April 27, 2005
"Bird-brained" Idea Nears Half-Million Dollar Mark in Donations
Even its co-founder, Professor of Biology Bill Buskirk, admits he had doubts early on about the viability of the Earlham College Birding Big Day. After all, a plan to raise money for the College based on bird watching??!! Well, as they say, you can’t argue with success, and as he prepares to lead the 24th installment of the annual Big Day, Buskirk and the many Earlham students who have benefited from his novel idea can measure that success in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
April 20, 2005
Applications for Admission Rise Again, Setting Another Record
Years of effort to better position Earlham in terms of recruiting propsective students continue to yield impressive results, report Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Jeff Rickey and Director of Admissions Nancy Sinex, with applications for spots in the coming fall’s entering first-year class setting another record — the College’s third in as many years.
April 06, 2005
High Adventure on the High Seas
Surely most Earlham students who sign up for off-campus study expect some measure of excitement during their experience abroad or at-large. But, maybe not quite as much as that greeting sophomore Kara Fitzgerald recently. As a participant this spring in the Sea Education Association’s (SEA) semester at sea program, Fitzgerald assisted in the rescue of more than four dozen Haitian refugees found adrift in the Caribbean Sea 45 miles north of the island of Jamaica. Among the media organizations reporting on the rescue by Kara and her crewmates were NBC News, ABC News, MSNBC, Fox 25 News/Boston and the Associated Press. Related links are available from the SEA Web site.