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Students with at least a 3.50 grade point average were honored with the academic achievement.

More than 200 students conducted academic research in a wide-range of disciplines during the summer of 2014.

Loyola University Maryland has announced the members of its spring 2014 Dean's List. In order to qualify for the Dean's List at Loyola, a student must have a GPA of at least 3.5 with a minimum of 15 credits. The following local students have achieved this honor:

Eleven recent graduates of Union College were chosen to represent the College's next Minerva Fellows program.

One-hundred-ninety-six incoming first-year students have joined the University of Vermont's Honors College.

Ithaca College congratulates students named to Dean's List for the spring 2014 semester.

Ithaca College congratulates all May 2014 graduates.

The following local residents are among those to be named to the Roger Williams University Dean's List for the Spring 2014 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 University of Hartford is pleased to announce the following local students have been named to the Dean's List for Spring 2014.

Union College is recognizing the Class of 2014 for their graduation from the College.

Nearly 1,100 students graduated from the University of Hartford during its Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18.

About 2,000 Hofstra University students earned their undergraduate, graduate or law degrees during commencement ceremonies on May 18-19, 2014 at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Watch videos or check out photos from the various ceremonies at hofstra.edu/commencement.

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.

Read about the new students who will attend Clarkson University as members of the Class of 2018.

Members of the Colgate University Class of 2014 received their diplomas May 19. CNN's Gloria Borger '74 delivered the commencement keynote. A total of 750 students graduated during Colgate's 193rd commencement ceremony.

The State University of New York at New Paltz has announced its Dean's List for the spring 2014 semester. Dean's List designation is reserved for students who excel academically and earn at least a 3.3 grade point average in a semester with a full-time course load.

Some 2,904 students were awarded a variety of bachelor's degrees during the University of Vermont's 213th Commencement ceremonies on May 18. There were some 575 advanced degrees and certificates awarded by the UVM Graduate College and approximately 106 women and men took the oath of Hippocrates following the awarding of their M.D. degrees at ceremonies of the UVM College of Medicine. A list of local students and the degree earned by each follows:

The following students have been selected for inclusion on the Dean's List for academic achievement during the spring semester at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. To be eligible, a student must have completed at least four courses and have grade-point average of 3.6 (based on a 4.0 scale) for the semester.

The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differ from that of most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average(GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean's List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects.

The following students were named to the dean's list at Bates College for the winter 2014 semester -- a distinction earned by students whose cumulative grade point average is 3.71 or higher.

At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue. About two-thirds of students complete a project at one of the university's 35 off-campus project centers, which are located around the world. A signature element of the innovative undergraduate experience at WPI, the project-based curriculum offers students the opportunity to apply their scientific and technical knowledge to develop thoughtful solutions to real problems that affect the quality of people's lives--and make a difference before they graduate.

Union College recognized students with awards for academic, social and service achievements.

Colby-Sawyer College recognizes students for outstanding academic achievement during the 2014 spring semester. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must achieve a grade-point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.0 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours in graded courses.

The following local residents were named to the Dean's List at the State University of New York at New Paltz for the fall 2013 semester.

Loyola University Maryland has announced the members of its fall 2013 Dean's List. In order to qualify for the Dean's List at Loyola, a student must have a GPA of at least 3.5 with a minimum of 15 credits. The following local students have achieved this honor:

Miami University students who ranked in the top 20 percent of undergraduate students within each division for first semester 2013-2014 have been named to the dean's list recognizing academic performance.

The following Colgate University students are recipients of the Dean's Award for academic excellence during the fall 2013 term at Colgate University. To be eligible for the Dean's Award, a Colgate student must achieve a minumum 3.30 average while enrolled in at least four courses.

"The 39 Steps" is a fast-paced comedy that parodies spy stories, British culture of the 1930's, and live theatre itself. Under the direction of Rebecca Strout '15 with assistance from Zach Matson '15, the cast is comprised of four student-actors playing a total of 28 different characters. Performances will be held on Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Sawyer Center Theater at the Sawyer Fine and Performing Arts Center.

The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that about 4,300 undergraduates have qualified for the Fall 2013 Dean's List. The students represent nearly all of Rhode Island's cities and towns, all six New England states, New York, New Jersey, and many other states and nations.

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.