The Marquis Mailer – February 21, 2002

Marquis Mailer
Volume 2, Issue 6
February 21, 2002

I want to extend my thanks to 120 alumni and parents who provided
externships to 166 Lafayette students during the January interim
session. The students gained valuable knowledge about future careers
while observing firsthand the duties of their chosen profession. Our
alumni and parents are wonderful!

–John Leone, Director of Alumni Affairs
http://www.lafayetteexperience.com/alumni/

ISSUE CONTENTS
*Lafayette is national leader in student community service
*Students building remote-controlled aircraft
*Students plan memorial to Lafayette’s first African American
*Both Mock Trial Teams qualify for national tournament
*Construction continues on Pfenning Alumni Center
*Gamber coauthors textbook in macroeconomics
*Bodenhorn named to National Bureau of Economic Research
*Alumni needed to host summer internships
*Classes ending in 3’s and 8’s invited to workshop
*Lafayette Outing on Maryland Eastern Shore June 28-29
*Renovated Kirby House welcomes students
*Burke sets Kirby Sports Center record with 43 points
*Patriot League Basketball Tournament March 1-3
*Julio Piazza Patriot League Indoor Track Coach of the Year
*Lacrosse Head Coach Lawson to retire

ANSWERING THE NATION’S CALL TO SERVICE
Lafayette is a national leader in using federal work-study funds to
support student community service. Last year Lafayette devoted 23
percent of work-study funds to community service, more than triple the 7
percent required by law. The College’s record of using federal
work-study funds for community service is better than almost all other
most-competitive, top-ranked colleges and universities in the United
States.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2002/02/01/lafayette-is-a-leader-among-nations-top-colleges-and-universities-in-using-federal-work-study-funds-for-community-service/

STUDENTS BUILDING REMOTE-CONTROLLED AIRCRAFT
A senior design project in mechanical engineering is giving eight
students the opportunity to design, build, and test a radio-controlled
aircraft that can take off and land while carrying the heaviest possible
cargo. The students will travel to Cocoa Beach, Fla. for the Aero Design
Competition sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers. Other
mechanical engineering senior design projects entered in competitions
are a Battlebot, mini-Baja off-road car, and a basic utility vehicle.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2002/01/21/mechanical-engineering-students-building-remote-controlled-aircraft/

STUDENTS TO ERECT MEMORIAL TO FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN
To mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Aaron O. Hoff, Lafayette’s
first African American student and a member of the inaugural class,
students are leading an initiative to erect a memorial at Hoff’s Easton
Cemetery gravesite, which is unmarked. Hoff blew the trumpet summoning
Lafayette’s first 43 students and three teachers on the first day of
class, May 9, 1832.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2002/01/31/lafayette-to-erect-a-memorial-to-aaron-o-hoff-the-colleges-first-african-american-student-at-hoffs-unmarked-gravesite-in-easton-cemetery/

BOTH MOCK TRIAL TEAMS QUALIFY FOR NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
In only its third year of competition, Lafayette Mock Trial Team has
qualified two student groups for the American Mock Trial Association
National Tournament April 12-14 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2002/02/21/two-mock-trial-teams-qualify-for-april-national-tournament-in-florida/

PFENNING ALUMNI CENTER NEARS COMPLETION
Construction continues on the new Robert E. ’32 and Hazel E. Pfenning
Alumni Center on the north side of Alumni Gymnasium. It is set to open
July 2002. In addition to a large assembly room for pregame luncheons,
alumni banquets, and meetings, the center will also house smaller
meeting rooms and alumni staff offices.
http://www.lafayette.edu/promos/campaign/construct/

GAMBER COAUTHORS TEXTBOOK IN MACROECONOMICS
Edward Gamber, associate professor of economics and business, is
coauthor of a major new textbook, Macroeconomics, by Prentice Hall.
Gamber was a principal analyst in the Macroeconomic Analysis Division of
the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) for two years and says his
experience at CBO influenced his approach to writing the textbook, which
emphasizes understanding policy rather than analyzing theory.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2001/11/02/lafayette-professor-edward-gamber-coauthors-new-textbook-in-macroeconomics/

