Class of 2009
Forensics Society Takes Second in New York University Competition
Team competed against 19 other schools from across the region The Lafayette Forensics Society placed second overall at the New York University Skyline Spectacular held Nov. 15 in New York City. Finishing behind Seton Hall University, the team competed against 19 other schools including: James Madison University, Emerson College, Cornell University, Brooklyn College, Kings College, [...]
The Art of Hands-On Printmaking
Students work with local children at the Experimental Printmaking Institute Students provided more than 40 local children with a hands-on printmaking experience in a fun, collaborative, community environment. As part the Landis Community Outreach Center’s Kids in the Community and Teens in the Community programs, 27 students and members of Lafayette’s printmaking staff held three [...]
Ben Towne ’09 Writes About His Service Project in the Dominican Republic
Electrical and computer engineering major is the recipient of the College’s Jeffrey B. Havens ’78 Memorial Fund Award Electrical and computer engineering major Ben Towne ’09 (Litchfield, N.H.) spent 10 days in July on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic with the organization Foundation For Peace. His trip was funded by Lafayette’s Jeffrey B. [...]
Poverty in Madagascar
Felix Forster ’09 explores its causes with Prof. David Stifel Felix Forster ’09 (Rostock, Germany), who is pursuing a B.S. in mathematics and an A.B. in economics and business, spent his summer investigating the root causes of poverty in Madagascar under the guidance of David Stifel, assistant professor of economics and business. My father is [...]
Crime’s Impact on Environmental Quality
Ly Le ’09 writes about her EXCEL research with Professor Mark Crain This summer, economics and business major Ly Le ’09 (Hanoi, Viet Nam) performed EXCEL research on the impact of crime on environmental quality under the guidance of Mark Crain, Simon Professor of Political Economy and chair of Policy Studies, and Nicole Crain, visiting [...]
Students Work with Broadway Professionals on the Musical Caligula
Script development sessions will culminate with a live performance on campus Nov. 17 Lafayette students and professors are getting a rare chance to be involved with a Broadway-bound musical and work alongside award-winning professional actors. The professional creative team for Caligula – including director Christopher Presley, producer Rich Affannato, author/composer Eric Svejcar, and several Broadway [...]
Lafayette Electoral College: Students Cover Historic Election
Live, student-run election broadcast airs locally on television and worldwide via the internet By Elizabeth Kemmerer The nation elected its first African American president on Nov. 4, and the historic event was covered on campus through the work of hundreds of students, faculty, and staff during the College’s second student-run, live election-night television broadcast. From [...]
A Wall Street Broker
Chris McConnell ’09 writes about his summer internship with Brett Muney ’86 at Saratoga Futures in New York City Economics and business major Chris McConnell ’09 (Scottsdale, Ariz.) served a summer internship with Brett Muney ’86, who works in sales and trading at Saratoga Futures in New York City. Brett Muney ’86 Teaches the Business [...]
Shiliang Cui ’09 Will Present Research at National Mathematics Conference
He worked under the guidance of Evan Fisher, professor of mathematics Mathematics major Shiliang Cui ’09 (Shanghai, China) will present his research at the 2009 Joint Mathematics Meetings being held Jan. 5 – 8 in Washington, D.C. He will participate in the Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates. Incorporating the primary national mathematical [...]
Teaching the Business of Investing
Brett Muney ’86 writes about hosting an internship for Chris McConnell ’09 at Saratoga Futures in New York Brett Muney ’86, who works in sales and trading at Saratoga Futures, hosted a summer internship for economics and business major Chris McConnell ’09 (Scottsdale, Ariz.) at the New York City brokerage firm. Chris McConnell ’09 Interns [...]
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