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Slideshow: Internships and Externships Each year, hundreds of alumni share their work and personal experiences with students through the College’s internship/externship program. To learn about opportunities, contact Career Services at x5115. View a slideshow through the Podcasts/Slideshows webpage. Last summer, for example, Shannon Kleinbach ’09 and Christina Mack ’09 served an internship with FMI under the guidance of Kevin Rhodes ’82, founder and president of the fragrance manufacturing company. Kleinbach worked in FMI’s product development laboratory, while Mack worked with the bottle filling department on a variety of projects to improve operational efficiencies.
Jan 04, 2008
Class of 2011 Summer Reading Spotlights 250th Anniversary
Members of the Class of 2011 will be among the first students to participate in the College’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s birthday through the summer reading in preparation for New Student Orientation Aug. 23-26. The Class of 2011 summer reading assignment includes John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty and The Subjection of Women. According to Joseph Shieber, assistant professor of philosophy, Mill, like Lafayette, was an outspoken advocate for liberty and human rights. During orientation, faculty and students will be involved in two discussions, one entitled “The Liberal Arts in the 21st Century” and the other focusing specifically on Mill’s work.
Jul 24, 2007
Human Art Startles Campus
Students in silver masks portraying androids appeared across campus March 1 as part of a Values and Science/Technology course taught by Michael O’Neill, director of College Theater. After reading R.U.R. (Rosum;s Universal Robot), a 1921 play, the class created a live human art installation, appearing in the library and student center. "My students became androids that couldn’t talk, imitating what students do all time," said O’Neill. "The responses from the other students ranged from laughter to acting uncomfortable, ignoring the androids, or interacting with them. It was live theater and a good experience for my students." Images from the live art installation may be viewed on the web at Live@Lafayette under "slideshows."
Mar 19, 2007
Lafayette Approves New Policy Studies Degree Program
At its May meeting, the Lafayette faculty approved a new degree program in policy studies. Mark Crain, Simon Professor of Political Economy, worked closely with a steering committee comprised of alumni who have extensive experience in policy to develop the program. First recommended by an external review of the economics and business department in March 2002, the policy studies major is entirely interdisciplinary. There are currently 18 faculty affiliates. “The policy studies major gives students the skills and institutional knowledge necessary for understanding policy processes, and provides a multidisciplinary course of study in the design, management, and evaluation of public sector programs and institutions,” explains Crain.
Jun 15, 2006
Mathematics Conference Links Lafayette With Professors Across the Nation
During the last week of May, 27 professors from colleges and universities across the country attended Lafayette’s Mathematics of Social Justice Course Development Workshop. For the rest of summer break, the attendees will be applying that knowledge toward next semester’s courses and beyond. The workshop, which was developed by Robert Root, associate professor of mathematics, is two-fold. The first part was the actual conference May 23-25, which worked to help faculty develop courses focusing on the connections between political, economic, and cultural issues and mathematical ideas. The second portion consists of conference attendees communicating through email and a blog while working on materials for classes they will be teaching in the fall.
Jun 08, 2006
Lafayette Hosts National Music Technology Conference The Lafayette music department is welcoming representatives from dozens of colleges and universities during a national conference June 7-10 focusing on the use of technology in the classroom. The National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education (NITLE) Orpheus Alliance Music and Technology Conference features 10 workshops held in the Williams Center for the Arts with the goal of advancing liberal education in the digital age. “This is the first music technology conference in college history, so we’re pretty excited since it brings national attention to our campus and our programs,” says James Moyer, associate professor of music and director of bands.
Jun 07, 2006
Libraries Offer Classical Music Database
Mar 24, 2006
Five Fellowship and Scholarship Recipients Will Discuss Experiences Thursday
Mar 22, 2006
Lafayette Will Host 21st Annual LVAIC Undergraduate Psychology Conference
An expected group of more than 100 students from 30-40 colleges across the region will present their research when Lafayette hosts the 21st annual Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges Undergraduate Psychology Conference at Oechsle Hall Saturday, April 22. The conference will include student paper and poster sessions presenting results of empirical, data-based studies designed to contribute to basic or applied research. Joshua Aronson, associate professor of applied psychology at New York
University, will give the keynote speech, "The Nurture of Intelligence," explaining his research that revealed how stereotypes about the intellectual ability of certain minorities undermine their academic achievement.
Mar 14, 2006
Libraries Subscribe to MarketLine
Mar 13, 2006
Lafayette Partners with Rochester’s Simon Graduate School of Business
A partnership with University of Rochester’s Simon Graduate School of Business Administration "opens a remarkable opportunity for Lafayette students and recent graduates to continue their education at one of the world's premier institutions," says Mark Crain, Simon Professor of Political Economy. Lafayette is joining select schools in Simon's Early Leaders Award program, which awards scholarships for full-time MBA or MS study. Simon School Dean Mark Zupan will speak on the program 4 p.m. Feb. 27 in Skillman Library. Students admitted to full-time studies receive a fee-waived application and an Early Leaders Scholarship of at least $5,000 valid for up to five years. The Simon Professorship and Simon School are named in honor of the late William E. Simon ’52.
Feb 16, 2006
Library Provides Access to CQ Supreme Court Collection
Jan 19, 2006
Library Makes “Early English Books Online” Available
Dec 19, 2005
Library Extends Hours through End of Semester
Dec 05, 2005
Campus Invited to Forum on National Search for New Provost Wednesday
Nov 15, 2005
French Professor Marcantoine Crespi Dies
Nov 04, 2005
Reflections on Marcantoine Crespi: Tripti Thomas ’96
Nov 03, 2005
Reflections on Marcantoine Crespi: Alison Shipitofsky ’96
Nov 03, 2005
Reflections on Marcantoine Crespi: Audrey Twyman ’96
Nov 03, 2005
English Department Offers Writing Minor and Writing Concentration
The English department now offers a writing minor in addition to a writing concentration within the English major. In addition to the requisite first-year writing seminar and composition classes, students pursuing the writing minor or concentration take five writing courses from a broad spectrum of offerings, including creative writing, journalism, and such non-fiction genres as life writing, travel writing, and science writing, taught by publishing writers who are also skilled mentors. Other courses include screenwriting, play writing, and electronic writing. Among the English department’s 18 faculty positions, five are dedicated to writing. Internships are available with newspapers, magazines, advertising and public relations agencies, and television stations.
Nov 02, 2005
