Muhlenberg College

The inaugural First Peak Film Festival, which will be held November 18 & 19 at Allentown's historic Civic Theatre, will feature Muhlenberg student films and include awards and talkbacks with the filmmakers.

Senior Alex Wagner worked full-time last summer as a Community Organizer for Massachusetts Attorney General candidate Andrea Campbell. He used that experience to found an organization designed to encourage students to both register to vote and to help elect Josh Shapiro as the new governor of Pennsylvania. On November 2, Wagner, co-director Alexandra Schamberger '26 and others in the Muhlenberg College Democrats student organization hosted First Lady Biden and U.S. Representatives Wild and Dean for an event on campus.

Raab is spending her summer working with The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association as their social media and marketing intern, focusing on event planning, daily programs, social media, community outreach and multi-channel marketing.

Quinn spent his summer as part of the company's Future Leaders Program, a sales and recruiting internship that allowed him to be a part of the daily operations for both recruiters and account managers in the Boston office.

Alissa Le '23 says her summer research has been fascinating, opening the door to more questions while also teaching her to value her own place in the world of science.

Nulman had the opportunity to intern for the multifamily property management company.

Tassone was an account management intern at Elevate Healthcare while also spending time on his passion for media and communications.

Foss spent her summer working as a community health and wellness outreach intern at Broad Top Area Medical Center which aims to provide access to affordable and high-quality healthcare without discrimination.

Cohen worked as an intern for Senator Steve Santarsiero on his Pennsylvania state senate re-election campaign this summer.

Danielle Costanzo (Muhlenberg College, 2019) is a 2022-23 recipient of an Omicron Delta Kappa Sally K. Albrecht Arts Scholarship. Costanzo graduated magna cum laude from Muhlenberg College. She earned a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in dance science and theatre. During her time at Muhlenberg, she was a course tutor for anatomy and kinesiology, biology of movement, and biological and abnormal psychology classes. In addition, Costanzo served as a panelist for new admission recruits and was very active as a performer in multiple dance and theatre productions. She was secretary for the Muhlenberg College Circle and helped organize and promote circle service projects and create awareness of ODK for prospective members. Costanzo is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Costanzo has been involved in community activities, including a term serving as the Model World Health Organization president and as a volunteer for the Art Therapy program for her local hospital and the National Alliance for Mental Illness. She is pursuing a Master of Arts at Rider University in the clinical mental health counseling program, with a concentration in dance and movement therapy. Costanzo hopes to help others through creativity and the healing method of movement.

The nonprofit milk bank provides pasteurized donor human milk to fragile babies throughout the Northeastern U.S.

William Moody '24 and Bhavna Prakash '24 worked for the International Telecommunications Union, specifically on the issue of global broadband access.

Liam Safran '23 and Jenny Makhoul '23 worked together to investigate the mechanisms of memory possessed by this unique single-celled organism.

Lee was on campus this summer doing research with Professor Richard Niesenbaum on mycorrhizal presence, which is a beneficial fungus that grows in plant roots.

Oberman spent her summer interning with WIN Nutrition, a nutraceutical manufacturing company based in Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania.

Joshua Benson spent his summer interning as an operations and supply chain specialist at Supply Chain Fitness, a company that works to keep members of the supply chain healthy while working.

Bethany Fluck '23 and Katie Raab '24 studied predator and prey interactions under the mentorship of Professor of Biology Erika Iyengar.

Three Muhlenberg players were named to the D3football.com preseason All-America team.

Eli Coopersmith '23, Jacklyn Hernandez '23 and Gabrielle Stein '25 spent six weeks this summer developing a way to use shell waste from pecan and hazelnut manufacturers to create a soil dressing for potted plants.

Danielle Roban had the opportunity this summer to participate in the Maccabiah Games, which is the second-largest sporting event in the world after the Olympics.

Muhlenberg welcomes the newest members of our community, including first year students, new transfer students and new School of Continuing Studies students, for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Johnson spent her summer working as a drug product development intern at the biotech company, which focuses primarily on rare genetic neuromuscular diseases.

Joshua Ferro spent his summer as a game day intern for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Ten Muhlenberg players were named to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Association 2022 Academic Honor Roll.

Ryan Hebert '22, a computer science major, and Jonah Silverman '22, a mathematics major and statistics minor, were the second Muhlenberg team to win since 2019.

Jackson took a six-week accelerated EMS course over the summer, where she learned patient care skills and obtained her certification as an EMT.

Nour Yousry '23, Paige Henderson '24 and Katelyn Graver '23 conducted research with neuroscience professor Jordanna Sprayberry this summer focusing on the effects of agrochemical pollution on bumblebees.

Alongside 200 other chosen collegiate athletes from around the country, Banahan networked with and learned from athletics professionals and explored her interests in pursuing a career within athletics.

Raab was a researcher in Biology Professor Erika Iyengar's ecology lab looking at the effects of road salt brine on local ponds.

This summer, Sarah Gwiazda '23 is an intern at an accounting firm and a choreographer for two youth performance programs.