Yorktown Heights, Somers Students Graduate from the University of Vermont

From The University of Vermont:

BURLINGTON, VT (06/24/2016)-- Some 2,329 students were awarded a variety of bachelor's degrees during the University of Vermont's 215th commencement ceremonies on May 22. Approximately 502 advanced degrees were awarded by the UVM Graduate College, and 106 took the oath of Hippocrates following the awarding of their M.D. degrees at ceremonies of the UVM College of Medicine.

The following local students were among the graduates:

Colleen Iral of Yorktown Heights graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources
Brittany Miller of Yorktown Heights graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History
John-Luke Portal of Somers graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Chartered in 1791, UVM was the first college or university in the United States that did not give preference to a religious sect in its charter. UVM now has 9,958 undergraduates in seven schools and colleges, 1,371 graduate students and 459 medical students. The University of Vermont combines faculty-student relationships most commonly found in a small liberal arts college with the resources of a major research institution.

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