January 19, 2021 : By Ryan Klinker - Office of Communications & Public Engagement
Aariana Maynard
Liberty University junior strategic communication student Aariana Maynard has taken another leap on her journey to launching a career with NASA following an internship with the space agency last summer.
The start of Maynard’s involvement with NASA began during her junior year of high school when a science teacher encouraged her to apply for opportunity to become a Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholar (VASTS). VASTS is one-semester program that immerses high school students in NASA-related research and also offers participants the ability to earn college credit for their work.
Canton Daily Ledger
MACOMB/MOLINE Six students graduating from Western Illinois University at the end of the Fall 2020 semester have received the highest recognition from their colleges for their overall academic excellence by being named a College Scholar.
The Fall 2020 Commencement and Scholars ceremonies, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 19, will be held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ceremonies will be launched by college on WIU s Facebook page and YouTube channel at 10 a.m. Dec. 19.
Faculty in each of the University s four academic colleges; the Center for Global Studies and the Centennial Honors College select a graduating senior as the college s outstanding student. Students graduating as College Scholars have satisfied the criteria of excellence established by their individual academic college s faculty members. A Departmental Scholar is an outstanding degree candidate in an academic major as determined by the faculty in the major department. An Honors Scholar