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Juniata College is the ideal choice for inquisitive,

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intentional, and interesting students who seek a college experience that will have a powerful and meaningful effect upon their lives and who

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approach their college years ready to do the work of self-discovery. At Juniata, students find both a

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home and community completely committed to their personal growth and intellectual development.

If you’re ready to attend a college where you are guaranteed

in the country

to graduate in four years with a hard-earned, respected, and useful college degree, consider Juniata. If you’re ready to begin a journey to build intellectual dexterity, courage of heart, an ease with collaboration, and a habit of self-reliance, Juniata is your ideal fit. If you’re thinking about applying to

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At Juniata, students partner with their faculty advisers to identify

Nearly 95 percent of Juniata graduates are employed or enrolled

Juniata through your campus visit, application, and orientation, Juniata College will guide you. Our admission counselors enjoy providing you with a full sense of what it means to be part of Juniata. Our financial aid officers will partner with you to ensure that you have the opportunity to attend one of the best liberal arts colleges in the country. At Juniata, you’ll find a home and community completely committed to your personal growth and intellectual development.

the areas of study they are particularly passionate about and design a

in graduate school within six months of graduation. They work at

personal academic Program of Emphasis (POE) that will enable them to

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explore it. The POE is a vigorous, challenging, but fluid plan of educational

and pursue master’s degrees, law degrees, medical degrees, MBAs,

action that encourages students to evolve their thinking, align their

and doctorates at some of the nation’s top graduate schools,

interests with emerging (or traditional) career opportunities, and become

including Cornell, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame, Princeton,

focused and well-prepared college graduates that employers want to hire.

Stanford, and the University of Pennsylvania.

The POE provides a foundation upon which layers of experiences and opportunities can be added from internships, undergraduate research,

Juniata graduates thoughtfully guide the course of their lives, build

and study abroad to community engaged learning. The result is a

creative and rewarding careers, and make substantive contributions

meaningful outcome that reflects the authentic, emerging you.

to the complex and fascinating world into which they rise.

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1 of 45 Colleges That Change Lives

Julie Reighard pictured with her brother, Joel Reighard

JULIE REIGHARD

“When I was looking at colleges, I realized that anywhere I’d go, I was going to be investing a lot.

I have four brothers: three are in college and Joel (pictured) also attends Juniata. Thankfully, Juniata offered me scholarships that made it possible for me to attend. In fact, Juniata not only offered me scholarships—they had more to offer in terms of hands-on experience, a supportive community, and the talented professors.”—Julie Reighard

Member of Caring For Kids with Cancer, Eagle Ambassador POE: Accounting Financial, Intermediate, and Managerial Reading, running, soccer, hanging out with my friends

96% of our graduates do so in four years or fewer “It is through education that we learn our values, know our identity, and learn how to raise our voices—for ourselves and for those who can’t raise their voices,” Liliane Umuhoza said at the Bailey Oratorical, the College’s formal speech competition. A child survivor of the Rwandan genocide, Liliane is harnessing the power of Juniata’s hands-on learning opportunities. From leading a group of Juniata students and faculty back to her home country to studying in Israel, she is focused on changing the world.

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HARRIS CAULER Project Manager, Digital Experience at GEICO, Washington, D.C. POE: Information Technology, secondary emphasis in Management Section Leader of Concert Choir • Technology Analyst Intern, U.S. Dept. of Education • Project Development Manager • Founder, Fusepoint Web Development Co. • Young Entrepreneurs Society • Student Government Executive Board • Photographer

LILIANE UMUHOZA Advocate for justice in Rwanda POE: Peace and Conflict Studies and Communication Mediation • Interpersonal Communication Genocide Awareness and Action Week • Bailey Oratorical Speech Contest • Beyond Tolerance Workshop Series • Peace and Conflict Studies Club

“At Juniata, I found people who believed in me, as well as an environment where I could gain confidence and do everything I wanted,” says Harris Cauler. While at Juniata, Harris supervised 25 fellow students in the Technology Solutions Center, created his own web development company with start-up funds from the College’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, and traveled the world with the Juniata Concert Choir. All of these experiences resulted in Harris’s postgraduate life: he was hired to GEICO’s three-year emerging leader program, and works as a user experience analyst and designer at GEICO.