Students who collaborate with biology professor Glen Wurst gain more than valuable laboratory experience on campus—they find a springboard to opportunities in prestigious research settings. "My experience at NIH has been priceless," says student Jennifer Alabran. "It was such a unique environment to work in and the people around me were some of the most amazing scientists in the world."
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Students in professor Mark Cosdon's junior seminar in theatre don't just discuss the latest developments in New York theatre—they experience them firsthand. "This opportunity has been an extremely special one for me because I had never seen New York or a Broadway show," says student Caitlyn Smith. "As a biology major, I would have never expected to be able to experience a trip that would target my passion for the theatrical arts."
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Determination, coupled with mentoring from Allegheny College music faculty, took Bonnie Sands and Damon Harvey all the way to playing Carnegie Hall—twice. "The faculty really take a personal interest in what you would like to do with your future," says Damon, "and move heaven and earth to give you as many opportunities as they can,"
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Student researchers play a critical role in professor Caryl Waggett's study of lead poisoning in the local region—which has uncovered significant quantities of lead in dust in homes and the soil in yards, setting the stage for a program to screen children for lead exposure. "I simply could not have conducted this research without student assistance—and would not have wanted to," says Waggett.
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It's not that unusual for Allegheny faculty to involve students in their presentations at conferences—but it's certainly less common for them to invite a student to another continent to collaborate. Psychology professor Elizabeth Weiss Ozorak did just that when she and student Amy Warnick presented papers on service learning at a conference in the United Kingdom.
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Summer work conducted by physics professor James Lombardi Jr. and his student research assistant, Alexander Brown, was featured in the episode "The Life and Death of Stars," a segment of the History Channel series "The Universe."
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