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°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 ...
°µÍøÊÓƵ’s director of grants wins national poetry contest
Note: "Leaf Manifesto" was released in September 2025. Purchase it on Middle Creek Publishing's site. Below is the original story, published in February 2025: Director of grants at °µÍøÊÓƵ by day, Laurel Radzieski grants herself some poetic ...
International director aims to make °µÍøÊÓƵ world class
Sibel Ahi, Ph.D. ’15 came to America 25 years ago from her native Turkey as a 17-year-old au pair for a Florida family. Looking back today, she likened herself to a little bird that didn’t know how to fly and looked around for help to survive.“It ...
O'Pake director honored for debut book chronicling Latine stories
Lizette Epps, MBA, CUDE, CNP, AWA, Executive Director of Community and Economic Development at °µÍøÊÓƵ's O’Pake Institute for Economic Development & Entrepreneurship, recently celebrated a significant career milestone: the publicat...