Colleges across the country are recognizing students from Plainfield High School for their on-campus success. Click any achievement to discover alumni from Plainfield High School, view their personalized Merit pages, and learn about what they are accomplishing.
(see more)Colleges across the country are recognizing students from Plainfield High School for their on-campus success. Click any achievement to discover alumni from Plainfield High School, view their personalized Merit pages, and learn about what they are accomplishing.
McKendree University Fall 2013 Dean's List
McKendree University announces the Dean's List for the fall 2013 semester. To be eligible, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.60 or higher for the term.
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2014 Jan 24
Southeast Names Students to Fall 2013 Dean's List
The following students are among 2,583 students named to the fall 2013 Dean's List at Southeast Missouri State University.
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2014 Jan 7
Student named to Augustana College fall term Dean's List
Augustana College announced 839 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2013 fall term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
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2013 Dec 19
Local students serving as Augustana ambassadors
Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., has a team of 116 student admissions ambassadors who help the Office of Admissions recruit new students.
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2013 Dec 5
Local Students Inducted Into ICC Honor Society
Area students were recently inducted in the Upsilon Mu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Illinois Central College. Those honored include:
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2013 Nov 25
Area Students Selected to Honors Program at Illinois Central College
The following area students were selected to participate in the Honors Program at Illinois Central College, East Peoria, for the 2013-14 academic year:
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2013 Nov 13
McKendree Welcomes New and Returning Students
McKendree University welcomes students enrolled this fall at its Lebanon, Ill., Louisville and Radcliff, Ky. campuses; the Center at Scott Air Force Base, off-site locations and online.
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2013 Aug 27
McKendree University Spring 2013 President's List
Students Make President's List for Exceptional Academic Performance in Spring 2013
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2013 Jul 11
Local student named to Augustana College spring term Dean's List
Augustana College announced 883 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2013 spring term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
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2013 Jun 27
Spring semester Deans' List/Honor Roll named at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced the students named to the Deans' List/Honor Roll for the spring semester of the 2012-13 academic year. Students from this area who qualified included:
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2013 Jun 26
Local Students Earn President's List Honors at Illinois Central College
Illinois Central College, East Peoria, released the names of students who earned President's List honors during the Spring 2013 semester. These local students received the honor:
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2013 Jun 24
Area Residents Named to Dean's List at Olivet
Olivet Nazarene University congratulates those students named to the dean's list during the recently completed spring 2013 semester. To qualify for inclusion on the dean's list, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must have attained a semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.00 grading scale.
Local residents named to the list are:
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2013 Jun 21
Augustana students studied abroad in Ireland
Thirty-six Augustana College students studied abroad in Ireland for 11 weeks. The students arrived in March and returned home at the end of May. The eleven weeks were divided between Galway (in the West) and Dublin (in the East). Places visited included Saint Patrick's Purgatory, the Dingle Peninsula, O'Brien's Tower on the Cliffs of Moher, The National Museum and Dublin Castle.
Students who studied in Ireland include:
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2013 May 30
Students perform in Augustana College spring play
The Augustana College Department of Theatre Arts will present Eric Bogosian's subUrbia, the final production of its 2012-2013 season, Balancing Acts. The show premiered this past weekend and will be performed again in Potter Theatre, Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts (3701 7th Ave.), on May 3-4 at 7:30 p.m. and May 5 at 1:30 p.m.
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2013 Apr 30
Local students named to Augustana College winter term Dean's List
Augustana College announced 872 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2012-2013 winter term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
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2013 Apr 16
University of Nebraska-Lincoln honors local students at All-University Honors Convocation
University of Nebraska-Lincoln undergraduate students will be honored in conjunction with UNL's All-University Honors Convocation April 14 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, including 42 seniors who will be recognized as Chancellor's Scholars, the university's highest undergraduate academic honor.
Students are recognized at Honors Convocation for their cumulative academic achievements (compared with Dean's List, which is for one semester). Honorees include:
az? Chancellor's Scholars, students who graduated in December or who will receive their degrees in May or August and have maintained 4.0 grade-point averages on all collegiate work at UNL and elsewhere;
az? Superior Scholars, seniors graduating in the 2012-13 academic year who have been recognized at Honors Convocation each year of their enrollment;
az? High Scholars, students other than Chancellor's Scholars and Superior Scholars who are in the top 10 percent of their class.
