ALERT: Utility/Power Failure on Campus – UPDATE

June 11, 2025 - 11:28 AM

UPDATE: Utility/Power Failure on Campus

Meadville Water Authority is just completing the the main water line repair on the north side of campus and and the water line should be pressurized shortly.

CAUTION FROM THE WATER AUTHORITY: A loss of positive water pressure is a signal of the existence of conditions that could allow contamination to enter the distribution system through back-flow by back‑pressure or back‑siphonage. As a result, there is an increased chance that the water may contain disease-causing organisms.

DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST. Bring all water to a rolling boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using; or use bottled water. You should use boiled or bottled water for drinking, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth, and food preparation until further notice. Inadequately treated water may contain disease-causing organisms. These organisms include bacteria, viruses, and parasites, which can cause symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and associated headaches. These symptoms, however, are not caused only by organisms in drinking water, but also by other factors. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may want to seek medical advice. Guardians of infants and young children and people at increased risk, such as pregnant women, some of the elderly, and people with severely compromised immune systems, should seek advice from their health care advisors about drinking this water. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1 (800) 426‑4791.

The Water Authority will inform local residents when the water is safe to drink. An updated message Emergency Message will be sent from Public Safety.

Students, faculty and staff should monitor e-mail, the college web site, social and local media for updated information and further updates.
Contact Campus Safety in the event of an emergency: 814-332-3357.

More information on Emergency website

What is Philosophy?

Philosophy

Philosophy fosters concern with the big picture and big questions: Why are we here? What can we know? What are good and just ways to live? Philosophy seeks answers to these and other questions through the proper use of rational thought – the application of human intellect to the mysteries of the world around us.

Why major in Philosophy?

The best reason to major in philosophy would be that you love it. (And contrariwise, if you have taken a philosophy course and found that you don’t love it, that’s about the best reason there could be for not majoring in it.) But other reasons for majoring in philosophy are discussed in these:

  • A journalist writes, “The most useful classes I took were all in philosophy” here.
  • A Forbes Magazine article about high-tech companies seeking philosophy majors, including an interview with the co-founder of “Slack Technologies” who explains what studying philosophy taught him: here.
  • An article in the Huffington Post about why philosophy is good for business: here.
  • A Forbes article about humanities degrees providing “great return on investment”, see here.
  • The earning power of philosophy majors is explored in a recent article here.
  • For more thoughtful reasons, visit the University of North Carolina collection.

Distinctions in Philosophy

  • Students have opportunities for collaborative research, presentations, and publication of research findings in national journals.
  • Allegheny’s philosophy program is distinctive in its focus on the development and interplay of modern science and the culture that supports it. The program also focuses on issues of justice that pertain to globalization in business, politics, and culture.
  • The Senior Project demonstrates to employers and graduate schools the ability to complete a major original assignment.
  • Philosophy students often double major in political science or psychology. Philosophy is a significant focus within neuroscience world for many students at the undergraduate level as well as in graduate schools around the country.

Key benefits of a Philosophy major

  • Students receive excellent preparation for graduate study, as well as excellent focus for a liberal arts program with immediate employment in mind.
  • Philosophy majors develop the ability to synthesize information from different sub-fields.
  • Students majoring in philosophy do exceptionally well on professional entry exams: they place the highest of all majors nationally in the verbal and analytical sections of the Graduate Record Exam.
  • Undergraduate study in philosophy is particularly good training for students of law because of the analytical and reading skills that it fosters.

Philosophy: what’s it for?

Philosophical blog links

Student journals