POTSDAM, N.Y. — The following local students will be attending Clarkson University during the fall as members of the Class of 2017.

Samantha L. Rideout of New Gloucester, a graduate of Saint Dominic Regional High School, who will be majoring in business studies.

Thomas Ian Pickett of Mechanic Falls, a graduate of Poland Regional High School, who will be majoring in biology.

Jared Gerard Lapierre of Lewiston, a graduate of Lewiston High School, who will be majoring in mechanical engineering.

Jared S. Curtis of Naples, a graduate of Lake Region High School, who will be majoring in electrical engineering.

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HAVERFORD, Pa. — Rosa Cohen of Farmington received funding from Haverford College’s Center for Peace and Global Citizenship to spend the summer of 2013 working in Ngara, Tanzania, with WomenCraft Social Enterprise. She will focus on promoting women’s agency through artistry. Cohen is a rising junior at Haverford College,

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SELINSGROVE, Pa.— Jamie Beaudoin of Harrison received departmental honors in philosophy and an award for outstanding service in creative writing at Susquehanna University’s annual student awards luncheon in May.

Beaudoin is a recent graduate who majored in creative writing and philosophy. She is a 2009 graduate of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School and the daughter of Patrick and Lynn Beaudoin.

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CONWAY, S.C. — Michael Del Duca of Bethel has enrolled in Coastal Carolina University for the fall 2013 semester. Michael joins nearly 2,200 other new students in the Class of 2017.

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MELBOURNE, Fla. — Richard Steward of Greene has announced an intent to begin studies at Florida Institute of Technology in fall 2013. Steward graduated from Maine School Science & Math and plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree in computer science.