fall 2016 semester at St. Lawrence University.