BODENHORN NAMED TO NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
Howard Bodenhorn, associate professor of economics and business, has
been appointed research associate at the National Bureau of Economic
Research (NBER). Economists are nominated by their peers and chosen
because their research is innovative and has made significant
contributions to the understanding of economic phenomena.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2001/12/06/howard-bodenhorn-named-to-national-bureau-of-economic-research/

ALUMNI NEEDED TO HOST SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
Career Services is seeking alumni who can host a student for a summer
internship of one to three months, which can be paid or not. You
determine the job responsibilities. Students apply directly to alumni
who select qualified candidates for interviewing and hiring. For more
information or to add your position to the online listing, contact Susan
Heard, (610) 330-5118; heards@lafayette.edu.
http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~careers/alumni_help.php

ATTENTION CLASSES ENDING IN 3’S & 8’S
This spring Lafayette will hold a two-day conference “Reunion 101” on
May 3 & 4, 2002. Classes celebrating a Reunion in June 2003 (classes
ending in 3’s and 8’s) will be invited back to begin the promotion,
planning and fundraising of the Reunion program. If interested in
learning more, please contact Jackie Jones at (610) 330-5810 or
jonesj@lafayette.edu. Invitations will be mailed out mid-March.

LAFAYETTE OUTING ON EASTERN SHORE JUNE 28-29
Join Lafayette family and friends for this summer spotlight on
Maryland’s Eastern Shore June 28-29 at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay
Golf Resort, Spa & Marina in Cambridge, Md. A Lafayette golf open and
special dinner are planned. Registration deadline is April 1. For more
information, all the Alumni Affairs Office at (610) 330-5040 or (800)
523-2938.

KIRBY HOUSE RENOVATIONS FINISHED
Students moved into a vastly improved Kirby House at the start of the
spring semester following a $4 million renovation project that began
last May. Renovations included installing air conditioning, ethernet
cables, and a sprinkler system. The traditional Georgian-style building
houses 69 men and a faculty resident.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2002/01/21/renovations-wrapping-up-at-kirby-house/

BURKE SETS KIRBY SPORTS CENTER RECORD WITH 43 POINTS
Behind a 43-point effort from co-captain Brian Burke ’01, the men’s
basketball team battled past arch rival Lehigh, 98-93, Feb. 20 at Kirby
Sports Center. Burke’s effort was the ninth-highest scoring output in
the nation this season. His 43 points tied the Kirby Sports Center
individual scoring record and is the most points ever scored by a
Lafayette player in Kirby.
http://goleopards.fansonly.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022002aaa.html

MARCH MADNESS STARTS SOON
March Madness, the annual college basketball showcase leading to the
Final Four, begins March 1-3 with the Patriot League Tournament in Show
Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Lafayette men are currently 8-5
in league play, and women are 1-12. Pairings will be announced Feb. 25.
http://goleopards.fansonly.com/

JULIO PIAZZA PATRIOT LEAGUE COACH OF THE YEAR
Head Coach Julio Piazza was named Patriot League Men’s Indoor Track and
Field Coach of the Year for the second time at the 2002 Patriot League
Championships. The Leopards saw 11 top-five finishes on the men’s side
and nine for the women’s squad. Sophomore Machal Morrison defended his
title by capturing the 55-meter dash competition for the second straight
year.
http://goleopards.fansonly.com/sports/m-track/recaps/021702aaa.html

LACROSSE HEAD COACH LAWSON TO RETIRE
Men’s lacrosse Head Coach Bill Lawson will retire at the end of this
season. The winningest lacrosse coach in Leopard history crowned his
37-year career on College Hill by being inducted into the Pennsylvania
Lacrosse Hall of Fame Feb. 9.
http://goleopards.fansonly.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/012902aaa.html

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