College Achievements By Students From Simsbury

SIMSBURY, CT — Here are some recent notable accomplishments by local college students, as provided by readMedia Newswire.

Bryant University, Smithfield RI

• How can we solve the world's problems in a peaceful way? How can we create sustainable solutions that meet the needs of everyone? Bryant University student Kaitlyn Greenberg of West Simsbury and nine fellow members of Bryant's Model UN club headed to Harvard University to seek answers to these questions as participants in the Harvard National Model United Nations, a four-day conference modeled after sessions of the United Nations, a worldwide governing body that strives to achieve peace and security for all nations through international cooperation. The Bryant club members represented Greece. To prepare for the conference, they spent weeks researching and debating, writing position papers, and reviewing parliamentary procedure. Once at the conference, the learning opportunities continued. The Bryant students served on a variety of committees, including those focused on NATO, and legal, economic and financial affairs. They honed their skills in public speaking, writing, and collaboration; learned about different cultures from other delegates, and more.

Colgate University, Hamilton NY

• Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher while completing at least three courses for a conventional letter grade during the fall 2019 semester earn the Dean's Award with Distinction. Three Simsbury High School graduates were among those honored: Carly Brian, Meredith Starrett and Kyle Shaw.
• Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.3 or higher while completing at least three courses for a conventional letter grade earn the fall 2019 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence. Recent honorees include Simsbury High School graduates William Varble and Dylan Wehrly.

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic CT

• Eastern Connecticut State University recently inducted 30 psychology students into Psi Chi, the international honors society for psychology. Students are invited into the society if they are a declared major or minor in psychology, have at least 12 credits of psychology coursework and a GPA of 3.5 or higher in psychology and an overall GPA of 3.0. Among the recent inductees was Brooke Lemons of Tariffville, a junior who majors in Psychology.
• Eastern Connecticut State University's Communication Department inducted 39 new students into the Lambda Pi Eta national honor society and awarded students for excellence in radio, research, television, leadership, journalism and photography. Among those honored was Emily Graham, a senior from Simsbury who majors in Communication. Graham was awarded for Excellence in Television for work with Eastern's ETV television station. Lambda Pi Eta is the international honor society for communication with 400 active chapters worldwide. The honor society recognizes students for excellence in the field of communication and supports professional development. To be eligible, students must have completed at least 12 credits of communication study, have a GPA of at least 3.25, be in the upper 35 percent of their graduating class and display commitment to the field of communication.
• Eight Eastern Connecticut State University students were recently inducted into Alpha Mu Alpha (AMA), the national honor society for the field of marketing. Among the inductees was Kaylee West of Tariffville, a senior who majors in Business Administration.

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