College Notes: Late Summmer & Fall 2019
Abby Jamros of North Adams, was among 45 business students welcomed into Western New England University's chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society on Nov. 1. Jamros is majoring in Accounting.
Taught by Marko Budisic, assistant professor of mathematics, the class is a part of a nation-wide Mathematical Association of America program, Preparation for Industrial Careers in Mathematics (PICMath) that aims to connect students in mathematical sciences with industrial partners in order to enable students to work on real industry problem, and highlight the range of careers in business, industry, and government that have a need for hiring students with majors and minors in mathematical sciences. The students' industry partner was Clarkson's own University Engineer Michael Tremper from plants operations and maintenance.
Chicoine gave an oral presentation of his team's research at MAA's National Mathematics Conference in Cincinnati on July 31-Aug. 1. The Clarkson session was organized by Pi Mu Epsilon, a mathematics honorary society, while A. Reese Madsen, of University Park, Md., Matt Rodman, of Baldwinsville, N.Y., and Alissa Satterfield, of North Potomac, Md., gave a poster presentation as in the official PICMath session. Several graduating seniors that participated in the class stated that their experience in mathematical consulting gave them an edge during hiring interviews this past spring.
Emma Marino of North Adams is one of the recipients of Assumption College's inaugural Daniel Patrick Moynihan Scholarship, aimed at empowering the next generation of scholars and leaders while emphasizing the importance of the integration of political and intellectual life. The Daniel Patrick Moynihan Center for Scholarship and Statesmanship, launched in the summer of 2018, is an endeavor with national reach that will cultivate thoughtful citizens who are inspired by the late senator's example to appreciate the link between ideas and action.
Marino, a member of the Worcester college's class of 2023, is one of four Moynihan scholars. These students will be provided the opportunity to participate in a weeklong seminar in Washington, D.C., with student-scholars from around the country. The scholarship awards up to $5,000 a year to incoming first-year students who are pursuing relevant majors and have demonstrated an interest in the subject matter. The Moynihan Center is supported by the Thomas W. Smith Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
Allison Wheeler of Adams and Codie Treszi of Pittsfield participated in the annual Spring Connected Learning Symposium on April 23 at Lasell College in Newtown. Wheeler shared the e-posterboard "Do You Need a Bag with That?" and Treszi was part of a core-scholars exploration of student views on diversity and inclusion. The symposium is an opportunity for students to showcase industry-informed work with professional clients and organizations.
Danielle Felten of North Adams and Meadow Wicke of Monterey were among students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute who recently completed intense, hands-on research projects. At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.
Felten, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, was a member of a student team that completed a project through the WPI project center in France. The project was titled "Economic Growth, Stability and Development." In their project summary, the students wrote, "This project observed wall murals, or murs peints, in Lyon, France, with a focus on murals that have a significance to Lyon's history."
Wicke, a junior majoring in bioinformatics and computational biology, was a member of a student team that completed a project through the WPI project center in London. The project was titled "Evaluation of the Islamic World Gallery at the British Museum." In their project summary, the students wrote, "The goal of our project was to assess how visitors engaged with the Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World in the British Museum. The Albukhary Gallery replaced the John Addis Gallery, which presented a narrow view of Islamic culture and attracted few visitors according to previous evaluations."
The School of the Arts at Dean College in Franklin will perform "Radium Girls," beginning Thursday, Oct. 17 through Sunday, Oct. 20. The cast of this performance includes Pittsfield resident Hailey Sumner. The play is based on the true story of workers who fell ill from painting radium on watch dials to make them luminous and the efforts of one, Grace Fryer, to get her day in court.
Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., has selected two Williamstown students as tutors for the 2019-20 academic year.
Jacob Hane will be a tutor in the Oral Communication Center and Samuel Dils will tutor at the Nesbitt-Johnston Writing Center. Both students are sophomores and graduates of Mount Greylock Regional School; they were nominated by faculty members.
