Class of 2008
From Soccer Defender to Defense Contractor
Caitlin Uff ’08 works on classified projects at Lockheed Martin Only two weeks after graduation, Caitlin Uff ’08 found her dream job working at Lockheed Martin Technology Services in Cherry Hill, N.J. “As a mathematics-economics major, I knew I would want to work at a top corporation,” she says, “but I never thought I would [...]
Seeking Leopards in New Territories
Alumni chapters joining effort to help recruit students in California, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, Southern Florida, and Texas By Kate Helm The vitality and enthusiasm of the College’s alumni chapters have long been a hallmark of Lafayette. The Office of Admissions is putting those strengths to use in a new recruitment initiative designed to help [...]
Nalven Summer Fellowship Provides Hands-on Learning Experiences
Fund allows students to conduct one-on-one field-based ecology research with professors Every summer, the David M. Nalven ’88 Summer Research Fellowship provides two students with the opportunity to assist one of their biology professors in field-based ecology research. When Nancy McCreary Waters, associate professor of biology, began her Lafayette career in 1985, she says there [...]
Meghan Vellotti ’08 Receives Graduate Fellowship from National Society of Professional Engineers
She will pursue a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Johns Hopkins University. By Daniel Stefan ’10 Meghan Vellotti ’08 has received a Steinman Fellowship from the National Society of Professional Engineers, which she will use to obtain a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The $10,000 grant is awarded to engineering students who [...]
Meghan Vellotti ’08 Receives Graduate Fellowship from National Society of Professional Engineers
She will pursue a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Johns Hopkins University. By Daniel Stefan ’10 Meghan Vellotti ’08 has received a Steinman Fellowship from the National Society of Professional Engineers, which she will use to obtain a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The $10,000 grant is awarded to engineering students who [...]
Lafayette Takes Top Honors in New York Green Building Council Design Competition
Students place first among all undergraduates in multidisciplinary contest Lafayette students took top honors among all undergraduates in the United States Green Building Council’s Natural Talent Design contest to create the most sustainable learning environment in New York City and revitalize premier park space on the Brooklyn waterfront. The students designed a middle school, community [...]
Chiquita Palha De Sousa ’08 Receives Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship
She is one of 35 recipients of scholarships worth up to $50,000 per year Chiquita Palha De Sousa ’08 has been selected from more than 1,000 students nationwide to receive a 2008 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship. De Sousa, who graduated May 24 with a B.S. in biology and an A.B. in art, will [...]
Chiquita Palha De Sousa ’08 Receives Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship
She is one of 35 recipients of scholarships worth up to $50,000 per year Chiquita Palha De Sousa ’08 has been selected from more than 1,000 students nationwide to receive a 2008 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship. De Sousa, who graduated May 24 with a B.S. in biology and an A.B. in art, will [...]
Scholarships Connect International Students with Lafayette
Priyanka Nair ’08 and John Mumo ’08 are the first members of the Davis United World College Scholars Program to graduate from the College For the last four years, the Davis United World College Scholars Program has helped international students pursue a quality undergraduate education at Lafayette. On May 24, Priyanka Nair ’08 from India [...]
Six Students Receive Fulbright Grants
Lafayette has had 21 students receive the honor in the past nine years Deirdre Maher ’08, Stephanie Morillo ’08, Michael Zboray ’08, Danielle Horowitz ’08, Diana Galperin ’08 and Karen Bouldin ’08 have been awarded Fulbright Grants to study and teach at various locations around the globe. Lafayette has had 21 students receive Fulbright Grants [...]
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