Daniel H. Weiss Messages
Message from President Daniel H. Weiss on Boston Marathon Bombing
All Lafayette flags will be flown at half staff through sundown Saturday in honor of those who were injured and lost their lives in the Boston Marathon bombing. President Daniel H. Weiss sent the following message to the Lafayette community Wednesday evening: As you may know, one of the victims who died in the bombing [...]
Board Update from President Daniel H. Weiss
President Daniel H. Weiss sent the following message today to the campus community, alumni, and parents: The Board of Trustees met this past weekend over a three-day period. I am writing to report on the topics covered, including progress on several ongoing matters and new initiatives. We were pleased to be joined at the meetings [...]
President Weiss Announces He Will Conclude His Service to Lafayette in 2013: A Message to the Campus Community
President Daniel H. Weiss sent the following message to the campus community today: Dear Friends and Colleagues: It is with mixed emotions that I write to inform you of my decision to complete my service as president at the conclusion of the 2012-13 academic year. On July 1, 2013, after eight years of service at [...]
President Weiss Announces Steps Planned to Improve Campus Climate
President Daniel H. Weiss sent the following email to the campus community today to announce steps being taken in response to recommendations from the Campus Climate Working Group: Earlier this summer, the Campus Climate Working Group issued to me a series of recommendations resulting from the findings of the study and the town meetings held [...]
Organizational Changes Made in Athletics and ITS
President Daniel H. Weiss sent the following campus-wide email today about changes in the Department of Athletics and Information Technology Services: I am writing to inform you of organizational changes affecting several divisions of the College. Effective immediately, the Department of Athletics will report to Vice President Jim Dicker ’85 in the Division of Development [...]
President Weiss Unveils Community Partnership Review
President Daniel H. Weiss sent the following email to faculty and staff Aug. 25 about the College’s commitment to Easton: On December 16, 1824, a group of Eastonians gathered at Chippy White’s Tavern and agreed to build a college in their town and to name the new institute of higher education after the Revolutionary War hero [...]
Community Service Is Important for Students
Lafayette President Daniel H. Weiss wrote the following article that was published in the Morning Call newspaper Jan. 3, 2011. On a Saturday in early December, more than 200 Lafayette College students and members of the community gathered in Kirby Field House to string together thousands of colorful paper cranes to help an Easton boy suffering from [...]
Community Engagement
President Daniel H. Weiss wrote the following introduction to the Summer 2010 issue of Lafayette Magazine: Strengthening our ties with the City of Easton remains a key objective and commitment of the College. I believe that, over the long term, the quality of our relationship with the community in which we operate is a fundamental [...]
President Weiss Announces Reorganization of the President’s Cabinet and the Division of Student Life
President Daniel H. Weiss announced staffing changes today that will take place in a reorganization of the President’s Cabinet and the Division of Student Life. James F. Krivoski, vice president for student affairs and dean of students, will step down after serving nearly 11 years as the College’s senior student affairs officer and become executive [...]
The Creative and Performing Arts
President Daniel H. Weiss wrote the following introduction to the Spring 2010 issue of Lafayette Magazine: As many of you know, one of the key objectives of our strategic plan is making our programs in the creative arts an essential feature of the College and ensuring that they are known for their outstanding quality, presence, [...]
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