New City Residents Earning Honors And Degrees

Dean's List

The following students earned term honors for the spring semester at Skidmore College of Saratoga Springs, NY: Sondra Lipshutz, a member of the class of 2013; Alison Eagle, a member of the class of 2014; and Cheng Ng, a member of the class of 2014. Term honors are awarded for a quality point ratio of 3.650 from a possible 4.0, for students who have completed 14 credit hours.

The University of Scranton has announced its Dean's List, which recognizes students for academic excellence during the 2012 spring semester. A student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of credit hours to make the Dean's List. The following area residents were named to the list: Brannan Carlucci, a freshman undeclared major in Scranton's Panuska College of Professional Studies and Theresa Fasolino, a freshman community health education major in Scranton's Panuska College of Professional Studies.

Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT named the following residents to their dean’s list for the Spring 2012 semester: Melanie Kantor and Danielle Zenda. To qualify for the dean's list, a student must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 with no grade lower than C. Full-time students must complete at least 14 credits, including 12 that have been graded A through C in a semester.

The University of Hartford announced Allison Bardio and Evan Fleischer  have been named to the Dean's List for Spring 2012.

Degrees Earned

Amanda L. Kurtti of New City was among the nearly 900 University of Scranton students earning a bachelor’s degree at its undergraduate commencement on May 27 at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre. Kurtti majored in communication in the university's College of Arts and Sciences.

The University of the Sciences of Philadelphia held its conferment ceremony on Friday, May 18 and awarded degrees to: Michael Farsetta, who received a bachelor of science degree, and will continue on a path towards a doctor of pharmacy degree and Tiffany Thampi, who received a bachelor of science degree, and will follow a path towards a doctor of pharmacy degree.

Ithaca College added the following students to its Dean's List for the spring 2012 semester: Jordan Sahn, a Business Administration major in the class of 2014, was named to the Dean's List in Ithaca College's School of Business and James Burke, a Sport Management major in the class of 2014, was named to the Dean's List in Ithaca College's School of Health Sciences and Human Performance.

Fairfield University in Connecticut held its 62nd Commencement on Sunday, May 20 in Bellarmine Hall Lawn. Lauren Quesada received a Bachelor of Science degree from Fairfield University's Charles F. Dolan School of Business. Marie-Alexis Valente received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fairfield University's College of Arts and Sciences.

Sarah Brenner graduated from Ithaca College's School of Health Sciences and Human Performance with a major in Speech Lang Path & Audio. The degree was awarded in May.