Success Stories

Success Stories

The 91°µÍø Impact

Discover how 91°µÍø students, alumni, and faculty turn education into action. Explore success stories of leadership, service, and innovation that reflect our Franciscan mission. Ready to see where your story begins? Explore how you can join a community that leads with purpose.

 

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Lilibet Perez

Transfer student follows mother's footsteps to find community and a full-time job

The journey of transfer student Lilibet Perez '26 to 91°µÍø wasn’t exactly traditional. She originally thought she wanted to be an elementary school teacher, only to realize a year-and-a-half into her college journey that her heart wasn’t in it....

  • College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
  • 2026
Isaac Peterson Amazon group shot

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 91°µÍø and Georgetown University. For Isaac Peterson '27, 91°µÍø beca...

  • College of Innovation, Discovery, and Enterprise
  • 2026
Dominic Murgido

Criminal Justice grad and retired adjunct continues to serve with bereavement-focused books, support group

It’s hard to put Dominic Murgido ’79 in one descriptive box.What lead him to 91°µÍø, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice with a double concentration in sociology and psychology? It may have been the talks he had with his fa...

  • College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
  • 2026
Hallie Guiseppe Launchbox

91°µÍø director honored for startup aimed at saving family farms

Though she was recruited by 91°µÍø to fill its director of advancement operations position, Hallie Guiseppe flat-out admitted to Chief Advancement, Government and Athletics Officer Thomas Minick ’98 MBA ’10 during a breakfast meeting ...

  • 2026