McDonogh Students/Faculty
Professor Wendy Wilson-Fall Stimulates Curiosity in the Classroom
To say that Wendy Wilson-Fall is enthusiastic is an understatement. As Lafayette’s first professor hired specifically for the interdisciplinary Africana Studies Program, she is excited about its growth and future. She is equally enthusiastic about communicating her passion for Africana studies to her students as well as the upcoming publication of her new book. Inspired [...]
Photo Galleries: Hundreds of Alumni Return to Celebrate Homecoming
Homecoming 2012 included the annual tailgate picnic, a 30-13 win by the football team over Holy Cross, the McDonogh Network Homecoming Social, the McKelvy House Scholars program anniversary celebration, and various parties and dinners. Tailgate Picnic and Football Game View and share more images of the tailgate and game on Flickr McKelvy Scholars Celebration View [...]
Abenezer Solomon ’14 Spends Summer Fighting Injustice at EEOC
Abenezer Solomon ’14 (Brooklyn, N.Y) aspires to have a career in which he battles injustice and inequality in our society. This summer, he gained experience doing just that as an intern with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in New York City. A double major in government & law and anthropology & sociology, Solomon worked [...]
Memorial Resolution for John T. McCartney
At its May 1 meeting, the faculty adopted the following memorial resolution for John T. McCartney, associate professor of government and law, who died March 28. John Talmadge McCartney, a committed teacher and mentor to hundreds of Lafayette students, an exemplary colleague in every way, and a dear friend to many of us, passed away [...]
Samantha Jordan ’13 Receives Pickering Fellowship to Pursue Foreign Affairs in Grad School
When Samantha Jordan ’13 learned she had won a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship, her aspirations of a career in the Foreign Service took a giant leap forward. “It’s a dream opportunity,” says Jordan (Manassas, Va.), who is majoring in international economics and commerce. As a Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellow, Jordan is eligible [...]
Students Prepare for the Future at Annual McDonogh Network Event
Alumni and students came together on campus last month to discuss what it takes to succeed in a career and what new graduates should do when entering the workforce. The second networking conference of this type, it was hosted by the McDonogh Network, Lafayette’s black and African-American alumni association. View and share more images of [...]
Joelle Neilson ’12 Takes Patriot League Championships in Triple and Long Jump
Joelle Neilson ’12 (Philadelphia, Pa.) took first place in both the triple and long jump at the Patriot League Indoor Track and Field Championships Feb. 17-19 at Bucknell University. She was named Female Field Performer of the Meet. Neilson, who was also Patriot League Champion in the triple jump during the 2010-11 outdoor track and [...]
Kristian Smith ’13 Explores Economic Development with Pete Reinke ’85
“This externship gave me a new perspective on architecture because it exposed me to the processes that take place in the relocation of a business to the Lehigh Valley, incentives to encourage businesses to locate to brownfield sites, and the various other steps that foster the environment for businesses long before the architect comes into [...]
Art by Curlee Holton Featured in Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit and Morris Art Museum
Two pieces of art by Curlee Raven Holton have been included in a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition, African American art 1950-Present, and Celebrating our Legacy at the Morris Art Museum in Morris, N.J. Holton’s large-format 1993 etching “Bred for Pleasure” will be part of the Smithsonian exhibit, as well as the permanent collections of the [...]
Brandon Ellis ’12 Named to Capital One Academic All-District II Football Team
Brandon Ellis ’12 (Jeffersonville, Pa.) has earned placement on the Capital One Academic All-District II Football Team. A three-year starter in the defensive backfield, Ellis has been honored for the second straight season and was named to the inaugural Academic All-Patriot League Team in 2010. He leads Lafayette with 11 pass breakups and is fifth [...]
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