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Inclusion Advocates help to provide support for the retention and success of historically underrepresented students through services and programs that will enhance their learning experiences, build new relationships, and prepare them to successfully interact in a multicultural world. Inclusion Advocates create a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive environment for diverse students to achieve academic and personal success by organizing cultural programs and serving as mentors.

The Diversity and Inclusion Council advocates for a living, learning, and working campus environment that values diversity, inclusive excellence, and equity-mindedness so as to better enable Cedar Crest College to educate the next generation of leaders.

Inclusion Advocates help to provide support for the retention and success of historically underrepresented students through services and programs that will enhance their learning experiences, build new relationships, and prepare them to successfully interact in a multicultural world. Inclusion Advocates create a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive environment for diverse students to achieve academic and personal success by organizing cultural programs and serving as mentors.

Being a FYE Mentor is a dynamic and challenging role for students with leadership skills and desire to work with new students. It is an opportunity to create a positive Cedar Crest college experience and assist with the transition that students face when entering college. Responsibilities include leading new students through the transition to college by helping them understand the challenges of college; connecting them with students, faculty and staff; educating them about academic and co-educational program and services; and exposing them to our rich heritage and traditions centered in women's leadership. FYE Mentors facilitate small groups, assist with resident student move-in, organize programs and schedules and co-teach a College Life course in the fall semester and the Exploring Your Future course in the spring semester.

The following students worked to increase voter turnout on our campus during the fall election: Rubi Garcia, Hannah Alacorn, Carlie Gausch, and Francisca Sepulveda. Together, they created flyers, went to classes, and collected pledges to vote to remind students about their unalienable rights leading up to the election. They also partnered with both the Lutz Center and the Political Science Club for the party at the polls event. Both the Lutz Center and the Political Science/History Club did an amazing job of registering student voters.

Admissions Ambassadors are responsible for assisting the Office of Admissions in its recruitment efforts. Ambassadors are a prospective students first impression of the student body and the college as a whole. Students who are selected for the Ambassador position are professional, reliable, a well-spoken member of the Cedar Crest community, and exemplify what it means to be a Cedar Crest student. Responsibilities include providing engaging and informative campus tours, clerical office duties during weekly office hours, assisting at all on-campus Admissions events, and attending all trainings. Ambassadors represent the institution at the highest level and are inspiring leaders who want to make an impact on a prospective students college decision.

From January 3-5, 2019, Dr. Megan Monahan, Assistant Professor of History, and Ms. Brittney Bonser, a senior double-major in history and secondary education, attended and presented papers at the 8th annual Hawaii University International Conference for Arts, Humanities, Social Science and Education at the Prince Waikiki Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Monahan's paper, "'Pop Goes Hawaii' The Impact of U.S. Pop Culture on Women in the Islands of Aloha," is the basis for her upcoming book on women in the postwar labor movement in Hawaii, which is due out next year from the University of Hawaii Press. Ms. Bonser's paper, which was also her senior capstone project in history, was entitled: "Patriotutes of Hotel Street: The Untold Story of Jean O'Hara." Both papers were also published in the respective conference proceedings publication. Dr. Monahan and Ms. Bonser also toured the iconic, historic I'olani Palace during their visit to Oahu.

Daniel Eastman, a senior English Major, was recently awarded the SI Newhouse School Prize for Creative Nonfiction for his travel-writing piece, "The Anomaly of West Virginia," a humorous late-blooming tale of discovery that merges an analysis of West Virginian literary icon Breece Pancake with his own experiences as an outsider. The story will be featured in the literary journal Stone Canoe, in Issue 13, this coming March.

Delphi is the college's honor society for undergraduate students. Students who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.8 at the end of their junior year or their senior year are recognized as members.

The Dean's List recognizes students who have earned a grade point average of 3.65 or higher in the academic semester.

Cedar Crest College Athletics - Swimming splits Double-Dual Meet with Immaculata and New Rochelle

Cedar Crest College celebrated the accomplishments of dozens of students during its 2017-2018 Awards Ceremony. The Cedar Crest College Awards Ceremony is held each year on the day before Commencement.

Delphi is the college's honor society for undergraduate students. Students who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.8 at the end of their junior year or their senior year are recognized as members.

Cedar Crest College celebrated the Class of 2018 at its 148th annual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12. The ceremony was held at the PPL Center in downtown Allentown. Kirra L. Jarratt, Executive Director of the DC Bar Foundation, served as guest speaker.

