Alumni News & Features

Emmy-nominated journalist comes home to Pennsylvania for the evening news anchor slot at WTAJ-TV Altoona.

After 15 years working in TV in stations across the country, Matt Alvarez ’05 has made it back to his home state of Pennsylvania just in time to see the leaves turn.

Matt became the co-anchor of the evening news broadcast at WTAJ-TV in Altoona…

Some things to consider to increase your child’s ability to succeed in today’s hybrid school environment.

To help contain Covid-19, many schools this fall are offering remote instruction instead of or in combination with in-person education. Here are some tips for parents to help support their child’s success. Remember Just by showing an interest in their…

Starting her own construction inspection business wasn’t easy, but Rochelle never shies away from a challenge.

Rochelle Stachel ’91 credits her father for an entrepreneurial spirit that led her to leave a stable corporate job and start her own quality assurance inspection company. The founding of her company, as we will learn, was neither whimsical nor…

After a year running his own consulting business, Paul now looks to make an impact in the corporate world.

You never know when you might meet an important link in your career network. For Paul Spradley ’03 M’06, the moment came during his last week working as director of the RMU Center for Student Success.

It happened in the early spring of 2019.…

IT team under CIO Phill Miller ’00 M’01 enhances remote learning capabilities in 26 classrooms.

When Covid-19 forced RMU students and professors to leave campus this March, the university’s IT staff had several challenges to face. As they worked hard to shift the last half of the semester to online teaching, they also had to devise a better way…

Her team has helped with a new Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis method that recently won FDA approval.

A team of RMU alumni led by Shelby Landis Goughneour ’13 has played a significant role in a new FDA-approved method for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease with brain scans.

Shelby is senior manager of image management for Avid Radiopharmaceuticals…

Former Colonial heads the WPIAL, which is facing a high school sports season with no fans — and maybe no games.

If you are still getting adjusted to sports without crowds, imagine what it’s like for the athletes. Amy Williams Scheuneman ’03 is thinking about that more than most. The new executive director of the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic…

First in his family to finish college, Adam next got a law degree and now works for PNC Wealth Management.

A few years ago, Adam Etzel ’16 became the first person in his family to earn a college diploma. Then he was the first to graduate from law school and pass the Pennsylvania bar exam. And soon the fiduciary closing officer at PNC Wealth Management will…

A Colombia native, Fernando stayed close after graduation and recently brought food to stock Colonial Cupboard.

Family was a big reason Fernando Acevedo ’02 came to Robert Morris University. But not in the way that usually happens.

The Hopewell Township resident works as an IT professional at the Moon Township offices of Radian Group, a major mortgage…

Sports fan is CFO of the video company that shot last month’s golf showdown between Peyton, Tom, Phil, and Tiger.

For golf fans desperate for televised competition, the charity match featuring Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning versus Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady the weekend before last came as a blessing and a relief. But few of them could have been more delighted…