East Greenbush N.Y. student inducted into National Communication Association honor society at Quinnipiac University

• by Quinnipiac University

HAMDEN, CT (11/16/2009)(readMedia)-- Abigail Van Deusen of East Greenbush, N.Y. was inducted into the Tau Delta chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Association Honor Society, during a ceremony at Quinnipiac University on October 18.

Students with at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average with 60 semester credit hours completed and students with at least a 3.25 GPA for communication studies courses with 12 semester credit hours completed are eligible to be inducted into Lambda Pi Eta.

Lambda Pi Eta strives to recognize, foster and reward outstanding scholastic achievement in communication studies; stimulate interest in the field of communication; promote and encourage professional development among communication majors; provide an opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas in the field of communication; establish and maintain closer relationships between faculty and students; and explore options for graduate education in communication studies.

Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) has more than 400 active chapters at four-year colleges and universities worldwide. LPH was founded in 1985 at the University of Arkansas. LPH became a part of the National Communication Association (NCA) in 1988, and the official honor society of the NCA in July 1995.

Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. The university enrolls 5,700 full-time undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students in 52 undergraduate and 19 graduate programs of study in its School of Business, School of Communications, School of Education, School of Health Sciences, School of Law, and College of Arts and Sciences. Quinnipiac ranks among the top 10 universities with master's programs in the Northern region in U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges. The 2009 issue of U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Colleges named Quinnipiac as the top up-and-coming school with master's programs in the North. Quinnipiac also is recognized in Princeton Review's The Best 371 Colleges. For more information, please visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu.