McDonogh Events
McDonogh Network Conference Prepares Students for Success
Accomplished alumni shared their experiences and perspectives with students at the first McDonogh Network Conference and senior celebration last month in the Marlo Room of Farinon College Center. The theme for the conference was “Connecting You to Me: Building a Personal Brand.” The first networking conference of this type, it was hosted by the McDonogh [...]
Diversity Awards Celebrate Students and Faculty Who Are Making a Difference on Campus and in the Community
Lafayette students and faculty were honored for their dedication to academics and furthering diversity on campus and in the surrounding community at the annual Diversity Awards held April 30, in the Wilson Room of Pfenning Alumni Center. Sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Development and the Office of Dean of the College, the ceremony celebrates [...]
Students and Faculty Honored for Promoting Diversity
Award ceremony celebrates individuals who are making a difference on campus and in the community Lafayette students and faculty were honored for their dedication to academics and furthering diversity on campus and in the surrounding community at the annual Diversity Awards held April 29, in the Wilson Room of Pfenning Alumni Center. Sponsored by the [...]
Experimental Printmaking Institute Produces Print by Artist Faith Ringgold to Benefit Children of Haiti
Three students worked on limited edition print with Professor Curlee Holton; an open house will be April 24 Three students worked with Curlee Raven Holton, professor of art and director of the Experimental Printmaking Institute (EPI), to produce a limited edition print with artist Faith Ringgold and her foundation, Anyone Can Fly, to benefit the [...]
Award-Winning Author and Filmmaker Molefi K. Asante, Jr. ’04 Speaks April 17
He will discuss his work during a public lecture in Kirby Hall of Civil Rights Award-winning author and filmmaker Molefi K. Asante, Jr. ’04 will present the talk “Being the Change” 2 p.m. Saturday, April 17 in Kirby Hall of Civil Rights room 104. Asante was scheduled to be the keynote speaker for Lafayette’s celebration [...]
Renowned Novelist and Poet Julia Alvarez Will Meet with Students and Discuss Her Work March 31
The author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of Butterflies will present the 2010 President’s McDonogh Lecture Julia Alvarez, an award-winning novelist and poet, will be on campus Wednesday, March 31, to meet with students and read and discuss her work. Her talk, “I, too, Sing America,” will be [...]
Lafayette Celebrates Black History Month in February
Events include lectures, an art exhibit, films, discussions, workshops, and performances; The keynote address by Molefi K. Asante, Jr. ’04 has been postponed Lafayette will celebrate Black History Month throughout the month of February with lectures, an art exhibit, films, discussions, workshops, and performances. The celebration’s keynote address by award-winning author, filmmaker, and professor Molefi [...]
Rennie Harris’ Puremovement Dance Company Returns to Lafayette Feb. 3
Performance and open rehearsal is part of the College’s celebration of Black History Month Rennie Harris’ award-winning dance company Puremovement returns to Lafayette’s Williams Center for the Arts 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3. The Footlights series performance is one of many activities included in the College’s celebration of Black History Month. Tickets are free for [...]
Majora Carter, Founder of Sustainable South Bronx, Will Speak Nov. 12
Talk is part of the President’s McDonogh Lecture Series Majora Carter, founder of Sustainable South Bronx and president of her own “green collar” economic consulting firm, will deliver a talk titled “Green the Ghetto: And how much it won’t cost us” 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in Oechsle Hall room 224. Part of the President’s [...]
Fourth Annual ACACIA Conference Will Explore Recent African Elections Feb. 27 to March 1
Event is part of the College’s celebration of Black History Month Africans Creating African Consciousness and Interest Abroad (ACACIA) will host its fourth annual conference from Feb. 27 to March 1 in Kirby Hall of Civil Rights room 104. This year’s theme is “Ballots or Bullets: Recent African Elections.” The conference is taking place in [...]
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