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COLLEGE FED TEAM TAKES THIRD AT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Students share $5,000 prize and earn $2,500 for economics and business department.
MEMORIAL FOR K. ROALD BERGETHON
A service to remember the life of K. Roald Bergethon, 12th president of Lafayette, has been scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, in Colton Chapel. More information on the event will be distributed as it becomes available.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/6506-campusnews/
PAUL ROBESON CONFERENCE SET FOR APRIL 7-9
The first conference in the series “Conversations of National Importance” is set for April 7-9 with a focus on Paul Robeson—actor, activist, scholar, athlete, world citizen, and concert artist. The event features scholarly presentations, a film festival, and performances. Key speakers are Paul Robeson Jr., who served as personal aide to his father for more than 20 years, and Randall Robinson, founder and former president of TransAfrica. http://www.lafayette.edu/robeson/
NASA AWARDS GRANT AND SATELLITE TIME TO STARK FOR STUDY OF BINARY STARS
Michael Stark, assistant professor of physics, is working with physics majors Carolyn Heffner ’06 and Michael Kaczmarczik ’06, who will present research at the American Astronomical Society conference in San Diego.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/6473-campusnews/
MARSIT ’00 RECEIVES GRANT FROM HARVARD FOR CANCER RESEARCH
Harvard School of Public Health has awarded Carmen J. Marsit ’00a postdoctoral fellowship in toxicology and environmental health sciences, which will fund his continuing research on molecular alterations in lung and skin cancer. A biochemistry graduate, Marsit earned the American Association for Cancer Research-AFLAC Scholar-in-Training Award.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2004/12/15/harvard-awards-marsit-00-grant-for-cancer-research/
MOTT ’07 CONTINUES RESEARCH ON NEVADA’S CENTRAL GREAT BASIN
Andrew Mott ’07 is studying this environmentally sensitive area as an EXCEL Scholar with Dru Germanoski, VanArtsdalen ’35 Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences and head of the department. He gathered data about wet meadow systems on site last June.
LANDRY ’87 MAKES PARTNER, CREDITS LAFAYETTE
Booz Allen Hamilton, a strategy and technology consulting firm, has elected Edward C. Landry ’87 partner in the firm. Landry, an economics and business graduate who holds an MBA, specializes in business strategy development and sales and marketing effectiveness for consumer packaged goods and health care manufacturers.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2004/12/09/landry-87-makes-partner-credits-lafayette/
STUDENTS, FACULTY CONDUCT RESEARCH IN COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS
Collaboration fuels projects in humanities and social sciences.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2004/12/09/students-faculty-conduct-research-in-community-of-scholars/
ABBAZIA ’05 PARTNERS WITH SCHROTT ’85 TO RESEARCH DRUG WITHDRAWAL
In a summer project provided through the Lafayette Alumni Research Network, Jaime Abbazia ’05 conducted intensive neuroscience research with Lisa Schrott ’87,assistant pharmacology professor, Louisiana State University Health Science Center.
Schrott’s research interests include behavioral, endocrine, and immune consequences of prenatal drug exposure. Abbazia helped to design and pilot test a procedure.
COLLEGE WELCOMES 10 NEW FULL-TIME FACULTY
Four-year staffing plan boosting total number of professors.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2004/11/30/college-welcomes-10-new-full-time-faculty/
TECH CLINIC TEAM PRESENTS MID-YEAR PLAN ON DEVELOPMENT OF EASTON AND PHILLIPSBURG RIVERFRONTS
On Dec. 9, students presented a mid-year plan and anticipate that the final plan, if implemented, could bring a significant increase in tourism and downtown sales.
HONORS POUR IN FOR PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPION FOOTBALL LEOPARDS
The football team made history with the program’s first-ever appearance in the postseason against defending National Champion Delaware in NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs. Headlines continue with cocaptain Stephen Bono ’05 earning Academic All-America honors, record-setting tailback Joe McCourt ’05 earning first-team All-America honors, and head coach Frank Tavani being rewarded with a unanimous selection as Patriot League Coach of the Year and a contract extension through 2010.
http://goleopards.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/lafa-m-footbl-body.html
BASKETBALL TEAMS BEGIN PATRIOT LEAGUE SCHEDULE SATURDAY
Basketball opens Patriot League play on Saturday, Jan. 8 vs. Navy. The Leopard women travel to Annapolis, Md. for a 1 p.m. contest, while the men’s squad hosts the Midshipmen at 1 p.m.
Men’s Schedule
http://goleopards.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/lafa-m-baskbl-sched.html
Women’s Schedule
http://goleopards.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/lafa-w-baskbl-sched.html
DIVER MACDONALD ’05 ANALYZES EFFICIENCY OF NEW STUDENT HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
As construction progresses on the new student housing units on campus, Crissy MacDonald ’05 is analyzing workers’ productivity. MacDonald, a civil engineering major, earned Patriot League Diver of the Week honors earlier this season. http://goleopards.collegesports.com/sports/c-swim/spec-rel/121304aaa.html
SENACKERIB ’87 HEADS SNACKS DIVISION AT KRAFT
Michael P. Senackerib ’87 has served as executive vice president and general manager of Kraft Foods snacks division since April 2003. A government and law graduate, he was previously vice president of marketing for the crackers, biscuit division.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2004/12/29/senackerib-87-heads-snacks-division-at-kraft/
ALUMNI WEB SITE BEGINS BOOK DISCUSSION JAN. 15 HOSTED BY COUNCIL OF LAFAYETTE WOMEN
Council of Lafayette Women is hosting an online book discussion featuring five books with the first one beginning on Jan. 15. The first discussion of Bel Canto by Ann Patchett will run from Jan. 15-Feb. 14, with month-long discussions of four subsequent books beginning the 15 of each month. Post your own insights and questions and read the thoughts of alumni from all over the world.
http://www.lafayetteexperience.com/alumni/clw/
PARENT VOLUNTEER DAY IS JAN. 22
The annual meetings of Family Weekend Committee, Communications Committee, and Parents Fund Committee of the Lafayette Parents Association will be held on Parent Volunteer Day, Saturday, Jan. 22 in Marquis Hall. Luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m.; meetings follow at 1 p.m. If you are a member of one of these committees and need additional information, contact Donna Krivoski, parents programs office, krivoskd@lafayette.edu, or (610) 330-5048. RSVP by Jan. 14.
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.