Students from this area who will be honored include:
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2013 Apr 12
Area Residents Make the Dean's List at RIT
The following local residents made the Dean's List for Winter 2013 quarter at Rochester Institute of Technology:
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2013 Mar 26
Local Students Study Abroad Through the 'Augustana In Australia' Program
Fifty Augustana College students completed full-time internships in Sydney, Australia, for the first two months of 2013. The international study program known as "Augustana in Australia" places students in career-relevant positions in Sydney and immerses them in Australian culture. Over 250 students have participated in the program in the last seven years.
From your area:
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2013 Mar 21
Local students performed with Augustana Symphonic Band
The Augustana College Symphonic Band recently returned from its 2013 tour of the Midwest. The tour included stops in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Nebraska. The band will perform its final concert of the tour at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, in Augustana's Centennial Hall, Rock Island, Illinois. Admission is free, and a freewill offering will be accepted.
Among the students who peformed:
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2013 Mar 5
Area Residents Named to Dean's List at Olivet
Olivet Nazarene University congratulates those students named to the dean's list during the recently completed fall 2012 semester. To qualify for inclusion on the dean's list, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must have attained a semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.00 grading scale.
Local residents named to the list are:
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2013 Feb 15
Fall semester Deans' List/Honor Roll named at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced the students named to the Deans' List/Honor Roll for the fall semester of the 2012-13 academic year. Students from this area who qualified included:
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2013 Feb 14
Local Students Named to President's List at McKendree University
The following local students have been named to the McKendree University President's List for the fall 2012 semester:
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2013 Jan 23
Local students named to Augustana College fall term Dean's List
898 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2012 fall term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
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2013 Jan 16
Local students participate in Christmas at Augustana
Augustana presents its fifth annual Christmas at Augustana holiday concert on Friday, Nov. 30, and Saturday, Dec. 1. More than 300 students in the college's choirs, brass ensemble and orchestra joined together to share music in two sold-out shows.
These students from your area performed in the event:
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2012 Dec 18
Area Residents Make the Dean's List at RIT
The following local residents made the Dean's List for Fall 2012 quarter at Rochester Institute of Technology:
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2012 Dec 18
Students Awarded Scholarships to Attend Southeast
The following local students have been awarded Scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2013-2014 academic year:
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2012 Dec 12
UW-Whitewater women’s volleyball team heads to the WIAC tourney
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater volleyball team finished the 2012 regular season by winning second place in conference. The team is ranked eighteenth in the nation.
The Warhawks, now 24-10, will compete in the WIAC Tournament Nov. 2-3 in Stevens Point. As the No. 2 seed in the tournament, UW-Whitewater earns a bye in the first round and will face the winner of the matchup between UW-Stout (No. 6) and UW-Eau Claire (No. 3).
Local Warhawks include:
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2012 Oct 31
Admission Tele-Counselors Celebrate Successful Semester at McKendree University
McKendree University's Admission Tele-counselors recently celebrated a successful fall semester. Tele-counselors are student ambassadors who phone prospective students to encourage them to apply to McKendree, visit the campus, and confirm their attendance at large events. In their first semester, they made 1,912 total call attempts and spoke to 622 prospective students or parents. Their work generated 117 new student applications, 41 of which have been admitted.
The tele-counselors include:
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2012 Dec 17
Students to Perform In Augustana College's Production of the Arsonists
Augustana College's Department of Theatre Arts will present The Arsonists, the first production of its 2012-13 season, "Balancing Act," October 12-21 at 7:30 p.m. on Friday/Saturday and 1:30 p.m. on Sunday in Potter Theatre on the upper level of Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts (3701 7th Ave). Tickets are $11 for the general public and $9 for senior citizens, students and Augustana faculty/staff.
Students from your area performing include:
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2012 Oct 4
Area residents named to dean's list at Olivet
Olivet Nazarene University recently released the dean's list for the spring 2012 semester. To qualify for inclusion on the dean's list, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must have attained a semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.00 grading scale. Area residents named to the dean's list are:
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2012 Jul 3