College notes

| 01 Jun 2016 | 12:32

    Graduations
    The following students graduated from the State University of New York at Potsdam on May 21:
    Bradley Campagna of Monroe, who graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.
    Kendra Doering of Monroe, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.

    The following students graduated from York College of Pennsylvania on May 14:
    Henry Martin of Monroe, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.
    Martin Brittany of Monroe, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.

    Brenden Bourdeau of Monroe has been awarded a Master’s Degree in Information Technology with High Distinction (to qualify a student must maintain a GPA of 3.8 - 4.0 or higher), from the Bentley University Graduate School of Business in Waltham, Mass.
    Post graduation Brenden has accepted a position at Athena Health located in Watertown, Mass.
    Matthew Paul of Central Valley has graduated from Louisburg College in Louisburg, North Carolina.
    Related by faith to The United Methodist Church, Louisburg College is the oldest two-year residential college in the nation, and the only one in North Carolina. With a student body of 700 students, more than 90 percent of Louisburg graduates continue their education at four-year schools.
    Gregg Byrne of Monroe has graduated from St. Bonaventure University with Cum Laude honors and a Bachelor of Art degree in Psychology.
    Byrne was also honored with Division 1 Swimming & Diving Atlantic 10 Conference Commissioners 2015 Fall and 2016 Spring Honor Roll.
    He also qualified as Atlantic 10 All Conference All Academic honors over the four years at St. Bonaventure.
    He will attend the University at Buffalo in the fall in its two-year master’s program for psychology and will continue the following three years to pursue his PhD in Cognitive Psychology.
    Erik Braghirol of Monroe, New York graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from Vermont Law School in South Royalton, Vt.
    While at Vermont Law School, Braghirol was co-chair of the Vermont Law chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. He also participated in the South Royalton Legal Clinic, Advanced South Royalton Legal Clinic and the Criminal Law Clinic, representing indigent Vermonters under Vermont’s student practice rules.
    After commencement, Braghirol plans on working in the field of criminal defense in Vermont.
    Connor Briggs of Tuxedo earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in Musical Theatre from Ithaca College on May 22 and graduated Cum Laude (with honors).
    He recently signed with Carlton, Goddard, and Freer Talent and will be pursuing a career in Musical Theatre.
    Connor is the son of Mark and Nancy Briggs of Tuxedo. He was a 2012 graduate of St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, N.J.
    Nicholas G. Bickerstaff of Harriman graduated from Towson University in Maryland owith a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management and a minor in Business Administration.
    Nicholas was also named to the Dean's List for the spring 2016 semester, maintaining a 3.5 GPA or higher.
    He was a four-year starter on the Towson Men's Ice Hockey team where he served as vice president for the past two seasons. He is also the recipient of Towson's Scholar Athlete Award.
    Nicholas is a 2012 graduate of Monroe-Woodbury High School. He is the son of Jim and Sandra Bickerstaff of Harriman.
    Dean’s list
    Christopher Walker of Monroe was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2016 semester at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass.

    Enrico DiLello III of Highland Mills has again been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2016 semester at Manhattan College in Riverdale. His GPA was 4.0.
    DiLello, who has just completed his sophomore year at Manhattan, is studying accounting.
    Nicholas Morrisohn of Monroe has been named to the spring 2016 Dean’s List at Keene State College in New Hampshire.
    Students must achieve a 3.5 or higher grade point average on a 4.0 scale to earn dean’s list honors.