College Credits: Arlington Heights Residents Graduate From University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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SNHU Announces Spring 2026 President's List

It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Spring 2026 President's List. The spring terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President's List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer. Students from Arlington Heights named to the list include:

• Christian Kowalczyk
• Jason Walsh
• Jeanne Kolle
• Angelica White
• Keith Brimage-Jennings
• Ramil Galliamov

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SNHU Announces Spring 2026 Dean's List

It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Spring 2026 Dean's List. The spring terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term are named to the Dean's List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer. Students named to the list from Arlington Heights include:

• Tiye Fahmi
• Mia Aguilar

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Nebraska Awards Record 3,885 Degrees In May Ceremonies

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln conferred a record 3,885 degrees during commencement exercises May 8-9. The 3,762 graduates - also a record - are from 61 countries; 45 U.S. states and the District of Columbia; and 230-plus Nebraska communities. A ceremony for students earning graduate and professional degrees took place May 8 at Pinnacle Bank Arena; and two ceremonies for undergraduates were May 9 at the arena. A ceremony for College of Law graduates occurred May 9 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Interim Chancellor Katherine S. Ankerson presided over the ceremonies. Following is a list of area graduates from Arlington Heights, listed alphabetically by hometown, with their college(s) and degree(s).

• Aaron Justin Bolger, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Arts.
• Andrew David Littman, College of Business, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with distinction.
• Sean Eldon Safford, College of Business, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

For the full list of May graduates, visit https://go.unl.edu/grads-may26.

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