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Biology major turns early college struggles into research success
PHOTO: Isaac Peterson - back row, second from left - conducted field research in the Amazon Rainforest during the summer of 2025 with faculty from °µÍøÊÓƵ and Georgetown University. For Isaac Peterson '27, °µÍøÊÓƵ beca...
Criminal Justice grad and retired adjunct continues to serve with bereavement-focused books, support group
It’s hard to put Dominic Murgido ’79 in one descriptive box.What lead him to °µÍøÊÓƵ, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice with a double concentration in sociology and psychology? It may have been the talks he had with his fa...
°µÍøÊÓƵ director honored for startup aimed at saving family farms
Though she was recruited by °µÍøÊÓƵ to fill its director of advancement operations position, Hallie Guiseppe flat-out admitted to Chief Advancement, Government and Athletics Officer Thomas Minick ’98 MBA ’10 during a breakfast meeting ...
Psychology professor believes fun activities are fair play
Associate Professor of Psychology Erin Way has pretty much always been interested in gaining a better understanding of people – what makes them tick, so to speak. Especially children. Having a mother who was a kindergarten teacher certainly fueled...