More Milestones Achieved By College Students From Oxford

OXFORD, CT — Here are some recent notable accomplishments by local college students, as provided by readMedia Newswire. More great feats will be noted as they are received in the coming weeks.

Belmont University, Nashville TN

• Nicholas Kovacs and Emma McClellan, both of Oxford, earned Dean's List recognition for the spring 2024 semester. Dean's List eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C.

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic CT

• The Department of Psychological Science at Eastern Connecticut State University held its annual Psi Chi honor society induction on April 26. Among those honored was senior Katelyn Petrie of Oxford, who was inducted into the Psi Chi honor society. Psi Chi, the international honor society for psychology, is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is an affiliate of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. Psi Chi functions as a federation of chapters located at more than 800 colleges and universities.

Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester NH

• Syed Messim of Oxford has been named to the winter 2024 Dean's List. The winter terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term are named to the Dean's List.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester MA

• Gabriela DiMauro of Oxford, a member of the class of 2024 majoring in mechanical engineering, recently completed a senior thesis that is required of all graduating seniors as part of the university's distinctive project-based educational experience. The project, Optimizing Partial Emission Pump Performance, was Gabriela's Major Qualifying Project (MQP), one that is usually team-based and often focuses on very specific issues or needs of an organization that has partnered with the university to sponsor the student's work.