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STUDENTS PRESENT NSF RESEARCH AT NATIONAL MATH CONFERENCE
Kevin Penderghest ’05 and Prince Chidyagwai ’05 present results from the Research Experience for Undergraduates program at Lafayette.
ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS FEATURED IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA BUSINESS JOURNAL
Members of Engineers Without Borders appeared on the cover of Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal National Engineers Week supplement Feb. 21. The article focused on the chapter’s project to provide about 1,000 Hondurans with clean drinking water.
CADENCE EARNS TOP RANK AT INTERNATIONAL A CAPPELLA CHAMPIONSHIP
Cadence is named top among female groups in region at International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella. Toni Ahrens ’05 received second outstanding vocalist award.
BONO ’05 NAMED FOOTBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Marquis Scholar and co-captain of the 2004 Patriot League champions, Stephen Bono ’05 has been named Patriot League Football Scholar-Athlete of the year. A civil engineering major, he was a four-year starter at right guard.
http://goleopards.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/021105aab.html
PARINI ’70 HONORED WITH LITERATURE AWARD
Author and poet Jay Parini ’70, whose most recent book, The Art of Teaching, was published by Oxford University Press (December 2004), received the 47th annual Sarah Josepha Hale Award for lifetime contribution to New England literature. He is a professor of English at Middlebury (Vt.) College.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/02/01/parini-70-honored-with-literature-award/
REITER’S MATH RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTED BY NATURE
Nature magazine recently featured the work of Cliff Reiter, professor of mathematics, on the mathematical generation of snowflake patterns as the lead story on its web site. He collaborated with Prince Chidyagwai ’05, a double major in mathematics and computer science, to study quasicrystalline structures and analyze their cellular automa growth.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/02/08/cliff-reiters-math-research-highlighted-by-nature/
SHERRI JONES NAMED DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Jones will assume the post March 28.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/02/23/sherri-jones-named-director-of-alumni-affairs/
STIFEL ASSISTS POLICY MAKERS IN MADAGASCAR AND KENYA
During spring break, David Stifel, assistant professor of economics and business, will present an analysis of poverty to the Kenyan government in Nairobi. This report is one of two consulting projects conducted for the World Bank. The other involves a household survey for Madagascar.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/02/14/david-stifel-assists-policy-makers-in-madagascar-and-kenya/
PAIRINGS SET FOR 2005 PATRIOT LEAGUE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
The 2005 Patriot League Men’s & Women’s Basketball Tournament will be held March 3-6 at campus sites.The women’s team will open the tournament by taking on top-seeded Holy Cross at 8 p.m., Thursday, March 3 at Holy Cross’ Hart Center, televised live nationally on CSTV (DIRECTV channel 610). The men’s squad enters as No. 7 seed, facing No. 2 seed Bucknell at 8 p.m, Friday, March 4 at Sojka Pavilion, home court of the Bison. http://goleopards.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022705aah.html
BASEBALL SQUAD TO APPEAR ON CSTV TWICE THIS SEASON
CSTV’s third season of NCAA baseball–NCAA Baseball on CSTV presented by Easton Sports, premieres Sunday, March 20, with 2004 NCAA runner-up and current #4 Texas visiting #8 Baylor. The schedule also features Army, Baylor, Lafayette, Iowa, Loyola Marymount, Missouri, Notre Dame, Rhode Island, St. John’s, San Diego State, Stanford, and UNLV.
http://goleopards.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/022505aab.html
YU RECEIVES NSF GRANT FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH
Yih-Choung Yu, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received a $138,000 National Science Foundation grant for research on modeling the human cardiovascular system and developing optimal heart-assist devices.
HUTCHISON ’91 TO DIRECT COLLEGE THEATER’S YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU
New York–based actor/director Chris Hutchison ’91 has returned to campus to direct College Theater’s production of the play, which will be presented March 2-5 at the Williams Center for the Arts.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/6840-campusnews/
BENJAMIN ’06 STUDIES AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
Brandon Benjamin ’06, government and law major, also spent 16 days in Switzerland and Bosnia-Herzegovina as the youngest and only American participant in Forum of Federations seminar.
XU RECEIVES AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING BOOK
Lijuan Xu, instruction coordinator, Skillman Library, has been chosen as winner of the Association of College & Research Libraries’ Instruction Section Publication Award along with coauthor Trudi E. Jacobson for Motivating Students in Information Literacy Classes (Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2004).
OVER 200 STUDENTS ATTEND ANNUAL LAFAYETTE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
On Feb. 5, alumni and other speakers addressed record number of attendees at the “Step Up, Stand Out: Discover the Leader in You” leadership institute.
TURKISH-GERMAN WRITER SENOCAK IS FIRST MAX KADE DISTINGUISHED WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE
Zafer Senocak will teach courses, give poetry readings, and interact with students and faculty.
SPECIAL PARENT, ALUMNI TRIP JUNE 18-JULY 1 TO KENYA AND TANZANIA
Led by Roger Ruggles, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, trip includes visits to Serengeti National Park, Amboseli National Park by Mt. Kilimanjaro, Olduvai Gorge, and more.
http://www.lafayette.edu/community/parents/africa_trip.html
HELP STUDENTS GAIN EXPERIENCE THROUGH INTERNSHIPS
Lafayette students are anxious to be challenged in the work environment and apply their knowledge to real-world situations. You can help by offering an internship this summer. You will gain quality candidates who bring energy and fresh ideas to your workplace. If you cannot personally host an intern, you can still be a resource for students interested in interning at your organization. Contact Rachel Nelson Moeller ’88; moellerr@lafayette.edu; (610) 330-5118. View examples of summer 2004 internships at link below.