The scenic, meandering Shenango River has been selected as Pennsylvania’s River of the Year in 2021, and an Allegheny College alumna and current Penn State staff member leads the group that helped bring that honor to the waterway. Brandi Baros is a 1995 Allegheny graduate and the president of the Shenango River Watchers. The organization
Allegheny College, one of the nation’s oldest and most innovative four-year colleges where multidisciplinary learning breaks the conventional mold, has announced its president’s Renaissance Vision and a new administrative realignment to become a leading college for future generations — preparing students for a life, not merely a job. The new structure will be fully implemented
Andy Walker, a prominent Meadville and regional community leader and a 2000 graduate of Allegheny College, has been named as the inaugural executive director for economic, civic and community engagement at the college. He will assume his new position on April 5, 2021. Reporting to Matthew Stinson, vice president for institutional advancement, Walker will provide
It’s been a year since Allegheny College established the Gateway Network, which builds partnerships between the college and businesses, government agencies, nonprofit organizations and other community entities and focuses not on the “problems” in the Crawford County community, but on the “assets” of the area to enhance their effectiveness. To say the program has been
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An essay by Cornell B. LeSane II, senior vice president for enrollment and dean of admissions at Allegheny College, is featured in “The Post-Pandemic College,” a report published by the Chronicle of Higher Education this month. In the report, the Chronicle of Higher Education asked leading experts to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic will shape
As the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to spread across the U.S., Allegheny College global health studies and biology professor Becky Dawson has served as an expert source for area media outlets covering the outbreak. Dawson is an expert in epidemiology and global health challenges, researching disease risk factors and patterns of disease in human populations. With
Allegheny College biology and global health studies professor Rebecca Dawson shared her insights in a “Coronavirus: Ask the Experts” panel discussion broadcast by Erie News Now (WICU/WSEE) on March 11. Erie News Now has interviewed Dawson frequently about the latest developments related to the COVID-19 coronavirus and its impact. Dawson is an expert in epidemiology and
Rebecca Dawson, assistant professor of global health studies and biology at Allegheny College, discussed the coronavirus outbreak in an interview with Erie News Now, which airs on the city’s CBS and NBC affiliates. Dawson is an expert in epidemiology and global health challenges, researching disease risk factors and patterns of disease in human populations. Watch Dawson’s interview
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In the 53 years since Jeffress “Jeff” Williams graduated from Allegheny College, he’s spent an inordinate amount of time on the beach. It’s not what you might think. He hasn’t been biding his time sunbathing and bodysurfing. He’s been performing potential planet-saving research for the United States Geological Survey. Williams retired from the USGS in
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Mental health problems are on the rise in the United States, but due to a variety of reasons, many people aren’t getting or seeking the help they need, says Allegheny Psychology Professor Monali Chowdhury. Recognizing a lack of research on the subject, Chowdhury tasked students in her research group to study this phenomenon in the
