SYRACUSE, NY (07/10/2019)– Madison DeRita, of Higganum, CT, has graduated from Le Moyne College with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and has been named to the Spring 2019 Dean’s List. To make the list, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or above. Le Moyne’s 68th commencement took place on Sunday, May 19, at the New Your State Fair’s new Exposition Center. More than 700 members of the class of 2019 participated in the ceremony.
Located in a suburban setting on a picturesque 160-acre campus in Syracuse, N.Y., Le Moyne College is one of only 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States. Offering more than 30 majors, Le Moyne provides a values-based education that helps students explore their potential through academics, experience and service. In 2018, for the sixth consecutive year, Le Moyne was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, an honor achieved by only 15 percent of the colleges and universities in the nation. A Le Moyne education provides students with the intellectual skills necessary to succeed in the world and the will to use their abilities to promote a more just society.
ROCHESTER, NY (07/10/2019)– Rochester Institute of Technology conferred some 4,200 degrees this academic year at all its campuses–including in Croatia, Dubai, Kosovo and China. The university held its 134th annual commencement celebration in May. The following local residents received degrees:
- Michael Crenella of Killingworth received a BS in electrical engineering in May 2019.
- Thomas DiMauro of Haddam received a BS in software engineering in May 2019.
Rochester Institute of Technology is home to leading creators, entrepreneurs, innovators and researchers. Founded in 1829, RIT enrolls about 19,000 students in more than 200 career-oriented and professional programs, making it among the largest private universities in the U.S.