COLLEGE NEWS

Connor O'Keefe of Sussex Borough is enrolled at Champlain College for the fall 2015 semester.

O'Keefe is a first-year student studying Filmmaking. In August, Champlain College welcomed one of its largest classes to its Burlington, Vt. campus.

Cheyenne Mazza of Wantage has enrolled at Alvernia University, beginning this fall semester. A graduate of High Point Regional High School, Mazza is an Occupational Therapy major at Alvernia.

Mazza's journey began with Orientation Weekend, Aug. 20-23, when the class of 2019 moved into residence halls, said goodbye to parents, and joined together with first-year seminar professors and classmates as they cleaned up areas that affect children in the city of Reading. One of the largest incoming classes in university history, the class of 2019 also boasts the strongest academic profile of any first-year class.

Erin E. Wattley of Vernon has been named to the dean's list at Fordham University for the 2014-15 academic year.

A mimimum grade of 3.6 is needed for this honor. Fordham will hold a ceremony and Mass on Sunday, Nov. 8, to commemorate all dean's list recipients.

Ashley Vernola of Vernon started her first year at Hofstra University by winning an essay contest and having lunch with Suzan-Lori Parks, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Topdog/Underdog at the beginning of the fall semester.

Since 2011, first-year students at Hofstra University have been invited to take part in a "Common Reading" assignment. This year's selection was Parks' Topdog/Underdog, and students participated in discussions about the work while they were on campus for summer orientation. They were also encouraged to participate in an essay contest about the play.