Campus Notes - South Windsor Students

SOUTH WINDSOR, CT — Here are some milestones and accomplishments achieved recently by college students from South Windsor, as provided by readMedia Newswire.

Central Connecticut State University, New Britain CT

• South Windsor students named to the Dean's List for the fall 2016 semester are Madeline Appleton, Haley Birch, Lorenzo Burgio, Gabriel Epstein, Nicole Gaudreau, Ashley Hill, Megan Joy, Matthew Konnik, Amy Lezon, Katherine Lynch, Ryan Lynch, Kadie Noble, Robert Pafundi, Lindsey Pelletier, Marissa Peruccio, Konrad Rozwadowski, Chloe Russell, Andrea Shabazian, Tiffany Simkewicz, Kaleigh Spiller, Christian Svetoslavov, Steven Tarascio, Shannon Taylor, Nicholas Tranchina, Matthew Vallier, Courtney Walker and Andrew Wolf.

Coastal Carolina University, Conway SC

• Patrick Sullivan, a senior majoring in intelligence and national security studies from South Windsor, was among 2,253 students at Coastal Carolina University who made the fall 2016 Dean's List.
  To qualify for the Dean's List, freshmen must earn a 3.25 grade point average, and upperclassmen must earn a 3.5 grade point average. To qualify for the President's List, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average. All students must be enrolled full time.

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic CT

• A number of Eastern students commit to student internships as an on-site practical work experience with a company or organization that can provide them with firsthand knowledge of a career field. The internship is usually related to the student's major or is directly related to the student's career interest. They often complement the student's coursework, can incorporate skills and classroom experience into the workplace and assist the student in developing new abilities and skills. Emilio Estrella of South Windsor completed an internship with the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College in New York City. Estrella's major is Labor Relations/Human Resource Management. He functioned as an organizer and university assistant during his internship. His tasks included organizing and leading a national youth group initiative. According to Estrella, "I assisted in a wide range of duties -- anything from speaking at events to managing office tasks. My favorite part of the internship was meeting amazing people and making great connections. The paid travel is great too!" "It's easy to become complacent and lose track of real-world applications when all you do is take classes all day. In my opinion, real-world experience is invaluable; it is equal to, and may even surpass, the importance of courses. The contacts I've made make me feel a lot better about the prospects for my future," says Estrella. Estrella plans to attend law school after completing his undergraduate studies.

Elms College, Chicopee MA

• Sabrina Pereira of South Windsor was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2016 semester.

Roger Williams University, Bristol RI

• Sarah Bond, a resident of South Windsor, has been named to the fall 2016 Dean's List at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a GPA of 3.4 or higher are placed on the Dean's List that semester.

Siena College, Loudonville NY

• Siena College named two students from South Windsor to the Dean's List for the fall 2016 semester. To be named to the Dean's List, a student's grade point average for the semester must be between 3.5 and 3.89. South Windsor honorees are Jessica Leary, a Computer Science major, and Michael Stoker, a Finance major.

University of Delaware, Newark DE

• Three students from South Windsor have been named to the University of Delaware Dean's List for the fall 2016 semester: Patrick Savidge, Amy Wilhelm and Jill Wilhelm. To meet eligibility requirements for the Dean's List, a student must be enrolled full-time and earn a GPA of 3.33 or above (on a 4.0 scale) for the semester.

University of Hartford, West Hartford CT

• The University of Hartford is pleased to announce the following South Windsor students have been named to the Dean's List for fall 2016: Jordan Alexandre, Lauren Besthoff, Garrett Brown, Victoria Burnham, Nicholas Cardinale, Samantha Carr, Caitlin Connelly, Sean Connelly, Ryan Cunningham, Michael Decasperis, Matthew Garneau, Morgan Gobin, Aliyah Kelly, Anysia Lombardo, Devika Menon, Jaclyn Nickolas, Arynn Rosenstein, Miranda Royer, Matthew Salvati, Julia Schoedler, Sarah Silverman, Philip Thomas, Corey Toomey, Meghan Tremblay, Kevin Xiao and Taylor Zitkus.

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