Local students graduate from Baldwin Wallace University

Norwalk Reflector, Ohio
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Jan. 23—BEREA, Ohio — The following local college students graduated in Decdember from Baldwin Wallace University:

Will Ceccoli, of Norwalk, a graduate of St. Paul High School, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Amelia Gioffredo, of Wakeman, graduated with a Master of Business Administration: Business Analytics.

Baldwin Wallace University celebrated the achievements of more than 200 undergraduate and graduate students at the 2022 BW Fall Commencement exercises in December, bringing the total number of BW students who earned a degree this year to more than 800.

Graduates and the assembled family, friends, faculty and staff heard inspiring words from commencement speaker Dr. Jodie Berg, the visionary, award-winning retired CEO of Vitamix, the Cleveland-based global manufacturer of high-performance blending equipment.

Berg encouraged the graduates to "go forth and live with joy," turning the word into an acronym for life. Differentiating joy from fleeting feelings of happiness, Berg shared "how to develop that enduring type of JOY in yourself." She explained, "'J' is for journey, 'O' is for owning your journey and 'Y' is for yearning for the higher purpose that guides your journey." She also shared that a life of joy does not mean a life without challenges and offered her own examples.

The ceremony also included special recognition for high-achieving undergraduates who graduated in three categories of honors: 14 earned summa cum laude recognition with a cumulative grade point average of 3.90 or higher, 12 graduated magna cum laude with at least a 3.75 and another 20 earned cum laude honors with at least a 3.60. Students in the elite Dayton C. Miller Honor Society and Honors Program were also applauded.

Olivia Martinez Named to Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg Fall 2022 Dean's List

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg congratulates the more than 1,870 students who were named to the Fall 2022 Dean's List.

Olivia Martinez, of Bellevue, a Bus Admin—Finance BSBA major, was one of those recognized.

To qualify for Dean's List, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher (based on 4.0) during the semester.

The integration of Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, and Mansfield universities under the banner of Commonwealth University is a bold investment in the communities and people of Pennsylvania.