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Marquis Kickoff

Alumni made up many of the 5,000 guests who came back in September for the Bicentennial Kickoff and Fall Weekend.

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Inside the greenhouse at LaFarm, Rebekah Fodale ’23 savored a locally sourced meal featuring ingredients grown just steps away.
Diana Dobin Kauppinen ’93 embraces daughter Rose Kauppinen ’29 at the Legacy Brunch and Pinning Ceremony.
At the Marquis Society Dinner, Wynne Whitman ’86, trustee and co-chair of the Bicentennial Planning Committee, spoke about impactful partnerships with alumni-led companies, including Abercrombie & Fitch, Burpee, and Crayola.
Saturday’s La Fête Lafayette Tailgate offered a French culinary experience, jazz music, artists, and hot air balloon lifts.
At Research@200, Zoey Zou ’26 shares her poster from the Mathematical Sciences Department with John Mulcahy ’87, P’27.
Artifacts and items from Special Collections & College Archives, like the model of L’Hermione, are tangible testaments to Lafayette’s founding.
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