Jul 19, 2013
Student-Faculty Team Works to Improve Local Sewer Infrastructure
A student-faculty team is working on research to evaluate the condition of the local sewer system’s infrastructure and develop tools to help engineers…
Community-Based Learning and Research
Jul 12, 2013
Students Address Community Needs through Alternative School Break
Composting to create rich soil, building barbed wire fences, and creating spaces to allow horses to be free-range animals were just a few of the ways Lara…
Jul 12, 2013
Students Propose Solutions to Dangerous College Hill Intersection
Students and College Hill residents agree: The dangerous intersection of Cattell and High streets near the WaWa convenience store crosswalk is a problem…
Jul 1, 2013
Computer Science Majors Help Nonprofit Track Clients and Services
By Shehtaz Huq ’13 Six computer science seniors collaborated with New Bethany Ministries—a local nonprofit that serves the homeless, poor, and mentally…
Jun 18, 2013
New Center for Community Engagement Launched
Lafayette has launched the Center for Community Engagement to support and expand experiential learning opportunities through partnerships with communities…
Jun 14, 2013
LIME Program Featured in USA TODAY
The Lafayette Initiative for Malagasy Education (LIME) was featured in the June 13 edition of USA TODAY College. The article, “American Students Pave…
Apr 2, 2013
Students Work with Community Partners to Find Solutions, Locally and Globally
For young parents, finding safe and affordable housing can be a challenge. Although shelters are available, many find their rules too restrictive, so they…
Mar 15, 2013
Coming Full Circle: Malagasy Student is First LIME Graduate to Attend U.S. Institution
Even though this is her second semester at Lafayette, Rebeka Ramangamihanta ’16 still has a hard time believing she’s living her dream of studying…
Mar 15, 2013
Engineers Without Borders Receives National Honor for Honduras Water Project
Lafayette’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is one of three in the nation to be named a 2013 Premier Project by EWB-USA, the organization’s…
Jan 23, 2013
CBLR House Serves Lafayette and Easton Communities
A few times a month, the three student residents of the new Community-Based Learning & Research (CBLR) house come together to talk about what they are…