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Lafayette to Grant 611 Degrees to 584 Graduates at 177th Commencement
Lafayette will grant 611 degrees to 584 graduating seniors at the College’s 177th Commencement Saturday, May 19. The event will feature an address by Garry Marshall, the award-winning television and film director, writer, producer, and actor, and will include the awarding of four honorary degrees. The processional will begin at 2:15 p.m. with the program [...]
Retiring Faculty Elected to Emeritus Status
Retiring faculty members Helen V. Dungan, cataloging librarian; Charles W. Holliday, professor of biology; J. Ronald Martin ’66, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering; and Arnold A. Offner, Cornelia F. Hugel Professor of History, have been elected to emeritus status and will be recognized at the 177th Commencement on May 19. Visit the Commencement website [...]
Jaclyn Avidon ’12 Presents Research at International Planetary Science Conference
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Jaclyn Avidon ’12 (New York, N.Y.) has interned with NASA, done EXCEL Scholars research on the surface temperature of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, and now has presented work at the premiere conference for planetary scientists. Avidon, a physics major, presented her research at the 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in [...]
Transformation of Quad Set to Begin
Phase two of a dramatic transformation of Lafayette’s central campus will create a more walkable and environmentally-friendly campus with more open spaces connected by an enhanced network of pedestrian walkways. The project is scheduled to begin at the end of May with an anticipated completion date in November. Construction schedules may be adjusted due to [...]
Nicholas Katzenbach, Former U.S. Attorney General, Had Strong Ties to Lafayette
Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach Hon’08, the former U.S. attorney general who died May 8 at age 90, had strong ties to Lafayette. In addition to being awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the College at the 173rd Commencement in 2008, he spoke on campus in November 2007 and delivered a memorable keynote address [...]
Two Publications, Reflections on Civil Rights and Gorbachev at Lafayette, Honored in National Design Competition
Publications produced by the Communications Division in connection with campus appearances by distinguished leaders have been selected as winners in the 2012 American Inhouse Design Awards competition. Reflections on Civil Rights and Gorbachev at Lafayette were designed by Donna Kneule, director of design services. Sponsored by Graphic Design USA magazine, the American Inhouse Design Awards [...]
Amy Sichel ’75 to Lead National School Administrators Group
Superintendent of Abington School District in Montgomery County, Pa., Amy Silverstein Sichel ’75 is president-elect of American Association of School Administrators, the professional organization of more than 13,000 educational leaders in the United States and internationally. She will become president in 2013 and will be the first Pennsylvania school chief to lead the national association [...]
Jacob Dein ’12 Designs Website to Predict Impacts of Shale Drilling in Delaware River Basin
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Jacob Dein ’12 is from Honesdale, Pa., where layers of gas-filled Marcellus shale lie untapped beneath the landscape. Just north of the Poconos, Honesdale awaits the finalization of regulations that will allow gas companies to enter the region and begin drilling. This means that soon, homeowners will have to make a [...]
Message to Parents from President Weiss
President Daniel H. Weiss sent the following message to parents today: Dear Parents: In this difficult time of tragic loss, Lafayette parents have sent us messages of thanks for our updates and notes of concern about what we are doing to curb the use of alcohol on campus. Within the last ten years, the College [...]
Alexandra Meis ’08 Wins National Public Policy Challenge from Penn’s Fels Institute
Alex Meis ’08 is part of a team that won the inaugural National Invitational Public Policy Challenge, with a $15,000 award, sponsored by the Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania. The winning entry details a mobile app to empower caregivers of students in the New York City Department of Education with timely student attendance information to ensure that all children are present in school all day, every day.
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