May 22, 2013 — The U.S. Department of Energy has recognized Allegheny College for its leadership in the first year of the Better Buildings Challenge. Launched by President Obama in December 2011, the challenge is a national leadership initiative that calls on chief executive officers, college and university presidents and state and local leaders to reduce their portfolio-wide energy use 20 percent by 2020 and then share the results of their energy reduction strategies. Read more…
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Sue Stuebner Gaylor Named Executive Vice President of Allegheny College
May 22, 2013 – Sue Stuebner Gaylor, who currently serves as vice president for administration and planning at Lycoming College, has been named executive vice president of Allegheny College, effective July 15, 2013.
“Her work as a senior officer at Lycoming College, among leadership roles at other liberal arts colleges, reflects a breadth and depth of experience that will serve Allegheny well as we meet the opportunities and challenges of higher education today,” said James H. Mullen Jr., president of Allegheny College. “But a person is more than the sum of her resume, impressive as it is. Dr. Gaylor’s personal qualities—her leadership style and the values she holds—demonstrate what a terrific fit she will be for Allegheny as we near our third century.” Read more…
Allegheny College Faculty Adopt an Open Access Policy
May 16, 2013 – Allegheny College faculty have adopted an open access policy, part of an international movement to share information and advocate for open access to research and scholarship.
Faculty members at the college grant Allegheny nonexclusive permission to make available their scholarly articles and to exercise the copyright in those articles for the purpose of open dissemination. The Provost’s Office will make the scholarly articles available to the public in an open access repository. Read more…
Allegheny College Celebrates 467 Students and Five Distinguished Leaders: Douglas Brinkley Gives Commencement Address
May 11, 2013 – Allegheny College today honored 467 students and five distinguished leaders at Commencement ceremonies in the 198th year of the college.
Historian and conservationist Douglas Brinkley, who was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters at the ceremony, delivered the commencement address. Read more…
Allegheny Students Active in Public Service Eligible for New Harvard Graduate Study Scholarship Opportunity
May 9, 2013 – Allegheny College students active at the college’s Center for Political Participation and interested in pursuing graduate studies in public service will be eligible to apply for a new scholarship opportunity announced today by Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP). Beginning in 2014, the John C. Culver Institute of Politics Scholarship will be awarded annually and provide full tuition for two years toward a graduate degree at the John F. Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, MA. Read more…
Chad Ungarean Named Beckman Scholar at Allegheny College: Program Supports Research with Faculty Mentors
May 7, 2013 — Allegheny College has named Chad Ungarean from Hopewell, Pa., a Beckman Scholar. He will be working with faculty mentor Shaun Murphree, professor of chemistry, on the project “Synthesis of Anti-Fouling Furan Derivatives.” Ungarean is a biochemistry major with a minor in history. Read more…
Gators Give Back To Hold Rummage Sale To Benefit Project Chacocente
May 6, 2013 – The Allegheny College student organization Gators Give Back will hold its 6th annual rummage sale at Stone Church on the Diamond in Meadville on Thursday and Friday, May 9 and 10. Thursday’s hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The sale concludes on Friday with a $2 bag sale from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Read more…
Historian Douglas Brinkley To Give Commencement Address in 198th Year of Allegheny College
May 3, 2013 – Nearly 470 students will graduate from Allegheny College at Commencement on Saturday, May 11, at 2 p.m. The ceremony takes place in the college’s 198th year.
In addition, Allegheny will award honorary degrees to five distinguished individuals: national leaders in journalism, history, political science, educational reform and social justice. Historian and conservationist Douglas Brinkley will receive an honorary degree and deliver the Commencement address. Read more…
Allegheny Chamber Singers To Present Opera Scenes in Ford Memorial Chapel
April 29, 2013 — The Allegheny Chamber Singers will present their annual recital of opera scenes on Sunday, May 5 at 3:15 p.m. in Ford Memorial Chapel on the Allegheny College campus. The recital is free and open to the public. Read more…
EPA Recognizes Allegheny College for Largest Green Power Purchase Among North Coast Athletic Conference Schools
April 23, 2013 — Allegheny College has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a 2012-2013 Individual Conference Champion of the College and University Green Power Challenge for using more green power than any other school in the North Coast Athletic Conference. Read more…
