Jun 20, 2011
Dan Donnelly ’86 Innovates Products and Sales Training Tactics
By Matt Sinclair ’90 When Dan Donnelly ’86 was completing his mechanical engineering degree, he promised himself he wouldn’t go into sales. But, fast-forward…
Mechanical Engineering
Jun 3, 2011
Engineering Work in Rural Honduras Gives Students Fresh Perspectives on Life on College Hill and Beyond
When he was a first-year student, Juan Hernandez ’13 (Vineland, N.J.) remembers receiving tons of emails soliciting new members for student clubs and…
May 2, 2011
Lafayette Honors Students for Academic Excellence
Lafayette honored more than 120 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation May 1, in the Williams Center for the Arts…
Apr 29, 2011
Team Receives Projects for Peace Grant to Work with High School Students
Three Lafayette students are taking on a new challenge: fostering peace and prosperity in the violence-ridden city of Plainfield, N.J. Chemistry major…
Apr 26, 2011
First-Year Students Place Second at ASME Competition with High-Altitude Satellite Balloon Design
Although they are first-year students, Jeff Ballard ’14 (Hershey, Pa.) and Andrew Kristof ’14 (Darien, Conn.) couldn’t wait until their first hands-on…
Apr 15, 2011
Aero Design Team Prepares to Take Flight at this Year’s National Competition
Gregory Buchan ’11 (Chappaqua, N.Y.) has always been interested in flying. He’s been designing, building, and flying model aircraft his whole life…
Apr 5, 2011
Big Dreams and Preparation Allow Lafayette Graduates to Succeed Right Out of the Gate
A producer with The Today Show; a laser communications system developer for the Navy, a makeup artist with Abercrombie & Fitch, Nautica, and Ralph Lauren;…
Apr 1, 2011
Mechanical Engineers Design Battle Robot to Compete in National Competition
A team of 12 senior mechanical engineering majors is designing and building a tactical combat robot (TCR) as a senior capstone project. The team will attempt…
Mar 18, 2011
Students Face ‘Grand Challenges’ with Interdisciplinary Approaches
“At 12:51 p.m., I was outside talking to a friend when the ground began to shake. We moved away from the apartment building that we were standing under…
Mar 18, 2011
James Hilbert ’11 Enjoys Unprecedented Debate Success as Forensics Society Prepares for National Tournament
As a high school sophomore, James Hilbert ’11 (West Whippany, N.J.) joined the debate team as a way to explore his interest in becoming a trial lawyer…