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Nate Parker ’08 Wins George Wharton Pepper Prize
Nate Parker ’08 (Milford, N.H.) is the recipient of the 2008 George Wharton Pepper Prize, awarded annually to the senior "who most nearly represents the Lafayette ideal." “If I had to define ‘ideal,’” Parker says. “It would be making the most of opportunities and utilizing them to bring about positive change.” The prize was established in 1923 by George Wharton Pepper, a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, attorney, and founding member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Parker, a biology major, was one of 10 finalists for the Pepper Prize. He was chosen through a vote of the student body and faculty, and will speak at Lafayette’s 173rd Commencement Saturday, May 24.
May 09, 2008
Information on 173rd Commencement May 24
May 08, 2008
Lafayette Will Grant Four Honorary Degrees at Commencement Lafayette will award honorary doctorates to four distinguished leaders at the 173rd Commencement May 24. John Fry ’82, president of Franklin & Marshall
College, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. Nicholas Katzenbach, former U.S. attorney general, will receive a Doctor of Laws. The College previously announced that journalist and author Juan Williams will be Commencement speaker and receive a Doctor of Journalism and that the Rev. Samuel Lloyd III, dean of Washington National Cathedral, will give the Baccalaureate sermon and receive a Doctor of Divinity. Commencement will be held at 2:30 p.m. on the Quad. The Baccalaureate service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on the Quad. In case of rain, ceremonies will be held in Kirby
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May 08, 2008
In Our City
May 02, 2008
Easton’s Downtown Ambassadors Program Begins Beginning May 1, “downtown ambassadors” are augmenting ongoing efforts to keep Easton's streets clean and safe. The Greater Easton Development Partnership has engaged the firm Block by Block to supply trained, uniformed employees – called ambassadors – to enhance downtown cleanliness by removing litter, weeds, and graffiti. They also will do other projects to improve the downtown’s appearance. In addition, the ambassadors will welcome visitors and provide an additional presence to deter crime and report unwanted activity to local authorities. GEDP has entered into a three-year contract with Block by Block. A challenge grant of up to $300,000 from the College will cover one-third of the cost.
May 01, 2008
Students and Faculty Honored for Promoting Diversity Lafayette students, faculty, and organizations were honored for their dedication to academics and furthering diversity on campus and in the surrounding community at the annual Diversity Awards held April 23, in the Wilson Room, Pfenning Alumni Center. Sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Development and the Office of the Dean of Studies, the ceremony celebrates those who have committed themselves to making a difference in the Lafayette community.
Apr 29, 2008
College Will Honor Students for Academic Excellence Lafayette will honor students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation 2 p.m. May 4 in the Williams Center for the Arts. The College will present awards and prizes to more than 100 students who attained outstanding academic success in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering Also recognized will be 60 students who have been invited this spring to join Phi Beta Kappa.. The keynote speaker will be Brent D. Glass ’69, director of the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
Apr 29, 2008
Lafayette Ensembles Present Spring Concerts
Apr 25, 2008
2008 Pepper Prize Finalists Announced
Apr 25, 2008
Lafayette Academy of Motion Pictures Hosts Film Festival May 2 If you are an aspiring filmmaker and are looking for a venue to showcase your work, Lafayette Academy of Motion Pictures (LAMP) is seeking original submissions for its film festival being held 7-9 p.m. May 2 in Kirby Hall of Civil Rights room 104. Anyone from the campus and Easton community is welcome to submit a film by April 23 to be included in the festival. All films must be original and 5 - 8 minutes long. For questions or more information, contact LAMP at lampfilm@gmail.com.
Apr 17, 2008
Chemistry Department Establishes Joseph A. Sherma Chemistry Summer Research Fund
As a student, Peter Duffy ’76 only had one class with Joseph Sherma, Larkin Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, but that was enough for Sherma to make a lasting impression on him. Now, years later, he has taken a leadership role in establishing the chemistry department’s Joseph A. Sherma Chemistry Summer Research Fund. The fund will provide stipends for students performing summer research in the chemistry department.This summer’s first two Sherma Scholars will be chemistry majors Meghan Breheney ’10 (Point Pleasant, N.J.), a Trustee Scholar, and Katie Sokolowsky ’10 (Downingtown, Pa.), a Marquis Scholar.
