Sunday, May 14 saw 799 Siena Saints become alumni at the 2017 Commencement ceremonies at the Times Union Center in Albany. The graduating class represented 31 undergraduate majors and one graduate major, and more than 80 minors and certificate programs.

Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean's List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of "Incomplete", "D" or "F"; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.

The following students from the area have been named to the dean's list at Frostburg State University in recognition of outstanding academic achievement for the spring 2017 semester. To be eligible, a student must undertake a minimum of 12 credit hours and earn a cumulative semester grade point average of at least 3.4 on a 4.0 scale.

At 11 a.m. Saturday, May 20, graduates in the Class of 2017 took center stage for Elizabethtown College's 114th Commencement. Lynn Pasquerella, president of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, spoke.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's track & field student-athletes have swept the Liberty League's weekly awards for the second straight week, the conference has announced. Seniors Garrett Davis and Michael Pesanello earned Track and Field Performers of the Week, respectively, and freshman Joe Pisacano garnered Rookie of the Week.

Five student-athletes will captain the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's track & field team, head coach Colin Tory has announced. Leading the 86-member team, which begins its season on Saturday at Utica College, will be seniors Garrett Davis, Max Drexler, Joe Grella, Travis Taylor and Erik Trinkle.

Lebanon Valley College is pleased to announce that the following students have been accepted for admission at The Valley.

Kent State continues strong university enrollment by welcoming a record-setting freshman class, in terms of size, diversity, and quality based on GPA. These academically motivated freshmen have an average GPA of 3.4 and an average ACT score of above 23.

Lebanon Valley College is pleased to announce that the following students have been accepted for admission at The Valley.

Coastal Carolina University welcomes 2,306 first-time freshmen to its campus for Fall 2016. Go, Chants!

Albright College welcomes approximately 1,800 undergraduate students for the 2016-17 academic year.

Albright College welcomes approximately 1,800 undergraduate students for the 2016-17 academic year.

Hard work in high school has paid off for college-bound seniors. The following students have earned Merit Scholarships to attend Alvernia University this fall.

Louisburg College announces this year's recipients of the 2015-16 Merit Scholarship awards!

Troy University is proud to acknowledge students who were named as "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges" for the Fall 2015 semester.

54 Student-athletes spent time at the Carroll County Special Olympics Spring Games.

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Local graphic design students have been awarded merits into Graphis New Talent 2015, a nationally juried show, with hundreds of student entries across the nation. Associate Professor Paul Booth and Assistant Professor Shawn Meek are proud of this achievement that has been published on Graphis website.