http://www.lafayette.edu RSS Feed For Lafayette Campus News http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12206 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12206 Lafayette has launched a new sustainability website called "What Can I Do" to promote a more ecologically friendly campus. The site allows members of the Lafayette community to sign the "What Can I Do" pledge to reduce their personal environmental impact, learn how to get involved, and read about current sustainability events, projects, and course offerings. "Lafayette is fully committed to creating a sustainable campus environment, and we are dedicating substantial resources to this crucial objective," says President Daniel H. Weiss. http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12211 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12211 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12200 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12200 Forensics Society placed ninth in debate and 10th in Division I for individual awards at the National Forensics Association's National Tournament in April at Tennessee State University.A total of 85 colleges and universities competed in the national tournament including, New York University, University of Pennsylvania, Emerson College, Otterbein College, and Clemson University. Four students had high placements in their events. Also, Beth Wehler '09 (Gettysburg, Pa.) and Teevrat Garg '10 (Haryana, India) qualified to represent Pennsylvania at the Interstate Oratorical Association's Annual Competition April 25-26 in Madison, Wis. Wehler qualified for the semi-final round, making her speech one of the 12 best in the country. http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12196 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12196 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. http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12185 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12185 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12187 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12187 Lafayette will award honorary doctorates to four distinguished leaders at the 173rd Commencement May 24. John Fry '82, president of Franklin & MarshallCollege, 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 KirbySportsCenter. http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12179 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12179 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12180 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12180 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12159 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12159 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. http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/11591 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/11591 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. http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12141 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12141 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. http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12142 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12142 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12122 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12122 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12127 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/12127