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Cortlandt Manor Native Honored by Liberty League Winter All-Academic Team
Foster West, of Cortlandt Manor, has earned Liberty League Winter All-Academic Team honors at Rochester Institute of Technology.
From Rochester Institute of Technology: Foster West of RIT's men's swimming and diving team earned 2016-17 Liberty League Winter All-Academic Team honors.
Liberty League commissioner Tracy King announced the 222 winter sport student-athletes who have qualified for the league's 2016-17 All-Academic Teams in their respective sports. A total of 32 RIT student-athletes earned All-Academic honors for the winter season. To be recognized as a member of the All-Academic team a student-athlete must be a sophomore or higher in class standing with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30.
Rochester Institute of Technology is home to leading creators, entrepreneurs, innovators and researchers. Founded in 1829, RIT enrolls about 19,000 students in more than 200 career-oriented and professional programs, making it among the largest private universities in the U.S.
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The university is internationally recognized and ranked for academic leadership in business, computing, engineering, imaging science, liberal arts, sustainability, and fine and applied arts. RIT also offers unparalleled support services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The cooperative education program is one of the oldest and largest in the nation. Global partnerships include campuses in China, Croatia, Dubai and Kosovo.
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