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Students Serve Communities Around the World through Alternative School Break
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Doing farm labor under the hot sun, waking up when the rooster crowed, chowing down on rice and beans, and relaxing by the campfire were just a few of the ways Monica Manglani ’13 (Woodbury, N.Y.) spent her winter break. Through Lafayette’s chapter of Alternative School Break (ASB), Manglani led an [...]
Ashley Juavinett ’11 Earns NSF-Sponsored Teaching Fellowship
Ashley Juavinett ’11 has spent most of her life in a classroom. And if everything goes according to plan, she’ll spend a lot more time in classrooms in the future. Pursuing a Ph.D. in neuroscience at the University of California, San Diego, Juavinett hopes to one day become a professor at a liberal arts college. [...]
Students Receive $10,000 Grant for Arsenic-Removal Project in Bangladesh
Safe drinking water is a necessity that most Americans take for granted. But, in some parts of the world, like Barisal, Bangladesh, it is a luxury many don’t have. This summer, Thafhim “Muna” Siddiqua ’13 (Silver Spring, Md.) and Taneesha Tate-Robinson ’13 (Bowie, Md.) will take steps to create change in Bangladesh. The students have [...]
Doctoral Candidate Alberto Luna ’08 Researches Motivation for Learning-Disabled Students
By Dan Edelen When students need a listening ear, Alberto Luna ’08 is there. Luna is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate and supplemental instruction supervisor in the school of psychology at University of Arizona, where he completed his master’s in 2010. He has also served as program developer for the honors college Xtreme Discovery Teams and [...]
Jeff Zimmer ’10 Helps Secure Workers’ Rights around the Globe
By Kate Helm After landing a much sought-after job with the American Center for International Labor Solidarity in Washington, D.C., Jeff Zimmer ’10 was told why he was hired. “[My supervisor] said it was my passion that made me stand out, and Lafayette can take a lot of credit for that,” says Zimmer. “Lafayette doesn’t [...]
Literacy Day Cultivates a Passion for Reading
Local children and Easton Mayor Sal Panto took part in a variety of activities organized by Lafayette students to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ 108th birthday last weekend in Farinon College Center. Lafayette’s 12th annual Literacy Day was done in conjunction with the National Education Association’s Read Across America program to promote enthusiasm for reading. The event [...]
Connecting with the World: Marquis Scholars Make a Difference through Academics, Research, and Service
Since she came to Lafayette, Monica Manglani ’13 has worked on research on dyslexia and how the brain interprets sound, co-authored a paper published in an academic journal, presented at an international neuroscience conference, worked with poor children in the Dominican Republic, and started an online baking business to help the underprivileged. A neuroscience major, [...]
Tatiana Logan ’13 Explores Culture and Education in Senegal
“There is something about finding yourself so completely out of your element that helps you define your own culture and your place within it. The people I met during my study abroad have redefined my definition of warmth. They were willing to help anyone at the drop of a hat, would give and give and [...]
New Women’s and Gender Studies Major Prepares Students to be Leaders in Today’s Diverse Society
When Jiselle Peralta ’13 (Rego Park, N.Y.) took a course called Literary Women, her goal was to simply fulfill an English requirement. But that course turned into an eye-opening experience that inspired her to take more courses in the women’s and gender studies (WGS) program. Peralta was working on a minor in WGS when a new [...]
Landis Center Allows Students to Work with Communities Locally and Around the World
The Landis Community Outreach Center hosts dozens of programs and organizations dedicated to helping local, national, and international communities. Students can participate in one-time service opportunities, co-curricular service-learning programs that run on a weekly basis, and through an academic course with an integrated service component. Volunteer opportunities include Hunger and Homelessness Week, America Reads America [...]
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