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 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…

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…

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…

A few months after her promotion this summer to chief executive of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Bobbi Watt Geer M’05 was asked what it’s like to sit in her new chair. As it turns out, she doesn’t really know.

“I never sit there…

Jiabi He traveled halfway around the world so she could study social sciences at Robert Morris University.

The native of China hoped to expand her knowledge and civic engagement more than she felt possible at home, where the overwhelming focus…

The sounds of Robert Morris hockey star Luke Lynch can be heard everywhere. And anywhere. Whether in the dressing room, at practice, or on game days — especially on game days — the senior center chatters like a seasoned auctioneer.

Wise and…

Tim Friez ‘08 still remembers his family’s first computer. He was in third grade, and his dad — a butcher by trade — was working toward an IT degree. As his father began tinkering with the machine, Friez started tinkering too.

Before long he…

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…