{"id":2372,"date":"2013-02-21T19:51:53","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T19:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/news\/?p=2372"},"modified":"2013-02-21T19:51:53","modified_gmt":"2013-02-21T19:51:53","slug":"university-hosts-freshman-achievement-luncheon-to-honor-academic-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/news\/2013\/02\/21\/university-hosts-freshman-achievement-luncheon-to-honor-academic-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"University Hosts Freshman Achievement Luncheon to Honor Academic Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u201cI\u2019m so pleased to see so many of our best and brightest freshmen here today,\u201d said University President Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D. \u201cWe are very impressed by your accomplishments so far. You have demonstrated your commitment to high academic standards and to our Jesuit tradition of excellence in all that you do.\u201d<\/p>\n The honorees each received a certificate of achievement from their faculty advisors. One of the presenters was Assistant Professor of Business Administration Karl Alorbi, Ph.D.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are two days I look forward to,\u201d he stated. \u201cThe first one is when I meet the students for the very first time when they come to Saint Peter\u2019s. The second is this luncheon, when I give them their certificates and I shake their hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>On Thursday, February 21, in McIntyre Lounge, the Saint Peter\u2019s\u00a0 University Freshman Achievement Luncheon was held to honor first-year students who achieved a 3.5 grade point average or higher.<\/p>\n