Campus Notes - Newington College Students

NEWINGTON, CT — College classes resumed about two weeks ago, but Patch is still receiving notifications of accomplishments by local students from the summer and even this past spring from readMedia Newswire.

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic CT

• Ten health sciences students from Eastern Connecticut State University returned from a study abroad trip in Ghana this August. The purpose of the two-week trip was to introduce students to the health care system of a developing country. Among the students was Cheyenne Fletcher of Newington, who majors in Biology. Trip highlights included two days at Mampong Hospital, a rural facility where the students observed two live births. The students also spent time at an orphanage and gained first-hand knowledge of the local infrastructure while touring a water-treatment plant and an environmental health/sanitation center. They also visited local markets, a wildlife preserve, a monkey sanctuary, a cultural center, a rain forest, and learned about the slave trade at Cape Coast Castle.

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison NJ

• Tyler Pulcini, of Newington, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Campus, located in Madison, NJ has been named to the Dean's List for the spring 2017 semester. To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must carry a 3.2 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours (four courses).

Merrimack College, North Andover MA

• Katherine Durant of Newington earned a spot on Merrimack College's Dean's List for spring 2017.

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