Author and feminist activist Gloria Steinem speaks as part of the Lives of Liberty Lecture series
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Student Movement Against Cancer raises money for Lehigh Valley Hospital's Cancer Center

Students in the College's Forensics Society prepare for the national tournament

Dino Lab: Students in Professor David Sunderlin's geology course measure dinosaur tracks

Lafayette Spring Concert: Singer/songwriter Ben Folds performs

The International Students Association holds its Extravaganza Grand Finale

Flags from nations around the world adorn the Quad during the International Student Association’s Extravaganza

Members of the College Concert Choir prepare for their spring concert

Hundreds of students and alumni attended the Council of Lafayette Women's Conference 2008

Award-winning author Salman Rushdie speaks as part of the Lives of Liberty Lecture series

Students held a candlelight vigil to remember the soldiers killed in the Iraq War

Our Proximity Advantage: New York City internships and externships are a part of the unique Lafayette student experience

The Policy Studies program hosted a conference exploring the disturbing events happening in Darfur

Mechanical engineering majors begin construction of a number of senior capstone projects

Women's History Month: Professor Lee Upton presents a reading from her book Undid in the Land of Undone

Preparing for Success: Alumni share work and life experience with students

Students and faculty discuss the connection between ‘Art, Language, and Neuroscience’

From Page to the Stage: College Theater presents Pride and Prejudice

Author and feminist activist Gloria Steinem speaks as part of the Lives of Liberty Lecture series

Dining for Success: students learn how to make a great first impression during and etiquette dinner

Artist Janet Taylor Pickett discusses her exhibit in the Portlock Black Cultural Center

Stanford professor Calude Steele presented the keynote lecture for Black History Month

A Fireside Conversation: professors John McCartney and Fluney Hutchinson lead a discussion with students as part of Black History Month

Lafayette students are involved in many academic and extra-curricular activities

Lives of Liberty lecture series: Historian Simon Schama discusses the end of the slave trade in England and America

Students and faculty kick-off the College’s celebration of Black History Month

The Spot: Lafayette’s new late-night student social venue opens

A Night to Remember: College community attends the third annual Presidential Ball

Focus the Nation: Lafayette participates in national teach-in event dedicated to awareness of global warming

Scenic views of Lafayette’s campus

Lafayette provides many opportunities to suit students’ academic and personal interests

Students and alumni connect at the Third Annual New York City Networking Night

Lafayette offers students numerous academic, co-curricular, and extra-curricular opportunities

Beautiful scenery: a look at Lafayette’s 340-acre campus

Internships and externships allow students to explore various career fields

The Lafayette Experience: Students can explore an abundance of opportunities in and out of the classroom

Real World Experience: Each year, hundreds of alumni share their experiences with students through the College’s internship/externship program

Fabric that communicates: a First-Year Seminar focuses on quilts as a means of expression and communication (Dec. 17)

Kwanzaa: Students, faculty, and staff participate in a variety of performances including poetry, dance, and song to celebrate African-American culture. (Dec. 3)

Mock Trial Competition: Lafayette's Mock Trial Team hosted colleges and universities from throughout the Northeast during the Cartoon Classic. (Dec. 1)

Lift Every Voice: Civil rights activist Lani Guinier spoke as part of the Presidential Speaker Series on Diversity. (Nov. 29)

Members of the College Jazz Ensemble prepare for their holiday concert. (Nov. 28)

Books and Coffee: Students and faculty discuss Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. (Nov. 28)

Students, faculty and family attended the dedication of the Dan O'Neil plaza. (Nov. 11)

Students learn about computer programming at the second annual autonomous robotics competition. (Nov. 9)

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof discusses the genocide in Darfur. (Nov. 8)

Students learn the importance of public art from national and international artists. (Nov. 1)

Students and their families enjoyed exhibits, lectures, and dinners during Family Weekend. (Oct. 27)

Alumni attend the Marquis Society Dinner and the dedication of Fisher Field at Fisher Stadium (Oct. 19)

Renewing Old Friendships: Alumni celebrate Homecoming 2007 (Oct. 20)

Students celebrate Latino culture during the "Noche de Cultura" (Oct. 13)

A Dramatic Portrayal: Historical interpreters bring to life the Marquis de Lafayette's struggle to abolish slavery (Oct. 11)

Easton community eats, drinks, and stinks at Garlic Fest (Oct. 6)

Latino Heritage Month: Students shop at  the Latin Market (Oct. 2)

Eyes Wide Open: Exhibit allows campus community to reflect on the war in Iraq (Sept. 22)

Students and employers connect at the Career Fair (Sept. 19)

International students are welcomed to campus during a reception at the President’s house. (Sept. 17)

A Presidential Event: former president of El Salvador Francisco Flores visits campus. (Sept. 17)

Students enjoyed music, food, and art this weekend during Lafayette Day and the Riverside Festival of the Arts in downtown Easton. (Sept. 15)

Thousands of students, staff, and friends turned out for the Marquis' 250th celebration (Sept. 6)

State historical marker commemorating College’s founding dedicated in downtown Easton (Sept. 6)

Lives of Liberty: David McCullough kicks-off the 250th celebration (Sept. 5)

Block pARTy: The campus community gets creative (Sept. 1)

New Student Orientation: The Class of 2011 is welcomed to campus (Aug. 23)

New and returning students get to know each other during a Hillel House brunch (Aug. 23)

The Big Move: First-year students settle in (Aug. 23)

Summer Cleaning: Bob and Judith Pringle of Houston, Texas, clean and restore the statue of Lafayette behind Hogg Hall (July 31)

All College Day: campus celebrates the end of the semester with music, food, and fun (May 5)