Grace Elldrodt, a 2019 graduate of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, completed a summer fellowship with the Office of Admission. Elldrodt, the child of Anthony and Marianne Ellrodt of Lenox, is a 2016 graduate of Lenox Memorial High School. She was one of 18 students selected to serve as a 2019 Senior Fellow in the Office of Admission.
Isabelle Bote of Williamstown is an emergency medical technician (EMT) at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., this year. the college's Emergency Medical Service (HCEMS) is a New York State certified agency that is made up of 25 student EMTs who provide 24-hour emergency service to the campus community during the academic year. Bote, a sophomore, is a graduate of Mount Greylock Regional High School.
Each EMT volunteers 30-40 hours a week, during which time he or she is on call to assist anyone needing medical attention. On average, the EMTs respond to 50-60 medical emergencies on campus each semester. Hamilton will be recognizing the achievements of its EMTs during National Collegiate EMS Week, the week of Nov. 11.
Students in a political science course, "2018 Political Year of the Woman," at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa., had their research collected into an Open Educational Resource book available for free to scholars around the world. Emma Whittum of Williamstown was one of the published authors.
The idea for the course came from professor of political science Lanethea Mathews-Schultz's own undergraduate experience: "I was a college student during the 1992 Year of the Woman elections. I never had an opportunity as a student to talk about what that meant," she said. The 14 students formulated research proposals and present their unfinished work for feedback at the Pennsylvania Political Science Association Annual Meeting, which Muhlenberg hosted in April.
Lasell University in Newton held its Fall Connected Learning Symposium on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Communications major Margaret Martin, a Williamstown resident, gave a half-hour presentation on "Cultural Coping: Death as a Unifier," under the guidance of professor Laura Commins. The biannual symposium allows Lasell students to share presentations, exhibits, visual art, performances and more that demonstrate industry applications of their work.
College & Preparatory Enrollment
Michael Maruk of Pittsfield and Piper Bryant of Windsor are entering Lasell University in Newton for the fall 2019 semester. Maruk is studying communications and Braynt, health science.
Dalton resident Madison Lotano has enrolled at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., for the fall 2019 semester. Lotano's selected major is media arts and design.
The incoming class at Bard Academy at Simon's Rock.
Katrina Hotaling of North Adams and Maddison Albert of Lanesborough have entered Tufts University in Medford with the 1,600 undergraduate students of the class of 2023.
Bard Academy at Simon's Rock welcomed a new class of 28 students to the nation's first two-year high school. Among them were Randy Motes of Great Barrington, Jacqueline Schmeizl of New Marlborough, Isaac Scribner of Pittsfield and Cole Morrison of Tyringham. The academy is designed to prepare 9th and 10th-graders to start college early.
It is located at Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington, which also matriculated 147 students who started college early before completing high school, including Alexander Baran of Cheshire; Nevaeh Colon, Jack Massee, Mia Serpe, Dorissa Tyndall and Natasha Wedd, all of Great Barrington; Julian Edelman of New Marlborough; and Ella Arthur and Emerson Arthur, both of Williamstown.
Academic Lists & Awards
The following students were named to the 2019 spring dean's list at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y.
- Steven Crouch of Adams, a sophomore, majoring in mathematics.
- Hannah Weeks of Pittsfield, a sophomore majoring in Spanish and Hispanic Studies.
- Sophia Gebara of Williamstown, a graduate majoring in visual arts.
- Adam Hall, of Williamstown, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering.
- Sofia Lopez of Williamstown, a junior majoring in political science and Spanish and Hispanic Studies.
The Assumption College Honors Program inducted 68 new members, including Emma Marino of North Adams, class of 2023, on Sunday, Nov. 10, before an audience of administrators, faculty, and families. The Honors Program at the Worcester college is available to students of all majors and interests and is designed to provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary education that prepares students for successful careers and meaningful lives. Honors Program students must maintain a 3.25 grade-point average in honors courses, and a 3.25 GPA across all courses.
