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Photo Gallery: Lafayette Breaks Ground for Oechsle Center for Global Education
The College held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Oechsle Center for Global Education April 6 at the site of building’s future location, along South College Drive south of Pardee Hall. The center is being made possible by the support of Walter Oechsle ’57 and his wife, the late Christa Huber Oechsle. Oechsle, an emeritus trustee [...]
Zachary Jones ’13 to Co-Author Book on Composer Antonio Molino with Professor Anthony Cummings
By Shehtaz Huq ’14 By the time Zachary Jones ’13 (Bethlehem, Pa.) is 24 years old, he will be the co-author and co-publisher of a major international collaboration. A Marquis Scholar and double major in music and anthropology & sociology, Jones recently presented one of three undergraduate papers selected for the prestigious 2013 College Music Society conference. The paper [...]
Students Will Present Research at Annual Meeting of Pa. Academy of Science
Twenty-seven students will present research papers with their faculty mentors at the 89th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science April 5-7 at University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. Mary Higgins ’15 (Annandale, N.J.), a biology major, and Anna Peterson ’15 (Seattle, Wash.), a biochemistry major, will present “Cross-Receptor Desensitization of T Cell and Chemokine [...]
Students Work with Community Partners to Find Solutions, Locally and Globally
For young parents, finding safe and affordable housing can be a challenge. Although shelters are available, many find their rules too restrictive, so they avoid them. Deborah Byrd, professor of English, and research assistant Kristin Anderson ’14 (Newburgh, N.Y.) spent the summer and fall meeting with teens from the Family and Development Research Program, which [...]
19 Students Invited to Present at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Nineteen students have been invited to present their research at the 27th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) April 11-13 at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. NCUR is the largest conference of its kind in the country with approximately 2,000 undergraduates from more than 250 colleges and universities in attendance. This is Lafayette’s 26th year of [...]
Students Learn Local Politics with Massachusetts State Rep. Paul Brodeur ’86
“Before this experience, I had written off the idea of holding a governmental office because I thought it was unattainable. This externship showed me that becoming a part of the government is a realistic and attainable goal. Representative Brodeur showed me that ordinary people can hold offices and often do the best job at it, [...]
Yen Joe Tan ’14 Explores Waste Management and Swahili Culture in Kenya
“I always thought that I wouldn’t face culture shock since I’ve lived in three countries [Malaysia, Singapore, and the United States], but this semester made me realize that no matter how much you’ve seen, there’s always a different way to do something that you’ve never thought of,” says Yen Joe Tan ’14. Tan, a dual [...]
Photo Gallery: College Theater Presents Arabian Nights
Lafayette College Theater presented its production of Arabian Nights March 6-9 at the Williams Center for the Arts. Magical, poignant, bawdy, and cruel, the classic tales known around the world came to stunning theatrical life in an abridged version of Mary Zimmerman’s inventive and ingenious adaptation. The production was directed by Mary Jo Lodge, associate [...]
Monica Girardi ’14 and Andy Muñoz ’15 Explore Executive Search Industry with Barry Bregman ’77
Andy Muñoz ’15 (New York, N.Y.) and Monica Girardi ’14 (Scarsdale, N.Y.) learned the intricacies of the financial world and the executive search industry with Barry Bregman ’77, vice chairman of financial services at CTPartners in New York City. During the externship, Girardi and Muñoz researched companies for recruiting and sourcing; observed interviews, client meetings, [...]
Coming Full Circle: Malagasy Student is First LIME Graduate to Attend U.S. Institution
Even though this is her second semester at Lafayette, Rebeka Ramangamihanta ’16 still has a hard time believing she’s living her dream of studying in America. “Sometimes I look in the mirror and say, ‘Is it really true?’” says Ramangamihanta, the first high school student to complete the Lafayette Initiative for Malagasy Education (LIME) and [...]
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