Mar 28, 2014
A Valuable Mentor
“I met Dr. Chavin during an externship my sophomore year. The experience inspired me to apply to MUSC’s summer undergraduate research program. I was…
A Valuable Mentor
Mar 27, 2014
Lafayette Scenes
More than 300 alumni provided job-shadowing experiences for 398 students in January. Samantha Druks ’14 was hosted by Sebastian Crapanzano ’97, managing…
Mar 21, 2014
In the National Media
USA Today (“Blair: Thatcher Pursued a Course of Conviction,” April 8, 2013), Chicago Tribune, Telegraph (England), and many other national and international…
Mar 21, 2014
By All Measures
The National Survey of Student Engagement results can indicate the degree of academic challenge students perceive as well as their overall perceptions…
Mar 21, 2014
10 Practices that Matter
The following educational practices—all signature characteristics of Lafayette—lead to deep learning and engagement. Identified by George D. Kuh, Chancellors’…
Mar 21, 2014
Then & Now
1861-1899 South College Reading Room 1875-1897 Ward Library, second floor Pardee Hall The library of Christopher Ward of Towanda, Pa., a collection of…
Mar 21, 2014
Discovering a Mentor
For Josh O’Harra ’97, shifts as a student worker on Skillman’s circulation desk led to a tradition of exploring the stacks on Friday nights. He ran…
Mar 21, 2014
McElroy at the Helm
For the 50th anniversary, June Schlueter, Dana Professor Emerita of English and former provost, and her husband, Paul Schlueter, established an endowment…
Mar 21, 2014
A Teaching Library
Librarians, in partnership with classroom faculty, teach students the information literacy skills they need to attain their academic goals and become lifelong…
Mar 21, 2014
Discovering the Past
Richard Koplin ’64 has continued to use Skillman Library and to work with Diane Shaw, who introduced him to research on David McDonogh 1844, the College’s…