College Credits: Local Students Make U Of Tampa Dean's List

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Local students earn recognition on the spring 2021 dean's list at The University of Tampa

The University of Tampa has honored 1,758 students who were named to the dean's list for the Spring 2021 semester. Students must maintain a GPA of 3.75 or higher to be eligible for the dean's list.

The following local students were named to the dean's list:

Haley Lehane, of Bolingbrook (60440)

Madeline Graj, of Bolingbrook (60490)

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Students from Bolingbrook make it onto the spring semester dean's list at Elmhurst University

More than 900 Elmhurst University students were named to the Spring 2021 Dean's List. The following local students made the list:

Natalia Hernandez of Bolingbrook.

Courtney Green of Bolingbrook.

Maria Flores of Bolingbrook.

The Dean's List is composed of students who during the term concerned, attained a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher (out of a possible 4.00).

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Ithaca College students from Bolingbrook listed to the college's dean's list this spring

Ithaca College in New York congratulates students named to the Dean's List for the spring 2021 semester.

Christopher Bavaro of Bolingbrook (60440)

Adia Robinson Butler of Bolingbrook (60490)

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Bolingbrook student is among Carthage College's spring 2021 graduating class

Benjamin Rietz of Bolingbrook graduated from Carthage College.

With a few safety-driven modifications, Carthage gave the Class of 2021 a one-of-a-kind sendoff that preserved as much of the traditional graduation celebration as possible.

Speeches and degree conferral took place Friday night in a student-only event at the TARC Field House. Then, at assigned times Saturday and Sunday, graduates took the ceremonial stage walk as guests cheered them on.

At the Last Night celebration, which families could stream live, speakers looked back on four years of unexpected twists and turns and ahead to new adventures.

"I knew college would be something new and exciting. I just didn't foresee just how many memories, joys, challenges, lessons, growth, and, frankly, grief there would be," said Ella Spoelstra, who spoke on behalf of the graduating class as the winner of the Distinguished Senior Award.

Over the following two days, graduates and their families took turns in an extended procession leading to the red carpet in A. F. Siebert Chapel. Divided into small groups to minimize health risks, participants started in Johnson Arts Center and snaked through Hedberg Library, taking photos at designated stations and soaking in motivational video messages from faculty.

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Student from Bolingbrook is recognized by the Slane College fof Communications and Fine Arts for her art

Alexis Johnson of Bolingbrook, IL (60440), was recognized by Bradley University's Slane College of Communications and Fine Arts. Johnson, a Studio Art in Sculpture and Pre-PA major, was awarded the Outstanding Student in Sculpture Award.

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