This summer, Elaine Stewart of Cranbury was one of more than 150 University of Delaware undergraduate students who worked on a range of research projects in disciplines all across the university as well as in the community.
Over the past 10 weeks, they have collaborated with their faculty mentors and, in many cases, with other undergraduates and with graduate students, learning how original research takes place and creating new knowledge themselves.
James Yeager of East Windsor graduated from Ithaca College’s School of Humanities and Sciences with a degree in Philosophy-Religion. The degree was awarded in May 2017.
Caitlin Douglass of East Windsor graduated Summa cum Laude from Ithaca College’s School of Communications with a degree in Television-Radio. The degree was awarded in May 2017.
James Madison University welcomed the class of 2021 to campus this month. The incoming freshman class represents an accomplished, diverse group of individuals who hail from 35 states, the District of Columbia and 10 countries around the world.
The local students from the class of 2021 include:
Erin McGrath of Monroe Township, whose major is Comm Sciences & Disorders.
Olivia Tucker of Monroe Township,whose major is Media Arts and Design.
Bryce Livi of Cranbury, whose major is History.
Carina Chiarella of Monroe Township, whose major is Comm Sciences & Disorders.
Laurel Fox of Monroe Township has been selected to receive the New York State Advantage Award to attend SUNY Oneonta. The college’s award of $8,000 annually will help Fox to pursue a bachelor’s degree beginning in the fall 2017 semester.
Fox, a graduate of Monroe Township High School, plans to major in Family & Consumer Sciences Education.
Brandon Cortese of East Windsor won the grand prize at the Carroll Biz Challenge on Aug. 10, 2017.
He was part of a team from McDaniel College that presented bookSwap, a mobile application for buying and selling used textbooks and school supplies. The group earned the grand prize of $7,500, plus other prizes, totaling nearly $13,000.
Hosted by the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, the Carroll Biz Challenge offers local entrepreneurs the opportunity to compete while pitching their new business ideas.
Cortese and his team were chosen as the audience favorite at McDaniel College’s Innovation Challenge finals in April. The annual McDaniel College Innovation Challenge competition is part of The Encompass Distinction, an academic program at McDaniel in innovation and entrepreneurship that is open to students in any major.
Colgate University Class of 2019 member Shannon Pawlak, of Cranbury, has earned the spring 2017 Dean’s Award for academic excellence. The Dean’s Award at Colgate is awarded to students with a 3.3 or higher term average.
Jordan Jimenez of Monroe Township graduated (Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice) from Delaware Valley University in May 2017.
Alexandra Beers of Monroe Township, NJ, was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2017 semester at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. She is a member of the Class of 2018 and is majoring in communication.
