The Williams Center features nationally and internationally known artists throughout the year. The student-run Lafayette Activities Forum (LAF) brings comedians and movies to campus every week and sponsors other social activities. The academic departments and many of the student clubs sponsor field trips and bring guest speakers to campus.

Lafayette Activities Forum (LAF) is an award-winning student-run organization that sponsors 20+ programs per month, and over 200 programs annually. LAF consists of seven committees (described below), each cochaired by executive committee members. Each committee meets on a bi-monthly basis to plan events specific to its focus area, and the LAF executive board meets on a weekly basis to coordinate the comprehensive programming calendar. A new executive board is selected every spring, however, students may join committees anytime during the year.

If you are interested in LAF and would like more information, click here or call (610) 330-5337 or -5554.

• Comedy: schedules comedy of various kinds each month including stand-up, improv, and sketch. Recent events include comedian Buzz Sutherland, the "Comedy to Die For" murder mystery, and the improv troupe "The Have Nots."
• Culture: plans events that reflect the arts and customs of the diverse cultures that comprise the Lafayette community including occasional trips to theaters, museums, or ethnic festivals. Recent cultural activities have included a Hispanic Festival and trip to see Beauty and the Beast on Broadway.
• Film: oversees a comprehensive film schedule of current or classic films and even drive in movies. Recent showings have included Road Trip, Gladiator, American Beauty, Erin Brockovich, and a World Aids Day showing of Philadelphia.
• Issues: plans a series of programs that focus on intellectual issues as well as topics of concern on campus, nationally or globally such as political forums. This election season the committee bussed students to see and hear Vice President Al Gore speak during his presidential campaign visit to Pennsylvania.
• Music: plans events that represent diverse musical styles such as coffeehouse, jazz, blues, rock, and major concerts such as DJ Skribble, Guster, and Vertical Horizon most recently.
• Recreation: plans events that occur off-campus such as biking and hiking trips, skiing and snow tubing, etc., and on-campus events such as laser tag, basketball tournaments, and late-night dances.
• Special Events: plans activities of an interactive nature such as the game show Think Fast, as well as special programs that might include hypnotists such as Tom Deluca and Michael Anthony, dinner theaters, etc.