January 31, 2008
SEEING THE BIGGER PICTURE: FRUGALITY FITS NEW FACILITIES DIRECTOR
Earlham’s new Director of Facilities and Chief Environmental Officer Alan Bigger realizes the end result of his work in facilities and environmental management is the education of students. Bigger is the author of the recently-published book Frugalisms, a collection of his "The Frugal Housekeeper" columns.
January 25, 2008
EC DEAN DEBUTS AS PHOTOGRAPHER IN NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION PRESS
When Earlham College Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Jeff Rickey completed an interview with The Chronicle of Higher Education reporter Elizabeth Farrell, she asked if Rickey could supply her with photographs of the Earlham admissions office during the busy January season. The Chronicle liked Rickey's work enough to include two photos with the print version of the article. Though he has an impressive and diverse resume, Rickey reports that this will be the first time that he will be able to add "nationally-published photojournalist" to his vita. Rickey's photos of Stella Abagyan and Kim Wills can be found on page A20 of the January 25, 2008 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education.
January 22, 2008
CONVO SPEAKER & ALUM ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF BIOTECH
Internationally recognized as one of the earliest biotechnology researchers and developers, David Stump '72 returns to speak at Earlham College — the place where he first learned to put science in a global and human context. Stump, a physician and scientist who is executive vice president of Human Genome Sciences Inc., presents "Engaging Genes: At the Intersection of Biotechnology and Medicine" during an Earlham convocation beginning at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, in Carpenter Hall's Goddard Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
January 16, 2008
TIEMPO LIBRE BRINGS CUBAN-INFUSED TIMBA MUSIC TO EARLHAM
The energetic music of Cuba will fill Earlham College's Goddard Auditorium on Saturday, Jan. 26, when Tiempo Libre brings its dance-inducing sounds to town. Grammy-nominated Tiempo Libre is well known for its timba music, a relatively new style of dance music that draws from funk, jazz, classical and traditional Cuban rhythms. Tickets, which are available at the Runyan Center desk, are $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors.
January 15, 2008
PRESIDENT BENNETT SAYS TWO GROUPS WITHIN DIVISION III IS NOT BEST SOLUTION
Earlham President Doug Bennett, also the current president of the North Coast Athletic Association, weighs in on hoped-for changes within NCAA Division III athletics in an article in Inside Higher Ed. It's been 35 years since the NCAA has made major changes in membership, and in that time Division III membership has surged. The diverse philosophies of so many schools, says Bennett, "make life increasingly awkward."
January 14, 2008
KING DAY SPEAKER IN GODDARD
Christopher Edley, Jr., dean of the law school at the University of California at Berkeley and former member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, will address "The Future of the Civil Rights Movement" on Monday, Jan. 21, in Goddard Auditorium.
January 08, 2008
STEALTH APPLICANTS IMPACT COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
Colleges and universities nationwide are seeing increasing numbers of "stealth applicants" -- those prospective students whose first contact with the admissions office is their e-mailed application. Earlham Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Jeff Rickey is watching this trend as it increases enrollment pools and changes the traditional relationship between colleges and prospective students.
January 04, 2008
PRESTIGIOUS ROTARY SCHOLARSHIP GOES TO EARLHAM SENIOR
Kathryn "Kat" Bearese has a passion for serving people with special needs. This enthusiasm for service helped her to be named a Bonner Scholar at Earlham and now has helped her to win a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship of $10,000 to spend three months in Quito, Ecuador, during the fall of 2008.
January 03, 2008
EARLHAM URGENCY NETWORK DEBUTS AT ENROLLMENT CONFIRMATION
The Earlham Urgency Network, a multi-modal emergency communications system, will be signing up its first users during the Enrollment Confirmation process for the Spring Semester. The network, the result of significant planning by the College's Emergency Response and Recovery Planning (ERRP) Committee during the prior semester, will allow the College to communicate with students by e-mail, text message, and voice message in the event of an emergency on campus.