{"id":202085,"date":"2026-05-25T19:42:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T19:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/202085\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T19:42:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T19:42:41","slug":"middletowns-ashley-rotondo-graduates-cum-laude-from-muhlenberg-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/202085\/","title":{"rendered":"Middletown’s Ashley Rotondo graduates cum laude from Muhlenberg College"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIDDLETOWN \u2014 Ashley Rotondo, of Middletown, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Muhlenberg College May 17. Rotondo majored in Political Science at the college. <\/p>\n

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<\/a> Rajiv Vinnakota \u2014 a pioneering social entrepreneur and president of the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, as well as leader of the institute’s College Presidents for Civic Preparedness coalition \u2014 will deliver the keynote address at the ceremony and will be awarded an honorary degree alongside two other distinguished leaders: Kassie Hilgert, president and CEO of ArtsQuest, and Zachary Mannheimer ’99, founder and board chair of Alquist 3D.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> Student speakers include Vishmitha Dsouza ’26, earning a bachelor’s degree as a double major in business administration and media\/communication, and Kristin Heiss-Erbrick ’24, G’26, earning a master’s degree in organizational leadership.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg is a highly selective, four-year residential, liberal arts college in the city of Allentown, Pa., with nearly 2,000 bachelor’s and master’s degree-seeking students and a high return on investment. The college’s curriculum and experiences are designed to open doors to new ideas, discoveries, friendships and a lifetime of personal and intellectual growth.

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