College Credits: Student Graduates With Computer Science Degree

Oswego IL

02 June, 2022

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OSWEGO, IL — We're keeping track of all the major higher education accomplishments of students in the area. Send your submissions to [email protected]. Yorkville student graduates with computer science degree Michael Loberg, of Yorkville, graduated from Northern Illinois University in spring 2022. The 35-year-old earned a bachelor's degree in computer science. — Matthew Abel Oswego High alum graduates from Drake University Ryan Ben Holt graduated from Drake University's College of Business & Public Administration. Holt is an Oswego High School alum. — Mary Holt Oswego native graduates from Hofstra University Jennifer Leifheit, of Oswego, graduated from Hofstra University in December 2021. She earned a master's degree in health law and policy. — Merit Page News Student from Oswego makes dean's list at Belmont University Jack Randall of (60543) qualified for the Spring 2022 Dean's List at Belmont University. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C. Approximately 45 percent of Belmont's 6,792 undergraduate students qualified for the Spring 2022 Dean's List. — Merit Page News Oswego student wins first place in category at Central States Water Environmental Association Student Design Competition A team of students from Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) took first place in the WEF Wastewater category at the Central States Water Environmental Association (CSWEA) Student Design Competition. They beat two other teams in their category and were among 13 teams competing in three categories. The team consisted of senior civil engineering students Grace Cushing, Jack Ferrante, Brandon Garrido, Bennett Harris and Josh Kleinschmidt. Alexis Countryman, of Oswego, was among team members, too. Their project involved designing a sanitary sewer system that spans six miles through the Village of Raymond in Racine County, Wisconsin. The village does not currently have any sort of centralized wastewater system. "Our project works to create the best design while considering the constraints that come with providing for a rural municipality such as Raymond," explained Cushing. "The goal of the sanitary sewer system is to allow for more development in the area, as they are one of the few areas that is still using on-site treatment systems (i.e., septic tanks) within Southeastern Wisconsin. We presented on different alternatives we had developed as well as our decision process. The team has just started on the technical design this quarter, and we were able to share our progress at this competition." The competition required the team to provide a 20-minute presentation on their project as well as answer questions during at Q&A session. They were scored based on technical content and presentation skills. "It was challenging but rewarding to answer the questions that were posed by the judges who were industry professionals," said Cushing. As winners of the CSWEA Student Design Competition, their project will be published in the Central States Magazine and the team will compete in the national competition in New Orleans. Their work is not done yet, however. They plan to complete the design of their project this quarter and present it to a panel of jurors at the end of the spring term. They are also hoping to present the final design to the Village Board of Raymond. Although this was not a requirement for their senior design project, it was a valuable event for the team. "It was a super rewarding experience. It was a great opportunity to present to industry professionals and represent MSOE in the Central States Water Environment Association. We worked really hard to make these projects successful, so it was great to know that the judges recognized that hard work," said Cushing. — Merit Page News