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Community Connections
We’re taking a look back at some of our favorite moments from the 2024-25 year—moments where Lafayette faculty and staff shared their expertise, opportunities when student-athletes inspired the next generation, and connections that brought our campus and our community closer together.
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2024-25 highlights
1,100
Easton Area School District fifth and sixth graders were welcomed to campus in January for School Game Day 2025, thanks to a partnership with Wells Fargo.
16
Connected Classrooms engaged Lafayette professors and students to share their expertise with a partner class in the Easton Area School District.
246
Landis student volunteers mentored or tutored K-12 students each week through Landis Center for Community Engagement’s programs, including LafKid Connect, Pen Pals, GenX, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
20
weekly civic leadership programs coordinated by students at the Landis Center alongside local community partners
More than 5 tons
of new and gently-used items were collected during Green Move Out. Items were sorted, donated to community partners, purchased at the West Ward Sale, or sent to the campus thrift store.
Lafayette College Libraries co-sponsored Easton Book Festival’s Young Adult Fest, a voter mobilization event with the Boys and Girls Club of Easton and local NAACP, and hosted visits from Moravian Academy students
3,304
pounds of LaFarm produce donated to local food banks and Easton-area nonprofits; 2,165 pounds sold to Kellyn Foundation, which increases access to fresh food by selling produce at a reduced rate.
70+
free community programs offered through The Arts at Lafayette—35 workshops and discussions; 24 concerts; 13 screenings; eight exhibitions; and one week-long arts festival.
17
courses across a variety of disciplines built community engagement into their syllabi.
16
municipalities and two municipal authorities across seven Pennsylvania counties assisted in 2025 by the Meyner Center Government and Civic Services Program.
24
community events and programs sponsored through Lafayette’s Community Engagement Council | Lehigh Valley Space Fest, Forks Community Days, Easton Winter Village, Easton PRIDE, LVACA, Heritage Day, and many more.