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UA Announces Spring 2017 Dean's and President's Lists
A total of 11,101 students enrolled during the 2017 spring semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President's List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's). The UA Dean's and President's lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or undergraduate students who take less than a full course load.
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2017 Jun 21
Wofford College announces Spring '17 Dean's List
Dr. Michael J. Sosulski, provost of Wofford College, has announced Dean's List students for the Spring 2017 semester.
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2017 Jun 6
Coastal Carolina University announces Dean's List for Spring 2017
Approximately 1,920 students have made the Spring Semester 2017 Dean's List for academic achievement at Coastal Carolina University.
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2017 Jun 1
Spring 2017 President's List
Dr. Anita K. Bowles, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Development, is pleased to announce the students included on the President's List for grades earned during the spring 2017 academic semester. President's List students have achieved a grade point average of 3.8 or higher.
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2017 May 26
Spring 2017 Dean's List
Dr. Anita K. Bowles, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Development at Spartanburg Methodist College, is pleased to announce the students included on the Dean's List for grades earned during the spring 2017 academic semester. Dean's List students must earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average.
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2017 May 26
Morehead wins multiple collegiate awards
Madison Rachel Morehead, of Moore, South Carolina, is the recipient of multiple achievement awards from Spartanburg Methodist College (SMC).
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2017 May 24
Williams Garcia POPS Programming Board Award
This award is given to the member of the POPS Programming Board who exemplifies leadership, commitment and service to the organization and who understands and works to promote the value of programming for the campus at large. The award is named after Jessica Williams and Tavy Garcia, two of the original officers of the POPS Programming Board who were instrumental in its early success and legacy.
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2017 May 22
Pioneer Peer of the Year Award
The Pioneer Peer of the Year award is given to a Pioneer Peer(s) who exemplifies strong qualities of leadership, character and outstanding commitment to the Pioneer Peer program and to Spartanburg Methodist College as a whole. The recipient will have gone above and beyond the call of duty.
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2017 May 22
Olin D. Johnston Good Citizenship Award
Given in memory of the late Senator Olin D. Johnston to the student regarded as having rendered the greatest contribution to SMC.
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2017 May 22
The Norma Jean Miller Scholarship
This award is given to students who have completed a chemistry sequence or are in the second semester of a chemistry sequence. The student must also have completed or are in the second semester of either two semesters of biology or two semesters of physics. Two scholarships are available. One is a freshman scholarship that is given to a freshman as a rising sophomore who plans to stay at Spartanburg Methodist College. The second is a sophomore scholarship to be given to a sophomor for the college/university to which tthey intend to transfer.
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2017 May 22
American Legion Award
The American Legion Award is given annually to graduating sophomores (one male and one female) who display qualities of honor, courage, scholarship, leadership, service and character.
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2017 May 22
Blue Granite Review Art Award
These awards are given to the student(s) who produce the best art work for the literary magazine each year. The literary magazine advisor asks an independent juror (a local artist, usually) to rate the work that is to be published in the magazine.
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2017 May 22
Achievement Award in Service
The Achievement Award in Service is given annually to graduating sophomores who have made significant contributions to the SMC community in the area of service.
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2017 May 22
The Citadel Class of 2017
The Citadel's South Carolina Corps of Cadets received degrees on Saturday, May 6, 2017 in McAlister Field House.
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2017 May 17
SMC students inducted into Psychology honor society
On April 4, 2017, 29 Spartanburg Methodist College students were inducted into Psi Beta, the national Psychology honor society for students at two-year colleges. Membership in Psi Beta requires an overall GPA of 3.25, completion of 12 academic hours with a B average in Psychology 101 and/or Psychology 201 and a high standard of personal behavior and integrity is required.
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2017 May 11
Coastal Carolina University honors Spring 2017 graduates
Coastal Carolina University's held commencement ceremonies for an estimated 1,145 candidates for graduation May 5 and 6, 2017, at the HTC Student Recreation and Convocation Center on campus. In her remarks to Coastal Carolina University's Class of 2017, commencement speaker Amber J. Campbell encouraged graduates to be true to themselves and their own course in life instead of relying too much on conventional wisdom. "Don't listen to 'they,' because 'they' will tell you all kinds of things," said Campbell, an Olympic athlete and 2004 CCU graduate. " 'They' don't always have your best interests at heart. 'They' will try to talk you out of your dream. 'They' will tell you that what you're pursuing doesn't make sense or that the career you chose is too obscure. Meanwhile, you might end up a three-time Olympian and travel the world!"
