Campus Notes - Glastonbury College Students

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

Colby College, Waterville ME

• Halle E. Carroll of Glastonbury enrolled at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, this fall. Before classes began Sept. 4, Carroll took part in a weeklong orientation that included an introduction to academic and intellectual life at Colby, participation in an outdoor education trip (COOT), and an address by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and African-American Studies Cheryl Townsend Gilkes at Colby's 202nd Convocation. A graduate of Mercy High School, Carroll is the daughter of Martin and Jennifer Carroll.

Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore MD

• Matthew Sposito, from South Glastonbury, is now a member of the class of 2023 at Loyola University Maryland. As first-year students embark on their college experience, they will all take part in Loyola's living learning program, Messina. The common text for Messina is Heartland, by Sarah Smarsh. The book is an eye-opening memoir of working-class poverty in America that "will deepen our understanding of the ways in which class shapes our country."

Springfield College, Springfield MA

• Frederick Clark, Brianna Crucitti, Anelia Maciolek, Rielly Malz, Grace Moore, Isaiah Pantojas and Anthony Williams., all of Glastonbury, made the spring 2019 Dean's List at Springfield College.