November 27, 2007
EARLHAM RANKED #2 STUDY ABROAD SCHOOL IN THE U.S.
According to a new report by the Institute of International Education, Earlham has the second-highest percentage of students who study abroad among U.S. baccalaureate schools. In addition to its study abroad programs, Earlham, a recipient of the Senator Paul Simon Campus Internationalization Award, hosts students from nearly 70 countries on its Richmond, Indiana campus.
November 16, 2007
FORMER EARLHAM DINOSAUR NOW ON DISPLAY IN CINCINNATI
After spending 40 years at Earlham College, the skeletal remains of an approximately 140-million-year-old Allosaurus fragilis, has been reassembled by a team from the Cincinnati Museum Center's Museum of Natural History and Science according to this article from the Cincinnati Enquirer. The allosaurus came to Earlham in the early 1960s from Utah's Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry but was never assembled. The museum purchased the bones from Earlham several years ago.
ESR DEAN'S NEW BOOK ON THANKS PERFECT COMPANION FOR THE SEASON
Jay W. Marshall, dean of the Earlham School of Religion and author of the new book Thanking & Blessing - The Sacred Art, says that Thanksgiving shouldn't be left to degenerate into a time for "stuffing ourselves or watching parades and football" in a wire service article from Religion News Service and published in multiple papers across the country. Thankfulness and counting blessings can have a restorative impact. Marshall says, "Thanksgiving heals our injured spirits, and when we share thanksgiving with others it also contributes to their well-being."
November 13, 2007
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS REACHES BRAVE NEW WORLD
EC Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Jeff Rickey is quoted extensively in the Fall 2007 edition of The Lawlor Review, one of the preeminent publications for higher education leaders. In the report "The Year in Review: A Brave New World of College Admissions," Rickey comes out strongly against ranking of colleges and universities, comments on the rise of "stealth applicants" and says that admissions officers need to stay out of student social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook. NOTE: This link is for a pdf download.
November 12, 2007
CHANCE TO SEE MOORE MUSEUM MUMMY WORTH IT
The Indianapolis Star notes that while an IMAX film on Egytian mummies is playing at the Indiana State Museum, the only place where Hoosiers can see an actual mummy is Richmond. There are two mummies in the state. One is on display at the Wayne County Historical Museum and the other is on the Earlham campus in the Joseph Moore Museum.
November 08, 2007
TIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS READYING THEIR COLLEGE APPS
The Indianapolis Star's latest college guide notes that high school juniors still have plenty of time to show colleges that they can compete at a selective post secondary school. There's plenty of good advice and timely tips in the article from Earlham's Director of Admissions, Nancy Sinex, who says "Colleges want a trajectory that's going from 'C' work toward upper 'B' and 'A' work...."
November 07, 2007
TSUNAMI RESEARCHER BRINGS 'SEISMIC DETECTIVE STORY' TO CONVO
Geologist Brian Atwater comes to Earlham College on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007, to present "The Orphan Tsunami of 1700 — A Trans-Pacific Detective Story," as a part of Earlham's convocation series. A fascinating tale, Atwater connects a severe Pacific Northwest Coast earthquake with a destructive Japanese coastal tsunami.
November 05, 2007
EARLHAM IS ACTIVELY ENGAGING ITS STUDENTS SAYS 2007 NSSE RESULTS
Results from the 2007 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) which were released today confirm that Earlham is effectively engaging its students in active learning. The NSSE assessment, developed with support from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in 2001, asks first-year and senior students to report what they actually do while they are in college and focuses on the processes of learning.
EC AGAIN HOSTS COMPUTER RECYCLING EVENT
We want 24,000 pounds of electronic waste! Earlham is holding its second Computer Recycle Event on Saturday, Nov. 11, in the Carpenter Hall parking lot. Director of Computing Services Tom Steffes is hoping to double the six tons of computers, cell phones and old televisions collected at last February's event. Electronics can be extremely hazardous to the environment if not disposed of properly.
November 01, 2007
EC'S TOM STEFFES: RAISING CROPS, CATTLE, AND KIDS IN HENRY COUNTY
For EC Computing Services Director Tom Steffes, life outside of the office doesn't bear much resemblance to life inside the office. The Muncie Star-Press profiles Steffes and his wife, Dawn, who, with their four sons, raise most of their own food on their Indiana farmstead.
JAPANESE STUDENT STUDIES FOR SECOND CAREER AT EARLHAM
Kaeko Matsumoto has discovered an "old favorite place" by studying literature during her year at Earlham College. The "second stage" student from Waseda University in Japan spent 25 years as a civil engineer before returning to school. When not studying, playing tennis or swimming, you can generally find the energetic Kaeko on her bicycle exploring Richmond.