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Allegheny College Partners With Regional Manufacturers to Produce Protective Face Shields for Healthcare Facilities

April 4, 2020

Allegheny College is partnering with regional manufacturers to produce protective face shields to help meet the needs of healthcare facilities responding to COVID-19, including Meadville Medical Center. Byron Rich is an assistant professor of art and director of the Allegheny Lab for Innovation & Creativity. At the suggestion of Allegheny biology professor Catharina Coenen, Rich […]

Thinking Differently Empowers Allegheny Student To Discover Strengths, Help Others

March 31, 2020

Since the first grade, Aliza Legg was told to expect to fail. From the moment she was diagnosed with dyslexia, she was told that her goal in life should not be college or a career, but to hope to be able to shop on her own one day. When she reached middle school and her […]

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Allegheny Faculty Members Take Initiative for Positive Student Outreach

March 19, 2020

From offering advice on social media to holding “online office hours” to assembling a reading list to educate and inform, Allegheny College faculty members are working to help students grapple with the COVID-19 crisis and the shift to off-campus, remote learning. Allegheny students currently are on their spring break but will start remote classes March […]

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Allegheny’s Creek Connections Celebrates Silver Anniversary of Aquatic Exploration

March 4, 2020

It’s been 25 years since Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Science Jim Palmer first waded into the waters of French Creek with a group of curious Meadville-area high school students in search of hellbenders and other aquatic curiosities. That day marked the beginning of Allegheny College’s hugely successful Creek Connections program, which has educated […]

Allegheny College Receives First-gen Forward Designation

March 3, 2020

The Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and The Suder Foundation, recently announced their 2020-21 cohort of First-gen Forward Institutions, which include Allegheny College. The First-gen Forward designation recognizes institutions of higher education who have demonstrated a commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes of […]

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Allegheny’s Jazz Dance Ensemble to Host Annual Concert Benefiting Crawford County Special Olympics

February 26, 2020

Allegheny’s Jazz Dance Ensemble (JaDE) is hosting its 13th annual benefit concert on Saturday, Feb. 29, at 7 p.m. The free concert includes performances from the Allegheny College Dance Team, Ballroom 3, JaDE alumni, and The Patterson School of Ballet. All proceeds raised go to support the Crawford County Special Olympics. “I am most excited […]

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Allegheny College Again Among Peace Corps’ Top Volunteer-producing Schools

February 26, 2020

The Peace Corps announced today that Allegheny College ranked No. 4 among small schools on the agency’s list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2020. There are 13 Allegheny alumni currently volunteering in countries around the world. This is the second consecutive year that Allegheny has ranked among the top volunteer-producing schools. In 2019, […]

New Report Shows Allegheny College and Fellow American Talent Initiative Members Are Expanding Access and Opportunity for Students

February 18, 2020

Allegheny College is proud to be part of a national alliance of leading colleges and universities that a new report released today shows is on track to enroll 50,000 more lower-income students by 2025. The findings underscore the importance of the American Talent Initiative’s (ATI) collaborative push to expand opportunity and socioeconomic diversity across the […]

City of Pittsburgh Honors Allegheny Graduate and Author Posthumously

February 5, 2020

It’s not every day that a city names a day after a children’s book author. But Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto declared December 8, 2019, Kate Dopirak Day as her fellow writers came together to hold a children’s book festival in her honor. Kate’s Kid Book Bash, held inside the Ace Hotel in Pittsburgh, was a […]

Allegheny College Named a Best Value College for 2020 by The Princeton Review

February 4, 2020

Allegheny College is one of the nation’s top colleges for students seeking a superb education with great career preparation and at an affordable price — and one of the top 25 best schools for making an impact, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company named Allegheny as a Best Value College for 2020 […]

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