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GatorCon: Going Beyond the Classroom

by Emma Highland April 18th 2019

Some people say food fuels the best ideas — and seniors Natali Salaytah and Julia Niemeier would concur, as they developed the idea of an Allegheny TEDx-inspired convention while eating at McKinley’s Food Court. “I wanted to give people an opportunity to speak about those things that get them excited about learning, even if they

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Video: Alum House in Meadville

by Josh Tysiachney April 16th 2019

Heather Fish ’15, Lee Scandinaro ’15, and Autumn Vogel ’15 are just a few of the many Allegheny alumni who have made their home in Meadville after graduation. This video shares their story of getting involved in a community that — as they discovered — also wanted to give back to them. Their involvements were

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Allegheny College Center for Business and Economics To Host Annual Zingale Big Idea Competition

by Josh Tysiachney April 16th 2019

The Center for Business and Economics at Allegheny College will hold its Annual Zingale Big Idea Competition April 26–27 in Quigley Hall on the Allegheny campus. The funding-request presentation contest emulates the experiences seen on the popular ABC and CNBC broadcast “Shark Tank.” The public is invited to attend the final round of presentations on

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Allegheny’s 2019 Scholars Symposium to Celebrate Student Research and Accomplishments

by Richard Stanley April 16th 2019

Allegheny College will welcome students, their families and friends, staff, faculty and the public to a celebration of student research and achievement on Tuesday, April 30. This will be the College’s third annual Richard J. Cook – Teresa M. Lahti Scholars Symposium, a campus-wide, all-day celebration that highlights innovative student projects completed during the past

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Allegheny Senior Bailey Pifer Prepares for Peace Corps Service

by Richard Stanley April 9th 2019

The tropical savannas and rainforests of Rwanda are a long way from the temperate rolling hills of western Pennsylvania, and Allegheny College senior Bailey Pifer is about to find that out. Pifer, who will graduate on May 11 from Allegheny, will soon thereafter board an airplane and fly to central Africa as part of a

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Allegheny Students Prank Their Favorite Professor

by Emily Rathbun '22 April 1st 2019

Many professors have great relationships with their students, but Lowell Hepler, chair of the Allegheny Music Department, fosters healthy ties with students for their entire time at Allegheny. Many students look to “Doc” as they call him, as a mentor. Hepler also knows how to take a joke — something students have capitalized on lately

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Career Focus: Doctors

by Emma Highland March 30th 2019

We interviewed current seniors and alumni leading up to National Doctors Day on their experience with Allegheny’s Health Professions Office and the Pre-Health track. We’re proud of the work our physician alumni do every day, and of our students following in that path! Hannah Smith ‘19 from Pittsburgh, PA. Neuroscience Major, Education Minor: Q: What made

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Hungry for More: Behind Allegheny Student Abraham Duncan’s Brand-Building

by Emma Highland March 29th 2019

For many students, school is a full-time job. But for Abraham Duncan, a junior at Allegheny College, school wasn’t enough. He was inspired during his freshman year to create something that was an extension of himself — Never Go Hungry, a brand and an online clothing store that both represented what he believed in and

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Allegheny College Is Among Top 10 Small Colleges in Producing Peace Corps Volunteers

by Josh Tysiachney March 20th 2019

The Peace Corps announced today that Allegheny College ranked No. 9 among small schools on the agency’s list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2019. There are 12 Allegheny alumni currently volunteering in countries around the world. This is the first year since 2016 that Allegheny has ranked among the top 25 small schools.

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A Gator’s View From Down Under

by Joseph Merante ’20 March 19th 2019

Editor’s Note: Allegheny College junior Joseph Merante is spending the spring 2019 semester at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia. He shared his thoughts on life there so far: The first thing that hits you when you step out of the airplane on the eastern edge of the Australian continent is the heat. My experience

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