Jessica Leccese Receives Academic Achievement Award

2014 Jun 16

Jessica Leccese of Highland Mills, NY, was one of 29 outstanding SUNY Oneonta seniors selected to receive a 2014 Academic Achievement Award. Each academic department or program selected one student to receive the award, and one senior was chosen to represent Oneonta's intercollegiate athletics program.

Leccese, who majored in Communication Studies at SUNY Oneonta, received the Department of Communication Arts award and selected Dawn Sohns to accompany her as a faculty guest at a recognition reception this spring.

To be considered for the award, a student must be a senior with a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 in his or her major and must demonstrate exceptional academic improvement over four semesters; excellence in research; leadership and involvement in department, campus and community activities; and participation in academic and/or professional activities outside the college.

Leccese has assumed leadership roles in the department’s honor society, Lambda Pi Eta, as well as the Communication Arts Society. She has participated in the campus phonathon, personally raising more than $2,500 for the Fund for Oneonta in just one semester. She was a member of residence hall government for two years and has been involved in the Students Protecting Animal Rights Club, the Marketing Club and Relay for Life.