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LAFAYETTE-LEHIGH TELECAST PARTIES NOV. 19
Join fellow alumni, family, and friends at 48 telecast parties across the nation. Cheer on the Leopards with fellow alumni at a location that is convenient for you. http://www.lafayetteexperience.com/alumni/news/lehighlafayette2005.html
LAFAYETTE FEATURED IN PRISM’S “WOMEN IN ENGINEERING” ISSUE
The engineering program’s supportive environment for women students, accessible faculty, and opportunities for hands-on learning are featured in the October 2005 American Society of Engineering Education’s Prism magazine. The article “Circle of Support” highlights the Lafayette experience of A.B. engineering graduate Jenny Moerschbacher ’05.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/10/13/lafayette-featured-in-prisms-women-in-engineering-issue/
SILVERSTEIN INTERVIEWED ON CNN
Helena Silverstein, associate professor of government and law, was also highlighted in The New York Times. Having done extensive research on the implementation and impact of parental consent requirements on abortion, she was interviewed about judges refusing to hear cases that involve abortion. http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/10/18/helena-silverstein-interviewed-on-cnn/
SKILLMAN LIBRARY RECEIVES TWO MAJOR AWARDS FROM BOSTON SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS
Building transformed by $22 million expansion and renovation project. http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/10/12/skillman-library-receives-two-major-awards-from-boston-society-of-architects/
BAKER ’06 ADDRESSES FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Andrew Baker ’06, a Marquis Scholar who is pursuing two degrees—B.S. civil engineering and A.B. with majors in Spanish and international studies—presented research on a project that involves perfecting an absorbent material to remove arsenic from groundwater. He is an EXCEL Scholar with Arthur Kney, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, who also gave a presentation at the conference in Ecuador.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/11/02/andrew-baker-06-gives-talk-on-arsenic-removal-research-at-first-international-congress-on-science-and-technology/
MUSIC DEPARTMENT RECEIVES $20,000 GRANT FOR PRACTICE ROOM EXPANSION
Initiative will more than double number of rooms. http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/10/25/music-department-receives-20000-grant-for-practice-room-expansion/
FORENSICS SOCIETY PLACES FOURTH AT NASSAU TOURNAMENT
Beth Wehler ’09 and Bill O’Brien ’07 win debate and rhetorical criticism, respectively.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/10/27/forensics-society-places-fourth-at-nassau-tournament/
“SOUND LAYERS IN BLUE: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY EVENING OF ARTS” SET FOR NOV. 8
Event features Ed Kerns, Clapp Professor of Art, and poetry and music performed by Kerns’ former students Tom DiGiovanni ’96, Ross Gay ’96, and Alexis Siemons ’05.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/10/28/sound-layers-in-blue-an-interdisciplinary-evening-of-arts-features-ed-kerns-nov-8/
BRATZ ’06 CONDUCTS INTENSIVE MATH RESEARCH THROUGH NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Field hockey tri-captain researched automorphisms of Cayley graphs to determine connections between group theory and graph theory in a four-student group guided by Elizabeth McMahon, professor of mathematics. http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/10/25/excel-scholar-jenna-bratz-06-conducts-intensive-math-research-through-national-science-foundation/
FIORE ’08 STUDIES COOLANT COMPOUND USED IN AIR CONDITIONERS
Victor Fiore ’08 conducted research in computational chemical kinetics as an EXCEL Scholar assistant with Kenneth Haug, associate professor of chemistry. They explored HCFC-22, a replacement for the ozone-destroying CFC-12. http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/10/24/excel-scholar-victor-fiore-08-studies-coolant-compound-used-in-air-conditioners-and-refrigerators/
CONFERENCE ON AFRICA EXPLORES AID, DEBT, AND DEPENDENCY
Award-winning author Molefi K. Asante Jr ’04, featured in the Oct. 30 Philadelphia Inquirer, was among guest presenters at second annual conference on Africa organized by the student group Africans Creating African Consciousness and Interest Abroad (ACACIA). The focus of the Oct. 21-23 event was “Aid, Debt, and Dependency: An African Addiction?”
