John Kearns of Cold Spring graduated on May 9, 2015, during Emmanuel College’s 93rd Commencement Exercises on its campus in Boston. Kearns received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English communication, media and cultural studies during the ceremony.

Founded in 1919 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Emmanuel College is a Catholic, coeducational, liberal arts and sciences, residential college with a 17-acre campus in the heart of Boston’s educational, scientific, cultural and medical communities.

Ryan Kenna of Cold Spring graduated as a member of the Class of 2015 at Union College during the college’s 221st Commencement on Sunday, June 14.

Kenna graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in English. Kenna is a 2011 graduate of Haldane High School.

Union College, founded in 1795 as the first college chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, offers programs in the liberal arts and engineering to 2,100 undergraduates of high academic promise and strong personal motivation.

Three Philipstown residents graduated from Marist College the weekend of May 22:

Emily Lombardo received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history/adolescence education. Jacquelyn Simard received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and Vincent Tamagna received a Bachelor of Science degree in liberal studies — organizational leadership and communication.

Marist is an independent comprehensive liberal arts college with an enrollment of 4,800 full-time undergraduate students. Founded in 1929, the college offers 44 major fields of undergraduate study and 12 graduate degree programs.

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