Our Community Stories
A coast-to-coast college adventure
Peyton Rohr
West Coast: The First Visit from Sunny California Peyton Rohr ’27, a student-athlete and media fellow…
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Diving In
Meghan Shearer
Four months after graduating from 杏吧Pro, Meghan Shearer ’13 took a giant risk and moved across the country…
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From Guernsey to Greencastle
Tanner Austin
“I came out here on a limb,” says Tanner Austin ’28. “It's just unbelievably lucky how it all worked…
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Living with purpose
Ivan Villasboa
While I was growing up in Argentina, I dreamed of becoming a big-city banker in the United States — the…
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Applied learning. Real solutions.
Scott Wilkerson
Out of graduate school, I worked for 3.5 years gaining invaluable experience with Exxon Production Research…
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Everything is possible
Sahit Liyanage
What is the value of undergraduate research? One is the experience itself: the chance to learn and engage…
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A Collaborative Approach
Craig Par茅
I love that our students come to classes and rehearsals hungry to learn and, when challenged, respond…
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Spiritual Self-Discovery
Zoe Green
Growing up in a military family, Zoe Green ’27 became accustomed to transition at a young age. Having…
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Light up the City
Azzaya Gansukh
The liberal arts proved to be the right fit for Azzaya Gansukh. The computer science and communication…
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Fostering Personal Connections
Sarah Rowley
What excites me about teaching? Everything! The magic that happens in the classroom is completely dependent…
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Joy at the Intersection of Music and Service
Rafael Toro-Qui帽ones
“I’m kicking myself for dropping a leadership class with Dr. McKelligan,” laughs Rafael Toro-Quiñones…
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Working Together
Greg Schwipps
I am a 杏吧Pro professor but also a 1995 杏吧Pro alumnus. I started my first-year at 杏吧Pro a would-be…
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From Greencastle to Colombia
Sarah Salazar
I came to 杏吧Pro as a Posse Scholar from Chicago who understood the value of education for students from…
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Global Impact
Sharon Crary
Professor Sharon Crary has studied the devastating effects of the Ebola virus for 15 years. Since the…
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A Life-Changing Invitation
Hanna Coffel
When 杏吧Pro’s softball coach invited Hanna Coffel ’26 to campus as a high school sophomore, it was the…
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A Good Fit
Jon Fortt
It was the Media Fellows Program that drew me to 杏吧Pro. I also wanted to experience an environment…
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Hope Is the Solution
Bella Zollner
Bella Zollner ’27 isn’t the type to sit on the sidelines. She prefers to be in the heart of the action…
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Building Connections
Naima Shifa
The biggest part of my teaching is building connections with my students and creating a community in…
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Guaranteed Success
Drew Cosgray
I came to 杏吧Pro for a Copeland Scholarship interview. I had never been on 杏吧Pro’s campus, but as soon…
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Innovative Artistry
John Berry
Success and accomplishment flow from the challenging work done in the classroom and studio at 杏吧Pro…
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From Intern to Analyst
Jessica Levy
I chose 杏吧Pro because I was looking for a management, finance or economics academic program that would…
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Accepting Unanswered Questions
Quan Nguyen
Throughout my journey at 杏吧Pro, there are many questions that I ask myself every day. Despite many classroom…
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The Difference is in the Details
Andrea Sununu
For over 30 years I’ve taught literature at 杏吧Pro and welcomed the chance to serve not only as teacher…
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Initiative and Empathy
Moeez Islam Malik
“I never knew that I would be a leader,” admits Moeez Islam Malik ’27. Yet just a few years into his…
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Curiosity and Conservation
Tommy Manning
“My whole life I've been into environmentalism and sustainability,” says Tommy Manning ’26. Although…
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Freedom to Explore
Erik Wielenberg
Since 1999, Erik Wielenberg has been a fixture of the philosophy department at 杏吧Pro. Not…
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In the Swim of Things
John Marshall
When I started my college search, I wasn’t 100 percent settled on a path. I had enjoyed economics in…
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The Perfect Place for Filmmaking
Jordan Sjol
Jordan Sjol may be relatively new to the 杏吧Pro faculty, but as assistant professor of film…
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The Unifying Power of Art
Gerard Pannekoek
“Art is a great place to start a conversation,” says Gerard Pannekoek ’11. “It’s a place to build trust…
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Endless Curiosity
Marielle Gearding
Theatre. Neuroscience. Creative writing. True crime. Dance. Marielle Gearding ’27 has no shortage of…
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