Student Profiles

Petrona Laporte: I Kept Showing Up When Petrona Laporte’s daughter was just entering her freshman year of high school and her son was preparing to graduate, her daughter asked her a simple question: Mom, what college did you graduate from? As a single mom raising two children and working full-time, Laporte, who had attended college…

To Jacki D’Amico there is nothing more precious than to see the world from a child’s point of view. “They are so carefree and see the world as an exciting place to learn and play,” states D’Amico who will be graduating with a degree in Elementary and Special Education from Immaculata University. Since she was…

When you meet Immaculata sophomore André Allen, you feel his sense of purpose and his drive to improve himself. As an exercise science major, he is drawn to understanding how the human body works and is constantly challenging himself to maintain fitness and a proper diet. The strive for well-being may stem more from playing…

Coming from a large family, Carmen Galindo ’18 has plenty of experience planning parties: birthdays, weddings and even her parents’ 25th wedding anniversary. It’s no surprise her goal is to own an event planning business. As a business management major with a minor in marketing, Carmen realizes that her career options are numerous. Additionally, she…

Divorce is a life-changing process for everyone involved.  Jessica Gehris has learned how to turn her family’s personal experience with divorce into an inspiration for her career choice. As a sociology major and Adult Professional Studies student, she finds people fascinating and is interested in helping others, especially children dealing with family issues. She hopes…

Most parents endure the inevitable and unending “why” questions that begin in toddlerhood…..hoping their child will eventually become sidetracked from the original question. This was not the case in the Coppa household. Growing up with her five younger siblings in a house she describes as being in “the middle of the woods,” Julia Coppa ‘19…

Patrick Zeoli, a member of the men’s golf team, is a perfect example of a busy athlete. In addition to team golf practices three days a week (at Hershey’s Mill near campus), Patrick and other members of the golf team practice individually as well. As a Nutrition major with a minor in math, Patrick plans…

Traveling alone is a scary thought for most, but not for Mary Kate Walsh ’18, of Philadelphia, who spent most of her junior year exploring the world. Walsh is majoring in English and secondary education with a French minor. Putting her French skills to use, she spent a week in Paris in July 2014; but…