Elms College graduate Kelley Niver of West Springfield named to national honor society

CHICOPEE, MA (05/28/2010)(readMedia)-- Kelley Niver of West Springfield has been inducted into Delta Epsilon Sigma, a national scholastic honor society for students of colleges and universities with Catholic traditions. Seniors who have shown outstanding academic accomplishment and dedication to intellectual activity are elected to membership in the society.

Niver was awarded a bachelor of science degree in social work at Elms College's 79th annual commencement exercises May 16.

Elms College is a co-educational, Catholic college offering a liberal arts curriculum that gives students multiple perspectives on life. Founded in 1928 by the Sisters of St. Joseph, Elms College has a tradition of educating reflective, principled, and creative learners, who are rooted in faith, educated in mind, compassionate in heart, responsive to civic and social obligations, and capable of adjusting to change without compromising principle.