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April 15, 2008

Our Proximity Advantage: Externships in New York City

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During winter break, 74 students shadowed alumni and parents at ESPN, ABC News World News, The New York Times, CNN Headline News, and many others During January’s interim session, 74 students participated in externships at 39 business firms, government agencies, and other organizations in nearby New York City. Lafayette alumni and parents hosted the students [...]

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July 19, 2007

Lee Pesky Learning Center Helps Hundreds of Children Each Year

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Alan Pesky ’65 helps provide brighter future through Idaho nonprofit By Deb Schlosser In the 1970s, Lee Pesky ’87, son of Alan Pesky ’65, was diagnosed with a learning disorder. The family’s experience afterward was the impetus for the founding of the Lee Pesky Learning Center after Lee’s death in 1995. “Lee had started a [...]

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October 10, 2003

Suriya Chindawongse ’87 Is First Secretary and Political Officer of Thailand’s mission to the U.N.

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By Rebecca Rhodin EASTON, Pa., January 24, 2003 — On a bench outside a closed room at the United Nations, Suriya Chindawongse ’87waits to buttonhole a diplomat or two and drum up some news. Like a reporter, he has made acquaintances and cultivated sources. Deadline driven, he’s got an audience to feed. But Chindawongse isn’t [...]

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