Western New England University named more than 800 students named to the spring 2019 academic lists.
Named to the president's list for achieving a semester grade-point average of 3.80 or higher include: Aubrey Rumbolt of North Adams (secondary education/math science), Abby Jamros of North Adams (accounting), Kathryn Wells of Windsor (marketing communication/advertising).
Named to the dean's list for achieving a GPA of 3.30 or higher include: Jacqueline Lemaire ( sports management) and Ryan Parada (mechanical engineering/mechatronics concentration), both of Adams; John Young of Housatonic (mechanical engineering/mechatronics concentration); William Carroll of Lenox (mechanical engineering); Abigail Litchfield of New Marlborough (management & leadership); and Pittsfield residents Jillian Cote (health sciences), Kaylee Croshier (biology), Alexandra Desrochers (criminal justice), and Brandon Peaslee and Bailey Prescott (both in management & leadership).
Lucienne Burnett of Great Barrington, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck, N.J., has been named to the honors list for the spring 2019 semester.
Two Williamstown residents and graduates of Mount Greylock Regional School were presented with academic awards at Hamilton College's 208th convocation ceremony on Aug. 28. Both are sophomores at the Clinton, N.Y., college.
Isabelle Bote received the Lawrence Yourtee Prize Scholarship. The scholarship, established by friends and former students in honor of professor Yourtee, who taught chemistry at the Clinton, N.Y., college from 1948 to 1982, is awarded to the student who has shown the greatest improvement in general chemistry in the first year.
Jacob Hane received the Winslow Prize in Latin. The prize in Latin, established by William Copley Winslow, Class of 1862, is awarded to the member of the first-year class attaining the greatest proficiency in Latin for the year.
Luke Maynard of Pittsfield is among the 860 cadets and students named to the dean's list in recognition of their academic achievements during the spring 2019 semester at the Citadel in Charleston, S.C.
Thomas Cook of Becket has been named to the dean's list at Paul Smith's (N.Y.) College for the fall 2019 semester. Cook, majoring in forestry, earned a semester average of 3.3 or higher to receive this distinction.
Amaya Smith of Williamstown, a junior, was named to the fall 2019 high honors list at Pomfret (Conn.) School, a college preparatory and boarding school.
Commencement in May at Western New England University.
Graduations
Western New England University in Springfield conferred degrees in May to more than 600 students, including local residents below:
- Cassie L. Field of Adams, doctor of pharmacy
- London J. Green of Adams, bachelor of arts, summa cum laude, in psychology
- Marco V. Anastasio of Dalton, bachelor of science in criminal justice
- Patrick J. Tierney of Pittsfield, bachelor of science, summa cum laude, in biology
- Rachael A. Donahue of Pittsfield, bachelor of science in business administration with concentration in sports management
- Ryan K. Benoit of Williamstown, bachelor of science in business administration, cum laude, with concentration in business analytics and information management
- Sean A. Rosso of Pittsfield, bachelor of science engineering in mechanical engineering
- Terrance W. Powell of Housatonic, bachelor of science, cum laude, business administration with concentration in finance
Pittsfield residents Alyson Berry and Ryan T Grady were among the 4,100 undergraduate and graduate students being presented degrees at the University of Rhode Island's 133rd commencement on Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19. Berry earned a bachelor of science, summa cum laude, in sociology and Grady a master of library and information studies.
Micah Siegel of Pittsfield graduated in May from Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Campus, located in Madison, N.J., with a bachelor of art in graphic design.
Kyael Moss of Pittsfield earned a bachelor's degree from Georgia State University in Atlanta during the summer 2019 semester.
Keegan McCauley graduated during Coastal Carolina University's summer commencement program on Aug. 9 with a bachelor of arts in interdisciplinary studies. More than 440 students graduated during the summer program at the Conway, S.C., college.
Patrick E. Rice of Pittsfield graduated from Western New England University in Springfield on Aug. 15, 2019, with a bachelor of science in engineering with a concentration in environmental engineering.
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