Profiles - Inspiring Individuals & Stories
At 2 a.m. on Pymatuning Lake in Pymatuning State Park when a boat capsized, Cadet 1st Lt Jacob Brass used his military training to save four people without hesitation.
Meet Merilee, Bailey, Brittany and Julia, the four students serving as the Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Marching Band drum majors for 2025.
Ababa Lorde, a senior in Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡â€™s School of Fashion, won a $50,000 scholarship from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), a New York-based nonprofit that is committed to supporting the American fashion designers of the future.
Meet Liberty Prosser, a graduate student furthering her studies in criminology and criminal justice after having graduated from Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡in 2025, with dual Bachelor of Arts degrees – one in sociology with a concentration in social problems, deviance and crime, and another degree in criminology and justice studies with a minor in forensic anthropology.
Meet Derrick Tindimwebwa, a sophomore construction management major from Kampala, Uganda, whose family ties led him to Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡where he's building community and managing connections between the university and the community.