The following local residents and students who attend California State University, Northridge were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi: Rohini Sivaraman of La Crescenta/Glendale, Ashley Grace of La Cañada Flintridge and Lusine Melik of Sunland.

They are among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10% of seniors and 7.5% of juniors are eligible for membership.

Graduate students in the top 10% of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of undergraduate student Marcus L. Urann who had a desire to create a different kind of honor society: one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines.

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Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates Arya Ghassemlou of Glendale, Kenna Ramey of La Crescenta and Jacklyn Springer of Tujunga on being named to the winter 2021 president’s list. The winter term runs from January to May.

Jennifer Kubela of La Crescenta has been named to the SNHU winter 2021 dean’s list.

Full-time students who have earned a minimum grade point average of 3.700 and above are named to the president’s list. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits; undergraduate day students must earn 12 credits in fall or spring semester, and online students must earn 12 credits in either EW1 and EW2, EW3 and EW4, or EW5 and EW6.

SNHU is a private, nonprofit institution with an 88-year history of educating traditional-aged students and working adults. Now serving more than 150,000 learners worldwide, SNHU offers approximately 200 accredited undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs, available online and on its 300-acre campus in Manchester, New Hampshire.

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The University of Utah congratulates the following students who were named to the spring 2021 dean’s list: Yunus Ashtijou of La Crescenta, whose major is listed as biology BS, Lauren Christensen of La Cañada, whose major is listed as health and kinesiology BS, Evan Grayson of La Cañada, whose major is listed as communication BS, Mia Jones of La Cañada Flintridge, whose major is listed as psychology BS and communication BS, Cameron Kearl of La Cañada, whose major is listed as psychology BS, Keya Marathe-Bajaj of Glendale, whose major is listed as parks recreation & tourism BS, Joseph Reyes of Sunland, whose major is listed as recreational therapy BS and Claire Werner of La Cañada, whose major is listed as nursing BSN.

To qualify, students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher in at least 12 graded credit hours during any one term.

The University of Utah, located in Salt Lake City in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah. Founded in 1850, it serves over 32,000 students from across the U.S. and the world.

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James Murphy of La Cañada, a senior history major at York College of Pennsylvania, was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2021 semester.

Established in 1787, York College of Pennsylvania is a private, four-year college located in the city of York, a hub of arts and industry between Baltimore and Philadelphia. Housed on 190 acres, the College is known for its focus on experiential learning and community engagement, serving over 4,000 undergraduate and 300-plus graduate students in more than 70 baccalaureate majors, along with 20-plus graduate and professional programs.