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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.

The Cedar Crest College swim team competed in Day 1 of the NEAC Swimming and Diving Championships, with Autumn Kidulic winning the 200 IM and breaking the school record.

Cedar Crest College sophomore guard, Sylera Weller (Lancaster, Pa./J.P . McCaskey), was named to the 2018 Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Most Valuable Player Team at the organization's final luncheon of the 2017-18 season Tuesday afternoon at DeSales University.

Noalani Hendricks presented a workshop entitled "Muslim and Gay" at the 2018 LAVIC LGBTQ+ Student Leadersip Conference on February 10, 2018 at Moravian College. The workshop gave attendees the opportunity to learn more about gay muslims in America, and the intersection between religion and queerness. The information was shared with the hope that people would become better equipped to support students that are both gay and muslim.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has announced Cedar Crest's Emily Klenk (Denver, CO/Monarch) as its Student-Athlete of the Week selection in women's swimming and diving for the week ending Feb. 4.

The Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) has named 29 Cedar Crest College student-athletes out of a total of 576 student-athletes to the Fall 2017 CSAC All-Academic Team. The CSAC All-Academic Team recognizes student-athletes who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.20 or better during their semester of competition, while using a full season of eligibility as determined by the NCAA.

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Amy Evans, Emily Parchuke, Allison Osborne, Zachary Lutz, and Charles Kim will be representing Cedar Crest College at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in Seattle, Washington, February 19-24, 2018. These students will also be presenting their research on campus on Thursday, February 1, 2018.

Cedar Crest College believes that being civically engaged in one's community is a critical step in one's life journey. Each year during New Student Orientation, students are provided an opportunity to begin their civic journey by volunteering during our annual Day of Service. This opportunity allows students to serve others while demonstrating learning, connection, and caring involvement in the surrounding community. The Class of 2021 teamed up with faculty and staff members, Interim President Elizabeth Meade, and the Friends of the Allentown Parks for the college's Day of Service on Saturday, August 26, 2017. The group cleaned up the grounds between Fountain Park and Valania Park in Allentown. Later in the day the group walked to Zion's Reformed United Church of Christ at 620 Hamilton Street, where Cedar Crest College held its first classes on September 5, 1867, for a photo.

Sophomore Forward Venus Cabrera was Cedar Crest's representative on the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Scholar-Athlete Team at the organization's second luncheon of the 2017-18 season, hosted by DeSales University. "Venus is exactly what you think of when you think Student-Athlete," commented Head Coach Kristen Karat. "She is the Valedictorian of her class and a captain on our basketball team. She is a great role model, not only for her teammates, but for the entire student-athlete population at Cedar Crest." The Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Organization is made up of the six small college schools in the Lehigh Valley including NCAA Division II schools East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania and Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and NCAA Division III schools Cedar Crest College, DeSales University, Moravian College and Muhlenberg College Cabrera was selected by having the having the highest Grade Point Average on women's basketball squad. During the luncheon, each school's representative answered questions regarding off-the-court activities, favorite memories, and their future after college. "It was an honor to be recognized today as a scholar athlete alongside Coach Karat," reflected Cabrera. "It meant a lot to me to be able to represent a program that is dedicated to both my athletic and academic growth." Joining Cabrera on the Scholar-Athlete Team were Trista Cunningham of Moravian, Rachel Plotke of Muhlenberg, Angelica Bertola of DeSales, Tiffany Lapotsky of East Stroudsburg, and Taylor Thames of Kutztown.

America Reads and America Counts is a tutoring opportunity that works with local children in before school, during school and after school programs to help children develop and improve their reading and math skills. Cedar Crest College students work with community children from kindergarten to 12th grade. America Reads and America Counts student staff members are: Pascaline Agboka, Samantha Anderson, Alexandra Arabio, Alexis Baxter, Nathalie Castano, Hope Harrison, Jihnai Johnson, Alyssa Knittel, Madeline Kohutka, Claire Little, Justina Lopez, Skylar Miller, Katelyn Moeser, Brenda Moreno, Alexandra Morgan, Katie Nemeth, Amy Nguyen, Elyse Podgurski, Emily Roberto, Khnaue Robinson, Dayanese Rodriguez, Alexis Schaner, Haley Smith, Kayla Smith, Tahirrah Steele, Luisanny Suarez, Shemeca Thompson, Kelsey Ward, Rachel Wielgopolski, Sarafina Woolridge-Burns.