Franklin Pierce University has moved from Airport Road in West Lebanon to the Centerra Parkway in Lebanon and expanded its master physician assistant studies program.
“Available, excellent rural health care is an unmet need in New Hampshire, and FPU’s strong health professions programs, including (master physician assistant studies), are important engines to generate medical professionals in our state,” said Peter Eden, president of Franklin Pierce, said in a January news release. “Our new location at Centerra Parkway affords close proximity to our established partner institutions at Dartmouth, where we work in collaboration with physicians, researchers, and others.”
The new location includes a Rural Health Care Simulation Lab, which was paid for with a $825,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending from Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in 2023, according to the release. Franklin Pierce also has campuses in Rindge and Manchester, N.H., as well as Goodyear, Ariz., and Round Rock, Texas.
“The simulation suites and patient encounter rooms allow students to learn the everyday real challenges of medicine in a controlled setting,” Jeffrey Waldron, director and associate professor in the master physician assistant studies program, said in the release. “The students also benefit from the opportunity to receive constructive feedback and follow up instruction so that they enter the healthcare work force well prepared for whatever they may encounter.”
Post-secondary graduations
Kathryn Gasparro, of Lebanon, earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology, summa cum laude, from Northeastern University in Boston in December 2025.
Post-secondary accomplishments
Adra Gonzalez, of Newport, and Rune Seregina, of Lebanon, made the trustee’s list at Champlain College in Burlington for the fall 2025 semester.
The following Upper Valley residents made the president’s list at Champlain College in Burlington for the fall 2025 semester: Adra Gonzalez, Newport; Victor Helberg, Randolph; Kali Knabe, Norwich; and Rune Seregina, Lebanon.
The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at Champlain College in Burlington for the fall 2025 semester: Robert Archambault, Windsor; Ethan Barney, Canaan; Steven Downer, South Royalton; Carter Hawke, Hanover; Zachary Kilmer, Orford; Maxfield Larson, Windsor; Seth Lyon, Randolph; Hunter Ramos, Randolph; Yana Ramos, Randolph; Reece Sheehan, Perkinsville; and Benjamin Tyler, Sunapee.
Daniel Collins, of Windsor, who is studying business administration at Champlain College made the online dean list for the fall 2025 semester.
Lucie Turcotte, of Canaan, and Sydney McLaughlin, of Hanover, made the dean’s list at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass., for the fall 2025 semester.
Ryan Madden, of Hartford, made the dean’s list at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kan., for the fall 2025 semester.
The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I., for the fall 2025 semester: Sophie Bourque, Sunapee; Hayley Gallo, Sunapee; Jacob Helms, Wilder; Rowan Irvine, White River Junction; Evan Sidmore, New London; and Carson Williams, Perkinsville.
Mackenzie Ray, of Grantham, who is studying nursing at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, Conn., made the dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester.
Aliza Aldrich, of White River Junction, who is studying early childhood education at Millersville University in Millersville, Pa., made the dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester.
Dorothy Sears, of Grantham, made the dean’s list at the University of Rochester in Rochester, N.Y., for the fall 2025 semester.
Emma Westward, of New London, made the dean’s list at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa for the fall 2025 semester.
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