Valley Village Natives Make Dean's List at Cornell University and Azusa Pacific University

Cornell University's Peter Telesca of Valley Village has been placed on the Dean's List of the College of Arts and Sciences for Excellence in Scholarship for the Fall 2011 semester.

The College of Arts and Sciences is Cornell University's largest undergraduate college. It provides a high-quality liberal arts education to its own students, and its courses are also accessible to all other students at Cornell. The college's faculty includes national and international leaders in their respective disciplines.

Valley Village resident and Azusa Pacific University student Miguel A. Rodriguez made the academic Dean's List at APU. Rodriguez is honored for a fall semester 2011 academic standing of a 3.5 or better grade-point average. Rodriguez is A Music Major, who is joined by more than 1,750 other students receiving the same honor.

Azusa Pacific University is an evangelical, Christian university committed to God First and excellence in higher education located 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles. With 51 undergraduate majors, 30 master's degree programs, 13 credentials, 8 doctoral programs, and 14 certificates, the university offers its nearly 10,000 students a quality education on campus, online, and at seven regional centers throughout Southern California.