Success Stories

Success Stories

The °µÍøÊÓÆµ Impact

Discover how °µÍøÊÓÆµ students, alumni, and faculty turn education into action. Explore success stories of leadership, service, and innovation that reflect our Franciscan mission. Ready to see where your story begins? Explore how you can join a community that leads with purpose.

 

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Jamal Dancy

After transferring to °µÍøÊÓÆµ, O'Pake Fellow helps make difference in Reading

Ask Jamal Dancy '24 about his university experience and he won’t sugarcoat it: College can be hard.But he feels like °µÍøÊÓÆµ is a place where, despite your struggles, you can feel secure in the fact that if you ask for help, you’ll get...

  • College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
  • 2026
Cora Cox Commencement 2024

Community-college transfer thrives at °µÍøÊÓÆµ before graduating at age 18

Envision entering college as a 16-year-old. Actually, imagine transferring from taking classes at your local community college and living at home during COVID to a school away from home as a full-time student at age 16. That’s what Cora Cox '24 di...

  • College of Business, Communication, and Leadership
  • 2026
Chelsea Burke transfer student

Transfer student driven to help commuters feel at home on campus

Chelsea Burke '25 admits that when she set to transfer from Montgomery County Community College to °µÍøÊÓÆµ after earning an associate degree, she was putting all of her eggs into one basket, so to speak. But that’s because it was the p...

  • College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
  • 2026
Meggan Kerber 2024

Fundraising master, a two-time alumna and staff leader, honored with national award

Meggan Kerber ’96 MBA ’01 has spent most of her professional career thinking about others. Even when she has been honored — receiving °µÍøÊÓÆµâ€™s Ellen Frei Gruber Distinguished Alumni Award in 2014 and having one of the county’s fundraising a...

  • 2026