LAKE HAVASU CITY – Ryan Richards of Lake Havasu City, AZ, was named to the Dean’s List at Southern Vermont College in Bennington, VT, for the Fall 2018 semester. Each semester, full-time students who have achieved a minimum grade-point average of 3.65 are placed on the Dean’s List.

Founded in 1974 but with roots extending to 1926, Southern Vermont College is a small, liberal arts college located on a 371-acre campus overlooking the Green Mountains. The College is a model of an enlightened educational community: diverse, supportive, environmentally respectful and socially responsible. Through its career-focused, liberal arts curriculum, SVC transforms students into engaged citizens with a broad perspective of an ever-changing society. Classroom learning is combined with real-life, real-world experiences in the study of business, humanities, nursing, science and technology and the social sciences. SVC’s athletic teams are part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III and the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC). The College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and has been designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a Community-Engagement Classification Institution. For more information, visit svc.edu.

Moses Jehng Enrolled in Carleton College Class of 2022

FORT MOHAVE –  Moses Jehng of Fort Mohave, AZ has enrolled at Carleton College as a member of the Class of 2022.

The 532 students in the Carleton Class of 2022 were selected from a pool of 7,095 applicants. The incoming students represent 48 states and 24 countries (twelve percent are international residents), with 83 students coming from Minnesota, followed by California (61), Illinois (42), New York (35), Washington (24), and Texas (23). Twenty-seven students hail from China.

Thirty percent of the students identify themselves as people of color, 13 percent are among the first generation of their families to attend college, and 77 percent graduated at the top ten percent of their high school class.

Thirty members of the Class of 2022 are National Merit Scholars and three are National Hispanic Recognition Scholars. Members of the class have participated in a wide variety of extracurricular activities: 83 percent participated in community service efforts; 58 percent played varsity athletics; 43 percent studied music; and 45 percent had a paying job while attending high school.

Ranked among the nation’s top liberal arts institutions, Carleton is a private, co-educational college of 2,000 students located 40 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul. High academic standards, an excellent faculty, a commitment to teaching and learning, and a diverse student body contribute to Carleton’s outstanding reputation.