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The 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Impact
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Biology major turns early college struggles into research success
PHOTO: Isaac Peterson - back row, second from left - conducted field research in the Amazon Rainforest during the summer of 2025 with faculty from 17³Ô¹ÏÍø and Georgetown University. For Isaac Peterson '27, 17³Ô¹ÏÍø beca...
Member of inaugural engineering class leaves legacy for female STEM students
For Faith Bentz, Berks County pride runs deep. Bentz was born and raised in the county by parents who met and graduated from 17³Ô¹ÏÍø. She has always kept the institution as a top college choice. The year Bentz started at 17³Ô¹ÏÍø coincided w...
Soccer phenom continues family's sports stardom at 17³Ô¹ÏÍø
You might say sports are in the Stair family blood. 17³Ô¹ÏÍø holds a place there, too.It’s also firmly rooted in the heart of first-year student Abby Stair and her parents, Rob '99 and Amy '99, who met on campus. While her parents didn’...
Computer science program spurs educational turnaround
Gino Giacolona '25 didn’t see college in his future when he graduated from high school.And he would tell you he wasn’t a good student. But after taking a gap year and working in construction, he realized hard labor wasn’t for him. It was the compu...