Marianna Macri ’06 was invited to present research she did with the guidance of Deborah Rosen, associate professor of history, at the 18th National Conference on Undergraduate Research.

Trustee Scholarship recipient Marianna Macri '06 presented her study of early American journalism as a source of both entertainment and news at the 18th annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research.

"They were trying to run a business where getting the news right came in dead last," says Macri, an English major, of U.S. newspapers published from 1788 to 1800. The study resulted from a history course taught by Deborah Rosen, associate professor of history, who advised Macri on the project.

"It was amazing working with Professor Rosen," says Macri. "She helps you establish a personal relationship between faculty and student. I knew that I wanted a college that gave me close interaction with faculty, and I found that in attending Lafayette."

Editor-in-chief of The Lafayette student newspaper, Macri is also a member of the equestrian team, a tutor in reading and mathematics through Lafayette's Landis Community Center, and an actress in college productions. She has served internships with Easton's Express-Times newspaper and the Associated Press and received an honorable mention last year in the campus Jean Corrie Poetry Competitions.