Posts in "Alumni Stories"

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Posted on August 18, 2016

Gordon Team Boosts Fair Trade Business Expansion in India

Gordon students and alumna collaborate to expand operations for Anugra, a fair trade textile enterprise that helps women in India escape poverty.

Posted on August 16, 2016

Jeremy Puz ’09: Turning Furniture into Art

What began as a simple home project—building a shelf out of discarded pallet board—has turned into one alum's thriving woodworking business called Ingrained in Beverly, Massachusetts.

Posted on August 11, 2016

Rachele Gardner ’09: Engaging Youth for Community Impact

Rachele Gardner ’09 has chosen to fully invest in her community of Dorchester, the largest neighborhood in Boston and one with a high youth unemployment rate.

Posted on July 28, 2016

From Comm Arts to the Red Carpet of Comic-Con

Gordon alumnus Tim Lewis' 08 launched the world premiere of his new film "Flesh and Blood" at the LA film festival Dances With Films this summer.

Posted on July 21, 2016

Enterprising Gordon Alumni Named Best of North Shore

The businesses of six Gordon alumni have been named the Best of the North Shore (BONS) by Northshore magazine. The 11th annual award features reader and editor picks for the best places to eat, play and indulge on the North Shore of Boston.

Posted on July 6, 2016

Kika Ghobrial ’16: Growing Friendships and Cultivating Faith

As a Young Life Fellow at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Kika Ghobrial ’16 will earn a Master of Religion and Young Life staff associate training—and simultaneously work to establish a chapter in Lynn, Massachusetts.

Posted on June 23, 2016

Karina Scavo ’13: Continuing Creation Care

Karina Scavo ’13 was granted a prestigious National Science Foundation graduate student fellowship and, in her second year as a Ph.D. student at Boston University, is studying coral reef conservation and restoration in mangrove environments.

Posted on May 20, 2016

Gordon Grad Makes 'Shark Tank' Season Finale

Gordon Alumna Tania Green '08 pitches her invention on the season finale of the ABC’s entrepreneurial show, Shark Tank.

Posted on May 20, 2016

Melissa Pratt-Zossoungbo ’03: Marine Science on Capitol Hill

“My science background is vital to understanding the climate, weather and ocean research going on at OAR, and to being able to write coherently and compellingly about that science,” says Melissa Pratt-Zossoungbo ’03, senior budget formulation analyst for NOAA.

Posted on March 29, 2016

From Gordon College to Ghana: Serving in the U.S. Peace Corps

Posted on March 17, 2016

The Making of a Mockumentary

“I think people will see us being willing to laugh at ourselves and our ridiculousness," says Jeff Ryan ’12 of his new movie YouthMin. "But the film comes away with a meaningful message and I think people will be inspired by that.”

Posted on March 14, 2016