The Express Newspaper – October 9, 2014

College Awards and Achievements

Jennifer Lachell of Waterford, NY, Earns Nazareth College's Athlete of the Week Honor

ROCHESTER, NY (09/25/2014)(readMedia)-- Jennifer Lachell of Waterford, NY, earns Nazareth College's athlete of the week honor for the week ending September 22, 2014. Lachell, member of the women's golf team, finished fourth individually at the William Smith Invitational over the weekend as she posted rounds of 84 and 92 for a 176 total. Her 84 on Sunday was the second-lowest round in the field of 37 golfers.

Lachell is a senior marketing major at Nazareth and is competing in her fourth season as a Golden Flyer. Her honors include second-team all-conference honors in the Empire 8 Conference all four years as well as individual medalist at the Nazareth College Spring Invitational in 2014.

More than 500 Transfer Students Enroll at SUNY Oneonta

ONEONTA, NY (08/21/2014)(readMedia)-- Approximately 560 new transfer students will continue their studies at SUNY Oneonta this fall. Classes start on Monday, Aug. 25. The SUNY Oneonta fall 2014 transfer class has an average cumulative grade-point average of 3.2.

The following area students have enrolled at SUNY Oneonta as transfer students:

Madeline Gribben of Clifton Park (12065), a graduate of Shenendehowa High School who will major in Communication Studies;

Elizabeth Hill of Johnsonville (12094), a graduate of ** Institution Unknown ** who will major in Mass Communications;

Dakota Kaplan of Clifton Park (12065), a graduate of Shenendehowa High School who will major in Human Ecology;

Ella Maloney of Clifton Park (12065), a graduate of Catholic Central High School who will major in Art;

Monica Marra Named to University of Dallas Dean's List

IRVING, TX (08/27/2014)(readMedia)-- Monica Marra, a Theology major from Clifton Park, NY, has been named to the University of Dallas Dean's List for the Spring 2014 semester for earning a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

1,100 Freshmen Enroll at SUNY Oneonta

ONEONTA, NY (08/21/2014)(readMedia)-- Approximately 1,100 new freshmen, selected from 11,589 applicants, will begin their studies at SUNY Oneonta this fall. Classes start on Monday, Aug. 25. The SUNY Oneonta Class of 2018 has an average high school grade-point average of 91 and an average combined math and critical reading SAT score of 1127.

The following area students have enrolled at SUNY Oneonta:

Amanda Briell of Waterford (12188), a graduate of Waterford-Halfmoon Jr-Sr High School whose major is Childhood Education (1-6)

Christopher Bruton of Waterford (12188), a graduate of Shenendehowa High School whose major is Adolescence Education: Mathematics

Connor Chapman of Clifton Park (12065), a graduate of Niskayuna High School whose major is Meteorology

Taylor Cox of Melrose (12121), a graduate of Hoosic Valley Jr-Sr High School whose major is Communication Studies

Alexandra DeCarlo of Schaghticoke (12154), a graduate of Greenwich Central High School whose major is Psychology

Maria Favaron of Clifton Park (12065), a graduate of Catholic Central High School whose major is Dietetics

Austin Hughes of Clifton Park (12065), a graduate of Shenendehowa High School whose major is Business Economics

Connor Killane of Clifton Park (12065), a graduate of Shenendehowa High School whose major is Business Economics

Sydney Krastins of Clifton Park (12065), a graduate of Shenendehowa High School whose major is English

Peter Laquidara of Mechanicville (12118), a graduate of Stillwater Central School whose major is Music Industry

Emma Larkin of Clifton Park (12065), a graduate of Shenendehowa High School whose major is Psychology

Ashley Lefebvre of Waterford (12188), a graduate of Waterford-Halfmoon Jr-Sr High School whose major is Biology

Megan Louden of Clifton Park (12065), a graduate of Shenendehowa High School whose major is Dietetics

Alyssa Moran of Clifton Park (12065), a graduate of Shenendehowa High School whose major is Early Chld/Childhood Ed (B-6)

Alexandra Partridge of Clifton Park (12065), a graduate of Shenendehowa High School whose major is Psychology

Katherine Sanderson of Schaghticoke (12154), a graduate of Hoosic Valley Jr-Sr High School whose major is Communication Studies

Kathryn Shufon of Johnsonville (12094), a graduate of Tamarac High School whose major is Dietetics

Hannah Smith of Clifton Park (12065), a graduate of Shenendehowa High School whose major is Political Science

Awards and Achievements/ Local College Students

Shenendehowa High School graduate Joshua Ellis receives Dean's Award recognition at Colgate University for spring, 2014

HAMILTON, NY (09/10/2014)(readMedia)-- Joshua Ellis, a Philosophy major from Clifton Park, NY, has been awarded the Dean's Award for academic excellence by Colgate University for the spring, 2014 semester.

