Campus Notes - Berlin Students

BERLIN, CT — Here are some recent achievement for college students residing in Berlin, as provided by readMedia Newswire.

Assumption College, Worcester MA

• The Assumption College Department of Athletics has announced that Kelsey Kozikowski, of Berlin, has earned a coveted spot on the 2016-17 Assumption College women's swimming and diving team. Kozikowski, Class of 2019, is competing during the Greyhounds' season. The Greyhounds have placed either first or second in every swim meet this season, including second at the WPI Gompei Invitational. The Hounds look forward to hopefully clinching their fourth consecutive Northeast-10 Conference Championship title.
• The Assumption College Office of Campus Ministry has announced that Reid Hilbie, of Berlin, spent the winter break on one of the College's SEND Service Immersion Trips. Hilbie traveled to Alabama. In Tuscaloosa, AL, students worked with tornado relief and recovery organizations such as Habitat for Humanity. In addition to working with Habitat, students had the opportunity to visit the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, where they learned about the history of the Civil Rights Movement and ongoing efforts to address racism. As part of the College's Campus Ministry Office's SEND Service Immersion Program, established in 1986, the students-accompanied by faculty, staff and alumni-have the opportunity to directly impact communities through volunteer work. SEND participants bond with fellow peers, faculty, staff, and alumni while working side-by-side to rebuild neighborhoods, gain new cultural perspective, and engage in prayer activities that reflect on ideals rooted in the Assumptionist tradition. SEND has partnered with organizations like Habitat for Humanity, Romero Center Ministries, Catholic Charities, and Rostro de Cristo Ministry. This January, students traveled to Baltimore, MD; Camden, NJ; Tuscaloosa, AL; and Guayaquil, Ecuador. During spring break 2017, students will head to Baltimore; Washington, D.C.; Immokalee, FL; Norristown, PA; Trenton, NJ; and Georgetown, DE.

University of New Hampshire, Durham NH

• Sara Roccapriore of Berlin has been named to the Dean's List at the University of New Hampshire for earning High Honors for the fall 2016 semester. Roccapriore is majoring in RMP: Therapeutic Recreation.
  Students named to the Dean's List at the University of New Hampshire are students who have earned recognition through their superior scholastic performance during a semester enrolled in a full-time course load (12 or more graded credits). Highest honors are awarded to students who earn a semester grade point average of 3.85 or better out of a possible 4.0. Students with a 3.65 to 3.84 average are awarded high honors and students whose grade point average is 3.5 through 3.64 are awarded honors.

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