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2017 May 8
Students Named to Fall 2016 Dean's List
Kennesaw State University congratulates the nearly 6,000 students who were named to the Fall 2016 Dean's List. Students named to the Dean's List were enrolled in at least 9 credit hours of courses and earned a grade point average of at least 3.5.
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2017 Mar 21
Kennesaw State Students Named to Fall 2016 President's List
Kennesaw State University recently named students to the President's List, in recognition of their academic excellence in the Fall 2016 semester. The Kennesaw State students were honored by President Samuel S. Olens for earning top marks.
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2017 Mar 21
Madison Morehead Spearheads Campus Awareness Event
Sophomore Madison Morehead of Spartanburg successfully organized and produced an event to raise awareness of human trafficking. "27 Has a Name" included student performances in drama and dance, a photography exhibit and guest speakers. Held on February 27 on SMC's campus, the event generated positive news coverage for the college and successfully informed audiences of the scourge that is human trafficking.
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2017 Mar 2
Clemson names students to fall 2016 Dean's List
Clemson has announced the Dean's List for the fall 2016 semester.
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2017 Feb 23
UA Announces Fall 2016 Dean's and President's Lists
A total of 11,758 students enrolled during the 2016 fall semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President's List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's). The UA Dean's and President's lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or undergraduate students who take less than a full course load.
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2017 Feb 10
Fall 2016 Dean's List
Dr. Anita K. Bowles, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Development, is pleased to announce the students included on the Dean's List for grades earned during the fall 2016 academic semester. Dean's List students must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average.
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2017 Jan 27
Fall 2016 Dean's List
Dr. Anita K. Bowles, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Development at Spartanburg Methodist College, is pleased to announce the students included on the Dean's List for grades earned during the fall 2016 academic semester. Dean's list students must earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average.
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2017 Jan 27
Coastal Carolina University announces Dean's List for Fall 2016
Approximately 2,253 students have made the Fall Semester 2016 Dean's List for academic achievement at Coastal Carolina University.
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2017 Jan 25
Coastal Carolina University announces President's List honors
Coastal Carolina University has announced that 740 students made the President's honor list for high academic achievement for the 2016 Fall Semester.
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2017 Jan 25
Wofford College students participate in dental medicine interim class
Several Wofford students participate in dental internships during Interim 2017.
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2017 Jan 24
Wofford College announces Fall '16 Dean's List
Dr. Michael J. Sosulski, provost of Wofford College, has announced Dean's List students for the Fall 2016 semester.
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2017 Jan 24
University of North Georgia announces Dean's Lists for fall 2016
The deans of each of UNG's five colleges - the College of Arts & Letters, the College of Education, the College of Health Sciences & Professions, the Mike Cottrell College of Business, and the College of Science & Mathematics - announced the names of those students who made their respective lists for fall 2016. Dean's List recognition is achieved by having a 3.5 grade point average, carrying 12 or more credit hours in one semester and having no grade lower than B.
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2017 Jan 11
Coastal Carolina University honors fall graduates
A total of 719 students were eligible to walk in Coastal Carolina University's fall 2016 commencement, compared to 595 in 2015 and 590 in 2014. Two ceremonies were held in the HTC Center on campus, one on Friday, Dec. 16 and one on Saturday, Dec. 17. Speaking to Coastal Carolina University's largest class of fall semester graduation candidates, commencement speaker Susan O'Malley advised the graduates to follow their passions. "If you follow you passion, you'll find your purpose," said O'Malley, who, following her own early goals, became the first female president of a professional sports franchise at age 29 when she assumed the leadership of the NBA's Washington Bullets (now the Wizards).
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2016 Dec 20
Kennesaw State University holds fall commencement ceremonies
More than 2,450 students graduated from Kennesaw State University, Dec. 13 - 14, 2016 in three fall commencement ceremonies.
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2016 Dec 16