Articles: by Josh Tysiachney

Allegheny College Welcomes the Class of 2024

by Josh Tysiachney August 29th 2020

Allegheny College President Hilary L. Link officially welcomed the college’s Class of 2024 during a virtual academic convocation and matriculation ceremony for new students and their families today. The ceremony, typically held in the college’s Raymond P. Shafer Auditorium, was prerecorded and shared online this year due to event protocols promoting health and safety during

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Allegheny College Launches Public Health Campaign to Support Community of Mutual Care

by Josh Tysiachney August 26th 2020

As the beginning of the fall semester approaches, Allegheny College has launched a comprehensive public health and safety campaign that asks the campus community to take steps to stay well and purposefully protect each other and the community as a whole. The campaign is designed to encourage responsibility among campus community members for promoting their

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Allegheny College Successfully Completes $202 Million Fundraising Campaign — the Largest in its 205-Year History

by Josh Tysiachney August 14th 2020

Allegheny College has completed the largest fundraising campaign in its 205-year history, raising more than $202 million in gifts and future commitments. Launched publicly during the college’s bicentennial celebration in 2015, the “Our Allegheny: Our Third Century Quest” campaign fulfilled its $200 million goal and broke all prior Allegheny fundraising records. The campaign focused on

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Allegheny College Professor Emily Chivers Yochim Selected as Mellon Periclean Faculty Leader

by Josh Tysiachney August 5th 2020

Emily Chivers Yochim, Ph.D., associate professor in the Allegheny College Department of Communication, Film and Theatre, is one of 25 faculty members selected by Project Pericles to teach new, innovative courses in the Andrew W. Mellon Periclean Faculty Leadership (PFL) Program™ in the Humanities. This program connects the humanities and liberal arts learning to challenges

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People & Places: May 2020

by Josh Tysiachney May 26th 2020

People & Places is published monthly during the academic year by the Office of College Relations. It reports on the professional activities of members of the College community and highlights student achievement. On March 6, Assistant Professor of Global Health Studies Pamela Runestad participated in Teaching Ethnography for Social Engagement, a workshop sponsored by CU-Boulder.

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People & Places: April 2020

by Josh Tysiachney April 28th 2020

People & Places is published monthly during the academic year by the Office of College Relations. It reports on the professional activities of members of the College community and highlights student achievement. Laura Branby, the Pittsburgh-area educator for Allegheny College’s award-winning Creek Connections watershed education program, has received the 2020 Outstanding Environmental Educator Award from

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Allegheny College Professor and Alumna Each Awarded 2020 Science as Story Fellowship

by Josh Tysiachney April 27th 2020

An Allegheny College professor and alumna have each been awarded a 2020 Science as Story Fellowship from Creative Nonfiction, a nonprofit organization in Pittsburgh. Catharina Coenen, professor of biology and biochemistry, and Megan Arnold, a 2019 graduate who majored in biochemistry and minored in psychology, were among 12 individuals selected for the fellowship. The Science

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Allegheny College Junior Delaney Lacey Selected for Goldwater Scholarship

by Josh Tysiachney April 15th 2020

Delaney Lacey, a junior at Allegheny College, has been selected for a 2020 Goldwater Scholarship. The scholarship program honoring the late Senator Barry Goldwater was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue research careers in the fields of the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics. Lacey, a biology major and psychology minor from Bethel

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People & Places: February 2020

by Josh Tysiachney February 12th 2020

Michael Michaelides, assistant professor in economics, recently had published an article in the scholarly journal Economic Modelling, Vol. 85. Titled “On Modeling Heterogeneity in Linear Models Using Trend Polynomials,” the article explores different possible modeling techniques and forms a recommendation for how to model data exhibiting time heterogeneity in the context of linear models. Associate

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

by Josh Tysiachney February 4th 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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