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TORTORA ’06 COMPARES BUSINESS WAGES
Working as an EXCEL Scholar with Christopher Ruebeck, assistant professor of economics and business, Michael Tortora ’06 is running a computerized study to research the relationships among firm size, incentive pay, and non-salary compensation. He is starting goalie on the men’s soccer team and a peer mentor.
TALIAS ’07 GAINS EXPERIENCE IN PROFESSIONAL ART
Sara Talias ’07 is designing clothing and posters as an EXCEL Scholar assisting Ed Kerns, Clapp Professor of Art and director of the Williams Visual Arts Building. Through her work she has gained an edge over some who have been in the profession for years.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/5877-campusnews/
SERVICES TO RESUME AT SKILLMAN LIBRARY
Circulation, reference, interlibrary loan, and instructional technology services will resume in early September at Skillman Library. Browsing books and current periodicals will be in place in early September. A cafe will open later in the semester in the Common Room on the first floor.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/5888-campusnews/
MEN’S SOCCER TO BE TELEVISED TO NATIONAL AUDIENCE ON CSTV
Coming off its 2003 NCAA Tournament berth, men’s soccer will be on national TV on CSTV. The Oct. 10 game with Bucknell will be produced and carried live locally by Lafayette Sports Network on RCN-4 and WBPH-60 and will be re-broadcast at 8 p.m. on CSTV on Oct. 14, one of just six regular-season matches CSTV will televise this season.
http://goleopards.collegesports.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/081304aab.html
FOOTBALL TO LEAD NATION AGAIN IN NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAMES
For the second year, the football program will lead the nation among Division I-AA teams in 2004 with the most nationally televised games. Lafayette Sports Network will broadcast the entire schedule on Empire Sports Network, DIRECTV, and DISH Network, while select telecasts will air on CSTV.
http://www.fansonly.com/schools/lafa/sports/m-footbl/lafa-m-footbl-body.html
NEW SHUTTLE SERVICE
The College now offers a free-of-charge shuttle bus service from main campus to Metzgar Fields, downtown Easton, Forks Town Center, Northampton Crossings, and Palmer Park and Lehigh Valley malls. Dubbed “LCATS” (Lafayette Campus Area Transportation System), schedules will be adjusted as usage is observed, so check the times and locations regularly.
http://www.lafayette.edu/community/lcats.html
CLASS OF 2008 IS “IMAGINING AMERICA”
Lafayette’s newest students continue their intellectual odyssey—a year-long exploration of human security, civil society, and liberal learning—at orientation. And to help them feel welcome on their arrival, fraternity and sorority members joined about 250 athletes to assist the students and their families with moving in.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2004/08/27/athletes-greeks-helping-first-year-students-move-in-today/
http://news.lafayette.edu/2004/08/24/class-of-08-is-imagining-america/
WORK UNDER WAY ON SULLIVAN LANE RESIDENCES
Four-building complex is due for occupancy next fall.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2004/08/27/work-under-way-on-sullivan-lane-residences/
THREE TO BE INDUCTED INTO MAROON CLUB HALL OF FAME
Liz Bagley-Stankavage, Robert P. Falconiero, and David Hubinger will be honored Nov. 19 at the 28th Maroon Club Athletic Hall of Fame dinner. They join only 98 others enshrined since 1976-77.
http://goleopards.collegesports.com/genrel/082704aae.html
FAREED ’93 HEADS MARKETING FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING COMPANY
http://news.lafayette.edu/2004/08/27/fareed-93-heads-marketing-for-videoconferencing-company/
PRYOR ’71 NAMED TO TOP POST AT EXXONMOBIL
On Aug. 1, Stephen D. Pryor ’71 became deputy to the president, ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Company. He joined the company in 1971 and had been executive vice president, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, since January 2002.
HELP STUDENTS EXPLORE CAREERS
Alumni are needed to host externships for students in January 2004. Provide a two- to five-day job shadowing experience for a student considering careers in your field. Application deadline is Sept. 30. Learn more about externships and download the application form. Questions? Contact Rachel Nelson Moeller ’88, moellerr@lafayette.edu, (610) 330-5115.
http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~careers/alumni_help.php
UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS
Brief details appear here. For more:
http://www.lafayetteexperience.com/alumni/
VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP DAY AT NASSAU INN, PRINCETON, N.J.
Volunteer Leadership Day will be from 12 noon to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18 at Nassau Inn, across from Princeton University. Schedule includes luncheon, alumni volunteer award presentations, President Arthur J. Rothkopf ’55 update, volunteer training sessions, and long-range plan update. Each volunteer receives one complimentary tailgate pass.
HARVEST JUBILEE TAILGATE AT NASSAU INN, PRINCETON, N.J.
The Alumni Association’s pregame tented dinner with live entertainment and dinner with wine bar begins at 5 p.m. BYO. Cost is $40 per person; children 12 and under are free. RSVP by Sept. 3 by calling the Alumni Office with credit card, (610) 330-5041 in Pa. or 1-800-LAFAYET outside Pa. Questions? Contact: alumni@lafayette.edu. Purchase game tickets separately through the ticket office, (610) 330-5471. Kickoff is 7 p.m.
