Glastonbury High School

The following students have been named to the President's List at Western New England for the fall semester of 2012. Students are named to the President's List for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.80 or higher.

The following local residents made the Dean's List for Fall 2012 quarter at Rochester Institute of Technology:

In 2008, Eastern Connecticut State University's Center for Early Childhood Education (CECE) was awarded a three-year, $3.9 million Early Reading First (ERF) grant from the U.S. Department of Education to implement the Community Partners for Early Literacy (CPEL) project. Eastern was one of only 31 agencies and public school districts throughout the United States to be chosen for "Early Reading First" grants out of nearly 400 applicants. In partnership with the Windham Early Childhood Center (part of the Windham Public Schools) and the Child and Family Development Resource Center (CFDRC) at Eastern, the CECE provided professional development and literacy coaching to 50 teachers and paraprofessionals and supported families in engaging in literacy activities at home. The CPEL program helped approximately 600 preschool-age children in Willimantic and provided Eastern undergraduate and graduate students from various majors with important experiential learning opportunities. The students worked as oral language assessors, classroom substitutes and literacy kit managers, and were considered critical to the project's success.

The following local students have enrolled in Worcester Polytechnic Institute, one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities.

Goodwin College has posted its Dean's List for the Summer 2012 Session, with 617 students achieving status on the list based on their academic performance. To make the Dean's List, students must earn a minimum 3.5 GPA and be registered for at least six credits at the College. The following area students made the Dean's List:

Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its list of newly enrolled students for the fall 2012 semester.

Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its list of newly enrolled students for the fall 2012 semester. The following local students are attending Eastern this fall:

Colgate University is pleased to welcome the following local students to Colgate University as members of the Class of 2016:

St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, welcomes the following students as members of the class of 2016. Each first-year student will participate in St. Lawrence University's innovative First-Year Program, an introduction to the liberal arts curriculum taught in residence halls by faculty teams. Clear writing and speaking skills are stressed, and careful advising is provided for all students.

Goodwin College neared a milestone this month as about 50 students were pinned as nurses after completing the College's rigorous nursing program. Since Goodwin established its Nursing program eight years ago, 982 students have been pinned as nurses and recited an oath in the tradition of Florence Nightingale. The College expects to pin its 1,000th nurse this Fall upon the next cohort completing the program. Family and friends crowded the Goodwin College Auditorium on August 16 for a special ceremony honoring the nursing graduates. Jan Costello, chair of the Nursing Department, reminded all the grads that they will never be forgotten, and asked that they always be caring and compassionate with their patients.

The following local residents were among the 750 Union College students named to the Dean's List:

The following local residents are among those named to the Roger Williams University Dean's List for the Spring 2012 semester. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a GPA of 3.4 or higher are placed on the Dean's List that semester.

The following local residents recently graduated from Union College during its 218th Commencement exercises:

The following local residents were named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College for the spring 2012 semester.

The University of Hartford is pleased to announce the following local students have been named to the Dean's List for Spring 2012.

The following students will attend Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., as members of the Class of 2016:

In her Commencement address to the Goodwin College Class of 2012, Board of Trustees Vice Chair Maria Ellis made it clear that the students were Navigators in their own right. Goodwin College celebrated its 13th Commencement on Saturday, holding the ceremony on its River Campus. Ellis congratulated the 534 graduates, many of whom were first generation college students, and urged them to celebrate their milestone. "I expect that for each of you, there are parts of this journey that have been the most difficult trials of your life," Ellis said. "And yet, as true Navigators, you have kept afloat, shot the rapids, and docked here safely." The following local students were members of the Class of 2012:

The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that 4,042 undergraduates have qualified for the Spring 2012 Dean's List. The students represent nearly all of Rhode Island's cities and towns, all six New England states, New York and New Jersey, and many other states and nations. To be included on the Dean's List, students must have completed 12 or more credits during a semester for letter grades with at least a 3.30 quality point average. Part-time students qualify with the accumulation of 12 credits with a 3.30 quality point average. The following local students have been named to URI's Spring 2012 Dean's List:

Of the 534 students who comprise the Goodwin College Class of 2012, 73 have earned the special distinction of graduating with honors. The College celebrated its ninth Commencement on Saturday, June 9, drawing thousands of people to its River Campus in East Hartford. To achieve Cum Laude status, a student must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5. A minimum 3.7 GPA is required to graduate Magna Cum Laude, and students achieving a cumulative GPA of 3.9 or higher graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its list of students that were named to the Dean's List for the spring 2012 semester.

The following local residents were among the Union College students honored at the school's annual Prize Day celebration:

Eastern Connecticut State University's 122nd Commencement took place at the XL Center in Hartford on May 15. In all, 1,230 undergraduates and 88 graduate students earned their degrees.

The following students were recently honored for academic achievement during the Presidential Scholars Program ceremony at Western New England University.

The ECSU Foundation's competitive scholarship awards are based on merit and, in many cases, unmet financial need. The scholarship process is coordinated by the Office of Institutional Advancement. The following local students were among the approximately 300 Eastern Connecticut State University students to receive ECSU Foundation competitive scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year:

The following local residents were recently chosen by Union College for its presitigious Minerva Fellowship.

One of the approximately 70 student clubs and organizations at Eastern Connecticut State University is the TV 22 Club. The purpose of the club is to give students a chance to enhance their future careers by providing knowledge in the field of television.

One of the approximately 70 student clubs and organizations at Eastern Connecticut State University is Eastern's Hillel Club. The purpose of the Hillel Club is to enrich the lives of Jewish students by providing relevant social activities and educational opportunities for its members and the Eastern community.

One of the approximately 70 student clubs and organizations at Eastern Connecticut State University is Eastern's student chapter of Habitat for Humanity. The purpose of the chapter is to increase awareness of substandard housing on campus and in the community. Members benefit from gaining community service hours, learning construction skills, traveling, enhancing their resumes, meeting friends, becoming involved in the University's community and helping families suffering from poverty.

One of the approximately 70 student clubs and organizations at Eastern Connecticut State University is Eastern's Repertory Dance Troupe. The purpose of the Repertory Dance Troup is to expand members' knowledge of dance styles, to provide an outlet for artistic expression and to offer members experiences and new discoveries in dance.

One of the approximately 70 student clubs and organizations at Eastern Connecticut State University is Eastern's Education Club. The purpose of the Education Club is to provide a safer educational environment for students, to strengthen the relationship between Eastern and the surrounding community, to enhance Eastern's education program, and to provide hands-on experience for its members.