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Fifteen members of the Carthage women's soccer team took a tour to Australia and New Zealand to watch four World Cup matches, compete in two friendly matches, and sightsee.

More than 260 Carthage College students traveled with faculty on international study tours in January.

Congratulations to the students who have been named to the Carthage College Dean's List in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement! Dean's List honors are accorded to Carthage students who achieve a minimum 3.5 grade-point average while carrying at least 12 letter-graded credits in a given semester.

More than 950 students qualified for the Fall 2022 dean's list at Carthage College.

These students graduated from Carthage College, completing their degree requirements between February and May 2023.

These students graduated from Carthage College between June and August 2022.

More than 40 Carthage students have been selected to conduct research with faculty this summer as part of the 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience. The SURE program at Carthage offers students in all majors the opportunity to engage in collaborative full-time research with professors. Students work closely with faculty mentors on a new or developing line of research. SURE has been a hallmark of the Carthage experience since the mid-1990s. SURE started in the natural sciences and grew to include all academic divisions at Carthage. Each summer, between 25 and 50 students are chosen to participate.

The annual Celebration of Scholars event was held Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8! Presentations were given by students, faculty, and staff as we celebrated their works of scholarship, research, and creativity.

Fourteen Carthage Model United Nations students, accompanied by Professor Jeffrey Roberg and Professor Emerita Penny Seymoure, recently traveled to Barcelona, Spain to attend the Barcelona International Model United Nations (BIMUN) conference.

On Oct. 21, students from Professor Janet Levey's Improving Health Outcomes for Populations class administered flu shots to the Cudahy community.

Students studying Japanese at Carthage participated in the Annual Japanese Speech and Recitation Contest, hosted virtually by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on March 4.

Freshman Jenna Link '22 not only beat her classmates, she also beat the entire state of Wisconsin in the Microsoft Excel Competition. Students who take Intro to Business are required to take the Microsoft Office Excel Specialist Exam. The top possible score is 900. Jenna scored 893. A few months after Jenna completed her exam, she received an interesting letter in the mail. Jenna learned her 893 was the top score in the state and one of the top scores in the country. Also in the letter, there was an invitation from Microsoft for a national competition in Florida.

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin announced their 2021 Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference honorees. The Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference list comprises those individuals that achieved an overall grade-point average of 3.30 or above and have served at least one year in residency at their respective school.

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin announced their all-conference football awards, selecting Drew Neville, Sylvere Campbell, Jalen Dennis, Garrett Warner, and Noel Wright II to the All-CCIW teams.

This festival brings together performers and designers from colleges and universities across the Midwest. From singing to acting to production, Carthage students were recognized in multiple categories for their hard work and talent.

Yearly, Carthage College invites the community to celebrate the joy of the holiday season at the annual Carthage Christmas Festival, three performances of readings and music in the A. F. Siebert Chapel. These annual concerts are the College's Christmas gift to the community.

Professor Janet Levey's Improving Health Outcomes of Population clinical group had a unique opportunity to provide community health nursing teaching and screening services to vulnerable populations during the second 7-week course of the fall term.

Noah Schafer '22 coordinated a fundraiser through the Carthage Association of Nursing Students (CANS) to purchase critically needed items for Hoover Elemenentary.

Carthage students started a marketing business to facilitate the sale of residential solar panels.

Johnsburg (Illinois) High School honored Carthage student Dominik Drwila '24 for his assistance at the scene of a car accident last month. He was one of four "hometown heroes" recognized Oct. 8 at halftime of the school's home football game.

Holding New Student Orientation activities in person once again, Carthage welcomed a record-setting fall 2021 incoming class.

This fall, Carthage welcomes more than 700 new students who have persevered through trying circumstances to start the next leg of their educational journey.

The Carthage College Environmental Science Department is excited to welcome the Omega Chapter of Kappa Alpha Omicron, an Environmental Honors Society affiliated with the Interdisciplinary Environmental Association.

The following eight physics seniors from Carthage College were elected to Sigma Pi Sigma, the national physics honor society: Celestine Ananda '20, Nicholas Bartel '20, Chance Beaty '20, Adam Biewer '20, Megan Janiak '20, Emmet Katzer '20, Nicholas Poole '20, and Eric Schmitt '20.

Katiann Nelson '22 recently accepted an internship with the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. The highly competitive internship allows Nelson the opportunity to work with two departments at the Conservatory: Education and Administration.

Three Carthage physics students have been selected across two different NASA locations to participate in summer internships within the agency. NASA internships are highly competitive opportunities with selection rates often as low as 1/1000. These internships are considered gateway opportunities to careers in aerospace. All three students have worked for several years on space technology development projects at Carthage. The three NASA internships are financially supported by the NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium at Carthage.

Planning a career in international development, Georgia Fox '22 will have the chance to hone her linguistic and cultural skills while studying French in Dakar, Senegal with the support of the Boren Scholarship. Fox is the first ever Carthage College student to receive this scholarship.