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Kutztown University field hockey student-athlete Olivia Kirkpatrick was named to the 2026 College Sports Communicators NCAA Division II Academic All-America Women's At-Large Second Team. Kirkpatrick has already reached senior status academically while pursuing a degree in psychology, but just completed her redshirt sophomore season on the field this past fall -her first with the Golden Bears. She had a 3.96 cumulative grade point average at the time of her nomination. The Annville, Pa., native made an immediate impact for KU and head coach Marci Scheuing. She started all 22 games on defense for a Golden Bear team that produced a school record 20 victories (20-2), ranked in the top two of the NFHCA Division II national rankings the entire season and advanced to the NCAA DII semifinals. Kutztown registered 12 shutouts, leading NCAA DII in shutouts per game (0.55) and goals against average (0.68). Kirkpatrick also contributed to the team's offense as a key piece on penalty corners, totaling seven goals, five assists, 19 points and 28 shots (19 on goal). She was a perfect 4-of-4 on penalty strokes and added a defensive save. Kirkpatrick was recognized as the PSAC Defensive Athlete of the Year, while being named All-PSAC First Team, NFHCA All-Atlantic Region First Team and NFHCA All-America First Team. Academically, she is a two-time NFHCA Scholar of Distinction and NFHCA National Academic Honor Squad member, receiving both honors at Liberty University in 2023 and Kutztown in 2025. Kirkpatrick was inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma Athletics Honor Society in 2026. She's also a 2025-26 PSAC Scholar-Athlete and three-time KU Dean's List student. Kirkpatrick is Kutztown's 12th CSC Academic All-America Women's At-Large selection all-time and 10th from the field hockey program. The At-Large teams are the toughest and most competitive to make due to encompassing multiple sports that do not have their own CSC Academic All-America teams. Eligible NCAA-sponsored women's sports for the At-Large teams include beach volleyball, bowling, crew/rowing, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, water polo and wrestling.

The following students have been named to the Central Penn College Dean's List for the Spring 2026 term.

Wilkes University Chief Operating Officer and Provost David M. Ward announced the Dean's List for the spring 2026 semester. To be named to the Dean's List, students must obtain a minimum 3.5 grade point average and carry at least 12 credits.

The University of Mississippi announced students named to the Spring 2026 Honor Roll lists, including Chancellor's Honor Roll.

Harrsiburg Area Community College congratulates the Spring 2026 Dean's List recipients. To qualify for this prestigious academic recognition, students must maintain a 3.25 or higher GPA while completing at least 6 credits during the semester.

More than 250 Lebanon Valley College student-athletes have been named to the Middle Atlantic Conference's (MAC) Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll. The academic honor roll is comprised of student-athletes who compete in a varsity-level sport and registered a term/semester GPA of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) or higher.

These students were honored for academic achievement by being named to Delaware Valley University's Spring 2026 Dean's List.

Millersville University proudly recognizes students who demonstrated exceptional academic achievement during the Spring 2026 semester by earning a place on the Dean's List. Eligible students must achieve a semester GPA of 3.50 or higher. Congratulations to all who earned this prestigious distinction!

Across four ceremonies, Belmont University collectively recognized more than 1,500 candidates among bachelor's, master's and doctoral candidates in its 2026 commencement proceedings.

Twelve Lebanon Valley College student-athletes were named Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators this spring.

Six Kutztown University student-athletes were recognized on the 2025-26 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Women's At-Large team. Representing the Maroon and Gold on this year's at-large team are Grace Harrold (York, Pa./Central York), Olivia Kirkpatrick (Annville, Pa./Palmyra) and Jessica Traynor (Pennsburg, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) from field hockey, Brooke Graham (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) from golf and Marisa Bragg (Ringoes, N.J./Hunterdon Central) and Rowan Hall (Sloatsburg, N.Y./Suffern) from lacrosse. The CSC Academic All-District teams honor the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performance in competition and in the classroom. Nominees must have reached sophomore status both academically and athletically, while maintaining a 3.50 cumulative grade point average. Additionally, student-athletes must meet sport-specific eligibility requirements to include a percentage of contests played or started, postseason participation or individual event rankings (track & field). Schools were permitted to nominate a maximum of six female and six male student-athletes for the at-large teams. Student-athletes with standout academic and athletic credentials are advanced forward to the Academic All-America ballot by the CSC selection committee. Of Kutztown's Academic All-District honorees, Kirkpatrick, Traynor and Bragg were selected as Academic All-America finalists. The CSC Academic All-America Women's At-Large teams will be announced July 7.

The following students were named to the Dean's List for the spring 2026 semester at Grove City College.

A total of 14,306 students enrolled during Spring Semester 2026 at The University of Alabama were named to the dean's list with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the president's list with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's).

Commonwealth University congratulates nearly 800 students who graduated during the Spring 2026 semester.

More than 20,000 University of Maryland Global Campus students were named to the Dean's List for the spring 2026 term. To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 for the term, and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 at UMGC.

McDaniel College announces its spring 2026 dean's list, recognizing full-time undergraduate students for outstanding academic achievement. Highest honors are earned for a semester grade point average of 3.90 or higher, high honors for a grade point average of 3.70-3.89, and honors for a 3.50-3.69 grade point average.

James Madison University is pleased to announce that the following students made the President's List for the spring 2026 semester.

