Colleges across the country are recognizing students from Wando High School for their on-campus success. Click any achievement to discover alumni from Wando High School, view their personalized Merit pages, and learn about what they are accomplishing.
(see more)Colleges across the country are recognizing students from Wando High School for their on-campus success. Click any achievement to discover alumni from Wando High School, view their personalized Merit pages, and learn about what they are accomplishing.
CCU students travel to Asheville for community service
For Alternative Spring Break, five Coastal Carolina University students and a staff adviser traveled to Asheville, N.C., to help the homeless there. Through partnership with the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly, the group will have the opportunity to work with the Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry's Veteran's Restoration Quarters, Steadfast House, Crisis Ministry, Black Mountain Children's Home, Bounty & Soul and the MANNA FoodBank.
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2017 Mar 10
Clemson names students to fall 2016 President's List
Clemson University has announced the President's List for the fall 2016 semester.
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2017 Feb 23
Clemson names students to fall 2016 Dean's List
Clemson has announced the Dean's List for the fall 2016 semester.
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2017 Feb 23
Wofford students study abroad during Spring 2017
Study abroad is a major component of Wofford's commitment to shaping globally connected citizens. Opportunities range from travel/study Interim projects to a full-year at a university abroad. Students may choose from more than 200 programs and 59 countries. Co-curricular opportunities include service learning, internships and cultural excursions.
Study Abroad -
2017 Feb 17
Fall 2016 Dean's List
To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must earn a 3.50 GPA for the semester and complete at least nine semester hours of academic credit with no incompletes.
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2017 Feb 10
UA Announces Fall 2016 Dean's and President's Lists
A total of 11,758 students enrolled during the 2016 fall semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President's List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's). The UA Dean's and President's lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or undergraduate students who take less than a full course load.
Honors List -
2017 Feb 10
Georgia Southern announces Fall 2016 Dean's List
Georgia Southern University recently recognized more than 2,700 students for excellence in academics on the Fall 2016 semester Dean's List. To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 hours for the semester.
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2017 Feb 7
Students Earn Faculty Honors at Georgia Tech
The following students earned the distinction of Faculty Honors for Fall 2016 at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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2017 Feb 6
Cadets take top honors at The Citadel in fall 2016: Dean's List
Dean's List recognition is given to cadets registered for 12 or more semester hours and whose grade point average is 3.2 or higher with no grade below a C for the previous semester's work.
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2017 Feb 1
The Citadel's newest Gold Star cadets announced: fall 2016
The Citadel honored the following students with Gold Stars for outstanding academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2016-2017 academic year. Gold Stars are awarded to students that achieve a 3.7 grade point average or higher. Students that achieve Gold Star recognition are also placed on The Citadel's Dean's List.
Academic Award -
2017 Feb 1
CCU students help HUD count homeless population
Nearly 50 Coastal Carolina University students have volunteered to help count the local homeless population for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) earlier in the spring semester 2017. The Point-In-Time (PIT) count helps to identify needs and allocate federal resources. The students, mostly from CCU's social inequality and race and ethnicity classes, visited 12 different shelters and places where the homeless gather, according to Stephanie Southworth, Ph.D.
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2017 Jan 30
Fall 2016 President's List
Dr. Anita K. Bowles, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Development, is pleased to announce the students included on the President's List for grades earned during the fall 2016 academic semester. President's List students have achieved a grade point average of 3.8 or higher.
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2017 Jan 27
Coastal Carolina University announces Dean's List for Fall 2016
Approximately 2,253 students have made the Fall Semester 2016 Dean's List for academic achievement at Coastal Carolina University.
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2017 Jan 25
Wofford College announces Fall '16 Dean's List
Dr. Michael J. Sosulski, provost of Wofford College, has announced Dean's List students for the Fall 2016 semester.
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2017 Jan 24
Wofford students study abroad during Interim 2017
Wofford's Interim is a time for exploration and experiential learning away from the rigors of traditional academic courses for students and faculty alike. Students may choose from a variety of on-campus courses, professional internships and research projects, study abroad opportunities or their own independent study project, approved and guided by a faculty advisor. More than 200 students chose to study abroad during Interim 2017.
