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Alumnus Supports Pittsburgh Steelers As Team Event Operations Manager

In November 2022, the Pittsburgh Steelers nominated John Wodarek ’93, the team’s event operations manager, for the NFL’s Salute to Service Award presented by USAA. The award honors NFL players, coaches, and personnel committed to the military community. “It’s an extremely rewarding experience,” says Wodarek, who majored in communication arts and political science at Allegheny […]

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Alumna Pursues Passion For Food Science at Cook’s Illustrated and America’s Test Kitchen

Emily S. Rahravan ’18 shares her passion for science and food with over a million home cooks as an assistant digital editor at Cook’s Illustrated and America’s Test Kitchen. As an environmental science and sustainability major with minors in history and creative writing, Rahravan says that her professors at Allegheny College contributed significantly to her […]

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Allegheny Graduate Serves Marginalized Through Pediatric Surgery

Driven by a passion for serving the marginalized, Marla A. Sacks ’13 has traveled to the Philippines, Ghana, Zambia, and Vietnam to perform critical pediatric surgery in low-resource areas while pursuing a general surgery residency at the State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University. “I am humbled each day to have the opportunity […]

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Allegheny College Graduate Teaching in South Korea as a Fulbright Fellow

Aubrey Miller ’23 was awarded a Fulbright fellowship, allowing her to spend a full academic year in South Korea as an English teaching assistant at a secondary school.  Miller was an international studies major focusing on East Asia with a minor in Chinese. She says her previous experience studying away in South Korea and her […]

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Allegheny Student’s Research Puts Teeth in the Mighty Bite of the Shark

Meadville, PA – It’s roughly 350 miles from the Allegheny College campus to the frothy, shark-infested waters of the Atlantic Ocean, but that didn’t stop Ryan Sesler ’23 from pursuing his passion for marine biology and studying the notorious marine creatures. Sesler’s senior project research was centered around the hypothesis put forth by his advisor, […]

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Allegheny College Wins Five Championships First Year Back In The Presidents’ Athletic Conference

On July 1, 2022, Allegheny College officially returned to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) as a previous member from 1958 to 1984. Along with the return to the conference, a new athletics brand was introduced to uniforms, faculty designs, and social media.  In the first year back in the PAC, five championships were awarded to […]

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Senior Student-Athlete Selected As ITA Ann Lebedeff Leadership Award Finalist

Ella Swan ’23 has been selected as a national finalist for the ITA Ann Lebedeff Leadership Award among senior tennis athletes from all athletic divisions. Swan credits Allegheny for supporting her development and achievement.  “I have appreciated the close-knit, diverse community of Allegheny that has contributed to an environment allowing me to grow in my […]

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Allegheny Student Receives Statewide 2023 John Laudadio Conservation Leadership Award

Allegheny College senior Katherine Brozell will be honored with the 2023 John Laudadio Conservation Leadership Award by the Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen and Conservationists (PFSC). The award, named in memory of Pennsylvania State Rep. and former PFSC President John Laudadio, is given in recognition of a young adult demonstrating a commitment to Pennsylvania conservation and […]

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Three Allegheny College Students Awarded Gilman International Scholarships

Allegheny College students Megan Dennis ’23, Quila Gustave ’24, and Bianca Sanchez ’24 were recently awarded prestigious Gilman International Scholarships to study away.  “Our continued success in the Gilman Scholarship Program should be a point of pride for the entire College community,” Professor Patrick Jackson, senior assistant dean for fellowship advising, says. “Our students are […]

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Allegheny Alumna Pursues Passion for Speech Therapy Through Graduate Assistantship

As an Allegheny College student, Paige Ziggas discovered that she had a passion for speech therapy. And she credits Allegheny with providing the opportunities and support for her to take the next step toward a fulfilling career in the field.  A 2022 Allegheny graduate, Ziggas is now pursuing a master’s degree in speech-language pathology at […]