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Jasmine Jay ’14 Receives Prestigious Writers Institute Scholarship
By Shehtaz Huq ’14 Among approximately 400 applications received, English major Jasmine Jay ’14 (Allentown, Pa.) is one of 50 students nationwide to be invited to the prestigious NY State Summer Writers Institute. Jay, a recipient of the institute’s merit scholarship that aims at promoting access and diversity, will spend four weeks over the summer [...]
Lafayette Has a Blast with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Lafayette began a new tradition, the Spring Concert, inside Fisher Stadium last Saturday. The event was headlined by national hip-hop sensation Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, with special guests Timeflies and DJ John Hamilton. An afternoon rainstorm didn’t dampen the fun, as thousands of students and community members came out to enjoy the music. The event [...]
Lafayette Sports Network Nominated for College Sports Media Award
The Lafayette Sports Network (LSN) has been named a finalist for a College Sports Media Award. The awards are presented by the Sports Video Group (SVG) and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). LSN’s broadcast of the Lafayette men’s basketball game vs. Bucknell is a nominee for Best Live Game and Event [...]
Zachary Winthrop ’13 Wins George Wharton Pepper Prize, Will Speak at 178th Commencement
Zachary Winthrop ’13 (Philadelphia, Pa.) is the recipient of the George Wharton Pepper Prize, awarded annually to the senior “who most nearly represents the Lafayette ideal.” The prize was established in 1923 by George Wharton Pepper H’22, a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, attorney, and founding member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. In his gift, Pepper [...]
Lafayette Serves Communities in Easton and around U.S. for Lafapalooza
Hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and alumni helped community organizations in Easton and cities across the country in April during Lafapalooza ’13: Lafayette’s National Day of Service. View more images of student and alumni projects on Flickr Students in the Easton Community On April 27, students volunteered for projects benefiting Easton Area Neighborhood Center, Easton [...]
Lafayette Honors Students for Academic Excellence
Lafayette honored more than 85 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation May 5 in Colton Chapel. Awards and prizes recognized outstanding academic success in all four of Lafayette’s academic divisions—engineering, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. This spring, 42 students will join Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most respected undergraduate [...]
Video: Student-Run Broadcast Premieres on PBS
Lafayette Lens, a student-run production created in partnership with WLVT Channel 39, the Lehigh Valley PBS affiliate, premiered this week on PBS. Every aspect of the show was produced by students in the Industry, Strategy, and Policy class taught by Mark Crain, Simon Professor of Political Economy and chair of policy studies. The half-hour broadcast [...]
Alumni Work with Faculty and Students Through New Partnership
In early April Lafayette alumni returned to campus to speak with students, but in a new way. Through the Faculty/Alumni Partnership, alumni in the fields of English, mathematics, international affairs, and anthropology & sociology came back for a day in classes, networking with and providing career advice for students, and catching up with faculty and [...]
Alec Bernstein ’11, Erin D’Amelio ’13, Nicole Dieterich ’13, and Chris Kelly ’13 Receive Fulbright Awards
Alec Bernstein ’11, Erin D’Amelio ’13 (Mount Bethel, Pa.), Nicole Dieterich ’13 (Hewitt, N.J.), and Chris Kelly ’13 (Boyertown, Pa.) are recipients of the prestigious Fulbright award. As a Fulbright scholar, Bernstein will travel to the West Bengal region of India to assess the sustainability of water systems; D’Amelio will travel to Malaysia through an [...]
Campus Community Celebrates Unity at Equality Rally
Representatives from more than 35 academic departments, administrative offices, and student organizations celebrated unity at Wednesday’s bi-annual LGBTQ Equality Rally. Dressed in T-shirts of multiple colors representing the rainbow/LGBTQ flag, students, faculty, and staff posed for a group photo on the steps of Skillman Library. Other activities included musical performances, readings, and an open mic [...]
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