College Notes: March-April 2013
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Activities, Awards & Studies
Taylor Marie Jacoby of Pittsfield and a sophomore at Providence (R.I.) College recently spent a week working with Habitat for Humanity as part of the college's Alternative Spring Break 2013 program.
Jacoby was among more than 230 Providence students who volunteered to work at Habitat home sites in 16 locations in the United States. Jacoby worked on a home project in Goldsboro, N.C.
Emily Chin of Pittsfield was recently initiated into the Phi Kappa Phi Chapter at Nazareth College in Rochester, N.Y. She and 92 others were inducted as the first members of the newest chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, the oldest all-discipline honor society and one of the largest with nearly 300 chapters. Membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter.
 The Ultravioletones: Front row (left to right): Sarah Maryhugh, Allison Reid and Aaliyah Gibbons; back row: Ryan Ericson, Kenneth Mark, Dan LaCombe, Joseph Camilo, Aisha Wood. Missing: Sarah Miele and Michael Lee. |
Ryan Ericson of Lansborough a senior majoring in electrical engineering, recently participated on the Clarkson University a cappella singing group in a regional competition.
The Ultravioletones traveled to Boston in January to compete in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella regional quarterfinals. It was a quick turnaround for the 10-member Ultravioletones, which had formed in the previous semester. The singers submitted an audition video on Nov. 1 and found out in mid-November that they were headed to Boston; leaving only two weeks to rehearse when they returned to campus for the spring semester before traveling to the competition.
The group performed "Below My Feet" by Mumford and Sons, "Figure 8" by Ellie Goulding, and "Wannabe/I Want You Back" by Spice Girls/NSYNC in Boston. While the group did not advance, team members remain hopeful the experience will pave the way for future competitions.
The Ultravioletones: Front row (left to right): Sarah Maryhugh, Allison Reid and Aaliyah Gibbons; back row: Ryan Ericson, Kenneth Mark, Dan LaCombe, Joseph Camilo, Aisha Wood. Missing: Sarah Miele and Michael Lee.
Ashley Lincoln, daughter of Krista Lincoln of North Adams and Todd Lincoln of Adams, was cited for outstanding dedication to projects to bring peace to the Congo and named the 2013 winner of the Engaged Student Award at Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vt.
 Ashley Lincoln, right, winner of the Engaged Student Award, shown with director of the VCC Carrie Williams Howe at the awards ceremony. |
A senior and biology major, Lincoln was presented the award at the Vermont Campus Compact 2013 Engaged Campus Forum held April 12 at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Burlington, Vt.
She was recognized for her leadership in the "Join Hands for Congo" project, a rally at the U.S. State Department that resulted in a meeting with Ambassador Donald Yamamoto with whom they discussed appointment of a special envoy to address the crisis in the Congo.
"Ashley deserves to be singled out as a mainstay of the effort," wrote Laurie Gagne, director of the college's Edmundite Center for Peace and Justice, in nominating Lincoln for the award, calling her "a tireless educator and an inspiration." "Ashley has been engaged with the Dear Hillary Campaign (for the Congo) heart and soul and could not be more deserving of the award."
Matthew Cote of North Adams was inducted into Lambda Pi Eta, the National Honor Society for undergraduate students studying communication, at Curry College in Milton. The college's requirements for membership exceed the national requirements: students must complete 60 credit hours, including at least 15 in communication courses; have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 and a communication course GPA of at least 3.40; and display a commitment to the field of communication.
Tyler Dabrowski of Adams participated in Keene State College's 13th annual Academic Excellence Conference on April 6. Some 180 students presented 189 oral and poster projects, exhibits, panel discussions, and workshops this year. Dabrowski presented on "Social Marketing & Behavior Change: Student Research Targets Peers to Encourage Healthy Decisions at College."
Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines, has recently inducted several local students. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, are eligible for membership.
Adam Sugarman of Great Barrington, Emily Chin of Pittsfield, Martin Butler of Pittsfield, Krysha Kurzyca of Great Barrington, Kenneth Mick III of Lanesborough, Greg Alexander Sr. of North Adams, Amanda Desormeaux of Pittsfield, Meaghan Pezze of Pittsfield and Elizabeth Darroch of Dalton, who is pursuing a degree at Fordham University.
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Four local high school students have earned a place in the fall 2013 entering class at Bard College at Simon's Rock through their academic and personal achievements.
Two are currently sophomores in Great Barrington: Georges Pichard, 15, and Danika Padilla, 16. Georges will first complete his sophomore year at Monument Mountain Regional High School; Danika is homeschooled. Anton El Khoury, 16, also of Great Barrington, will complete his junior year at Gymnasium of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Christina Lothrop, 17, of Pittsfield, will complete her junior year at Taconic High School.
Andrew Barnoski of Lenox graduated from Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology with a bachelor of science degree in computer science from B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences in the winter 2012-13 quarter.
Jennifer Sullivan of Ashley Falls was honored at the 7th annual Champlain College "Honoring Excellence" event for the newly named Robert P. Stiller School of Business. Sullivan, a junior accounting major at the Burlington, Vt., college received the KPMG Scholarship. The annual dinner, which took place at the Burlington Country Club, recognizes outstanding students and their achievements throughout the Robert P. Stiller School of Business.
New Marlborough resident Olivia Wilber starred in Dean College's production "Change" from May 3-5.
Through the Joan Phelps Palladino School of Dance, "Change" featured the wide range and depth of dance company members, performing hip-hop, jazz, modern and ballet at the Franklin school.
Dean's List & Honors
The University of Massachusetts at Lowell has named Ebipade Ebiware of Adams, majoring in business administration; Michael Conner of Pittsfield, majoring in mechanical engineering; and Caitlin White of Pittsfield, majoring in psychology, to the fall 2012 dean's list.
The following local residents made the dean's list for the winter 2013 quarter at Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology:
Michael Keegan of Pittsfield, a third-year student, and Timothy Reynolds of Ashley Falls, a second-year student, in the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences; Jacob Raifstanger of Great Barrington, a third-year student in the College of Health Sciences and Technology, and Samantha Kulpinski of Pittsfield, a fifth-year student in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering.
The following students have been named to the dean's list at Rensselaer (N.Y.) Polytechnic Institute for the fall 2012 semester:
Ariel Smith of Pittsfield, Brianna King of Pittsfield, Alexander Hart of Adams, Victoria Hunt of Cheshire, James Nowak of Cheshire, Christopher French of Dalton, Max Wheeler of Housatonic, Paul Troiano of Housatonic, Adam Miller of Lanesborough.
Mark Pfister of Williamstown, a junior at Westminster School in Simsbury, Conn., earned high honors for the winter 2012-2013 academic term.
Danielle Woodard of North Adams earned academic honors for the fall 2012 semester at Purdue University.
Curry College in Milton named Jessica Brandi of Dalton, Gregory Bury of Adams, Teresa Kiker of Windsor, Stacy Osorio of Pittsfield and Samantha Robinson of Adams to the dean's list for the fall semester.
Kaitlyn Duerr of Ashley Falls was recently recognized as a Presidential Scholar at the annual Honors Convocation held at Merrimack College in North Andover. The designation is awarded to those graduating students who have achieved a minimum 3.5 GPA. Duerr is majoring in sports medicine.
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