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James Madison University is excited to welcome the class of 2021 to campus this month. The incoming freshman class represents an accomplished, diverse group of individuals who hail from 40 states and 29 countries around the world.

Troy University is pleased to recognize new students who have completed IMPACT orientation and enrolled in classes for the Fall 2017 semester.

Welcome home, Bobcats! On Friday, July, 21, 2017, Georgia College celebrates the newest students and their families as they attend New Student Orientation. Orientation is a day-long program packed with opportunities for new students to connect with faculty in their intended major and become familiar with the campus as well as the array of academic and campus life programs available. Orientation allows new members of the Bobcat family to "take care of business" as they prepare for move-in.

More than 150 students from the Georgia State University College of Law earned their juris doctor (JD) degree during the Spring 2017 semester.

Thirty rising second-year students will join Georgia State University Law Review for the 2017-18 term. Georgia State Law students become members of Law Review by invitation, based on exceptional academic standing and performance in a rigorous writing competition. The submitted academic papers are graded by the executive board.

Georgia Southern University recently recognized more than 1,350 students for excellence in academics on the Spring 2017 semester President's List. To be eligible for the President's List, a student must have at least a 4.0 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 hours for the semester.

Georgia Southern University recently recognized more than 2,700 students for excellence in academics on the Spring 2017 semester Dean's List. To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 hours for the semester.

Welcome home, Bobcats! On Friday, July, 14, 2017, Georgia College celebrates the newest students and their families as they attend New Student Orientation. Orientation is a day-long program packed with opportunities for new students to connect with faculty in their intended major and become familiar with the campus as well as the array of academic and campus life programs available. Orientation allows new members of the Bobcat family to "take care of business" as they prepare for move-in.

More than 100 Georgia State University students received scholarships to study abroad during the 2016-2017 academic year.

This achievement is presented to the students who participated in international education experiences with Georgia State University during the Spring 2017 semester.

Oglethorpe University Athletics is excited to welcome our newest Stormy Petrels to the nest!

This achievement is presented to the students who embarked on a semester-long international education exchange program with Georgia State University in Fall 2016.

The deans of each of UNG's five colleges - the College of Arts & Letters, the College of Education, the College of Health Sciences & Professions, the Mike Cottrell College of Business, and the College of Science & Mathematics - announced the names of those students who made their respective lists for spring 2017. Dean's List recognition is achieved by having at least a 3.5 grade point average, carrying 12 or more credit hours in one semester and having no grade lower than B.

On June 9, incoming students attended Oglethorpe's first summer orientation, known as a MAP (Making a Petrel) Day. The first-year students enrolled in their fall semester classes and received their Petrel Pass student I.D.

The following students have earned the distinction of Dean's List at the Georgia Institute of Technology for Spring 2017.

A total of 11,101 students enrolled during the 2017 spring semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President's List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's). The UA Dean's and President's lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or undergraduate students who take less than a full course load.

The Georgia Institute of Technology presented degrees to approximately 3,800 undergraduate and graduate students during the Institute's 253rd Commencement exercises on May 5-6, 2017, at the McCamish Pavilion.

The University of Alabama awarded approximately 5,000 degrees during spring commencement May 5-7. With a beautiful campus, hundreds of rigorous academic programs, world-renowned faculty and numerous opportunities for service and growth, The University of Alabama is a place where legends are made. UA offers its students a premier educational, cultural and social experience with more than 310 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. The campus gives students the opportunity to interact with nationally renowned faculty performing cutting-edge research. In addition, UA offers students more than 500 student organizations, and UA students perform more than 1 million hours of service for the community.

In ceremonies held May 5-6 at the University of North Georgia, graduating cadets were awarded commissions as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army or Georgia National Guard.

The University of North Georgia awarded more than 1,800 degrees and certificates for the spring 2017 semester, including hundreds awarded in commencement exercises held May 5-7 at the university.

More than 370 accepted students have indicated their commitment to attend Oglethorpe University by submitting their enrollment deposit. We're excited to welcome these new "Stormy Petrels" to campus this fall! The Class of 2021 will begin classes on August 21, 2017.

Welcome home, Bobcat! On Friday, June 9, 2017, Georgia College welcomes the newest Georgia College students and their families to campus as they attend New Student Orientation. Orientation is a day-long program packed with opportunities for new students and transfer students to connect with faculty in their intended major and become familiar with the campus as well as the array of academic and campus life programs available. Orientation grants new members of the Bobcat family to "take care of business" as they prepare for move-in.

To be eligible for the President's List, students must earn a 4.0 GPA for the semester and complete at least nine semester hours of academic credit with no incompletes.

To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must earn a 3.50 GPA for the semester and complete at least nine semester hours of academic credit with no incompletes.

Approximately 1,920 students have made the Spring Semester 2017 Dean's List for academic achievement at Coastal Carolina University.

Georgia State men's soccer stand-out Jad Elkhalil has been named to the Sun Belt Conference Leadership team.

More than 150 students of the Georgia State University College of Law were recognized for their achievements during the college's Honors Day celebrations this spring.

More than 800 students were awarded master's degrees from Georgia State University in Atlanta during the week of May 8, 2017.

More than 2,000 students received bachelor's degrees from Georgia State University during the week of May 8, 2017.

More than 800 students received associate's degrees from Georgia State University during the week of May 8, 2017.