Leading with Grace

For Emily van Mulbregt ’17, working with the orangutans and gorillas at Georgia’s Zoo Atlanta is a childhood dream fulfilled.
She always knew she wanted to work with animals, and after her first internship, it stuck. “I said, ‘This is what I am meant to do.’”
Stories, weddings and updates from our Ursinus classmates
Danielle Pomante ’17 and Jeffrey Endy ’15 were married on December 17, 2022.
Joseph Duffy ’18 recently met up with Danielle Kuller ’18 and Elizabeth Iobst ’19 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Hayley O’Donnell ’15 and Ethan Wright ’15 celebrated their wedding on May 1, 2022.
Rayleen Rivera-Harbach ’15 and Wilmer Barndt ’14 were married on November 12, 2022.
George Geist ’77 was elected six times (between 1991 and 2003) and held office as a New Jersey assemblyman and state senator. Nominated twice by two governors, Geist was a state judge, supervising judge, and was elected president of the association of judges. He retired after 16 years on the court.
Abby Peabody ’22 and Annie Karreth, associate professor of politics and international relations, discuss the reasons—including financial barriers and cultural and social obstacles—that keep women from running for public office.
The den is stirring and our Bears are back and ready to roar. On #Giving2UCday we’ll be rallying the pack—on campus and online—to get loud and give back to Ursinus College. It’s your chance to show the Ursinus community what UC means to you and why our Bears ROAR!
Join us on #Giving2UCday. Mark your calendar for Tuesday, November 30, 2021, to make your #Giving2UCday gift at or call the advancement office at 610-409-3585.
Visit the link below to learn more about how you can participate in this year’s #Giving2UCday challenges and win some great prizes!
Abbie Cichowski Kim ’10,
Director of Leadership Annual Gifts
As an employee, I have met so many accomplished, interesting, and caring alumni, parents, and friends who have, in turn, deepened my love of this place and its evolution.
My professors, who once opened my eyes to new worlds, have become lifelong mentors and friends.
As a first-generation college student, I consider our commitment to egalitarianism as a source of great pride.
A walk across campus—regardless of season—is a thing of beauty.
Authenticity and humility have always been at the heart of the Ursinus College community.
If every person spent some time each day pondering the reflective and introspective questions posed in the Common Intellectual Experience, and now, the Ursinus Quest, I feel the world would be a much better place. We’re doing our part.
Ursinus has been cited as one of the nation’s Colleges that Change Lives. It certainly changed mine.
Bear hugs are, hands-down, the best hugs.
Finally, I’m thankful that my list of reasons does not stop here.
The Schellhase Commons—the welcoming gateway to the Ursinus College campus that sits on the corner of Main Street and Fifth Avenue—was officially dedicated in honor of its namesake during an intimate ceremony on Friday, October 22.
Thanks to the generosity of trustee Will ’61 and Joan Abele, the 17,305-square-foot two story building is named for former assistant professor of religion, wrestling coach, and executive secretary for the alumni association Richard T. Schellhase ’45 and his wife, Kay Kerper Schellhase ’57.