Anan Copty ’94: A Palestinian Christian Physicist’s Quest to Cure Cancer and Build Peace  

Meet Anan Copty ’94, Gordon College’s Alumni of the Year for 2024, who is a Palestinian Christian with an Israeli passport and the founder of SynergyMed, a noninvasive cancer treatment developer that employs people of all faiths and backgrounds.

Creating Pathways to Peace: Gordon’s Collaborative Efforts for Global Harmony  

Gordon and the European Center for the Study of War and Peace (ECSWP)—the host for Gordon’s Balkans semester—recently completed a pioneering practical peacemaking initiative funded by a grant from the Lilly Fellows Program involving schools like Harvard University and Messiah University to incorporate peacemaking into curricula and student life of their universities.

John Lowry’s ’94 Ultimate Adventure: Rowing 3,275 Miles Across the Atlantic  

On June 1 John Lowry ’94 will undertake his greatest challenge yet: being a part of the first- ever human-powered rowboat Atlantic crossing from Boston to London. Over the course of about 45 days, he and three others will row 24 hours a day to cover 3,275 miles across the Atlantic Ocean.

Gordon in Greece: Alumna Directs Newly Approved Study Abroad Option

How two alumna are bringing the opportunity to experience Greece to the Gordon community

Teaching Internationally During a Global Pandemic

Angela Epplett at Santiago Christian School in Santiago de los Caballeros.

Angela Epplett ’20 sought to pursue her passion for education despite the odds. In a global pandemic, and after only visiting once, Epplett moved to the Dominican Republic to work with third and fifth-grade students with learning needs at Santiago Christian School in Santiago de los Caballeros.