Allegheny College
MEADVILLE - Michael Purcell, a son of Kenneth and Tara Purcell, of Kulpmont, graduated from Allegheny College May 10.
A 2010 graduate of Mount Carmel Area Junior-Senior High School, Purcell received a Bachelor of Arts from Allegheny with a major in political science and a minor in religious studies. While at Allegheny, Purcell played varsity football for the Allegheny Gators and help to create the Allegheny Mock Trial Team.
To fulfill the requirements for a degree, Allegheny students must complete comprehensive senior projects in their majors. The senior project is a significant piece of independent study, research or creative work requiring an oral defense. Allegheny is one of a few select institutions in the country that require an independent senior project prior to graduation.
Purcell's senior project was entitled "Effectively Using Structural Mapping to Reduce the Lethality of Terror Organizations."
One of the oldest colleges in the country, Allegheny College will celebrate its bicentennial in 2015.