Marina Del Rey Resident Earns Spot On SVSU's Dean's List

Marina Del Rey CA

17 February, 2022

11:33 PM

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Press release from Merit Pages: Feb. 17, 2022 Almost 2,000 students from Saginaw Valley State University earned a spot on the Fall 2021 semester Deans' List. Kaitlyn Leahy, of Marina Del Rey, was among those honored for academic excellence. To be eligible for the Deans' List, a student must take at least 12 credit hours and carry a semester GPA of 3.4 or better. Saginaw Valley State University is a comprehensive university with more than 90 programs of study for its more than 8,000 students. Located on a suburban campus in Michigan's Great Lakes Bay Region, SVSU is committed to a supportive and empowering environment for students.SVSU emphasizes undergraduate teaching and learning, and community-based research. In 2015, SVSU received the Community Engagement classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a distinction achieved by only 7 percent of U.S. colleges and universities. By their senior year, 84 percent of students have engaged with community employers and agencies in internships, field placements or some other component of their academic preparation. SVSU is establishing itself as a leader in STEM education for the Great Lakes Bay Region, partnering with businesses, foundations and school districts to improve students' performance in math and science at the middle school, high school and university levels. This press release was produced by Merit Pages. The views expressed here are the author's own.