The University of Cumberlands congratulates Kirk Bentzen of La Crescenta on successfully completing its doctor of philosophy in leadership.

University of the Cumberlands is one of the largest and most affordable private universities in Kentucky. Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, Cumberlands is an institution of regional distinction offering quality undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and online degree programs. Learn more at ucumberlands.edu.

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Utah State University welcomed more than 4,100 first-year college students to campus when the university began the fall 2021 semester.

Ellie Brown from La Cañada will attend USU at the USU main campus,

Stephen Reil from La Crescenta will attend USU at the USU main campus.

Since its founding in 1888, Utah State University has evolved from a small-town college tucked away in the Northern Utah mountains to a thriving research university respected around the world. Students can choose from an array of academic and social opportunities at a university known throughout the world for its intellectual and technological leadership.

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Arya Ghassemlou of Glendale was named to Southern New Hampshire University’s summer 2021 dean’s list. Eligibility for the dean’s list requires that a student accumulate an academic grade point average (GPA) of 3.5-3.699 and earn 12 credits for the term.

Jacklyn Campbell of Tujunga, Jennifer Kubela of La Crescenta and Taylor Rickard of Tujunga were named to the SNHU summer 2021 president’s list. Full-time students who earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above were named to the president’s list. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits; undergraduate day students must earn 12 credits in fall or spring semester, and online students must earn 12 credits either in EW1 & EW2, EW3 & EW4, or EW5 & EW6.

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is a private, nonprofit institution with an 89-year history of educating traditional-aged students and working adults. Now serving more than 150,000 learners worldwide, SNHU offers approximately 200 accredited undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs, available online and on its 300-acre campus in Manchester, New Hampshire.

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Adam Burnstine of La Cañada Flintridge was recently accepted to be among the 80,000-plus members of the Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He joins students from across the U.S. and territories including Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia and 29 countries.

For more than 150 years, Lehigh University (lehigh.edu) has combined academic and learning opportunities with leadership in fostering innovative research. Lehigh’s five colleges – College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, College of Health, and the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science – provide opportunities to 7,000-plus students.

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Colin Apel of La Cañada Flintridge is a graduate of Colgate University in the Class of 2021. Apel, a graduate of Capistrano Connections Academy, majored in sociology at Colgate and minored in economics. Apel received a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude at Colgate’s 200th commencement, which was held in person at Colgate’s Andy Kerr Stadium on May 9.

Colgate University is known for its intellectual rigor, world-class professors, campus of beauty, and alumni famously loyal to their alma mater. Colgate offers 56 majors and supports 25 Division I athletic teams on a campus of about 3,000 students in central New York. Learn more at colgate.edu.

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Ana Gabrielian of Glendale earned a master of science in aerospace engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

Gabrielian was among approximately 1,480 undergraduate and graduate students who earned degrees during the Summer 2021 semester.

The Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is a top 10 public research university developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition.

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Approximately 1,700 students were named to the Biola University dean’s list in spring 2021. Biola students are placed on the dean’s list to honor those with a GPA of 3.6 or higher while enrolled in 12 or more credits and whose cumulative GPA is at least 3.2.

The following local residents were named to the dean’s list: Alexandra Bowers of La Cañada majoring in liberal studies elementary ed; From La Crescenta: Talin Emmerson who is majoring in music education, Pauline Kim who is majoring in nursing, Yeri Kim and Isaac Sung of La Crescenta who are majoring in comm sciences disorders; Alique Malakian of Tujunga who is majoring in kinesiology; Esther Yang of Sunland who is majoring in Biblical ministries; and Molly Mittelberg of La Cañada Flintridge who is majoring in nursing.

Biola University is a nationally ranked Christian university in the heart of Southern California. It was recently recognized as one of America’s best colleges, earning a spot in the top tier of the “best national universities” category of U.S. News and World Report’s Best Colleges 2021 rankings.

For more information, visit biola.edu or call (562) 777-4061.