Class of 1988
Alan Hoffman ’88 Manages Daily Workings of Vice President Joe Biden’s Office
On Election Night last year, Alan Hoffman ’88 was doing what most of America and much of the world was doing: watching the election results unfold on television. What’s different about Hoffman’s experience is that he knew if Senator Barack Obama and his running mate, Senator Joe Biden, were to win, the American studies graduate [...]
Who Is Keith Costigan ’88?
History graduate wins nearly $15,000 on Jeopardy! Keith Costigan ’88 took home nearly $15,000 on the quiz show Jeopardy! in November, winning the first competition and losing the second by $1. The two episodes aired in January. Being a history teacher for 20 years was perfect preparation, says Costigan, who teaches eighth-graders at Log College [...]
Vice President-Elect Joe Biden Names Alan Hoffman ’88 Deputy Chief of Staff
He was chief operating officer on Obama-Biden Transition Team Vice President-elect Joe Biden announced Dec. 30 that Alan Hoffman ’88, his chief operating officer on the Obama-Biden Transition Team, will serve as his deputy chief of staff in the Obama-Biden administration. “Alan Hoffman has been an invaluable adviser to me for over a decade,” stated [...]
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 [...]
Kirby House Alumni Will Relive Good Times at Reunion
Living group occupied unique niche on campus — by Danielle Ward ’08 Kirby House alumni already know how to plan a reunion. During the tenure of former president Gary Dunn ’88, members held an annual event called the Kirby Klambake. Each spring the Kirby alumni would return to the house and reconnect with their friends [...]
For Students, an Inside Look at CNBC in New York City
Lafayette’s proximity to the media capital enables students to help stage the business network’s Executive Leadership Awards program Students experienced the power of Lafayette’s proximity to New York City, the world’s media capital, in a two-day internship at CNBC. Our Proximity Advantage: New York City internships and externships are a part of the unique Lafayette [...]
Our Proximity Advantage: Externships in New York City
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 [...]
Gift Adds to Reunion Excitement for Class of ’88
Alumni will establish internship stipend– by Danielle Ward ’08 Elizabeth Freebairn ’88 was inspired to help with her class reunion by organizer Rachel Nelson Moeller ’88, associate director of career services. “I still live relatively close to Lafayette and figured this was something I could do to help our class,” she says. Freebairn and the [...]
Squires Rodriguez ’88 Lends Hand with Relief Efforts in Thailand
When images of the Asian tsunami’s devastation appeared in the media, Kathleen Squires Rodriguez ’88 felt she couldn’t stand by and do nothing. So she and her husband traveled to Thailand to spend two weeks helping with relief efforts. “We appreciated how many people from all over the world reached out to our home, New [...]
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