Sparta resident earns bachelor's degree at IUP

Sparta - Jesse De Chacon received a Bachelor of Science degree in communications/media at the Dec. 18 commencement proceedings at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is the son of Jeffrey and Sonia De Chacon of Sparta. De Chacon graduated on the dean’s list with a grade point average of 3.75. He plans to bring his knowledge and expertise into the information technology field aspects of the communications industry, and has interned in this arena. Located in Indiana, Pa., Indiana University of Pennsylvania is known as one the oldest and finest teaching colleges in the United States.