Volume 11 Issue 9
What an exciting, fun-filled Reunion with more 1,000 attendees! Go to the Lafayette web site to read features about Reunion College, quotes from your fellow classmates, and to view many photos. A special addition this year is a link to Flickr where you can download any of the photos you see on the web as well as many more. Let us know your thoughts on this new offering.
Congratulations to the graduates of the Class of 2011! Visit the Lafayette website for Commencement video, audio, photos, and articles.
Ready for summer? How about returning to the classroom for three days, July 21-24, to participate in our second annual Alumni Summer College? Alumni, parents, and guests are welcome to attend classes taught by Lafayette professors. Visit the website to view lectures from last year’s event and to register.
We are excited to announce that the new Alumni Class Websites will go live on July 7. When you send your news and updates to your Class Correspondent, they can post the information right away along with photos and other general information about the class.
This is the final issue of the Marquis Mailer for the academic year. Watch for next year’s first issue when classes resume in August. Enjoy your summer, and we hope to see you on campus soon!
Beth A. Nelson ’96
Associate Vice President, Development and Alumni Affairs
nelsonb@lafayette.edu, 610-330-5839
In the National and International Limelight
Prof. Michelle Geoffrion-Vinci Named Spanish Teacher of the Year
Art Students Say Goodbye to Oprah Winfrey with Limited-Edition Print
Collaborative, High-Impact Learning
Interdisciplinary Team Works to Bring Mobile Banking System to Jamaica
Engineering Work in Rural Honduras Gives Students Fresh Perspectives on Life on Campus and Beyond
Students Lay Groundwork for Arsenic-Removal Project in Bangladesh Next Year
Committed Teachers and Scholars
Prof. David Nice’s Research Expands Knowledge of the Universe
Prof. Roxanne Lalande Brings Barbed Wit and Elegant Prose of French Literature to Life
Extraordinary Campus and Facilities
Van Wickle Hall Provides Geology Students with Tools to Succeed
H.O.L.A. Floor Promotes Diversity through Educational and Fun Campus Events
Involved, Focused, Active Students
Zach Gold ’13 Studies Biochemistry on the High Seas
Alison Finn ’12 Receives Fellowship from U.S. Department of Education to Study Arabic this Summer
Scott Mellon ’12 Awarded Research Fellowship by American Society for Microbiology
Around Campus
Reunion 2011: More than 1,000 Alumni Connect with Friends and the Lafayette Spirit
TV Journalist Gwen Ifill Speaks at 176th Commencement
Matthew Hyde Appointed Director of Admissions
Associate Dean Karen Clemence Named President of Northeast Association of Pre-law Advisers
A Greener, More Pedestrian-Friendly Campus
McDonogh Network Conference Prepares Students for Success
Alumni and Parents News
President Daniel Weiss’ Farewell Remarks to the Class of 2011
First Women of Lafayette Reunion Stirs Reflection and Pride
Holly Shackman ’00 Helps Develop Medicines that Save Lives
With a Powerful but Gentle Touch, Harrison Bailey ’95 Is Changing the World One Student at a Time
Lafayette Athletics
Lafayette Sets Bar in Patriot League Academic Performance