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Marquis Mailer
Vol. 3, Issue 1
August 29, 2002
Welcome to a new school year and a new edition of the Marquis Mailer, our free, monthly email newsletter that provides Lafayette news briefs to keep you informed. The Marquis Mailer highlights news and events throughout year with links to the College web site that provide more information on the broad spectrum of College activities. I hope that you will take advantage of this convenient way to keep current with Lafayette.
The College’s recent successes have been well documented, but our leadership role among institutions of higher learning means even greater challenges ahead. The support provided by the Lafayette alumni body is second to none, and because of it, Lafayette will continue to excel. An informed alumni community is essential to the school’s success; the Marquis Mailer is an expansion of our existing communication methods and will provide you with another information source. Stay in touch and be an active part of the best small college in America!
The Marquis Mailer is sent to all alumni, parents, and friends for whom we have an email address. If you would prefer not to receive it, simply reply to this message or use the link at the bottom of this newsletter.
–John Leone, Director of Alumni Affairs
leonej@lafayette.edu
ISSUE CONTENTS
* Incoming class strongest academic quality ever; applications set record
* Pfenning Alumni Center opens, to be dedicated Sept. 14
* Oechsle Hall for psychology and neuroscience opens
* Arts program and orientation featured in Philadelphia Inquirer
* Wang ’03 and Taylor ’03 among select group chosen for scholarships
* Registration deadline for alumni trip to Hawaii is Sept. 27
* Football opens Sept. 7 against Monmouth at Fisher Field
* Family Weekend is Sept. 20-22
* Alumni Homecoming is Oct. 19
* Alumni needed for career dinner panels and to host student externships
* Parent volunteers needed
* Parent address changes
NEW CLASS IS EXCELLENT
Lafayette has recruited another outstanding first-year class while being more selective in admissions than ever before. The 581 members of the Class of 2006 are academically the strongest class in history. Lafayette received a record 5,504 applications, the most ever, an increase of 5.9 percent over last year and up 24 percent in the last three years. The College was also more selective than ever, accepting only 36 percent of applicants, down from 63 percent six years ago. The mean SAT score of the class is 1267, up 51 points in the last six years.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2002/08/26/lafayette-scores-new-highs-for-student-quality-and-admissions-selectivity/
PFENNING ALUMNI CENTER TO BE DEDICATED SEPT. 14
The Alumni Association has moved into the new Pfenning Alumni Center, which will provide alumni a central home on campus. The building, located next to Kirby Sports Center, will be dedicated Sept. 14 at 11 a.m. prior to the Towson football game. Tours will be given following the dedication ceremony.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2002/08/13/robert-e-32-and-hazel-e-pfenning-alumni-center-will-be-dedicated-sept-14/
OECHSLE HALL OPENS; STUDENTS ENJOY CLASSROOMS AND LABS
Lafayette’s programs in psychology and neuroscience have moved into Oechsle Hall, the completely renovated former Alumni Memorial Gymnasium. The facility includes classrooms, faculty and student research laboratories, teaching laboratories, faculty offices, and three remote observation laboratories to allow for the unobtrusive study of birds, fish, and people. Psychology and neuroscience are both among the top ten majors at Lafayette. The building will be dedicated Oct. 18.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2002/08/08/oechsle-hall-new-headquarters-for-psychology-and-neuroscience-opens-this-month/
ORIENTATION PROGRAM AND ARTS PROGRAM FEATURED
Art faculty and the Williams Visual Arts Building were featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Sunday Arts & Entertainment section. “In this small Pennsylvania city, art is the new industry … a college art building planted downtown unites town, gown, and artist’s smock.”
Also featured in a separate story was Lafayette’s orientation program, which requires first-year students to read a book over the summer and participate in discussion boards on the College web site to teach students to express their ideas and debate issues.
