Navarro Receives Elmira College Key Award
Joseph Navarro of Winthrop, received the Elmira College Key Award for academic and community leadership. A tradition that goes back to 1935, the EC Key Award is presented to outstanding students in their junior year of high school or preparatory school.
This year, the award was given to 831 students in 18 states and Canada. Recipients receive an $88,000 scholarship over a four-year period, $22,000 per year, upon enrolling at Elmira College.
“This award is given to students with the potential to excel academically, serve as leaders, and go on to enjoy success in life,” said Charles Lindsay, president of Elmira College. “We hope they will choose to make Elmira College their place.”
Sponsored by the EC Alumni Association, the Key Award recognizes students for high scholastic achievement, leadership, citizenship, and participation in extracurricular activities.
Founded in 1855, Elmira College is a private, residential, liberal arts college offering 30-plus majors, an honors program, 17 academic societies, and 19 intercollegiate programs with 15 NCAA Division III-sponsored sports. Located in the Southern Finger Lakes Region of New York, Elmira’s undergraduate and graduate student population hails from more than 20 states and nine countries. Elmira is a Phi Beta Kappa College and has been ranked a top college, nationally, for student internships. The College is also home to the Center for Mark Twain Studies, one of four historically significant Twain heritage sites in the U.S., which attracts Twain scholars and educators from around the world for research on the famous literary icon. Proud of its history and tradition, the College is committed to the ideals of community service, and intellectual and individual growth.
SNHU Announces Summer 2025 President’s List
It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Summer 2025 President’s List. The summer terms run from May to August.
Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President’s List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer.
Justin Santilli of Winthrop
Mercedes Tinoco of Winthrop
Margaret McDonald of Winthrop
Aaliyah German of Winthrop
Thomas Rikkola of Winthrop
Maya Sepe of Winthrop
Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution with a 92-year history of educating traditional-aged students and working adults. Now serving more than 200,000 learners worldwide, SNHU offers approximately 200 undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs, available online and on its 300-acre campus in Manchester, NH. Recognized as one of the “Most Innovative” regional universities by U.S. News & World Report and one of the fastest-growing universities in the country, SNHU is committed to expanding access to high quality, affordable pathways that meet the needs of each learner.
Local Students Are Enrolled at The College of the Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross congratulates the new Crusaders starting at the College in Fall 2025. The following local students will be part of the Class of 2029:
Gabrielle Buonopane of Winthrop
Jonah Clark of Winthrop
At 837 students, the Class of 2029 includes students from 39 U.S. states and territories and 15 different countries. This incoming class represents one of the most academically accomplished classes in the College’s history.
Admission to the class of 2029 was more competitive than ever with applications surpassing 10,000 for the first time in Holy Cross history, a nearly 20% increase over the last two years, and an admit rate of 19%.
The new Crusaders have distinguished themselves through community service, leadership roles, and diverse participation in areas like the arts, music and athletics. They arrived on campus and moved into the residence halls on Wednesday, August 20th, where they were welcomed to Mount St. James by an enthusiastic purple crew of current students, staff, faculty and alumni. Fall classes began on Tuesday, August 26th.
“Welcome, Class of 2029!” College President Vincent D. Rougeau told the class during Mass of the Holy Spirit. “I encourage you to embrace this new experience. Lean into the growth it can offer. You are not doing this alone. Look around. Some of the people you will meet in the next few days and months will be your friends for life.
“One of the great things about my job is seeing close friends who met here five, 25, or even 50 years ago return to campus. Connecting with a professor, walking the historic halls of Fenwick or dining in Kimball erases the passage of time. They’re flooded with a wave of memories from some of the best moments in their life. For you, making those memories begins today.”