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Allegheny Graduate Becomes Award-Winning Environmental Changemaker and Writer

by Katheryn Frazier August 15th 2024

When government and sustainability intersect, tremendous change can happen. Ethan Woodfill ’22 is part of this change as the glass program coordinator at the Pennsylvania Resources Council, where he oversees their award-winning statewide glass program.  After graduating with his bachelor’s degree from Allegheny College, Woodfill spent a year working on a sustainability project at Oberlin

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Acutec Precision Aerospace, Inc. CEO & President Presents To Allegheny College Students The Value of Employee Stock Ownership Plans

by Katheryn Frazier August 13th 2024

Acutec Precision Aerospace, Inc. (Acutec) has a rich history with Allegheny College, dating back to its beginning. Founded by alumnus Greg Antoun ’73, and subsequently grown by Rob Smith ‘73 from 17 people to over 430 employees in three locations, the partnership has only deepened. The Center for Political Participation and the Center for Business

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Allegheny College Only College to Receive Safety Grant from PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency

by Allegheny College August 12th 2024

Allegheny College has received a $150,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program to support the purchase of more security cameras and door access units across campus. Among the list of grantees, Allegheny was the only college to receive funding from this program. The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and

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Alumna Finds Voice Through Journalism While At Allegheny College

by Katheryn Frazier August 6th 2024

While at Allegheny College, Sara Holthouse ’21 found her passion for journalism, leading her to a fulfilling career at The Post Journal in Jamestown, NY. Primarily, she interviews community members and writes news stories. “I really loved my time at Allegheny. Allegheny is the only reason I have my career as a journalist because I’d

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Pathway To Politics In Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth

by Erica Erwin ’02 August 5th 2024

In painting a picture of Pennsylvania’s future, Gov. Josh Shapiro pointed to past progress. “In every chapter of this Pennsylvania story, we got better,” Shapiro, the Democratic 48th leader of the Commonwealth, said in his January inauguration speech. “We got stronger. We got more tolerant. Our story is one of progress and prosperity, and today

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Allegheny Graduate Develops Youth Programming at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

by Katheryn Frazier August 1st 2024

Among the dark green leaves at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (Phipps), you can see Jennifer Torrance Stuckey ’16 educating young minds about nature and climate. As Youth Climate Advocacy Committee (YCAC) Coordinator, she takes great delight in shaping the next generation of changemakers. “At Allegheny, I managed our two aquaponics systems in Carr

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Allegheny College Board of Trustee Becomes Alpha Chi Omega National Council President

by Katheryn Frazier July 30th 2024

When Jennifer Daurora ’99 was invited to join the Alpha Chi Omega sorority, she never would have imagined she’d be elected as their national president one day.  Daurora is the second woman from Allegheny College to become the national president of Alpha Chi Omega. The first was Charlotte Weber Seipler, who served from 1894 to

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Three Allegheny Athletes and Their Olympic Journeys

by Jenny Goldsmith July 25th 2024

As we watch the world’s best athletes at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games, Allegheny College celebrates the legacy of three former Olympians whose stories of perseverance, hard work, and triumph continue to inspire and uplift the Gator community. Jeremy Scott ‘03: 2012 Olympics Jeremy Scott ’03 competed in Olympic trials and qualified for the

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Studying The Effects Of Climate Change On Tree Swallows & Eastern Blue Birds

by Allegheny College July 24th 2024

How does climate change affect birds? Student and faculty collaboration are tackling that answer by investigating Tree Swallows and Eastern Blue Birds. Featured are: Jennifer Houtz, professor of biology Sunny Stout ’26, an environmental major with an Arabic minor Nelly Stafford ’25, a biology major with a psychology minor Sophia Mita ’25

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