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/3914319.htm
WANG ’03 AND TAYLOR ’03 AMONG SELECT GROUP CHOSEN FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
Mathematics major Crystal Taylor is one of 40 students across the country chosen to receive a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship. Recipients are chosen for academic achievement, leadership, and participation in challenging extracurricular activities.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2002/06/20/lafayettes-crystal-taylor-receives-jack-kent-cooke-foundation-undergraduate-scholarship/
Guangxi Wang ’03, an electrical and computer engineering major from Shanghai, China, is one of only three students in the world to receive a Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Undergraduate Scholarship from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The grants are given to outstanding undergraduates to encourage them to pursue careers in microwave engineering.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2002/06/27/guangxi-wang-03-one-of-three-students-in-world-to-receive-ieee-microwave-theory-and-techniques-society-undergraduate-scholarship/
ALUMNI TRIP TO HAWAII: REGISTRATION DEADLINE SEPT. 27
An Alumni College program in the Hawaiian Islands will be offered Dec. 28, 2002 thru Jan. 10, 2003. The course will be led by Dru Germanoski and Larry Malinconico, geology and environmental geosciences professors. Visit active volcanoes, snorkel on coral reefs, and learn how the Hawaiian Islands evolve as they age. The registration deadline is Friday, Sept. 27. Program information and the registration form is on the web site. For more information, contact Malinconico: malincol@lafayette.edu or (610) 330-5195; or John Leone in Alumni Affairs: leonej@lafayette.edu or (610) 330-5044 or (800) LAFAYET.
http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~malincol/alumnihawaii.htm
FOOTBALL OPENS SEPT. 7 AGAINST MONMOUTH
The Leopards open their 2002 season against Monmouth Sept. 7 at Fisher Field. Watch Coach Frank Tavani and his team take on the Monmouth Hawks. The season ends with the 138th meeting of the Lafayette-Lehigh rivalry Nov. 23 at home.
http://www.goleopards.com
FAMILY WEEKEND IS SEPT 20-22
Family Weekend will be held Sept. 20-22. The schedule of events is on the parents web site. The reservation deadline for activities requiring advance reservations is Sept. 7. For additional information, contact the Parents Program Office at krivoskd@lafayette.edu or 610-330-5030.
http://www.lafayette.edu/community/parents/weekend.html
ALUMNI HOMECOMING IS OCT. 19
Homecoming will be held at the new Pfenning Alumni Center next to Kirby Sports Center. Enjoy a complimentary luncheon at noon on Bourger Plaza overlooking Fisher Field, with music, children’s activities, and individual class activities. Young alumni will enjoy music provided by “Tar Beach” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the lower deck. Lafayette versus Georgetown kicks off at 1:30 p.m. For more information call the Alumni Office at 610-330-5040 in PA or 1-800-LAFAYET.
ALUMNI NEEDED FOR CAREER DINNER PANELS AND TO HOST STUDENT EXTERNSHIPS
Alumni are needed for career dinner panels with students. On Tuesday, Oct. 1, Career Services will host a biology panel and on Wednesday, Nov. 6, an English panel. Help students learn what biology and English majors can do. For more information, contact Alana Albus, assistant director of Career Services, at 610-330-5533 or albusa@lafayette.edu.
Career Services also needs alumni and parents to host unpaid student externships during the January break. These three- to five-day shadowing experiences give students a glimpse of a profession. The deadline for applications is Oct. 5. For more information, contact Susan Heard, associate director of Career Services, at 610-330-5118 or heards@lafayette.edu.
http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~careers/alumni_help.php
PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Parent volunteers are needed in five areas: Family Weekend, parents communication, career services, admissions, and the Parents Fund.
http://www.lafayette.edu/community/parents/
PARENT ADDRESS CHANGES
It is important that Lafayette has current contact information for parents in case of an emergency. If you change your address or telephone number, please contact the Parents Office at krivoskd@lafayette.edu. If you did not receive the summer mailing with the calendar, Food and Lodging Guide, and other information, please contact the Parents Office for a copy of the materials.
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