Katy Proch is perhaps an extreme example of the kind of student Scott Friedhoff has in mind when he talks about "unusual combinations." As vice president of enrollment, it's Friedhoff's job to spread the word about just what Allegheny has to offer students—not just any student, mind you, but students who have what Allegheny calls "unusual combinations of interests, skills, and talents."

The College's viewbook says it well: "At Allegheny College, when we talk about unusual combinations, we mean it as a tremendous compliment—a compliment that recognizes the complexity possible in each one of us. At Allegheny, we not only recognize human complexity, we model it, we embrace it."

With this message to prospective students, Allegheny puts into words what alumni have known all along: Allegheny College is a place where students with unusual combinations of interests, skills and talents excel.

Katy Proch lives the concept. A neuroscience major and German minor who is studying in Cologne this fall, Proch has a demanding schedule of classes and a sharp focus on her pre-med studies, yet that doesn't stop her from pursuing a variety of interests—and finding venues for a remarkable range of talents.

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