Apr 17, 2008
Public Symposium will Address ‘Freedom, War and World Peace’
In honor of the Marquis de Lafayette’s 250th anniversary celebration, the history department is sponsoring a public symposium titled “Freedom, War and World Peace” at 8 p.m. April 21 in Kirby Hall of Civil Rights room 104. Arnold Offner, Cornelia F. Hugel Professor of History, explains that the purpose of the discussion is to “enlighten members of the Lafayette College community about the intellectual and political roots of American foreign policy.” The roundtable discussion will feature Offner and William R. Keylor and Andrew J. Bacevich, both professors of international relations and history at Boston University.
Apr 14, 2008
Imaginative Writers’ Room Opens
The new Imaginative Writers’ Room in Hogg Hall is a place for writing imaginative literature, including fiction, poetry, drama, screenplays, song lyrics, or hybrid forms. Open to all from 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. daily, it has a non-circulating library with books and current periodicals. It may be reserved for writing group meetings, individual meetings with visiting writers, and other events by groups dedicated to imaginative writing. Students who have been principally involved include Emily Weisenreder ’08 (Pasadena, Md.), of the Marquis literary magazine, and Karen Ruggles ’08 (Easton, Pa.) and Max Minckler ’10 (Ford Lauderdale, Fla.), of W.O.R.D.S. (Writing Organization Reaching Dynamic Students).
Apr 11, 2008
Easton Farmers' Market Opens for the Season May 3 The 2008 season for the Easton Farmers' Market, America's longest continuous running open-air market, will kick off Saturday, May 3 at 9 a.m. in Center Square in downtown Easton. This season, the market is welcoming new vendors as well as featuring new produce and recipes. The market’s newest vendor is Rainbow Farm, which raises chickens, eggs, beef, turkey, and pork organically. The Easton Farmers' Market, established in 1752, the year of the City's founding, remains a rich and colorful piece of Easton's heritage. It has been located in Center Square for all of its 256 years.
Apr 10, 2008
Samuel T. Lloyd III Will Deliver Baccalaureate Sermon at Commencement The Very Rev. Samuel T. Lloyd III, dean of Washington National Cathedral, will deliver the Baccalaureate sermon on Commencement day, May 24. At the 173rd Commencement, Lloyd will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree. Journalist and author Juan Williams will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary Doctor of Journalism. Lloyd was installed as the ninth dean of Washington National Cathedral in April 2005. Officially named the Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, the cathedral serves a three-fold mission, set forth in its charter granted by Congress in 1893, as a national house of prayer for all people, a great church for national purposes, and the chief mission church of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington.
Apr 10, 2008
Amanda Whitbred ’11 Speaks Tonight About Feminism on WDIY’s Valley View Program
Apr 09, 2008
College Community Will Explore Environmental Issues during Earth Week Lafayette Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP) invites all members of the campus community to get involved in this year’s Earth Week celebration April 19-25. The week’s theme is “Making Conscious Choices.” Events include discussions with sustainability experts, an Earth Day celebration, an activist picnic, an energy saving competition between dorms, and a Bushkill Creek clean-up. “Environmental issues cross the borders of all disciplines, so it is important for students to see how such issues relate to their own lives in many ways,” says LEAP treasurer Jennifer Tillman ’10 (Kensington, Md.). “Becoming aware now means we all have the ability to change our actions and still make a real difference.”
Apr 08, 2008
Slideshow: Author Salman Rushdie Discusses His Life and Books As part of the College’s yearlong celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s birth, award-winning novelist Salman Rushdie presented "Step Across This Line: An Evening with Salman Rushdie" on April 3. The talk was part of the celebration’s Lives of Liberty lecture series. Watch a slideshow.
Apr 04, 2008
Mark Dimunation Will Kick Off Schlueter Lectureship April 23
Mark Dimunation, chief of rare book and special collections division at the Library of Congress, will be the first speaker in the Paul and June Schlueter Lectureship in the Art and History of the Book 4:30 p.m. April 23 in the Gendebien Room of Skillman Library.A reception will take place in the Simon Room in Skillman Library immediately following the lecture where the new exhibit, “Choice of All My Library:” Thirteen Treasures from Lafayette’s Rare Book Collection has been mounted in honor of the Schlueter Lecture.The Schlueter Lectureship was established by Paul and June Schlueter in 2007 in support of Skillman Library’s Special Collections.
Apr 04, 2008
April First Weekend Features Bike Rides, Smoothies, and Spring Time Festivities
Apr 03, 2008
