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Marquis Mailer
December 19, 2002
Vol. 3, Issue 5
Each December edition of the Marquis Mailer reminds us of another year past and, hopefully, the warm reflections of time spent with family and friends. We trust that the common heritage we all enjoy as members of the Lafayette community has given you happiness and fulfillment. The alumni office extends best wishes for a safe, healthy, and peaceful holiday season. We hope you have enjoyed the Marquis Mailer each month, and that your travels will bring you back to campus in the near future.
–John Leone, Director of Alumni Affairs
leonej@lafayette.edu
Contents:
* PBS series based on Miller’s book premiers Jan. 13-15
* PBS’ NOVA features Malinconico
* Skillman Library groundbreaking Feb. 17
* Pres. Rothkopf named to Pennsylvania Governor’s transition team
* Students place in top fifth of collegiate programming contest
* Three students win awards at Yale Mock Trial Tournament
* Kritzler ’05 semifinalist at NYU forensics tournament
* Parent Volunteer Day Jan. 25
* Williams Visual Arts Building honored for design excellence
* Summer internships wanted for students
* End-of-year gifts appreciated
* Suggestions wanted for women’s symposium
* Field hockey’s Monahan ’03 and Gold honored
* Coelho ’03 and Royle ’03 named to All-Star teams
* Student food drive raises 4,900 pounds of goods
* Chi Phi raises more than $9,000 for American Cancer Society
PBS DOCUMENTARY BASED ON MILLER’S BOOK PREMIERS JAN. 13-15
A new PBS documentary based on Donald Miller’s book, “City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America,” will premier Jan. 13-15. Miller, John Henry MacCracken Professor of History, appears on camera and was a creative consultant for the show, “Chicago: City of the Century.”
http://news.lafayette.edu/2003/01/16/pbs-documentary-chicago-city-of-the-century-based-on-history-professor-donald-l-millers-book-premieres-january-13-15/
PBS’ NOVA FEATURES GEOLOGIST MALINCONICO
PBS featured Lawrence Malinconico, associate professor of geology and environmental geosciences, in “Volcano’s Deadly Warning,” a documentary that premiered in November in the acclaimed NOVA science series.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2002/11/15/pbs-nova-features-lafayette-geologist-lawrence-malinconico/
SKILLMAN LIBRARY GROUNDBREAKING SET FOR FEB. 17
Construction will begin in February on the renovation and expansion of Skillman Library, adding 27,000 square feet of space. The first phase will include additions across the front façade and northernmost west façade across the street from Hugel Hall.
http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~library/renovation/
ROTHKOPF NAMED TO GOVERNOR’S TRANSITION TEAM
Pres. Arthur J. Rothkopf ’55 has been selected by Pennsylvania Governor-Elect Ed Rendell to serve on his gubernatorial transition team and will provide advice on higher education. Rothkopf is also chair of the board of directors of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2002/11/27/lafayette-president-arthur-j-rothkopf-55-will-serve-on-gubernatorial-transition-team/
STUDENTS PLACE IN TOP FIFTH OF COLLEGIATE PROGRAMMING CONTEST
Two groups of students scored within the top fifth of teams in the highly competitive mid-Atlantic region of the Association for Computing Machinery’s International Collegiate Programming Contest.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2002/12/11/students-finish-within-top-fifth-in-mid-atlantic-region-of-international-collegiate-programming-contest/
THREE STUDENTS WIN AWARDS AT YALE TOURNAMENT
Erin Reynolds ’03, Andy McCarthy ’05, and Lori Weaver ’06 earned awards at the Yale Mock Trial Association Invitational Tournament.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2002/11/25/three-students-receive-awards-at-yale-mock-trial-association-invitational-tournament/
KRITZLER ’05 SEMIFINALIST AT NYU FORENSICS TOURNAMENT
Paul Kritzler ’05 was a semifinalist in a New York University forensics tournament.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2002/11/19/forensics-society-member-paul-kritzler-04-earns-semifinalist-award-among-18-team-field-at-new-york-university/
PARENT VOLUNTEER DAY JAN. 25
The Communications Committee and the Family Weekend Committee of the Parents Association will meet on Saturday, Jan. 25, the day students return to campus for spring semester. More detailed information will be mailed to committee members; for additional information, contact Donna Krivoski, krivoskd@lafayette.edu.
WILLIAMS VISUAL ARTS BUILDING HONORED FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE
The Williams Visual Arts Building was recognized for excellence in design quality with the 2002 Silver Medal from the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the highest award given by the organization.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2002/12/04/williams-visual-arts-building-receives-highest-award-from-pennsylvania-chapter-of-american-institute-of-architects/
PLANNING BEGINS FOR SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
Help enhance a student’s Lafayette experience by hosting an internship this summer. It can be paid or unpaid and structured to meet your needs. To include your position in the listing, contact Susan Heard, (610) 330-5118, heards@lafayette.edu.
http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~careers/alumni_help.php
END-OF-YEAR GIFTS TO LAFAYETTE APPRECIATED
Your support of Lafayette is greatly appreciated. Your participation counts! To make a gift before the end of the calendar year, send your check to Lafayette College Annual Fund, 307 Markle Hall, Easton, PA 18042; call (610) 330-5034 to charge your gift on a Visa, MasterCard, or American Express card; or donate online at
https://www.lafayetteexperience.com/alumni/contributions.php
SUGGESTIONS WANTED FOR WOMEN’S SYMPOSIUM
The women’s symposium hosted by the Council of Lafayette Women will be held in spring 2004. If you would like to offer a suggestion for a topic or speaker or if you would like more information, contact Donna Krivoski, krivoskd@lafayette.edu.
FIELD HOCKEY’S MONAHAN ’03 AND GOLD HONORED
Forward Megan Monahan ’03 was named to the ECAC Division I Field Hockey All-Star Team, the lone Patriot League player recognized.
http://goleopards.ocsn.com/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/120602aab.html
Head Coach Ann Gold was named Division I Mideast Region Coach of the Year by the Dita/National Field Hockey Coaches Association.
http://goleopards.ocsn.com/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/120602aaa.html
COELHO ’03, ROYLE ’03 NAMED TO ALL-STAR TEAMS
Football center Chris Royle ’03 was named to ECAC Division I-AA All-Star Team.
http://goleopards.ocsn.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121202aaa.html
Soccer midfielder Paulo Coelho ’03 was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Adidas Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Team.
http://goleopards.ocsn.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/121002aaa.html
STUDENT DRIVE RAISES 4,900 POUNDS OF FOOD
Nicholas Taro ’04 led a campus food drive as part of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week that raised 4,917 pounds of non-perishable goods for Second Harvest Food Bank.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2002/12/10/food-drive-raises-over-4900-pounds-of-non-perishable-goods-for-the-needy/
CHI PHI RAISES $9,000 FOR CHARITY
Chi Phi fraternity raised over $9,000 for the American Cancer Society with its annual Dan Boone ’95 Memorial 5K race this fall.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2002/10/28/chi-phi-raises-over-9000-for-american-cancer-society/
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