The Marquis Mailer — March 20, 2003

Marquis Mailer
March 20, 2003
Vol. 3, Issue 8

Spring officially begins today, so can Reunion be far away? You can now register online for the big event June 6-8. Alumni of nonreunion classes are also welcome to attend. For more information or to register online:
http://www.lafayetteexperience.com/alumni/news/reunion_overview_2003.html

Many thanks to those alumni volunteers who have agreed to serve as web page administrators for their class or alumni chapter. Nineteen classes have started using the web to communicate. If your class page does not have a web administrator listed on your page, we need you. If you would like to volunteer, please email me. Check out your class page
http://www.lafayetteexperience.com/alumni/classes.php?OPTION=listClasses
or chapter page:
http://www.lafayetteexperience.com/alumni/chapters.php?OPTION=listChapters

Happy spring!

–John Leone, Director of Alumni Affairs
leonej@lafayette.edu

Contents:
* Four students win prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
* Vartan Gregorian to be Commencement speaker
* White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card speaks to students on campus
* Talk by Prof. Murphy to be aired on C-Span’s “Book TV” March 22 & 23
* New York Times features research of Prof. Niles on Incan city
* Students designing steel bridge model for intercollegiate competition
* Borland ’06 wins national championship in extemporaneous speech
* Nersesian ’06 has letter printed in New York Times for class assignment
* 23 students present work at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
* 22 students present research with faculty at PA Academy of Science meeting
* Alumni welcome to join community service project in Texas May 18-25
* Parent input needed for Family Weekend planning
* Classes ending in 4 and 9 invited to Reunion 101 April 11-12
* Westfall coedits book on Shakespeare and patronage
* Oxford sabbatical provides inspiration to Peleg
* Summer internships wanted for students
* Anthropology and sociology graduates needed for career panel
* Davis ’04 selected to League Tournament Team; Farrell ’04 earns academic district honors
* Seven field hockey players named to national academic team
* Piazza named Patriot League Indoor Track Coach of the Year
* Engineering graduates invited to tour Acopian Engineering Center April 3
* Art graduates invited to open house April 10

FOUR STUDENTS WIN PRESTIGIOUS GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIPS
Elizabeth Ponder ’04, Gabriella Engelhart ’05, Alison Campbell ’04, and Meghan Ramsey ’04 have received prestigious Goldwater Scholarships, the premier undergraduate award of its type in the fields of mathematics, science, and engineering. Only 300 students were chosen across the U.S.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/2653-pressrelease/

GREGORIAN TO BE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Vartan Gregorian, president of Carnegie Corporation of New York and former president of Brown University and the New York Public Library, will be the principal speaker at Commencement May 24.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/2405-pressrelease/

WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF ANDREW CARD VISITS
Andrew Card, White House chief of staff for President George Bush, spent an afternoon on campus February 24 speaking with two government and law classes and several student groups. View QuickTime movie outtakes:
http://www.lafayette.edu/movies/andrew_card_visit.html

MURPHY TO BE FEATURED ON C-SPAN’S “BOOK TV” MARCH 22 & 23
Bruce Allen Murphy, Fred Morgan Kirby Professor of Civil Rights, will be featured on C-Span’s “Book TV” Saturday, March 22 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 23 at 11 p.m. Murphy is the author of Wild Bill: The Legend and Life of William O. Douglas, a biography of the controversial Supreme Court justice.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/1858-pressrelease/

NEW YORK TIMES FEATURES RESEARCH OF NILES ON INCAN CITY
The research of Susan Niles, professor of anthropology, is featured in a major story in the March 18 edition of The New York Times about the ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/2646-pressrelease/

STUDENTS DESIGNING STEEL BRIDGE MODEL FOR COMPETITION
Six civil engineering majors are creating a steel bridge model that will be entered in the National Steel Bridge Competition sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction. The students will design, fabricate, and construct a bridge that spans 25 feet over a mock river while supporting 2,500 pounds of load.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2003/03/05/civil-engineering-majors-designing-steel-bridge-model-for-intercollegiate-competition/

BORLAND ’06 WINS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH
Joe Borland ’06 won the national championship in extemporaneous speaking and was runner-up in impromptu speech at the 21st annual Novice National Forensics Tournament March 1-2 in Oklahoma.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/2384-studpros/

NERSESIAN ’06 HAS LETTER PRINTED IN NEW YORK TIMES FOR CLASS
A letter to the editor about reality television by Sara Nersesian ’06 ran in the February 27 New York Times. It was part of a sociology assignment to read the Times, find stories of sociological interest, and write letters to the editor.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/2643

23 STUDENTS PRESENT WORK AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Twenty-three students presented their scholarly research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research March 13-15 in Salt Lake City. This year’s presenters brought to more than 400 the number of Lafayette students who have participated.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/2395-pressrelease/

