College Notes - Manchester Students

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

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic CT

• Eighteen Eastern Connecticut State University students are participating in percussion ensembles this spring 2019 semester. The Percussion Ensemble, Percussion Group and World Percussion Ensemble each offer an opportunity for instrumentalists to perform exclusively on percussion instruments in a chamber setting. Among the student musicians is Erick Smith of Manchester, who majors in Music and Business Information Systems. Smith is in the Percussion Ensemble and the World Percussion Ensemble.
• The Samul Ensemble at Eastern Connecticut State University is amid its spring 2019 season of performance. The Samul Ensemble is an instrumental ensemble comprised of Korean percussion instruments. Among the 11 students participating in this ensemble is Kayla Palmer of Manchester, who majors in English and plays the Buk.

Manchester Community College, Manchester CT

• Kari Borley, Heidi Hawn, Megan Maine-Ludlow, Matthew McKee, Francesca Palmer, Alexander Salamatian, Christina Torres-Salas and Kali Tyler, all of Manchester, were named to the fall 2018 full-time resident's List at MCC. Local residents making teh part-time President's List were Massan Agbotse Gbonfoun, Amanda Anderson, Shelby Annulli, Krista Assid, Sandra Bailor, Cristian Barco, Shawn Beals, Justin Bertram, Lillian Blade, Aubri Boyko, Andrea Calderon, Heather Collins, Jennifer Cone, Erin Courtney, Gregory Cowles, Michelle D'Aiuto, Tina DiGregorio, Tyler Driscoll, Samantha Edinger, Taylor Edwards, Melissa Fernance, Jason Field, Alicia Fravel, Gabrielle Gilbert, Ludwika Hannon, Ryan Harvey, Brandon Hoffler, Uchenna Ikem, Christopher Illas-Rodriguez, Sarah Khan, Carter Klein, Alicia Mangiafico, Sarah Marquis, Alissa Marsh, Matthew McKinzie, Julie Misuraca, David Mlynek, Bianca Mondragon-Caldera, Tafari Moore, Connor Morrison, Julianna Mullinar, Patrick Murphy, Jared Opalach, Kofi Otuo-Acheampong, Anuradha Patra, Dip Patra, Tara Reynolds, Cynthia Rios, Kevin Rodriguez Oblitas, Sahin Tahir, Andrea Villegas, Damek Violette, Lisa Vonberg, Patrick Walsh and Mary Wolfe made the part-time President's List. This recognizes the exceptional scholarship of full- and part-time students who earn a 4.0 or “A” grade point average in their courses. Full-time students who have completed at least 12 credits for the semester with no withdrawals or incomplete grades in the semester are eligible for this honor. Part-time students who have earned a 4.0 GPA with no withdrawals or incompletes in the semester - and have accumulated 12 credits at MCC - are eligible for the Part-Time President’s List.
• Dean's List honorees from Manchester for the fall 2018 semester at MCC are Imtiaz
  Ahmed, Jessica Alexandrides, Angelena Alfonso, Clara Aranda, Dephtany Ayala, Jillian Babin, Rebecca Baker, Leanne Baldwin, Sara Baldwin, Alec Boyce, Artem Boyko, Heather Carl, Brent Carlson, Xiangbin Chen, Michael Angelo Chirico, Michelle Cruz, Emma Daly, Angela Doyle, Chastity Flores, Brianna Fraser, Meera George, Ysadora Godoy Marcuzzo, Angelina Gonzales, Wiktoria Gorzelewska, Piya Hemingway, Bernice Hernandez, Edgar Hernandez, Serena Hernandez, Eleanore Hewett, Arnold Holmes, Jordan Hughes, Cody Jandrok, Kelly Johnson, Ian Kim, Caroline King, Zachary Kistoo, Alexander Krenzer, Kiara Lebron, Victoria Lowther, Kevin Lynch, Miguel Martinez Mercado, Ryan Martocci, Sara Mayberry, Erica Minnifield, Rochelle Mitchell, Lisa Molloy, Sumi Paul, Yanitza Pena, Nicholas Persaud, Aba Quarshie-Essuman, Saif Rashid, Brandon Rawson, Paul Reed, Geraldine Reyes, Stephanie Reyes, Juan Rodriguez, Stephanie Ross, Nipaporn Salomon, Mariangelis Sanchez, Geraldine Saravia, Josh Sawtelle, Daniel Sebestyen, Priyankaben Shah, Avery Smith, Ryan Stolgitis, Nicole Sullivan, Elizabeth Tobon, Kevin Twohig, Brandon Useforge, Jacquelynn Valentin, Ritchie Valentin, Jr., Saul Vazquez Crespo, Devon Viens and Anna Woodrow. Full-time students enrolled in 12 credits or more and who have earned a GPA of 3.4 with no withdrawals or incomplete grades in that semester are eligible for the Dean’s List. Part-time students are eligible for recognition with the same criteria when they have completed 12 or more credits of work with a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher.

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