Muhlenberg College

The Muhlenberg experience from the perspective of a remote upperclassman, Brett Friedman.

Muhlenberg College is pleased to welcome the newest members of our community, including first year students, new transfer students and new School of Continuing Studies students, for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Sarah Vetesi '21 helped design a research project with her two mentors this summer that focused on assessing the level of care patients received when seeking treatment for potential sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Aviv Campbell '23 and Renee Heller '21 are analyzing the vast amount of information found on marine acidification to find trends that can relate to freshwater acidification. The research team also plans to investigate which organisms would be most affected by the pH changes due to the acidification.

Caroline Dunn '21 is broadening her horizons with a remote development and events internship with the Barrington Stage Company.

Double major Francesca Jones '21 combines her interests in a summer research project examining differences in the perceived risk of climate change among different socioeconomic groups.

Vijay Rao '22 and Jessica Sommer '21, working with Jordanna Sprayberry, professor of biology, explore the intricacies of bumblebee foraging. They're creating a framework for their research to explore how the enviromental conditions affect bee foraging and help other researchers studying the topic.

Adam Cantor '21 and Jonah Silverman '22 create an app to establish a home base for tick research across the country.

Because of an internship opportunity the College offered in the wake of COVID-19, Karla Sagastizado '21 is considering a career in law.

Caya Greenspan-Layman '22, with the help of professor of sociology Janine Chi, analyzes how performance art shapes identity and enacts social change in Southeast Asia.

Director of Public Health Chrysan Cronin and Kevan Shah '22 applied for the grant together last fall and announced the grant together to the community and the media at a campus event on January 16. The funds will be used to train students to train members of the Lehigh Valley community to administer the lifesaving drug Narcan.

Rebecca Shear '21 is working with Gretchen Gotthard, professor of neuroscience, to determine the impact of overloading working memory using visuospatial tasks such as Tetris.

Brian Acquaviva '21, Alexandria Lerner and Malak Rayes '21 are analyzing a recent scientific breakthrough called vibrational strong coupling (VSC), a phenomena that alters the characteristics of chemical bonds in ways never before seen.

Morgan Tietz '21 is analyzing and comparing biodiversity at two different types of green spaces in Allentown and conducting a sociodemographic search to determine which populations have access to these green spaces.

Cole Giessler is looking at how native and non-native plants' blooming patterns change due to a warmer climate.

Sophie Chong '21and Jordyn Kamis '21 were selected to participate in this year's NCAA Career in Sports Forum, an opportunity to get career guidance and network with athletics administrators and sports industry experts.

The tournament raised over $2,500 for Casa Guadalupe Center.

Students with a term GPA of 3.5 or higher for the semester were recognized for this academic achievement.

The College's newest members of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's most prestigious honor society for undergraduates in the liberal arts and sciences, were celebrated in a virtual event on Monday, June 15.

Muhlenberg inducted scholar-athletes from the Class of 2020 into Chi Alpha Sigma, the first national student-athlete society to honor college students who have excelled in the classroom and in competition.

Ten Muhlenberg athletes were recognized for their behavior with their selection to the 2020 Spring All-Centennial Conference Sportsmanship Team.

Have you ever wondered how your brain and mouth go from thinking about a word to articulating it? Alexandra Frazer, assistant professor of psychology, put this question to the test with the help of Muhlenberg student researcher Kat Hodges '20, a biochemistry major and public health minor. Students Alyce Huot '20, Hazem Abdelaal '20, Jessica Oxer '21 and Marwan Rajha '21 also assisted with the research.

Congratulations to the Class of 2020! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Muhlenberg College 2020 Baccalaureate and Commencement ceremonies have been rescheduled for October 17 and 18. However, to commemorate this important milestone, the College hosted a Virtual Senior Week which culminated May 17 with the Conferral of Degrees by President Kathleen Harring. During the presentation, 518 students were awarded their undergraduate degrees.

Tri Alpha honors outstanding students who are the first in their families to attend college.

The virtual ceremony celebrated academic achievement, community engagement, original research and commitment to the College.

Davis is among the scholarship recipients honored for outstanding academic performance in physics.

Even while away from his students, Ian Wolfe Adler '20 is still creating lesson plans.

Muhlenberg teams and athletes set or tied many school records during the 2019-20 year, and they also achieved many career milestones.

A trip to Disney should be fun. But for a group of Muhlenberg students in January, the trip also helped explore the many ways that Walt Disney World staff create a culture of leadership.

The Shankweiler Scholars program is the newest honors program at Muhlenberg, designed for students with an interest in a future career as a physician and who also have other broad intellectual interests in the liberal arts, including the humanities and social sciences.