College News

Danielle Tribley of Wantagh, was one of 16 students inducted into SUNY Oneonta’s Edward K. Griesmer chapter of National Residence Hall Honorary, a branch of the National Association of Colleges and University Residence Halls.
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Michael Gallo of Seaford, was among 1,100 candidates for graduation at Coastal Carolina University’s commencement ceremonies. Gallo graduated with a bachelor of science in recreation and sport management.
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Laura Bopp of Wantagh was among The University of Scranton students inducted into Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society for education. Bopp is a junior in the Panuska College of Professional Studies at the Jesuit university.
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Marlo Jappen of Levittown graduated from Emerson College in Boston. Jappen earned a BFA in Writing Lit and Publishing BFA.
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Alexis Alvino of Levittown, made the spring semester dean’s list at Coastal Carolina University. The sophomore is majoring in recreation and sports management.
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Melissa Haig of Levittown was one of 54 outstanding SUNY Oneonta students selected to receive a 2016 Academic Achievement Award this spring. Haig received the mathematics, computer science and statistics department award.
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Congratulations to the following students who have been awarded scholarships at Farmingdale State College for the 2015-16 school year: Jessica Daddino of Seaford has won a Campus Fund Scholarship; Steven G. Mazza of Seaford has won a D3 LLC Scholarship and E. Norman Lurch Memorial Scholarship; Terrence J. Meyerhoefer of Seaford has won a Dr. Barbara Rosenthal Memorial Scholarship; John Famularo of Levittown has won a Empire State Diversity Honors Scholarship and Sharuk Noor Ali of Levittown has won a Forest Laboratories, Inc. Scholarship
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Justin Bentivegna of Wantagh earned a master’s of science degree in Exercise Science and Sport Studies from Springfield College.
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James P. Schaefer of Levittown was named to the Rhodes College Honor Roll for the 2016 spring semester. Schaefer is a graduate of St. Dominic High School.