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Allegheny College Student Grace O’Malley Awarded Prestigious NOAA Hollings Scholarship

by Josh Tysiachney April 16th 2018

Allegheny College sophomore Grace O’Malley has been awarded an Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). O’Malley is the third Allegheny student to win a Hollings Scholarship in the last two years. The competitive scholarship includes two years of tuition support and a paid 10-week summer internship to conduct research, resource

Allegheny’s 2018 Scholars Symposium to Feature Student Research and Accomplishments

by Richard Stanley April 16th 2018

Allegheny College will welcome students, their families and friends, staff, faculty and the public to a celebration of student research and achievement on Tuesday, May 1. This will be the College’s second annual Richard J. Cook – Teresa M. Lahti Scholars Symposium, a campus-wide, all-day celebration that highlights innovative student projects completed during the past

Ahead of the Curve: Allegheny Infuses the Liberal Arts, Economics into Business Education

by Josh Tysiachney June 1st 2017

Allegheny College economics major Brett Barrett absorbed the energy as he toured the world headquarters of Bloomberg LP in Midtown Manhattan last October. “It just had one of those atmospheres that make you want to work there,” Barrett, a senior, recalls.“You could just tell everyone was vibrant and striving to be their best.” The financial

Allegheny College Student Awarded Prestigious Place on Fulbright Summer Institute to the United Kingdom

by Josh Tysiachney May 23rd 2017

Allegheny College student Allyson Wood has received a place on a Fulbright Summer Institute at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom through one of the most prestigious and selective summer scholarship programs operating worldwide. The U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission is the only bilateral, transatlantic scholarship program, offering awards and summer programs for study or

Allegheny Program Develops Committed Global Citizens

by Joseph Merante ’20 May 16th 2017

Erin Zehr sees herself as “a person deeply interested in community and justice studies.” So when the Allegheny College sophomore saw an opportunity to connect her academic interests to an all-encompassing program that would help her develop a global perspective, she applied immediately. Zehr, a global health studies major and a Spanish minor, is one

Allegheny College Senior Receives Prestigious Award to Study Swahili in Tanzania

by Emma Highland '19 May 9th 2017

Allegheny College senior Melissa Mattwig has received a prestigious Boren Award and will be a part of the African Flagship Languages Initiative (AFLI) beginning in the summer of 2017. As a Boren Scholar, she has been selected to study Swahili in Tanzania for a year and will receive a $20,000 scholarship for her studies. Mattwig is a

Carr Elected Directorate Member of the ACPA Commission for Career Service

by Erica Erwin February 1st 2017

Members of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) elected The Allegheny Gateway’s Terri Carr to serve as a directorate member of their Commission for Career Services. The Commission seeks to examine, address, and impact the changing and diverse role of career services in higher education. Carr, who begins her three-year term in March, serves as

Alumna’s Gift to Internship Fund Helps Students Along Path from College to Career

by Josh Tysiachney January 24th 2017

Interning at a Washington, D.C. think tank gave Aurley Morris ’15 a vivid snapshot of life as a young professional just before her senior year at Allegheny College. Bolstered by that experience, the political science major transitioned seamlessly into a full-time position at a major consulting firm after graduation. Just a year and a half

Photographer to Share Experience of Walking the Israel National Trail

by Emma Highland '19 November 9th 2016

Professional photographer Udi Goren will talk about his journey along the Israel National Trail in the Collaboratory of Allegheny College’s Pelletier Library Pelletier on Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. The talk is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. The talk is part of International Education Week (IEW), a national

Travel Seminars Bring Classroom Learning to Life

by Emma Highland '19 November 7th 2016

The Lake District of Salzburg is one of the most spectacular parts of Austria, with lakes nestled high among the lush green Salzkammergut Mountains, and picturesque little towns along the shoreline. The area is perfect for biking along the lakeshore — which is exactly what Dana O’Connor, a sophomore at Allegheny College, spent a day

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