Stonehill College

Stonehill's Steven Weber '15 has been awarded the eighth annual D'Agostino Prize for Excellence in History by the College's History Department for his senior thesis, "Beyond Propaganda: The Ideological Underpinnings of the 1762-1763 Newspaper Debate over the Earl of Bute," advised by Professor Amy Houston.

To qualify for the Dean's List, students must have a semester grade point average of 3.50 or better and must have completed successfully all courses for which they were registered.

Several Stonehill students were recognized and honored for their outstanding contributions to service and campus life at the 2015 Student Life Awards on Sunday, April 27.

The Teach For America Program enlists high-achieving college graduates and professionals to teach for at least two years in low-income communities throughout the United States. The highly selective program accepts about 15 percent of its applicants each year.

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation recently announced biochemistry major Emily Zygiel '16 as the recipient of a prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.

Stonehill alumnus Joseph Gale '13 was recently awarded a prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Turkey for the 2015-2016 school year.

Upsilon Phi Delta recognizes students who achieve distinction in healthcare administration, achieve academic excellence, and make outstanding contributions to the profession, and who uphold the highest ethical standards of the profession.

Theta Alpha Kappa promotes excellence in research, learning, teaching and publication in addition to fostering the exchange of ideas among scholars of Religion and Theology and those of other disciplines.

The National Honor Society for Mathematics and the Natural Sciences was founded in 1925 at Shurtleff College in Alton, Illinois. Sigma Zeta encourages and fosters attainment of greater knowledge in these fields and recognizes outstanding academic achievement by membership.

Sigma Tau Delta's key purpose is to confer distinction upon students engaged in the study of English and English literature at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies levels.

Sigma lota Rho recognizes academic achievement in the study and practice of International Relations.

Sigma Delta Pi honors those who seek and attain excellence in the study of the Spanish language and the literature and culture of Spanish-speaking peoples.

The purpose of Psi Chi is to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship and to advance the science of Psychology.

The Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society stimulates scholarship and interest in the subject of government by providing tangible recognition to students who have excelled in the field.

Phi Lambda Upsilon promotes high scholarship and original investigations in all branches of pure and applied Chemistry.

Phi Alpha Theta recognizes academic achievement in History and promotes the study of history and encourages research.

Omicron Delta Epsilon recognizes academic achievement in Economics.

Lambda Pi Eta recognizes, fosters, and rewards outstanding scholastic achievement while stimulating interest in the Communication discipline.

The Kappa Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society recognizes academic achievement in Mathematics.

The Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society in Education recognizes students who have shown evidence of outstanding academic achievement.

The Financial Management Association National Honor Society recognizes scholastic achievement through induction of students who have demonstrated superior scholarship in Finance.

Stonehill College's Edwin H. Sutherland Criminology Honor Society recognizes the outstanding achievements of Criminology majors. The society endeavors to foster a community of young scholars dedicated to enhancing their understanding of the causes, prevention, control, and treatment of crime and delinquency.

The Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society recognizes students enrolled in Business and Management programs accredited by AACSB International. Election to lifetime membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest honor a business student anywhere in the world can receive in an undergraduate program at a school accredited by AACSB International.

The International Honorary Organization recognizes Accounting students at AACSB International accredited universities. Its primary objective is to encourage and give recognition to scholastic and professional excellence in the business information field.

The National Marketing Honorary recognizes qualified undergraduate, graduate and doctoral Marketing students and Marketing faculty.

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.

The International Sociology Honor Society recognizes academic excellence in the study of sociological theories and research methodologies, as well as the application of this knowledge to understanding social problems and social justice

Lambda Epsilon Sigma is Stonehill's Honor Society. The purpose of the society is to recognize and promote scholarship. Juniors and seniors who have attained a 3.5 cumulative grade point average are invited to apply for consideration. Acceptance into the society is based on evidence of academic achievement, of a pursuit of learning that extends beyond the classroom environment and of an ability to communicate effectively through writing.

At the recent Scholars Celebration at Stonehill College, a total of 27 students received departmental awards which are given to the top students in each of the College's academic departments.

A total of 48 Stonehill College students will work with 25 faculty members on a variety of research projects during the summer of 2015. This will mark the 20th year of the Stonehill Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, whose purpose is to provide students with an opportunity to perform significant, publishable research under the guidance of an experienced faculty researcher.