Columbia State Community College

Mount St. Mary's University is pleased to announce 679 students earned dean's list honors for the Fall 2018 semester.

Clemson University has announced the Dean's List for the fall 2018 semester.

Clemson University has announced the fall 2018 President'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 12 credit hours of coursework. Dean's List is the highest academic recognition given by the school at the end of each semester.

Columbia State Community College is pleased to announce the fall 2018 graduates. Approximately 230 students graduated from Columbia State Dec. 15, 2018, with 156 degree and certificate candidates recognized during the fall commencement ceremony.

Columbia State computer science students Shane Sevier and Ethan Pierret recently completed a 10-week capstone course in emerging technologies that started in early October and recently gave a presentation about their experiences. The capstone course allows students to research emerging technologies in the retail industry by exploring areas of study such as artificial intelligence, the internet of things, big data and analytics and other progressive topics in the technology industry. Tractor Supply Company was instrumental in the course development and oversaw the students' day-to-day work experiences. Pierret and Sevier agreed that learning about the day-to-day operations of a large corporation like Tractor Supply has been one of the highlights of the course. Deepa Janakiraman, Columbia State program director and assistant professor of computer information systems, has been involved with the program since its inception in December 2017.

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Columbia State Community College is pleased to announce the 626 students named to the Dean's List for earning academic honors during the fall semester.

Austin Peay State University is proud to recognize students who were on the Dean's List during the Fall 2018 semester.

Columbia State Community College is pleased to announce the 106 students named to the president's list for earning academic honors during the fall semester.

JSU named 2,049 students to the President's and Deans' Lists for their outstanding academic performance during the Fall 2018 semester.

The following students are among more than 1,200 Harding University students included on the dean's list for grades achieved during the fall 2018 semester.

TROY is pleased to announce students who have been named to the Provost's List for the Fall Semester and Term 2 of the 2018/2019 academic year. Full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who have a grade point average of at least 3.65 qualify for the Provost's List. The Fall Semester includes students at the Troy, Ala., campus. Term 2 includes students at TROY's campuses in Dothan, Phenix City and Montgomery, Ala., along with locations outside of Alabama and online.

Members of the Columbia State Community College Student Government Association and the President's Leadership Society attended the 49th General Assembly of the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature Nov. 15-18 at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville.

The following students achieved the Dean's List at Belmont University for the Fall 2018 semester. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C.

Columbia State Rad Tech students placed first in the student bowl competition during the Tennessee Society of Radiologic Technologists 80th Annual Educational Conference.

Thirty Columbia State Community College student-athletes received the 2017-2018 TCCAA All-Academic Award. Student-athletes earning the award consisted of sophomores who had completed 48 hours of intercollegiate work with a 3.0 GPA or higher and freshmen who had earned 24 hours with a 3.25 GPA or higher.

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.

Troy University's Department of Theatre and Dance presented its Fall Dance show in November. About 70 students participated in "Art in Motion," a collaborative effort that stemmed from the inspiration of both artists and dancers as they worked alongside one another to create a unique dance concert. The show ran Nov. 8-11 and included an art display that ran through Nov. 14.

The beginning of a new school year looks different each year. It can include moving into a new dorm room, wayfinding through campus or scoping out the best spots for future study sessions. For more than 2,000 Belmont University freshmen and transfer students, this year's new school year included all these things and a special opportunity to serve their community. During the Towering Traditions orientation program, new Bruins spend an afternoon traveling to 26 locations across the greater Nashville area for service. The event, called SERVE, allows students to immerse themselves in their new hometown.

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Recent Columbia State Community College graduates, Megan Franz and Camrie Jacobson, received the 2018 Lipscomb University Transfer Trustee scholarship.

Belmont University kicked off classes for its fall 2018 semester with a record-breaking enrollment number as the University welcomed 8,318 students to campus, nearly triple the enrollment in 2000 and marking a 65 percent increase in the last decade alone. This marks Belmont's 18th consecutive year of record enrollment.

Each summer, Columbia State Community College students travel the world while earning college credit. This summer, 29 students participated in the study abroad program, exploring different countries and gaining exposure to other cultures.

Chloe Frost of Leoma has been named Columbia State Community College's 2018-2019 SGA secretary/treasurer. Frost is a business administration major with plans to transfer to the University of North Alabama, where she'll major in interdisciplinary studies. Frost was an SGA senator for the 2017-2018 academic year and also attended the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature. She is looking forward to representing students and helping them on campus.

Amiee Sadler of Columbia has been named Columbia State Community College's 2018-2019 SGA vice president. This is Sadler's first year in student government, and she is looking forward to working toward increasing student involvement and diversity within the SGA. She also hopes to attend the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature this year. Sadler is currently serving as the chapter president of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and the chapter secretary/historian of the Sigma Kappa Delta Honor Society. After graduating from Columbia State, she plans to transfer to a four- year university, then attend law school.

Ashley Patterson was named the 2018-2019 SGA president for Columbia State Community College. Patterson is serving her second term as a member of Columbia State's SGA executive board. The Mt. Pleasant native is working on her Associate of Applied Science in nursing and plans to further her education to become an advanced practice registered nurse. Patterson hopes to increase student involvement at all campuses.

Local students enrolled at Clemson University for the fall 2018 semester.

Austin Peay State University has awarded the President's Community College Graduate Scholarship to graduates of a Tennessee Board of Regents Community College or Hopkinsville Community College for the fall semester.