Commonwealth University congratulates the 800 students who were named to the Spring 2026 President's List. The President's List, prepared at the end of each semester, recognizes those students who have achieved academic distinction. To qualify for the President's List, the student must have earned a GPA of 4.0 in 12 or more semester hours of letter grades.

McDaniel College awarded 388 bachelor's degrees during the college's Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on May 23.

McDaniel College celebrated members of the Class of 2026 during the college's 156th Commencement on May 23.

Commonwealth University congratulates more than 2,400 students who were named to the Spring 2026 Dean's List. The Dean's List, prepared at the end of each semester, recognizes those students who have achieved academic distinction. To qualify for the Dean's List, the student must have earned a GPA of at least 3.50, on a 4.0 scale, in 12 or more semester hours of letter grades.

Ten Lebanon Valley College student-athletes were named to the Middle Atlantic Conference Spring Sportsmanship Team.

Congratulations to our talented Saint Francis University students named to the Spring 2026 President's List or Dean's Lists. To achieve either honor, students must have full-time status and attain a quality point average of 4.000 (President's) or 3.500 (Dean's) on 12 or more credits during a single semester, with no continuing or incomplete grades-except students in Independent Studies or Honors 444.

803 students were named to Alvernia University's Dean's List for the Spring 2026 semester. "Congratulations to all of our Spring 2026 Dean's List honorees," said Alvernia University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Mary Ellen Wells, JD, LLM. "This achievement reflects your commitment to academic excellence, perseverance, and a genuine passion for learning. Your success embodies the intellectual curiosity, integrity, service, and leadership that Alvernia's Franciscan values reflect." To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must carry a semester GPA of 3.5 or better and take a minimum of 12 credits. A full list of students is available at Alvernia.edu.

York College of Pennsylvania proudly awarded degrees to more than 500 students in May 2026. During the ceremony, graduates earned associate, bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.

Alvernia University celebrated the Class of 2026 by conferring a record number of 800 degrees at Santander Arena in downtown Reading, Pa., on Saturday, May 9, the culmination of a weekend of events. The ceremony, which featured a speech from Customers Bank Executive Chairman Jay Sidhu, included Alvernia's first Master of Medical Science in Physician Associate (PA) Studies graduates. "At Alvernia, we believe education is more than a credential. It is the formation of life-long learners, reflective professionals, engaged citizens, and ethical leaders with moral courage. It is about preparing people who will use their gifts not only to succeed, but to serve," said President Glynis A. Fitzgerald, Ph.D., who welcomed the graduates. "That commitment to serve is not an abstraction here-it is lived. It is rooted in our Franciscan values of service, humility, peacemaking, contemplation, and collegiality. You have carried those values into classrooms and residence halls, onto fields and stages, into labs and clinics, and out into the community." Fitzgerald's speech spotlighted the impact stories of several students who led with conviction and compassion and reflected on the four years she has spent with the class, first as Provost, then as President. Student speaker, communication major and theater minor, Hector Malave '26 addressed the class, noting the value of higher education as well as the impact that Alvernia had on him and his peers, prompting them to think about the fact that success is not just about their achievements, but the impact that they will have. "I'm not only representing the class of 2026, but I'm also representing the 15% of Latinos graduating with me today," said Malave. "As we leave this campus, we step into a complicated world. A world that asks us to be informed, adaptable, and compassionate. A world that does not need more division, but more understanding and an open heart, so that you can have an open mind. Our Alvernia education was rooted in more than academics. It asked us to think about service, about ethics, about the kind of people we want to be, not just the careers we want to have." Jay Sidhu, Executive Chairman of Customers Bancorp, Inc. and Customers Bank, was presented with an honorary doctorate of humane letters and served as the commencement speaker to inspire the Class of 2026. In his speech, he reflected on the experiences that shaped him, including immigrating to the United States in 1971. He inspired the graduates by sharing anecdotes his learned in his own higher education journey including four pieces of advice for a "successful, satisfied, and fulfilling life." "Be a lifelong learner and give back. Never say you are done because you are never done. There is always more to do; more to give; more to receive; and more to learn in life," said Sidhu. "The more you learn, the more you realize how much there is to learn. But, learning alone is not enough. Use your knowledge and your success to help others-especially those who have not had the same opportunities. Lift people up. Strengthen your communities." Graduates then received their associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. The ceremony concluded with a benediction prayer serving as a blessing for the graduates as they go into the world, which was led by Bernude Meizer Heaps '26, who also earned her doctorate at the ceremony. A scrolling list of names of every graduate appeared on video boards in the arena as students and families exited, cheering and posing for one last set of celebratory photos. Celebrations began Friday and continued all day Saturday ahead of commencement, including Nursing and Occupational Therapy pinning ceremonies, a senior athlete award reception, an honors convocation, and a baccalaureate mass at the Sacred Heart Chapel on campus in the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters' Motherhouse. This made travel more accessible for parents and other loved ones to participate.

Mount St. Mary's University is pleased to announce that 525 students earned Dean's List honors in the Spring 2026 semester.

Slippery Rock University has announced its dean's list for the Spring 2026 semester. The dean's list consists of SRU undergraduate students who earned an adjusted semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher, based on a schedule of at least 12 newly attempted and earned credits.

A total of 1,741 students have been named to the Dean's List at East Stroudsburg University for the Spring 2026 semester of the 2025-2026 academic year, as announced by Margaret Ball D.M.A., the university's provost and vice president for academic affairs.

Nearly 1200 undergraduate and graduate students participated in May 9 commencement exercises at Millersville University.