Local Hamilton College Student Selected as Career Center Peer Advisor

Clinton, N.Y. – Rachel V. Beamish, daughter of James and Teresa Beamish of Melrose, and a junior at Hamilton College, has been selected as a peer advisor in Hamilton’s Career Center.

The peer advisors (PAs) are students who have been trained to critique cover letters and resumes. In addition to helping to write and critique resumes and cover letters, upon referral from a professional counselor PAs are trained to assist with learning how to network, how to help students to begin to look for career-related experience(s), and can offer advice on how to prepare for basic interviews.

Beamish, a classical studies and English major at Hamilton, is a graduate of Hoosic Valley Central School.

The Express Newspaper – September 11, 2014

The Express Newspaper – August 28, 2014

Awards and Achievements/Local College Students

Area Residents to Attend Siena College

LOUDONVILLE, NY (08/20/2014)(readMedia)-- Siena College is delighted to welcome the following students to its Class of 2018.

Jimsheed Ahmad of Clifton Park, NY (12065)

Michael Andrews of Clifton Park, NY (12065)

Dominica Bleichert of Clifton Park, NY (12065)

Kevin Boland of Clifton Park, NY (12065)

Dana Daley of Waterford, NY (12188)

Emily De Lorenzo of Clifton Park, NY (12065)

Joseph DeMarco of Stillwater, NY (12170)

Brianna Denier of Mechanicville, NY (12118)

Alison Digena of Clifton Park, NY (12065)

Nicolas Dumas of Melrose, NY (12121)

Jillian Everts of Clifton park, NY (12065)

Cassidy Guy of Clifton Park, NY (12065)

Christianna Halek of Mechanicville, NY (12118)

Yumi Kageyama of Clifton Park, NY (12065)

Ryan Kelleher of Clifton Park, NY (12065)

Richard Murphy of Clifton Park, NY (12065)

Justin O'Brien of Waterford, NY (12188)

Samuel Occhiogrosso of Clifton Park, NY (12065)

Rebecca Opitz of Clifton Park, NY (12065)

Matthew Rebel of Waterford, NY (12188)

Connor Robertson of Clifton Park, NY (12065)

Ryan Vancavage of Clifton Park, NY (12065)

Marcel Garbos Makes the Spring 2014 Dean's List at Bard College at Simon's Rock

 GREAT BARRINGTON, MA (08/13/2014)(readMedia)-- Bard College at Simon's Rock announces that Marcel Garbos of Clifton Park, NY, has earned a place on the dean's list for the 2014 spring semester. To be eligible for this honor a student must carry 14 or more credits and achieve a grade point average of 3.5.

Garbos attended Shenendehowa High School East before leaving after 10th grade to start college early.

University of Rhode Island names more than 4,000 students to the Spring 2014 Dean's List

KINGSTON, RI (08/11/2014)(readMedia)-- The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that more than 4,000 undergraduates have qualified for the Spring 2014 Dean's List. The students represent all of Rhode Island's cities and towns, all six New England states, New York and New Jersey, many other states and more than a dozen countries. More than half of the students are Rhode Islanders.

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 students from your area were named to the University of Rhode Island Dean's List:

Karl Eric Anderson of Clifton Park, NY

Alexa Brittany Guy of Clifton Park, NY

Caitlin V Runyon of Clifton Park, NY

74 SUNY Oneonta Student Athletes Named to Spring All-Academic Team

 ONEONTA, NY (08/05/2014)(readMedia)-- 74 SUNY Oneonta student athletes were named to the State University of New York Athletic Conference All-Academic Team for the spring 2014 semester. To be eligible, a student must be a varsity athlete who has completed the entire season and earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.3 for the semester in which they competed. The following SUNY Oneonta students were named to the All-Academic Team for the spring 2014 semester:

Emily Carter of Clifton Park (12065)

Katie O'Gorman of Clifton Park (12065)

Jerome Pabulayan of Clifton Park (12065)

Rachael Shine of Clifton Park (12065)

Margaret Sanderson earns Spring Academic Honors from SUNYAC

ONEONTA, NY (08/06/2014)(readMedia)-- Margaret Sanderson, of Schaghticoke, NY, was one of 50 SUNY Oneonta student-athletes named to the State University of New York Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and Commissioner's List for the Spring 2014 season.

To qualify for the All-Academic Team, a student must be varsity athlete who has completed the entire season and earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.3 for the semester in which they competed. In addition, to be named to the Commissioner's List, the student athlete must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.3 based on three semesters at the institution. (Does not have to be consecutive semesters). Sanderson, who is majoring in Elementary Ed., was a member of the Track & Field team.

The Express Newspaper – August 7, 2014

The Express Newspaper – July 31, 2014