Apr 28, 2018
Our National Day of Service
Lafayette collaborated with community partners to organize one-time service opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and alumni during Lafapalooza…
Community-Based Learning and Research
Apr 27, 2018
The Toughest Job You’ll Ever Love
By Stephen Wilson Jumping off a dock. Making bracelets. Singing around a campfire. For many people, overnight camp holds a special place in their hearts…
Apr 19, 2018
Honoring an Engaged Community
By Stephen Wilson Leaders thanking leaders. That’s what happened at the ninth annual Center for Community Engagement (CCE) Expo as students and faculty…
Mar 11, 2018
A Transformative Equation
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson As a symbol of success, owning a home has always been part of the American Dream. With low interest rates and home prices…
Mar 2, 2018
Adaptation
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson What are the six biomes? Ticktock, ticktock. Just a quick test to see if you are smarter than a fifth-grader. Ticktock…
Feb 22, 2018
Soil, Salt, and Inspired Students
By Stephen Wilson As if decorating sugar cookies, a Lafayette engineering student sprinkles tiny confections, meant to represent soil, over a rural model…
Jan 29, 2018
Educating Young Brains
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson Ask kindergartners where their brains are, and they will point to their heads. Ask them what it looks like, and they…
Jan 19, 2018
A Life Story
By Stephen Wilson Russell wraps his hands around a warm Wawa coffee. Wracked with arthritis, the knuckles on each finger splay in different directions…
Jan 14, 2018
Iceberg, Hamburg, & Carbon Footprint
By Bryan Hay A class of fourth-graders at Cheston Elementary School silently gathers around a small tub as a chunk of ice slowly melts, inundating a tiny…
Jan 9, 2018
Solutions for Seniors
By Bryan Hay Marie DuPont could barely contain her delight when Maddie Holden ’21 and Ashley Wilk ’21 revealed their design for a rain protector for…