HOMECOMING 2004 SET FOR OCT. 2
Events from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. include presentations by Lafayette faculty, complimentary breakfast in Oechsle Hall, tented clambake, student-hosted block party on Parsons Street with live music, dance, and poetry, and postgame (4:30-6:30 p.m.) complimentary reception sponsored by the Alumni Association and the Maroon Club. Homecoming package includes clambake, game ticket, and complimentary parking pass for the first 100 registrants. Cost is $25 per adult; $5 children ages 6-13; children 5 and under are free. BYO. RSVP by Sept. 3 by calling with credit card, (610) 330-5041 in Pa. or 1-800-LAFAYET outside Pa. Questions, alumni@lafayette.edu.
10 a.m.—Second Annual Sigma Chi Reunion
The reunion starts at 10 a.m. with coffee and doughnuts in the center section, Wilson Room, Pfenning Alumni Center. Lunch is at 11 a.m. Cost is $25 per person for the clambake menu and homecoming package. Complimentary bar available. Postgame dinner is being considered. RSVP by Sept. 3 to the Alumni Office. Tickets mailed in advance. Questions? Ed Auble ’61, (610) 889-1640 ext. 101; edauble@aol.com or Bill Schaffroth ’58, (215) 659-7997; murphschaff@aol.com.
11 a.m.-1 p.m.—1963 Pregame Reunion
Class of 1963 will hold a pregame reunion on Bourger Plaza, Pfenning Alumni Center. Cost is $25 per person for the clambake menu and homecoming package including game ticket and parking pass for early registrants. Complimentary bar available. Register by Sept. 3 with Alumni Office. Tickets mailed in advance.
11 a.m.-1 p.m.—Class of 1991 Tailgate
Class of 1991 will have a designated meeting area on the upper parking deck behind Markle Hall. Classmates are encouraged to park on campus and walk over to the class area. To sign up, contact Kris Brubaker ’91, kbrubake@ptdprolog.net.
11 a.m.-1 p.m.—Class of 2003 Complimentary Tailgate
The Class of 2003 is proud to have won a FREE homecoming tailgate sponsored by the Annual Fund Office. 2003 will have a designated area on the lower parking deck adjacent to the clambake area. The clambake menu will be offered to classmates who register by Sept. 3 with the Alumni Office and wristbands will be mailed in advance. B.Y.O.
11 a.m.-6 p.m.—Kappa Sigma Reunion
Kappa Sigma will celebrate a reunion with complimentary pre- and postgame gatherings in the south end of Wilson Room, Pfenning Alumni Center. Pregame lunch and social begins at 11 a.m. with the clambake menu and bar provided. A social with light refreshments and bar will follow the game. Register by Sept. 3 with Alumni Office. Tickets mailed in advance. Questions? Jack Bennett ’50, (610) 258-3490 or Charlie Bennett ’58, (239) 565-0887.
11 a.m.-1 p.m.—Sigma Alpha Epsilon Reunion
Sigma Alpha Epsilon will hold a reunion in the north end, Wilson Room, Pfenning Alumni Center. Cost is $25 per person for the complete clambake menu and homecoming package. Complimentary bar available. Register by Sept. 3 with the Alumni Office. A postgame dinner buffet at the Pomfret Club in Easton is also being considered. Tickets mailed in advance. Questions? Bob Kempton ’63, r.kempton@patmedia.net or Mike Dulac ’63, mikedulac@comcast.net.
REUNION 2005 PLANNING MEETING SET FOR OCT. 16
Join classmates from ’55, ’60, ’65, ’70, ’75, ’80, ’85, ’90, ’95, and 2000 to prepare for June 3-5, 2005. The meeting from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon will be held in the Wilson Room, Pfenning Alumni Center. Breakfast and lunch provided. RSVP to Autumn Leciston Bragg ’90, lecistoa@lafayette.edu.
POSTGAME ITALIAN FEAST IN THE BRONX OCT. 23
Join alumni, parents, family, and friends from 5 to 8 p.m. at Pasquale’s Rigoletto Restaurant (2311 Arthur Ave., Bronx, N.Y. 10458) for a buffet following the Lafayette-Fordham game. Sponsored by North Jersey Alumni, Parents, and Friends Chapter, the menu includes roast veal, chicken campagnola with potatoes and peppers, salmon, penne pasta, and rigatoni al filetto with Italian cookies and pastries. Beverages include beer, wine, soda, and coffee. Cost is $50 per person. RSVP by Oct. 8 to the Alumni Office.
“PATHS TO IMPRESSIONISM” TOUR OCT. 24 AT ALLENTOWN ART MUSEUM
Join President Arthur J. Rothkopf ’55 and Barbara Rothkopf for a private opening-day reception and tour of the new Allentown Art Museum (31 North Fifth Street, Allentown, PA 18101) exhibit, “Paths to Impressionism: French and American Landscape Paintings.” Cost for the event, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., is $15 per person. RSVP by Oct. 8 to the Alumni Office.