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The following area students appeared in three recent (April 12-13) performances of Lawrence University's production of "Grey Gardens," a musical based on the 1975 film of the same name that documented the squalid lifestyle of Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter, reclusive socialite relatives of former U.S. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Students of Carleton College participated in the Alternate Spring Break program. Carleton's Acting in the Community Together (ACT) program hosts Alternative Spring Break trips every year, to which students must apply and be chosen to participate. Students spend the week-long trip working with Habitat for Humanity affiliates and service-learning sites in the upper Midwest. The three destinations available for the students this year were Waterloo, Iowa; Pine Ridge, S.D.; and Wolf Ridge Sawmill Valley Farm in Finland, Minn. Upon their return, students documented their experiences and combined them into a photo-essay exhibit addressing the social and economic issues affecting each of the partner sites. These are displayed in the Carleton library throughout spring term.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln undergraduate students will be honored in conjunction with UNL's All-University Honors Convocation April 14 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, including 42 seniors who will be recognized as Chancellor's Scholars, the university's highest undergraduate academic honor. Students are recognized at Honors Convocation for their cumulative academic achievements (compared with Dean's List, which is for one semester). Honorees include: az? Chancellor's Scholars, students who graduated in December or who will receive their degrees in May or August and have maintained 4.0 grade-point averages on all collegiate work at UNL and elsewhere; az? Superior Scholars, seniors graduating in the 2012-13 academic year who have been recognized at Honors Convocation each year of their enrollment; az? High Scholars, students other than Chancellor's Scholars and Superior Scholars who are in the top 10 percent of their class. Students from this area who will be honored include:

Fifty Augustana College students completed full-time internships in Sydney, Australia, for the first two months of 2013. The international study program known as "Augustana in Australia" places students in career-relevant positions in Sydney and immerses them in Australian culture. Over 250 students have participated in the program in the last seven years. From your area:

Over 300 JMU students embarked on 30 spring break trips around the country and world. The students spent the week living simply, focused on service in their destination community but also on teamwork and reflection within their group. The following students participated in alternative spring break:

The following area students performed in Lawrence University's recent (Feb. 28-Mar. 2) Fred Gaines Student Playwrights Series. The series featured world-premiere performances of three student-written, one-act plays.

The following students will perform with the Lawrence University Wind Ensemble at the 2013 National Conference of the College Band Directors National Association on March 21 at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro.

The following area students appeared in Lawrence University's recent (Feb. 14-17) production of Benjamin Britten's comic opera "Albert Herring."

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced the students named to the Deans' List/Honor Roll for the fall semester of the 2012-13 academic year. Students from this area who qualified included:

The Augustana Choir will tour the east coast. Feb. 15-22, traveling from Naples, Fla., to Baltimore, Md., before enjoying some free time in Washington, D.C. The choir also will perform a home concert at 8 p.m. on March 8 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport, Iowa. Performing in the tour from your area include:

Ohio Wesleyan University is pleased to announce its 2012 fall semester Dean's List. Local students earning Dean's List recognition are:

The following students have been named to the President's List at Western New England for the fall semester of 2012. Students are named to the President's List for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.80 or higher.

898 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2012 fall term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term. From your area, students who have earned this honor include:

The following local residents have been named to the Dean's List at Clemson University for the fall 2012 semester:

The following area students have been elected to the Lawrence University chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest honorary society in America. Phi Beta Kappa awards membership to seniors who have demonstrated superior scholarship.

The following local residents have been named to the President's List at Clemson University for the fall 2012 semester:

The following local students earned a position on the University of Evansville Dean's List for academic achievements during the Fall Semester 2012:

The Handel Oratorio Society celebrates its 132nd-anniversary performance of Handel's Messiah on Saturday, Dec. 8 and Sunday, Dec. 9. Students from your area that performed in the event include:

Augustana presents its fifth annual Christmas at Augustana holiday concert on Friday, Nov. 30, and Saturday, Dec. 1. More than 300 students in the college's choirs, brass ensemble and orchestra joined together to share music in two sold-out shows. These students from your area performed in the event:

The following students have been named to the Dean’s List at Carleton College.

Local residents have enrolled at Clemson University for the fall semester.

Several area residents recently served as a part of James Madison University's 2012 orientation team. Orientation Peer Advisers are a group of students selected each spring to work with JMU's first-year Summer Springboard and 1787 August Orientation programs. Assisting the orientation office in the supervision of our 250 First yeaR Orientation Guide (FrOGs) volunteers, OPAs are a key link in the successful transition of first-year students to James Madison University. The Orientation Operations Assistants work diligently behind the scenes to make sure that the transition experience is as seamless as possible. OOAs work throughout the year assisting JMU guests, students, faculty, and staff members as well as the members of the Orientation Office professional staff. Their time and effort are crucial to the success of the JMU orientation program.

The following students were inducted into the Western New England University chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta on August 24 during the University's Convocation ceremony:

The following area students have been named to the dean's list at Lawrence University for the 2011-12 academic year:

831 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2012 spring term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term. From your area, students who have earned this honor include:

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced the students named to the Deans' List/Honor Roll for the spring semester of the 2011-12 academic year. Students from this area who qualified included:

The following students graduated from James Madison University during the May 5, 2012 commencement exercises.

The following students received degrees from Western New England University.

Colorado College awarded 525 undergraduate degrees and five master of arts in teaching degrees at its 130th commencement ceremony, held on May 21 outdoors on Armstrong Quad.

The following students have been named to the President's List at Western New England for the spring semester of 2012. Students are named to the President's List for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.80 or higher.