Jun 28, 2011
Oaks Family Endows Lafayette Athletics Leadership Academy
In honor of the 60th anniversary of Wilbur Wilson Oaks’ ’51 graduating from Lafayette College, his daughter, Cynthia Oaks Linville ’80, and son-in-law…
News & Features
Jun 27, 2011
Lafayette Seeks Alumni Support in the Count Me In Campaign
Alumni are making their voices heard in support of Lafayette by participating in the Count Me In campaign. The goal is to raise the percentage of alumni…
Jun 24, 2011
Students Bring the Rich History of McKelvy House to Life through Film
Kelsey Harkness’ goal is to one day make a career out of documentary filmmaking. “Filmmaking is a creative way to share and spread your ideas with…
Jun 24, 2011
Grasping the Point: Zhao Xin Yin ’13 Presents Research on Computerized Glove at International Conference
Zhao Xin Yin ’13 (Shijiazhuang, China) has a futuristic vision for the research he is conducting on a computerized, wearable glove that studies human…
Jun 24, 2011
Video Profile: Professor Jenn Rossmann Receives National Attention for Wiffle Ball Aerodynamics Research
To provide her students a fresh way to look at fluid dynamics, Jenn Rossmann, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, began using Wiffle balls in…
Jun 24, 2011
A Green Harvest: Students, Faculty, and Staff Spend Summer Working the College’s Organic Garden
The Lafayette College Organic Garden covers two acres on Sullivan Trail just south of the Metzgar Fields Athletic Complex. One acre is a community garden…
Jun 24, 2011
Artistic Expression: Students Explore Painting Methods and Techniques
Lafayette’s art department provides students with a variety of opportunities for individual expression and exploration guided by nationally and internationally…
Jun 24, 2011
Engineering Students Design Capital Projects Plan for Camelback Mountain Resort
For Jacqueline Gowdy ’11, her engineering studies capstone project was so much more than just another assignment. “This project has taught me how to…
Jun 24, 2011
Professor Ilan Peleg Deals with Intractable Conflict in His New Book on Israel’s Palestinian Population
“But man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward.”—Job 5:7 At Lafayette, one man has made it his life’s work to understand that trouble. Ilan…
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…