Salem Students Earn Honors at Bucknell, Curry, Lasell, Nichols

SALEM, MA — Bucknell University junior Renne Venico was honored as part of the Bucknell University Dean’s List for the fall semester.

A student at Bucknell must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive Dean’s List recognition.

Summer St. Hilaire earned President's List status for the fall semester at Nichols College.

A student at Nichols must earn a grade-point average of 3.85 or higher for at least 12 undergraduate credit hours with no grade lower than B- to earn President’s List distinction.

Lasell University Megan Curley presented at the University's Fall Career Readiness Symposium in December.

Curley contributed to a virtual sharing of student art created during the fall 2020 semester. Students were challenged to visually communicate a core personal belief using three words or less, combined with elements and principles of design.

The December 2020 event showcased the work of Curley and more than 150 other students in a dynamic digital format, a triumph for flexible teaching and learning amid COVID-19. This year's event was reimagined to celebrate and showcase the ties between career preparedness and Connected Learning, thanks to a three-year grant from the Davis Educational Foundation.

All Symposium presentations focused on four of the National Association of Colleges and Employers' career-readiness competencies: Global and Intercultural Fluency, Professional and Work Ethic, Leadership, and Career Management.

"The Fall Career Readiness Symposium showcased student work and experiences, especially ways in which students have applied Connected Learning to develop their careers through internships," said Provost Eric Turner. "The event highlighted competencies in leadership and global/intercultural fluency with an emphasis on ways our students lead and serve by example."

Dejah Stallings was named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2020 semester at Curry College. Stallings majoring in forensic science, is among the roughly 1,000 students that have received the distinction, a marker of academic excellence and high achievement.

To earn a place on the list, full-time undergraduate students — those who carry 12 or more graded credits per semester — must earn a 3.3 grade-point average or higher.

(Patch is looking to recognize Salem students who have gone on to success athletically and academically at colleges or universities. Let us know their stories at scott.souza@patch.com.)