Colleges across the country are recognizing students from Durango High School for their on-campus success. Click any achievement to discover alumni from Durango High School, view their personalized Merit pages, and learn about what they are accomplishing.
(see more)Colleges across the country are recognizing students from Durango High School for their on-campus success. Click any achievement to discover alumni from Durango High School, view their personalized Merit pages, and learn about what they are accomplishing.
Local students named to Dean's List at Fort Lewis College
Over 400 students were named to Fort Lewis College's Dean's List for the Fall 2015 semester. These students took at least 15 credits of gradable hours and achieved a 3.60 or higher grade point average.
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2016 Feb 3
Local students graduate from Fort Lewis College
In a ceremony on Saturday, December 19, 2015, over 200 Fort Lewis College graduates and their families packed Whalen Gymnasium for Winter Commencement. The speaker chosen to offer the Commencement Address was Adventure Education Assistant Professor Lee Frazer, winner of the Alice Admire Outstanding Teaching Award.
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2016 Feb 3
New students enroll at Fort Lewis College
The Spring 2016 semester welcomed new transfer and freshmen students from all over the country to Durango, Colorado.
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2016 Jan 22
Local academic athletes recognized
Local students were named to the 2015 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Basketball All-Academic Team. To qualify for First Team All-Academic consideration, a student-athlete must carry a 3.30 cumulative grade point average and must have been an active student at the institution for at least two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters. All players who were not voted to the first Team All-Academic were automatically qualified for the All-Academic Honor Roll.
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2016 Jan 21
Samford University's Cumberland School of Law Fall 2015 Dean's List
Samford University releases dean's lists after the close of the fall and spring semesters each academic year. To qualify for the dean's list, a student must have earned a minimum 3.5 grade point average out of a possible 4.0 while attempting at least 10 credit hours of coursework. Dean's List is the highest academic recognition given by the school at the end of each semester.
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2016 Jan 13
Scholarships changing lives of Emporia State students
Emporia State University is pleased to announce that over $2.53 million in scholarship funds are helping nearly 1,700 students from Kansas, 19 other states and 24 foreign countries realize their educational dreams during the 2015-16 academic year.
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2016 Jan 5
Local academic athletes recognized
Local students were named to the 2015 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Volleyball All-Academic Team. To qualify for First Team All-Academic consideration, a student-athlete must carry a 3.30 cumulative grade point average and must have been an active student at the institution for at least two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters. All players who were not voted to the first Team All-Academic were automatically qualified for the All-Academic Honor Roll.
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2015 Oct 26
Local academic athletes recognized
Local students were named to the 2015 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Football All-Academic Team. To qualify for First Team All-Academic consideration, a student-athlete must carry a 3.30 cumulative grade point average and must have been an active student at the institution for at least two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters. All players who were not voted to the first Team All-Academic were automatically qualified for the All-Academic Honor Roll.
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2015 Oct 22
Local academic athletes recognized
Local students were named to the 2015 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference all-academic team. To qualify for First Team All-Academic consideration, a student-athlete must carry a 3.30 cumulative grade point average and must have been an active student at the institution for at least two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters. All players who were not voted to the first Team All-Academic were automatically qualified for the All-Academic Honor Roll.
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2015 Oct 16
Recent graduates presented at Conference of Science and Management on the Colorado Plateau and Southwest Region
Biology students from Fort Lewis College presented their senior thesis research findings at the 13th Biennial Conference of Science and Management on the Colorado Plateau and Southwest Region in Flagstaff, Arizona.
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2015 Oct 13
Local students serve as staff at Fort Lewis College New Student Orientation
New Student and Family Orientation at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado welcomes over 1,100 new students and more than 500 family members each fall.
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2015 Sep 29
Bates students named to dean's list
This is a distinction earned by students whose cumulative grade point average is 3.71 or higher.
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2015 Sep 15
Students serve as resident assistants at Fort Lewis College
Each year, Fort Lewis College chooses a group of highly motivated students to serve as Resident Assistants. Resident Assistants are student staff members who live on a floor in a college residence hall to serve as primary resources for information and assistance. The objectives of Resident Assistants are to exhibit a concern for others and relate in a positive manner to the students. They are responsible for creating a living environment that is conducive to the academic mission of the College, maintaining the safety of the facility, and assisting the student in their college experiences.
