Announcements
Job openings, updated May 16
Custodian, director of student involvement, alcohol and other drug services program assistant, and program assistant in the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life are the latest openings posted on the Human Resources website. Other posted positions: head softball coach Public Safety supervisor secretary for the Biology Department director of Public Safety coordinator of aquatics and [...]
Meet Dining Services’ prize winners
Dining Services has posted names and photos for several recent contest winners. Prizes included an iPad and a gift card from the Midnight Breakfast, a Kindle and a gift card for the winning iCommit photo statements, and an Honest Tea backpack. See names and photos on the Dining Services announcements webpage
Football season tickets on sale
Season tickets for home football games are on sale. Rates are $90 for adults, $70 for seniors, $55 for youth, and $200 for seats in the Coke Zone. Season parking passes for football games will be available starting June 3. Visit the ticketing webpage to learn more
Extended library hours in effect
Extended exam hours at Skillman & Kirby Libraries are in effect. Skillman Library is open 24/6, closing at midnight Saturdays and re-opening 10 a.m. Sunday mornings. Kirby Library opens at 8:45 a.m. and remains open until midnight, Monday-Friday. Learn about late-night access and more
ITS Coffee Break: Google Glass, survey software, and more
The Coffee Break podcast from Information Technology Services has released its four episode of 2013. Hosts Courtney Bentley, director of instructional technology, and Ken Newquist, director of web applications development, talk about topics such as changes coming in WordPress 3.6, the garage-style computer Raspberry Pi, the new wearable computer Google Glass, and ITS’s new offices. Visit the Coffee [...]
Listen to audio of film & media studies alumni panel
Career Services has posted an audio recording of the recent film and media studies alumni dinner panel. Guest speakers sharing their experiences are Daryn Carp ’10, production coordinator, Bravo/NBCUniversal; Sally Lou Loveman ’84, director of audience services, Harpo Studios; Josh Oshinsky ’00, producer, writer, founder and Emmy Award-winner, Ocean Sky Films; Melissa Shusterman ’89, president, [...]
Hill to Home newsletter online
The Spring 2013 issue of Hill to Home, a newsletter for parents of Lafayette students, is available online. Article topics include president-elect Alison Byerly, the Laf360 initiative, downtown Easton, Lafapalooza, and more. Read Hill to Home (PDF)
Spring issue of Bytes and Books online
The Spring issue of Bytes & Books, the newsletter of the Lafayette Library & Information Technology Services, is available online. Read Bytes & Books (PDF)
Books for students facing their futures
Skillman Library has the following books for students considering their future: Is graduate school really for you?: The whos, whats, hows, and whys of pursuing a master’s or Ph.D. by Amanda I. Seligman? Choose on purpose for twentysomethings: Finding work you love, places to grow, people who care by Susan Berg Career wisdom for college [...]
Book by President-Elect Alison Byerly among library acquisitions
Are we there yet?: Virtual travel and Victorian realism by Lafayette President-Elect Alison Byerly is among the new library acquisitions. Some of the many others include: Innovations in sustainable agriculture: supporting climate-friendly food production Extreme bodies: the use and abuse of the body in art Encyclopedia of biodiversity Good prose: the art of nonfiction Understanding [...]

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