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Allegheny Alumna Premieres One-Woman Show At Edinburg Fringe Festival

Elizabeth Colarte ’17 says theater is the ultimate opportunity to connect and inspire people. She credits Allegheny College for sparking her interest in theater and, ultimately, a career in New York City as an actress, writer, and producer. “I can’t say for certain that I would’ve gotten involved in acting if I hadn’t gone to

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Alumna Pursues National Cybersecurity After Graduating From 3-2 Cooperative Program

Morgan Douglas Dukman ’23 is on a mission to secure the United States’ national security intelligence. Dukman says Allegheny College allowed her to pursue all her interests, setting her apart in the field and leading her to a position as a cybersecurity officer with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). “I absolutely loved my professors at

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Student Involvement Fair 2024-2025 At Allegheny College

Held on Thursday, August 29, student-led organizations and community partners gathered for the annual involvement fair! Allegheny College offers over 100+ diverse clubs and organizations, allowing all students to participate in various activities. While only a few are listed in the video below, there are many more you can discover on your own — or

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Allegheny Graduate Appointed As Butler County Community College’s Interim President

As interim president of Butler County Community College (BC3), Megan McClean Coval ’05 has dedicated her career to higher education for almost two decades, which was originally sparked by an administrator at Allegheny College. “Post-secondary education, for so many students, is a game changer,” explains Coval. “Being in a profession where you’re helping to provide

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People & Places: June 2024-August 2024

Amelia Finaret, Associate Professor of Global Health and Economics, published an open-access textbook based on her course, Economics of Food and Agriculture, with Palgrave-MacMillan in May of 2024 as part of the series on Agricultural Economics and Food Policy called Food Economics: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health. The book manuscript has benefited greatly from many Allegheny students

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Allegheny College Launches New Academic Year with Over Ten Percent More New Students

Allegheny College faculty, administrators, and students celebrated the start of the 2024-2025 academic year during a matriculation ceremony that welcomed a larger new student class, with over ten percent growth in new student enrollment and a record percentage of international students.  In addition to President Ron Cole, speakers included First Year Class Dean Aacha Brown-Gregg,

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Alumnus Turns His Passion For Physics and English Into A Traveling Children’s Show As Dr. Sparks

Karl J. P. Smith, Ph.D. ’11 has parlayed his passion for science and storytelling into a lifelong career by embracing his unusual combination. “A lot of people allow themselves to be placed in a box,” says Smith. “Having been trained at Allegheny College to keep in mind and understand that I can pick up anything

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Allegheny Alumnus Provides Lifesaving Donation Of Blood Stem Cells For A 59-Year-Old With Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

Ten days before graduation, Jack Doney ’24 received a letter from the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) notifying him that he was a preliminary match for a potential blood stem cell recipient — a 59-year-old male with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “I think the first reaction was more shock and surprise more than anything, only because I

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Experiential Learning Program Bridges Students to Tech Careers

In collaboration with the Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA), a groundbreaking, new experiential learning program launched to help students explore and enter careers in the technology industry. This unified career center initiative, a collaborative effort among several liberal arts institutions, is designed to empower students by aligning their academic pursuits with practical career opportunities in

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