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Allegheny College Relay for Life Raises Nearly $40,000 To Fight Cancer
This year's student-driven Relay for Life at Allegheny College raised nearly $40,000 to fight cancer, approximately $6,000 more than last year's total.

Allegheny College Founders House To Honor Richard Cook and Terry Lahti
Allegheny College, the nation's 32nd oldest college, is commemorating the earliest days of the college and the Meadville Chamber of Commerce with a unique tribute to two community leaders.

Allegheny College President Richard J. Cook To Speak at Commencement
The Commencement ceremony at Allegheny College on Sunday, May 11 at 10 a.m. will honor 554 graduates – thought to be the largest class in the college's history – and feature an address by Allegheny president Richard J. Cook.

Allegheny College Faculty Members Receive Awards for Excellence in Teaching
Two members of the Allegheny College faculty received honors for their continued dedication to teaching and higher education at the college's annual Honors Convocation held on Tuesday, April 29. Robert K. Schwartz was awarded the 2008 Julian Ross Award for Excellence in Teaching, and Ishita Sinha Roy received the 2008 Thoburn Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Recent Allegheny Grad Jaclyn Spirer Wins Top Honor at Ivy Film Festival
Jaclyn Spirer, a December graduate of the Allegheny College class of 2008, won the Best Documentary prize and the Grand Jury Award for her film “Finding Matty's Voice” at the seventh annual Ivy Film Festival.

Final Concert in Alec Chien's Beethoven Piano Sonata Series To Honor Richard Cook and Terry Lahti
Alec Chien, professor of music and artist in residence at Allegheny College, will conclude the seven-concert series in which he is performing all 32 of Beethoven's piano sonatas at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26 in the college's Shafer Auditorium.

Silberman Recital Series: Oni Buchanan Presents “Poetry in Piano”
The 2007-2008 season of the Silberman Recital Series at Allegheny College concludes with a concert by pianist and award-wining poet Oni Buchanan on Wednesday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Ford Chapel.

7th Annual Executive Roundtable: “Health Care Costs: American Business Crisis”
Allegheny College's 7th Annual Executive Roundtable will take place on Monday, March 31, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Tillotson Room of the Tippie Alumni Center at Cochran Hall. The event is hosted by the college's Department of Economics and is titled “Health Care Costs: American Business Crisis.”

Women's Studies Program Hosts "Pink Think" Author Lynn Peril
Author Lynn Peril, whose writing takes a witty look at women's history through popular culture and advertising from the turn of the century through the 1970s and beyond, will visit Allegheny College March 25-27 to help the women's studies department celebrate 25 years at the college.

Allegheny College Creek Connections Program Receives Environmental Education Award
Creek Connections, an environmental education-outreach program of Allegheny College, was recently honored with the Outstanding Environmental Education Program award by the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators.

Allegheny Brass To Make Its Debut in April
The Allegheny Brass, a new music group providing professional-level brass music performance to northwest Pennsylvania and encouraging appreciation of the brass sound, will make its debut at Allegheny College in April.

New Environmental Center at Allegheny College Will Honor President Richard J. Cook
A new environmental center will be named for Richard J. Cook, president of Allegheny College, college officials announced today. The Richard J. Cook Center for Environmental Science, to be housed in Carr Hall, will honor Allegheny's 20th president, who is retiring at the end of the academic year.

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