Academic News

Jul 31, 2003

Four Students Join Peers from other Top Institutions for Summer Math Research

Four Lafayette students are conducting mathematics research with peers at other top undergraduate institutions from around the country in the National…

Jul 28, 2003

Sixteen Students Form Intellectual and Social Community in McKelvy House Scholars Program

Sixteen students of high academic achievement and promise will participate in the distinctive McKelvy House Scholars Program during the 2003-04 school…

Jul 24, 2003

Course in France Gives John Zembron ’04 Other Perspectives on War with Iraq

Economics and business major John Zembron ’04 (Ridgefield, Conn.) experienced a different perspective on the war with Iraq for three weeks in May and June…

Jul 21, 2003

Service-Learning Gains Popularity in Broad Range of Courses

Service-learning is fast becoming an alternative to traditional classroom instruction at Lafayette. The number of courses with a service component has…

Jul 18, 2003

American Society for Engineering Education Honors John Nestor for Presenting Top Paper at National Conference

The American Society for Engineering Education has given the John A. Curtis Award to John Nestor, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering…

Jul 17, 2003

UPDATE: Sculpture by Art Professor Alastair Noble Debuts at New York Exhibition Saturday

A group of professors and EXCEL Scholars will travel to New York Saturday to attend the opening of an exhibition that includes sculpture created by an…

Jul 17, 2003

Students Present Research at Eastern Sociological Society Conference

Several students presented research they conducted in sociology courses at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society in Philadelphia…

Jul 15, 2003

EXCEL Scholar: Shannon Sullivan ’04 Examines Constitutionality of Abstinence Programs in Public Schools

Before she took a class on the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution at Lafayette, Shannon Sullivan ’04 (Wading River, N.Y.) had never given much thought…

Jul 11, 2003

Bill Melin Introduces Students to Wide Range of Musical Expressions

Using sounds ranging from opening a can of Coke, drinking the soda, and crushing the can, to balloons, vacuum cleaners, and dumpsters, beginning electronic…

Jul 10, 2003

Melissa Mitchell ’03 Named Assistant Director of Annual Giving at Thomas Jefferson University

Thomas Jefferson University has named Melissa Mitchell ’03 (Merchantville, N.J.) its assistant director of annual giving. Her fundraising responsibilities…