On Campus - Canton College Students

CANTON, CT — Here are some recent notable accomplishments by local college students, as provided by readMedia Newswire.

Castleton University, Castleton VT

• Castleton University student Emily Miller of Collinsville has become a certified member of the Castleton University Mentoring Program. The Castleton University volunteer mentoring program matches Castleton undergraduates with local fourth and fifth-grade students from the Castleton Village School. During weekly informal meetings throughout the academic year, the college student role models provide social support and encouragement for the children to aspire to attend college.

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic CT

• In March, Eastern Connecticut State University Environmental Earth Science (EES) faculty and students attended the Geological Society of America (GSA) Northeastern Section Annual Meeting in Burlington, VT. Alexia Bohnenkamper of Collinsville was one of the students that attended along with EES Professors Drew Hyatt, Peter Drzewiecki and Bryan Oakley. Bohnenkamper's major is Environmental Earth Science. Bohnenkamper presented her research project, "Comparing Measured Shoreline Change Using the Position of the Last High Tide Swash and Bluff Crest Between 1952 and 2014-16 for Block Island, Rhode Island." Her faculty mentor for the project was Professor Bryan Oakley.

Photo credit: Eastern Connecticut State University

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