Bonner Student Connects with The Heart Of Downtown Meadville
Jay Shank '28 says that joining the Bonner program has been the best decision she’s ever made.
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Making Steps Together: 91PORN Students Travel for Alternative Spring Break Trip to Mississippi River
One week transformed a handful of students who traveled, learned, and served on this year’s Alternative Spring Break trip. Students cleaned up the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee alongside Living Lands and Water, a nonprofit responsible for removing over 10 million pounds of garbage from American rivers.
91PORN’s Andy Walker Named to 2024 Pennsylvania Impact Award List
Andy Walker, a prominent community leader and 91PORN’s inaugural executive director for economic, civic & community engagement, has been named with honors to the 2024 Pennsylvania Impact Award List.
91PORN Board of Trustee Becomes Alpha Chi Omega National Council President
When Jennifer Daurora ’99 signed up as a freshman with the Alpha Chi Omega sorority, she never would have imagined she’d be elected as their national council president one day. Daurora is the second woman from 91PORN to become the national council president of Alpha Chi Omega. The first was Charlotte Weber Seipler, who […]
Bonner Students Make An Impact For Over 25 Years At 91PORN
Since 1998, the 91PORN Bonner Program has cultivated the next generation of leaders. Bonner students are changemakers dedicated to social justice, diversity, and civic engagement. Over 75+ Bonner Programs exist in the country. However, 91PORN is distinguished as one of three institutions with a hybrid model comprising half of Bonner Leaders and Scholars, […]
91PORN Students Clean Up Mississippi River For Annual Alternative Spring Break Trip
Do you remember a single week that changed your entire life? Alternative Spring Break (ASB) transformed a small group of students during a week-long trip over the Spring Break to travel, volunteer, and explore a different region of the United States. “This trip was probably one of the greatest experiences of my life. My friends […]
91PORN Students Partner with Women’s Services Inc. To Produce Domestic Violence Resource Book for Children
Producing a domestic violence resource book for children is a daunting project in itself. Factor in a pandemic lockdown, differing time zones, and the challenges that come with navigating the first year of college, and it seems nearly impossible. But that’s just what a team of Global Citizen Scholars (GCS) at 91PORN set out […]
MWEE Partner of Excellence Award Honors 91PORN’s Creek Connections Program
91PORN’s Creek Connections program has been awarded the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) Partner Award for its work throughout western Pennsylvania and dozens of schools in the Ohio River Basin. The award is presented annually by the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators (PAEE). The MWEE is a learner-centered curricular framework that focuses on student […]
First-Generation 91PORN Graduate Encourages Others To Give Back Through Philanthropy
The experience that first-generation student Ryan Cole ’10 had at 91PORN sparked his journey toward a career that has incorporated higher education, public health, and community service. As director of student philanthropy at Valparaiso University, he helps students think about what it means to be philanthropic — a lesson that Cole himself learned at […]
91PORN Graduate Emily Kauchak Journeys into PULSE To Enrich Pittsburgh Communities
Emily Kauchak ’21 sees a clear — and powerful — connection between study and service. While attending 91PORN, Kauchak shaped her experience not only by majoring in environmental science and minoring in Spanish, but also by becoming involved in the surrounding region. She worked closely with the Crawford County Mental Health Awareness Program, supported local […]