http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/10/19/second-acacia-conference-on-africa-will-explore-aid-debt-and-dependency-an-african-addiction-this-weekend/
NOBLE INSTALLS ZANG TUMB TUMB II SCULPTURE AT UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Alastair Noble, assistant professor of art, installs 20-by-30-foot minimalist sculpture based on a futurist’s poem. Civil engineering major Jessica Haase ’07 worked with him to prepare the piece.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/10/12/art-professor-alastair-noble-installs-zang-tumb-tumb-ii-sculpture-at-university-of-arizona/
FOOTBALL IN FIRST PLACE AFTER 33-20 WIN OVER BUCKNELL
Brad Maurer threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Joe Ort with 1:47 remaining to break a 20-20 tie, and Tye Murphy provided an insurance score with a 50-yard interception return as Lafayette improved to 3-0 in the Patriot League with a 33-20 win over Bucknell Saturday. The victory, combined with Colgate’s 50-34 loss to Lehigh, makes Lafayette the last remaining undefeated team in league play. http://goleopards.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/102905aaa.html
MEN’S SOCCER QUALIFIES FOR PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT; IN THREE-WAY TIE FOR FIRST PLACE
Freshman Chad Barbieri scored the lone goal of the game in the 70th minute, as Lafayette held on for a 1-0 win over Holy Cross Sunday. Lafayette improved to 10-4-1 overall, 4-2 in Patriot League play and remained in a three-way tie for first place in the Patriot League. The win assures one of four spots in the Patriot League Tournament Nov. 11 & 13 at a site to be determined. The Leopards host Lehigh in their last Patriot League contest Saturday, Nov. 5, to be televised nationally on CSTV and through Lafayette’s All-Access package. http://goleopards.collegesports.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/103005aaa.html
MACRI ’06 GAINS JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE AND BYLINE IN INTERNSHIP AT PARENTING
An English major, Marianna Macri ’06 was among just 30 students in nation accepted into the American Society of Magazine Editors program. http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/10/13/marianna-macri-06-gains-journalism-experience-and-byline-in-prestigious-internship-at-parenting-magazine/
ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS PARTNERS WITH CINTAS CORPORATION
Fidel Maltez ’05 arranges company’s donation of clothing for Honduran villagers. http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/10/05/engineers-without-borders-partners-with-cintas-corporation/
STUDENT RECOMMENDATIONS GUIDING LOCAL RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT
Technology Clinic promotes collaboration, outlines ways to make Easton and Phillipsburg more attractive.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/10/05/student-recommendations-guiding-local-riverfront-development/
ROTHKOPF JOINS SECRETARY OF EDUCATION’S COMMISSION ON FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Arthur J. Rothkopf ’55, president emeritus of the College, has been named to the commission, which is charged with developing a national strategy for postsecondary education to meet the needs of America’s diverse population and address the economic and workforce needs of the country’s future. http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/10/04/rothkopf-named-to-secretary-of-educations-commission-on-the-future-of-higher-education/
HUDAK ’93, MOWINS ’89 TO JOIN MAROON CLUB HALL OF FAME
Ed Hudak ’93 and Beth Mowins ’89 will be inducted into the Maroon Club Hall of Fame at the annual hall of fame dinner Friday, Nov. 18 in Marquis Hall. The 2005 selections for male and female Scholar-Athletes of the Year, Jenna Bratz ’06 and Frank Cortazar ’07, will also be recognized. http://goleopards.collegesports.com/genrel/102005aac.html
LABRIOLA ’93 FOUNDS PET NANNY BUSINESS
When she left the corporate world, Nancy Labriola ’93 started South Shore Pet Nannies, which was recently featured in Boston Magazine. http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/10/12/labriola-93-founds-pet-nanny-business/
MERRILL ’96 NAMED REPORTER FOR CBS4 NEWS
Having joined CBS4 in March 2004, Kate Merrill ’96 was recently named general assignment reporter for CBS4 News. She previously reported news for WNBC-TV in New York. She began her career as a college intern at WCBV-TV in Boston. Upon graduating she moved to upstate New York to report for WICZ-TV and WIVT-TV. In 1998 Merrill started working as an anchor and reporter for WKRN-TV in Nashville, Tenn., where she received an Emmy Award for her role in covering the tornado that hit Tennessee in 1999. She also received two awards for her investigative reporting. A government and law graduate, Merrill interned at WFMZ Channel 69, Allentown as a weekend reporter and news writer when she was a senior.