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2015 Sep 10
FLC students study abroad worldwide during the summer
Fort Lewis College students studied abroad during the summer as a part of several international opportunities: Exchange, Direct Enrollment or Study Abroad.
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2015 Sep 8
New students enroll at Fort Lewis College
The Fall 2015 semester welcomed new transfer and freshmen students from all over the country to Durango, Colorado.
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2015 Aug 27
Local students earn DII ADA Academic Acheivement Award
Forty-two Fort Lewis College student-athletes earned the 2014-15 Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2ADA) Academic Achievement Award recognition.
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2015 Aug 25
Ithaca College Students Named to Spring Semester Dean's List
Ithaca College congratulates students named to Dean's List for the spring 2015 semester
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2015 Jul 13
Local students graduate from Fort Lewis College
In a ceremony on Saturday, May 2, 2015, over 400 Fort Lewis College graduates and their families packed Whalen Gymnasium for Spring Commencement. The speaker chosen to offer the Commencement Address was U.S. Senator Michael Bennet.
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2015 Jun 18
Spring 2015 Samford University's Cumberland Dean's List
Dean's List for Cumberland School of Law
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2015 Jun 10
Local Students and Fort Lewis College Cycling Team Reach #2 in the Nation!
Fort Lewis College was named the #2 USA Cycling Collegiate Division 1 team in the nation for its performance during the 2014-15 academic year. In the five disciplines of cycling, FLC placed 2nd in Track, 3rd in Mountain Biking, 2nd in Cyclocross, 4th in BMX, and 5th in Road.
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2015 Jun 4
Local students named to Dean's List at Fort Lewis College
Over 400 students were named to Fort Lewis College's Dean's List for the Spring 2015 semester. These students took at least 15 credits of gradable hours and achieved a 3.60 or higher grade point average.
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2015 May 27
Local students named to RMAC Academic Honor Roll
Fort Lewis College student-athletes were named to the 2015 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women's Outdoor Track & Field Academic Honor Roll. To qualify for Academic All-RMAC, student-athletes must have a GPA of 3.30 or better, be using a season of eligibility, and have completed two consecutive semesters or three quarters at their current institution. The student-athlete's cumulative GPA is what they had earned after the fall semester.
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2015 May 15
Local Students Presented at Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities Symposium at Fort Lewis College
The Fort Lewis College School of Arts and Sciences held its annual Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities Symposium on Thursday, April 23, 2015. Student participants were selected by their departments to represent the best undergraduate research and performances done at Fort Lewis College this year, either in oral or poster presentations.
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2015 May 14
FLC students study abroad worldwide during the spring
Fort Lewis College students studied abroad during the Spring semester as a part of several international opportunities: Exchange, Direct Enrollment or Study Abroad.
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2015 May 8
Students display works of art at Fort Lewis College's Graduating Senior Art & Design Majors Exhibition
Senior level Art & Design majors from Fort Lewis College exhibited their creations in the Art Gallery during their exhibition, End of the Line. The works on display showed advanced projects in media ranging from graphic design to fine art. Participating students designed, curated and installed the exhibition, which lasted from April 17 – May 1, 2015
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2015 Apr 29
Local students completed and presented Fort Lewis College Honors theses
Local students presented their Honors theses as a part of the capstone project for the John F. Reed Honors Program. These students all receive a minor in Rhetoric of Inquiry.
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2015 Apr 20
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Inducts New Members
The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
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2015 Apr 8
Bates students receive winter 2014-15 NESCAC All-Academic honors
The New England Small College Athletic Conference All-Academic honor is awarded to Bates varsity letter winners who have reached sophomore academic standing with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.35.
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2015 Mar 20
Fall 2014 Samford University's Cumberland Dean's List
Dean's List for Cumberland School of Law
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2015 Mar 4
Dean's lists announced at Emporia State University
Emporia State University congratulates students named to dean's lists for Fall 2014.
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2015 Mar 3