Hamden Student Spotlight

Danielle Sohai of Hamden is finishing her first semester as Blue Hens at the University of Delaware.

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Goodwin College has posted its Dean's List for the Summer 2012 Session, with 617 students achieving status on the list based on their academic performance.

To make the Dean's List, students must earn a minimum 3.5 GPA and be registered for at least six credits at the College.

The following Hamden residents made the Dean's List: Paula Carbone, Zeinab Dawood, Alyssa Freddino, Georgiann Gagnon, Nora Garriga and Michelle Mongillo.

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Rebecca Black, daughter of Joel Black and Michele LaBaw of Hamden, has been named a writing coach at Saint Michael's College for the fall 2012 semester. Black, a senior , English major, was selected from nominees submitted by the college faculty to be one of 27 student coaches at the liberal arts college located in Burlington, Vermont. Black graduated from Hamden High School before entering Saint Michael's.

The coaches are an elite group who do professional work-one-on-one with their peers at the college, diagnosing writing problems, designing strategies to help. The coaches work with clients who seek guidance regarding writing assignments for their courses. They follow the premise, "Teach the writer, not the writing," and thereby don't just correct a given paper, but work with writers, so that they will have skills to improve their writing on their own in future assignments.

The carefully selected coaches have to pass an entry test to get into a Writing Center Internship course which they take prior to being named coaches. They are also given special instructions for working with students with learning differences and working with non-native speakers of English. International students comprise a substantial portion of the visitors to the writing center. Coaches are selected because of their language skills, patience, flexibility, good humor, and a good knowledge of written English.

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David Moroniti of Hamden has earned a MS in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Moroniti was among approximately 850 undergraduate and graduate students who received degrees during Georgia Tech's 243rd commencement exercises.

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Robert Emmet of Hamden has been admitted to Carleton College as a member of the Class of 2016. He is the son of William Emmet and Anne Emmet.

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Goodwin College is pleased to announce that 173 students have achieved President's List status for the Summer 2012 Session, achieving a perfect GPA of 4.0 in a variety of degree and certificate programs.

Hamden students who achieved President's List status include: Paula Carbone, Alyssa Freddino and Nora Garriga.

"Making the list is no trivial achievement," said Goodwin College President Mark E. Scheinberg. "Many of our students have had their difficulties in various academic environments. At Goodwin, they've found a place where their academic skills have blossomed, and I am very proud of their progress and accomplishments."

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Clare Ryan, a Communication student, of Hamden, was admitted to the Bryant University Class of 2016.

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