STUDENTS PRESENT RESEARCH AT ACADEMY OF SCIENCE MEETING
Twenty-two Lafayette students will present their research with faculty mentors April 4-6 at the 79th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science in Grantville, Pa.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/2619-studpros/

ALUMNI WELCOME TO JOIN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT IN TEXAS
Alumni are invited to join students May 18-25 to help build a home with Habitat for Humanity in San Antonio, Texas. No construction experience is required. For more information, contact Kate Wick, Landis Community Center, wickk@lafayette.edu, (610) 330-5813.
http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~outreach/AlumniTrip/

PARENT INPUT NEED FOR FAMILY WEEKEND PLANNING
The student Family Weekend Committee is planning Family Weekend Oct. 10-12 and is considering adding a 5K run/walk for charity. Input from parents is wanted on whether the event should be Friday or Saturday, and how early in the morning. Please respond to Donna Krivoski by March 24, krivoskd@lafayette.edu, subject: FW Input. For details of last year’s schedule:
http://www.lafayette.edu/community/parents/weekend.html

CLASSES ENDING IN 4 AND 9 INVITED TO REUNION 101 APRIL 11-12
Reunion 101 brings classes that will be celebrating Reunion in June 2004 back to campus April 11-12 to begin the process of recruiting class agents to assist in reunion planning and fundraising efforts for the class. Hotel and travel will be reimbursed. Contact Jackie Jones, Development & College Relations, (610) 330-5810, jonesj@lafayette.edu.

WESTFALL COEDITS BOOK ON SHAKESPEARE AND PATRONAGE
Suzanne Westfall, professor of English and theater, is coeditor of the first extensive study of patronage as it relates to Shakespeare and the theatrical culture of his time. Shakespeare and Theatrical Patronage in Early Modern England was published by Cambridge University Press.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/1579-acadpower/

OXFORD SABBATICAL PROVIDES INSPIRATION TO PELEG
A sabbatical at the University of Oxford, England, gave Ilan Peleg, Dana Professor of Government and Law, an opportunity to begin writing a new book, explore new intellectual territory, and gather fresh material for his classes.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/2650-campusnews/

SUMMER INTERNSHIPS WANTED
If your company can host a summer internship, please register by downloading the host form and faxing it to Career Services. Internships can be paid or unpaid and structured to meet your needs. For more information, contact Susan Heard, Career Services, heards@lafayette.edu, (610) 330-5118.
http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~careers/forms/ext_int_sponsor.pdf

ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY GRADUATES NEEDED
Anthropology and sociology graduates are needed for a career panel Tuesday, April 8. Dinner is at 6 p.m. followed by a panel presentation by alumni about their education and career paths. If you can participate, please contact Alana Gallo, Career Services, galloa@lafayette.edu, (610) 330-5533.

DAVIS ’04 NAMED TO TOURNAMENT TEAM; FARRELL ’04 NAMED TO ACADEMIC TEAM
Basketball guard Winston Davis ’04 has been named to the 2003 All-Patriot League Tournament Team. He was the only player selected that did not play in the championship game.
http://goleopards.ocsn.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031403aaa.html
Forward Mike Farrell ’04 has been named to the Verizon Academic All-District II Men’s Basketball Team. He is one of just five student-athletes selected in District II.
http://goleopards.ocsn.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022403aaa.html

SEVEN FIELD HOCKEY PLAYERS NAMED TO NATIONAL ACADEMIC TEAM
Seven members of the Patriot League Championship field hockey team were named this month to the 2002 National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I National Academic Team. The Leopards finished 2002 ranked 20th in the nation with a 19-3 record.
http://goleopards.ocsn.com/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/030303aaa.html

PIAZZA NAMED PATRIOT LEAGUE INDOOR TRACK COACH OF THE YEAR
Head Track and Field Coach Julio Piazza was awarded conference coach of the year honors by his peers for the second time in as many years.
http://goleopards.ocsn.com/sports/m-track/spec-rel/022403aaa.html

ENGINEERING GRADUATES INVITED TO TOUR ACOPIAN APRIL 3
Engineering graduates from 1980-2002 are invited to tour renovations in progress at the Acopian Engineering Center and speak with students and faculty on Thursday, April 3. Hors d’oeuvres and tours of the building will be offered 6-7 p.m., followed by dinner and program in Pfenning Alumni Center. Cost is $35 per person, with proceeds benefiting the engineering division. RSVP to Megan Kintzer, (610) 330-5620,kintzerm@lafayette.edu

ART GRADUATES INVITED TO OPEN HOUSE APRIL 10
Art graduates are invited to tour the Williams Visual Arts Building on Thursday, April 10 and speak with students and faculty about their current projects. Hors d’oeuvres and tours of the building will be offered 6-7 p.m., followed by dinner and program. Cost is $35 per person, with proceeds benefiting the art department. RSVP by April 3 to Megan Kintzer, (610) 330-5620, kintzerm@lafayette.edu

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