Music students present spring recitals (May 4)

CBS Evening News film crew visits campus to highlight 2007 Posse scholars (May 2)

Local elementary students visit the Experimental Print Institute to learn about bookmaking (May 1)

Youth Empowerment Day: students work with children from local Boys and Girls Clubs (April 28)

John Stossel of ABC News discusses career as a consumer reporter (April 27)

Diversity Awards: College honors those making a difference in the community (April 25)

Earth Week: campus gets up close and personal with raptors (April 18)

Third Eye Blind Rocks Kirby Sports Center (April 17)

Lafapalooza ’07: alumni volunteer at the Philabundance Food Bank in Philadelphia (April 14)

Students present an interactive, bilingual staging of Don Quixote (April 12)

A Geological Disaster: students in Professor Larry Malinconico's geology course test an earthquake-resistant building (April 9)

International Alumni Dinner: students gain a global perspective (April 3)

Newman Association Frisbee golf tournament (March 24)

The Chorduroys celebrate 10 years of performing (March 24)

Men-Jaro performance troupe shows students the art of African dance (March 19)

Wellness Fair: experts offer students their expertise (March 7)

Printmaking Symposium highlights the importance of art in higher education (March 7)

Learning the art of Islamic calligraphy (March 5)

Literacy Day: students instill a passion for reading in local children (March 3)

Members of Professor Michael O'Neill’s Staging Science, Playing Technology VAST course mimic everyday campus actions while impersonating robots (March 1)

Black History Month’s African Market (Feb. 23)

Fluney Hutchinson, associate professor of economics and business, discusses economic issues in the African American community as part of Lafayette’s Black History Month celebration (Feb. 21)

Students and faculty participate in Black History Month’s Talent/Mime Show (Feb. 17)

Students enjoy the traditional South African songs and dances performed by Juxtapower (Feb. 16)

The campus is covered in a layer of snow during the first significant accumulation of the season (Feb. 14)

Students in professor Art Kney’s Environmental Site Assessment class are helping two local organizations update the existing Bushkill Creek Watershed Assessment (Feb. 13)

Artist Robin Holder discusses her exhibit What's Black and White and Red All Over? on display at the Portlock Black Cultural Center (Feb. 12)

More than 40 alumni representing numerous professions share their experiences with students during the fourth annual Leopard Career Connections Day (Feb. 10)

Professor David Sunderlin and a number of students model alpine glacier flow and morphology using flowing plaster of Paris (Feb. 9)

A team of engineering students demonstrates the use of an ice theremin, a musical instrument which works through an electrical circuit between a block of ice and an input box (Feb. 8)

Rutgers Professor Cheryl Wall delivers the keynote address for Lafayette’s celebration of Black History Month (Feb. 8)

Professor Suzanne Westfall leads a discussion with students and faculty about Dan Brown’s The DaVinci Code during the "Books & Coffee" program (Feb. 5)

Students and faculty stay “Up ‘til Dawn” during a campus-wide party and fund-raiser hosted by Student Movement Against Cancer (Feb. 2)

Members of the Easton and Lafayette community announce the opening of the Boys and Girls Club of Easton’s new teen center (Jan. 31)

Students, faculty, staff, and alumni danced the night away to the sounds of the George Gee Orchestra at the Second Annual Presidential Ball (Jan. 26)

Students and alumni spoke about career opportunities at the first annual Philadelphia Networking Night held at the Park Hyatt Hotel (Jan. 16)

Students help out single mothers at the 2006 Christmas party held at St. John's in Easton (Dec. 7)

The college community celebrates Kwanzaa with a night of poetry, dance, and song (Dec. 7)

Activist Angela Y. Davis spoke about the history of diversity in higher education (Nov. 20)

Students go through a dress rehearsal in preparation for College Theater’s presentation of Into the Woods (Oct. 30)

Students help paint the Children's Home of Easton through a program at the Landis Community Outreach Center (Oct. 28)

Students, faculty, and staff come together to celebrate unity and diversity during Boycotting ALL Hate Day (Oct. 26)

Events at the Max Kade Center for German Studies focus on remembering the Holocaust (Oct. 23-25)

Harold Kamine ’78 discusses the link between engineering and business (Oct. 23)

Students support Miller-Keystone Blood Center's drive in Farinon College Center (Oct 18.)

The Easton community comes out to celebrate stinky food at the Garlic Festival (Oct. 14)

Scholars from universities across the nation attended Lafayette’s Mind, Body & Realization Conference (Oct. 13-15)

Students attend rehearsal and meet Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and guest pianist Emanuel Ax (Oct. 10)

Intramural sports action: men's and women's soccer (Oct. 4)

Latino Heritage Month features a Latin market in Farinon College Center (Oct. 4)

Interviewing filmmakers Sergio Arau and Yareli Arizmendi in preparation for live election-night telecast (Sept. 26)

Students in motion: scenes from the fitness center (Sept. 26)

Intramural sports action: mini golf (Sept. 26)

Intramural sports action: flag football (Sept. 26)

College Theater previews its production of The House of Blue Leaves (Sept. 25)

Imagine the Possibilities: Family Weekend 2006 (Sept. 15-17)

Career Fair connects students with business firms, government agencies, and non-profit organizations (Sept. 20)

Experimental Printmaking Institute celebrates its 10th anniversary with a special birthday bash (Sept. 8)

Lafayette welcomes the Class of 2010 at the opening Convocation for the 175th academic year (Aug. 25)

Getting to know you: New Student Orientation (Aug. 25)

Lafayette, we are here! The Class of 2010 arrives on campus (Aug. 25)



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