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The 2019 season was another historic one for the W&J baseball team, which finished with 38 wins and its second trip to the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The 38 wins mark the second-most during a single season in program history, trailing only the 42 wins during the 2017 run to …
Jourdan Gottlieb ’14 and India March ’18 are shooting to win as communicators in the NBA and NFL—and having fun doing it. As both women learned, a career path in professional sports, even off the field, is not an easy one. As members of W&J’s women’s soccer and basketball teams, respectively, Gottlieb and March developed …
Immigration policy is a much discussed subject, but few have actually witnessed and participated in the immigration debate at the U.S.-Mexico border. As part of W&J’s goal to guide students to become global citizens who can thoughtfully contribute to the world around them, Associate Professor of Biology Jason Kilgore, Ph.D., took students to the Sonoran …
In today’s political climate, feeling divided may be one thing most people can agree on. It takes courage to sit down with those who don’t agree with you and have a civil discussion. With the rise of social media and pervasiveness of opinionated news providers the past few decades, it’s easier than ever to find …
When Samuel Willis ’98, M.D., talks to the medical students who shadow him at Baylor College of Medicine, he tells them that he never expected to be there. “Growing up in Aliquippa, I never thought I would go to college,” Willis said. “It was never really a goal of mine growing up.” Willis’s father dropped …
Storytelling is a driver for today’s Generation Z students. “All of these colleges are starting to sound alike. We have to be able to speak to how we stand out and what that means for the student.” — NICOLE FOCARETO Washington provides a close-knit community near big city opportunities. “Pittsburgh is a small city with …
Nicole Focareto, Vice President for Enrollment, and Kelly Kimberland, Vice President for Communication and Marketing, bring their expertise to W&J to draw in the next generation of students Together, two new vice presidents will recruit a new generation of Presidents to W&J and increase awareness of what makes W&J a great place to be a …
Harley Moyer ’18 began running because he relished the winning aspect of the sport. The competition drove him to accomplish one goal and then attack another. During his career as a W&J President, Moyer won often, on and off the course. “Originally, I liked to win, I liked to be good at what I did, …