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Neuroscience Alumnae Add New Branches to the Allegheny “Mentoring Tree”

Allegheny alumnae Amy Overman and Katherine Mickley Steinmetz share several bonds when it comes to mentoring undergraduate students. Overman graduated from Allegheny in 1999 and Steinmetz in 2006. Each shared a mentor while studying neuroscience at Allegheny, each conducted electroencephalogram (EEG) studies for her senior comprehensive project, and each was awarded the Neuroscience Faculty Prize that […]

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Allegheny Alumnus Reaches the Heights of the Appalachian Trail

This was no stroll in the park. It was a five-month, 2,192-mile grind that tested the mettle of David Gallogly. But in the end, on August 27, 2019, Gallogly stood triumphantly on the summit of Mount Katahdin in Maine, 164 days after setting out from the southern terminus of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. “I […]

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Allegheny Senior Values Lifelong Skills and Friendships She Developed at College

Meghan Uht arrived at Allegheny College four years ago with her sights set on developing solid friendships and honing her athletic abilities and academic skills so that they would serve her well for the rest of her life. She believes she has met those objectives and then some. Uht, a graduating senior from Erie, Pennsylvania, […]

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Allegheny Senior Bailey Pifer Prepares for Peace Corps Service

The tropical savannas and rainforests of Rwanda are a long way from the temperate rolling hills of western Pennsylvania, and Allegheny College senior Bailey Pifer is about to find that out. Pifer, who will graduate on May 11 from Allegheny, will soon thereafter board an airplane and fly to central Africa as part of a […]

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Career Focus: Doctors

We interviewed current seniors and alumni leading up to National Doctors Day on their experience with Allegheny’s Health Professions Office and the Pre-Health track. We’re proud of the work our physician alumni do every day, and of our students following in that path! Hannah Smith ‘19 from Pittsburgh, PA. Neuroscience Major, Education Minor: Q: What made […]

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A Gator’s View From Down Under

Editor’s Note: Allegheny College junior Joseph Merante is spending the spring 2019 semester at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia. He shared his thoughts on life there so far: The first thing that hits you when you step out of the airplane on the eastern edge of the Australian continent is the heat. My experience […]

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Classroom Collaboration Sets the Tone for the Meadiaville Listening Project

What started as an idea for a communication arts class several years ago has turned into a meaningful and engaging project for dozens of Allegheny students and residents of Meadville. It has even inspired one former student to embark on a self-made career following his graduation. The Meadiaville Listening Project is the creation of Associate […]

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Allegheny’s Marisol Santa Cruz Wins Gilman Award to Study in India

Allegheny College junior Marisol Santa Cruz has been awarded a $4,000 Gilman International Scholarship in order to help defray the costs of her participation in an Experiential Learning Seminar trip to India in May 2019. “After conducting extensive archival research in the summer of 2018 under the supervision of Professor Ishita Sinha Roy, I was […]

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Letters to the Editor — Winter 2019 Allegheny Magazine

Remembering the Glory Days of Street Theatre I read with interest the profile of Ted Shaker ’72 which was featured in the latest issue of Allegheny magazine and which began with a brief description of Shaker’s involvement in Street Theatre when he was a student. The article did not mention that the founder of Allegheny’s […]

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Alumna Finds Voice Through Journalism While At Allegheny College

While at Allegheny College, Sara Holthouse ’21 found her passion for journalism, leading her to a fulfilling career at The Post Journal in Jamestown, NY. Primarily, she interviews community members and writes news stories. “I really loved my time at Allegheny. Allegheny is the only reason I have my career as a journalist because I’d […]