Jan 21, 2016
An Advocate for Disadvantaged Youth
When Amanda Evans ’13 first proposed a partnership between The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where she works, and SPARK, a nonprofit mentoring…
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Oct 19, 2015
Alumni Return for Homecoming
Students, alumni, and families were treated to beautiful weather and a lot of fun during Homecoming last weekend. There was an alumni auto show, a tailgate…
Oct 16, 2015
Ross Gay ’96 Nominated for National Book Award
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, the latest book by Ross Gay ’96, has been named to the shortlist for the 2015 National Book Award for Poetry. Gay is…
Sep 9, 2015
Turning Great Thinking into Action
Jiselle Peralta ’13 remembers Mary Armstrong often telling her students that they were great thinkers, but that it takes physical action to use that…
Jul 16, 2015
Portrait of the Artist Dwayne Alistair Thomas ’01
An audible buzz hummed around the conference room when the students learned that their presenter has acted in The Americans and Friday Night Lights. Guest…
Feb 24, 2015
Pet Expert Charlotte Reed ’86 Creates Enterprise by Talking to and for Animals
By Margie Peterson Most people find jobs. Charlotte Reed ’86 invented a career as a pet trends entrepreneur. For the past two decades, she has dispensed…
Feb 6, 2015
Marcia Bloom Bernicat ’75 Is New U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh
Marcia Bloom Bernicat ’75 began her role as U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh on Wednesday when she presented her credentials to President Md Abdul Hamid.…
Jan 12, 2015
John Fry ’82 Leads Pa. Gov.-Elect Wolf’s Transition; Mike Newsome ’75 and Robin Wiessmann ’75 on the Team
When Pa. Gov.-elect Tom Wolf takes the oath of office on Jan. 20, he’ll be ready to roll up his sleeves and get down to business thanks in part to the…
Oct 10, 2014
George Armah ’08 Helps Build Microsoft’s Consumer Cloud
By Carrie Havranek As a software engineer with Microsoft, George Armah ’08 collaborated on building OneDrive synchronization technology, a part of the…
Oct 2, 2014
More than 30 Honored at the 2014 Alumni Volunteer Awards
On Saturday, Sept. 27, alumni, alumni groups, a faculty member, and a current student were recognized at the annual Alumni Awards Ceremony and reception…