Ward Melville Senior High School

The following local residents were among the 176 students who graduated from Roger Williams University in December as part of the Class of 2017.

James Madison University is pleased to announce the following students made the dean's list for the fall 2017 semester.

Miami University Students Study Abroad in Summer

Miami University students who are ranked in the top twenty percent of undergraduate students within each division for first semester 2017-18 have been named to the dean's list recognizing academic excellence.

Miami University students who are ranked in the top three percent of undergraduate students within each division for fist semester 2017-18 have been named to the president's list recognizing academic excellence.

Ithaca College congratulates students named to the Dean's List for the fall 2017 semester.

High-achieving students were named to the Knox College Dean's List for the 2017 Fall Term.

Students have been named to the Dean's List for the fall 2017 semester at Clarkson University.

The following students have been named to the Dean's List at the University of New Hampshire for the fall 2017 semester.

Students have been named to the University of Delaware Dean's List for the Fall 2017 semester.

To be named to the dean's list, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school.

Approximately 2.419 students have made the Fall Semester 2017 Dean's List for academic achievement at Coastal Carolina University. To qualify for the Dean's List, freshmen must earn a 3.25 grade point average, and upperclassmen must earn a 3.5 grade point average.

A total of 1,555 students have been named to the Dean's List at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU) for the Fall 2017 semester of the 2017-2018 academic year, according to Joanne Bruno, J.D., provost and vice president for academic affairs. Students eligible for the Dean's List are those who have attained a 3.50 quality point average or better and are enrolled full-time. The letter grade "B" earns 3 quality points per credit, and the grade "A" earns 4 quality points per credit.

A total of 185 SUNY Oneonta students earned Provost's List honors for the fall 2017 semester. To qualify for the Provost's List, a student must earn a perfect 4.0 grade-point average while carrying a course load of 12 hours or more.

A total of 1,534 SUNY Oneonta students earned Dean's List honors for the fall 2017 semester. To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher while carrying a course load of 12 hours or more.

To qualify for the Dean's List, students must have a semester grade point average of 3.50 or better and must have completed successfully all courses for which they were registered.

SUNY Canton recognizes part-time students for academic achievement during the fall 2017 semester.

Bucknell University has released the dean's list for outstanding academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2017-18 academic year. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean's list recognition.

20 student athletes competed for the SUNY Oneonta field hockey team during the recently completed fall season.

Students in the Department of Music perform at the annual Collegium Musicum on Dec. 3

The SUNY New Paltz Vocal Jazz Ensemble performs Nov. 28 at 8 p.m. in Studley Theatre

The SUNY New Paltz School of Business unveiled a new debate format this semester to better serve the nearly 100 students who participate in this annual event.

The SUNY New Paltz Miami Theatre Players present "Pippin," with performances Nov.30 - Dec. 2.

Students in the Department of Music performed for hikers along the trail to Skytop Tower

The Emerging Leaders Graduates for spring 2017

Hundreds of SUNY New Paltz student volunteers help community agencies on Make a Difference Day 2017

As first-year students embark on their college experience, they will all take part in Loyola's living learning program, Messina. The common text for Messina is Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson. The book, a compelling first-hand account of a lawyer who defends the poor and wrongly condemned, speaks to the inequality in the justice system.

Thirty-eight students graduated in August from Elizabethtown College.

Music of Schubert, Billings, and William Schuman performed by the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers, along with a selection of jazz standards presented by students in the Vocal Jazz program, on Oct. 24

Knox College's student-run newspaper, The Knox Student (TKS), was named one of 43 finalists for the Associated College Press Newspaper Pacemaker award, often referred to as the Pulitzer Prize of collegiate journalism.