Alumni Spotlight

Round River Alums – Submit your highlights here.

Drew Chambers, Taku ’08

After a decade and a half working as a farmer, carpenter, and baker, I'm starting a bakery where I live here in Belfast, ME...

Ben Daggett, Botswana ’13

Currently the Chief of Staff Veterinarian at Acadia Veterinary Hospital in Bar Harbor, Maine. Family recently purchased a homestead property and we are starting the gardens soon...

Grace Stein, Mongolia ’18

I biked the length of the South Island of New Zealand in January! A total of 900 miles in 19 days...

Corlin Zeringue, Botswana ’25

My Botswana Fall semester was my last semester of college, probably the most amazing way I could have graduated. My friends Audrey and Karyn, who were my Botswana tent-mates, came to my official graduation ceremony in Wisconsin... 

Round River Stories: Cora Murphy, Patagonia ’25

One year ago today, I was packing my bags for the Spring Patagonia 2025 semester. Last week, I was packing my bags to go on a ski trip in Bozeman, Montana with a few of the good friends I made from the program. If you had told me a year ago that this is what my life would look like after the program, I’m not sure I would’ve believed it. The program allowed me to build life-long friendships, connections, and have a shared understanding of a beautiful semester in Patagonia...

Gabe Falcione, Taku ’23 & Emily Rothe, Patagonia ’23

In Summer 2025, Gabe and Emily hiked 2,255 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail over 115 days, averaging 20 miles per day on the trail. Gabe shared what their experience was like...

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