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2017 Jan 17
The Citadel's Regimental Band and Pipes and Color Guard to participate in 2017 Presidential Inaugural Parade
The 2017 Presidential Inaugural Parade represents the 7th inaugural parade in which The Citadel Regimental Band and Pipes, Color Guard and/or Summerall Guard have been selected to participate.
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2017 Jan 13
The Citadel's Summerall Guard to participate in 2017 Presidential Inaugural Parade
The 2017 Presidential Inaugural Parade represents the 7th inaugural parade in which The Citadel Regimental Band and Pipes and/or Summerall Guard have been selected to participate.
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2017 Jan 13
Clemson awards degrees at December 2016 graduation
Clemson University awarded more than 1,300 degrees at the December 2016 graduation ceremonies.
Graduation -
2017 Jan 11
Dean's List Fall 2016
Austin Peay State University is proud to recognize students who were on the Dean's List during the Fall 2016 semester
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2016 Dec 23
Coastal Carolina University honors fall graduates
A total of 719 students were eligible to walk in Coastal Carolina University's fall 2016 commencement, compared to 595 in 2015 and 590 in 2014. Two ceremonies were held in the HTC Center on campus, one on Friday, Dec. 16 and one on Saturday, Dec. 17. Speaking to Coastal Carolina University's largest class of fall semester graduation candidates, commencement speaker Susan O'Malley advised the graduates to follow their passions. "If you follow you passion, you'll find your purpose," said O'Malley, who, following her own early goals, became the first female president of a professional sports franchise at age 29 when she assumed the leadership of the NBA's Washington Bullets (now the Wizards).
Graduation -
2016 Dec 20
Kennesaw State University holds fall commencement ceremonies
More than 2,450 students graduated from Kennesaw State University, Dec. 13 - 14, 2016 in three fall commencement ceremonies.
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2016 Dec 16
High Achieving Students Choose Miami University
High Achieving Students Choose Miami University
Enrollment -
2016 Dec 12
Georgia Southern announces Summer 2016 Dean's List
Georgia Southern University recently recognized nearly 200 students for excellence in academics on the Summer 2016 semester Dean's List. To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 hours for the semester.
Honors List -
2016 Oct 24
Dean's List Spring 2016
Austin Peay State University is proud to recognize students who were on the Dean's List during Spring 2016 semester
Honors List -
2016 Oct 5
Band Company awarded 2016 Commandant's Cup
The Commandant's Cup is awarded to the company earning the highest points for parade and squad drill performance. The award was established by Lt. Col. William C. Miller, commandant from 1926-31.
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2016 Sep 16
Coastal Carolina University honors Summer Graduates
Coastal Carolina University's held commencement ceremonies for an estimated 360 candidates for graduation Aug. 5, 2016, at the HTC Student Recreation and Convocation Center on campus. Speaker Robert Young congratulated the class for being the 'first CCU students ever to graduate from the number one university in the nation,' referencing the national College World Series baseball title CCU won on June 30. Young is professor of marine science and director of undergraduate research at CCU.
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2016 Aug 8
Coastal Carolina University gives shout out to newest Chants
Coastal Carolina University welcomes its newest class of 692 first-time transfer students.
Enrollment -
2016 Aug 8
Coastal Carolina University welcomes more than 2,300 freshmen for Fall 2016
Coastal Carolina University welcomes 2,306 first-time freshmen to its campus for Fall 2016. Go, Chants!
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2016 Aug 4
More than 3,300 students receive degrees from Georgia Southern during Spring 2016 Commencement
On May 6 and 7, Georgia Southern University held its annual spring commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate students at Hanner Fieldhouse and Allen E. Paulson Stadium. Interim University President Jean E. Bartels, Ph.D., R.N., conferred more than 3,300 doctoral, master's, specialist and bachelor's degrees from the University's eight colleges during two separate ceremonies.
Graduation -
2016 Jul 25
Dean's List Spring 2016
To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must earn a 3.50 GPA for the semester and complete at least nine semester hours of academic credit with no incompletes.
Dean's List -
2016 Jul 14