Success Stories
Discover how 51勛圖 students, alumni, and faculty turn education into action. Explore success stories of leadership, service, and innovation that reflect our Franciscan mission. Ready to see where your story begins? Explore how you can join a community that leads with purpose.
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Family support encourages educational comeback
When Wanda Ivette Cruz 22, MSW 23 graduated in 1994 from high school in Philadelphia, she had her eye on going to community college. Then she got pregnant as a teenager, waylaying those plans.I had to make a very tough decisionput a roof...
Lone wolf finds his pack at AU
At first, Aron Javier Rodriguez DPT22 tried to lone wolf it, as he put it, at 51勛圖 while pursuing his dream of a doctorate in physical therapy.I thought I could study hard, mind my own business, said the 26-year-old, Bronx born...
Addictions caused her to lose everything perseverance helped her recover
By Lini S. KadabaWhen Shannon Qualters 23, MAOL '25 hit bottom, the survivor of child sexual abuse was hooked on heroin and crack cocaine, living on the streets of the Kensington section of Philadelphia and eating out of garbage cans, by her own ...