Cedar Crest College celebrated the Class of 2018 at its 148th annual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12.

The Best of the Crest awards recognize students, faculty and staff who continue to have a positive impact on the campus community.

The Sophomore Expedition is a guaranteed study abroad program. In the spring semester of their sophomore year, students participate in a series of classes to prepare them for the trip. Then they spend 8-10 days traveling as a class to an international destination where they participate in a number of service activites.

Cedar Crest College junior outfielder Brittney Bonser earned the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Honorable Mention for her performance last week in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

The Dean's List recognizes students who have earned a grade point average of 3.65 or higher in the academic semester.

Ravneet Sandhu, a Cedar Crest College English and Psychology major, has had a short story published in The Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle: Journal of Creative Writing, volume 93, 2018. The story is titled "Animals Can't Be Tried in Court." Ravneet will be attending Sigma Tau Delta's 2018 Convention held in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 21 to 24, where she will be reading her fiction. Sigma Tau Delta is the national English Honor Society.

Cedar Crest College was represented at the conference for the Eastern Psychological Association held in Philadelphia PA on March 2 and 3, 2018. Justina Lopez and Kerrie Baker, Professor of Psychology, presented a poster titled "The Use of Emojis in Communications between Students and Professors", and Justina Lopez and James Scepansky, Associate Professor of Psychology, presented a poster titled "Priming Effects of Rap Music on Attributions of Blame". Both posters were well-received and generated a lot of discussion with conference attendees.

For the second year in a row, a Cedar Crest College student has been selected to receive a prestigious nursing award from Lehigh Valley Health Network. Officials with LVHN have announced that Chelsea Lombardi will receive the John M. Eisenberg, M.D. Award for Excellence as a Student Nurse at the Friends of Nursing Celebration on Thursday, May 3 in Bethlehem.

Lehigh Valley Association of of Independent Colleges (LVAIC) held an International Student Poster Symposium Monday, November 20, 2017 at Moravian College. The poster symposium featured the work of selected international students from all six LVAIC colleges. The goals of the symposium included advancing inclusion and cultural awareness across the college communities and increasing cross-campus interactions of faculty and students.

Cedar Crest College's Sophomore Expedition is a unique program that allows every sophomore who is in good academic and judicial standing to study abroad during spring break at no extra cost. This year's trip is to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from March 3 to March 11, 2018. Travel, lodging and meals are paid for by an anonymous alum. Minus the cost of a passport and visa, it won't cost students anything beyond their regular semester tuition, room and board, and fees.

Each semester, Cedar Crest College traditional students who have been recommended by one of their professors are invited by the Academic Services office to serve as a mentor to international students.

Sister Act is the feel-good musical comedy smash based on the hit 1992 film that has audiences jumping to their feet! Featuring original music by Tony- and eight-time Oscar winner, Alan Menken, this uplifting musical was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. When disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won't be a found: a convent! Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle and uptight Mother Superior. Using her unique disco moves and singing talent to inspire the choir, Deloris breathes new life into the church and community but, in doing so, blows her cover. Soon, the gang is giving chase, only to find them up against Deloris and the power of her newly found sisterhood.

The National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) is the recognized leader in higher education providing knowledge, ideas and resources for campus life. Members are provided with programs and events focusing on student and professional leadership development, program planning, concert management, diversity and more.

Cedar Crest's sophomore forward Venus Cabrera was chosen to the Colonial States Athletic Conference 2018 Sportsmanship Team of the Year late Monday morning. "No one deserves this more than Venus, commented Head Coach Kristin Karat. "I can count on her to get things done both on and off the court. She's just absolutely instrumental to our program." V. Cabrera, who was also named to the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Organization's Scholar-Athlete Team in January, finished her sophomore season with the Falcons. She started in 23 out of the 24 games she played in, brought down 116 rebounds and scored 77 points this season.

The Cedar Crest College swim team finished in 2nd place in the 2018 NEAC Swimming and Diving Championships, with six student-athletes earning All-Conference team awards and Head Coach Charlie MacDonald named as Co-Coach of the Year.

The Cedar Crest College women's basketball team honored its two seniors, Meghan Gregory and Shemeca Thompson, in the season finale versus Marywood Saturday, February 17. Senior center Gregory earned a double-double to end the 2017-18 campaign with 16 points and 14 rebounds while adding four blocked shots in her senior game. Also competing in her final game as a Falcon was senior forward Thompson, who grabbed eight boards, four points, three steals, and an assist.