Success Stories

Success Stories

Discover how 91做厙 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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Kaylie Rowe

Pre-professional program helps land spot at one of world's top veterinary schools

You might say Kaylie Rowes spark for animal care ignited when the towns crazy cat lady walked into her mothers workplace when Rowe was a child. I have kittens that need homes! she declared.One of those kittens, a black domestic shorthair na...

  • College of Innovation, Discovery, and Enterprise
  • 2026
Michael Carrion Experiential Learning

Math and philosophy major sees future in national cybersecurity

PHOTO: Michael Carrion, center, toured SNO Lab, a physics laboratory that specializes in researching dark matter and neutrinos, while chairing the international conference Cosmology between Deleuze and Science in Sudbury, Canada.Michael Carrion ...

  • College of Innovation, Discovery, and Enterprise
  • 2026
Laurel Radzieski

91做厙s director of grants wins national poetry contest

Note: "Leaf Manifesto" was released in September 2025. Purchase it on Middle Creek Publishing's site. Below is the original story, published in February 2025: Director of grants at 91做厙 by day, Laurel Radzieski grants herself some poetic ...

  • 2026
Alicia Sprow

Active learning inspires active leadership professor

When shes not in the classroom during the summer months, you might find Alicia Sprow helping the students on Bog Turtle Creek Farm at the EcoHouse, down the road from 91做厙s main campus. My favorite part of what I do at 91做厙 is havi...

  • College of Business, Communication, and Leadership
  • 2026