When she was student teaching, Erica found out her principal and superintendent also went to RMU.

Erica Snyder thought she wanted to go far away from home for college. So she left Pittsburgh to study at the University of Alabama. 

But by the end of her freshman year, Erica realized that smaller classes and more interaction with faculty…

The CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania knows what kids need to succeed.

As president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania, Lisa Abel-Palmieri oversees operations serving 7,000 children a year throughout the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. And her goal is to provide the same thing for each and every…

Her RMU legacy family is its third generation, with her son following in her footsteps like she followed in her dad’s.

Three Generations of Fans

For three generations of the Morrow and Veitch families, Robert Morris University serves as more than just a common thread. It’s a family tie that binds.

This branch of the family tree begins with John Morrow…

The Cleveland Clinic ICU nurse graduated twice from RMU.

When Madeliene Peterson pulls into the Cleveland Clinic parking garage, she knows she’s got to be at her very best for the next 12 hours. People’s lives depend on it.

“It’s very difficult on a lot of days,” says Madeliene, a registered nurse in…

The 2019 RMU Alumni Heritage Award is given to Doug and Carol and MacPhail.

Carol MacPhail M ‘86 and Doug MacPhail ‘74 have supported each other through 37 years of marriage, the raising of three daughters, two successful careers, and many personal endeavors.

Doug is a senior vice president and portfolio management…

How to make sure you don’t lose your reason this season.

According to the American Psychological Association, 61% of people say the holiday season is a stressful time. The high expectations that we create for ourselves this time of year can be a big part of the problem. We should try to remember what we all…

Thad Ciechanowski ’98 is a father, filmmaker, and full-fledged fan of Edgar Allan Poe. The former communications management major is a two-time Emmy Award winner. He’s adapted two Poe stories — “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Raven…

Nneka Ezeigbo crashed to the floor, the result of a collision with a Mount St. Mary’s player during the 2019 Northeast Conference Tournament. The Robert Morris center stayed down briefly before hearing the call by the official: charging against the…

For three generations of the Morrow and Veitch families, Robert Morris University serves as more than just a common thread. It’s a family tie that binds.

This branch of the family tree begins with John Morrow ‘73, links to his daughter, Susan…

When Dean Manna says he loves being in the classroom, he means it. This year is the marketing professor’s 46th at Robert Morris University, 30 of which he spent as department head.

Manna has been drawn to marketing and sales since his own…