FDU Magazine Fall 2022

Fall 2022

**Read the entire Fall 2022 issue of FDU Magazine, from cover to cover!**

Fall 2022 Flip-Book

First.

These first-generation graduates are trailblazers — read their candid stories of learning, growth and empowerment.

Cover story

A collage of portraits of first-generation alumni.

Notables

A young man leans back against a table, legs crossed.

Christopher Laman

A woman leans against a table with an illuminated screen. Behind her a skeletal model hangs against the wall.

Nora Lowy

10 Years of the School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

In its landmark first decade, the tenets of the School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences — think, communicate, advocate, lead and implement — have inspired the school’s growth, leadership and direction.

A female pharmacy student in a laboratory pours liquid into a beaker.

Sports

A man wearing a suit stands with his arms crossed on the Metropolitan Campus footbridge.

Tobin Anderson

A white male holds a basketball while standing.

Joseph Nigro

What’s in Your Suitcase?

Two students unzip and unpack their suitcases to show us their essentials for a semester at Wroxton College.

A jumble of items from a suitcase, including clothing, shoes, a camera, a book and more, sit on a wooden desk.

Alumni Profiles

June Schlueter

A well-dressed man in a suit and tie stands in a hospital hallway. The name on his ID badge isn't clear but it says M.D. below.

Brian Temple

A woman sits in a chair, with her feet crossed at the ankles.

Abbey Legott Ferguson

Up Close with University Provost Michael Avaltroni

Michael Avaltroni has worked at the University for nearly two decades. In his new role, he gets into the personal and the professional, talking about his vision, his priorities and his point of view.

Portrait of a man in a suit and tie against a teal green backdrop.

An illustration shows a person inside of a military helmet. Many hands are reaching down to help the person out.

In the Business of Helping Vets

An illustration of a baseball player inside the field diamond, which is on top of a graduation cap.

Funding baseball dreams

An illustration of a student reading on top of a jumble of letters.

Reading Is a Gift

How FDU’s Founder Restored Ellis Island

University founder Peter Sammartino believed deeply in the preservation of history, art and culture — which is why he became involved in the Ellis Island restoration efforts in the 1970s. His legacy there endures.