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Team helps statewide effort in stream monitoring and trout assessment

Two Allegheny College students and an alumnus of the college have been working this summer in little-known streams in the region helping the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission monitor water quality and document the presence of valuable trout and other aquatic life.

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Following the Fish

Two Allegheny students and an alumnus of the College have been working this summer in little-known streams in the area helping the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC) monitor water quality and document the presence of valuable trout and other aquatic life. Rising seniors Grace Hemmelgarn from Williston, Vermont, and Danielle Studer from Austinburg, Ohio, […]

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Allegheny College professor emerita has ceramic sculptures on display at The Met

Artist Amara Geffen, the Eila V. Bush Endowed Professor of Art emerita, has two works on exhibit through Aug. 29 in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Sharks, Lies, and Videotape: Scientists Document Many Problems With Shark Week, Marine Biology’s Biggest Stage

Shark Week is many things. First and foremost, it’s a week of shark-themed documentary programming on the Discovery Channel. Now in its 33rd year, it’s the longest-running cable event in history. It’s the biggest audience that marine biologists and ocean conservationists get, attracting millions of viewers who might otherwise not ever think about sharks at […]

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Allegheny College names three to Board of Trustees

Allegheny College announced that three new members have been elected to its Board of Trustees, with terms effective July 1.

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Three Elected to the Allegheny College Board of Trustees

Allegheny College, one of the nation’s oldest and most innovative four-year colleges where multidisciplinary learning breaks the conventional mold, announced today that the college’s Board of Trustees has added three new members: Aly Kassam-Remtulla of Princeton, New Jersey; Afua Osei of Severn, Maryland; and Sandra Wycoff of Harwich Port, Massachusetts. They began their terms on […]

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibit Includes Two Works by Allegheny College Professor Emerita Amara Geffen

To her delight and that of the Allegheny College community, artist Amara Geffen has two works on exhibit through August 29, 2021, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Upon completion of the exhibit, the works will become part of the permanent collection at The Met. Two ceramic sculptures by Geffen, who […]

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Creek Connections keeps flowing with two grants totaling $93K

Two grants totaling $93,000 will support continuing Creek Connections, Allegheny College’s environmental education outreach program that uses hands-on environmental education in more than 40 kindergarten-through-grade-12 schools throughout western Pennsylvania.

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Podcast: Making Your Mark, with Dr. Hilary Link

Allegheny President Hilary L. Link is featured in this episode of the Ellevate Podcast: Conversations With Women Changing the Face of Business.

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Three Allegheny College Alumni Featured in the Erie Reader’s 40 Under 40: Class of 2021

The Erie Reader has featured three Allegheny College alumni among its Erie’s 40 Under 40: Class of 2021. The individuals, selected from a record number of nominations, are “innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders helping move us into the future,” according to the publication. The Allegheny alumni featured are: Karin Brown Wickwire ’04, nurse practitioner for critical […]