Jun 25, 2018
Big Gamble, Big Payoff
Terry Lutz '62 put everything into the belief that technology would enable his company to thrive. He's helping innovation in engineering to flourish at…
Science and Engineering Fund
Science and Engineering Fund. Engineering and the sciences are cornerstones of Lafayette’s curriculum and require investments in faculty development, emerging programs, equipment, and new approaches to teaching. Here are some examples of the impact of your investment.
Aug 18, 2017
Helping Hands
A student team created a prosthetic finger to help Liz Atkinson '18, who lost her finger in an accident. The mechanical engineering course was supported…
Aug 18, 2017
It Swims. It Squirts. It’s Robo Fish!
A student team created a robot archerfish that swims and squirts water. Their course was supported by funding from the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering…
May 1, 2017
Lafayette Names New Integrated Sciences Center for Kent Rockwell ’66
Lafayette announced today that it is naming its new $75 million Integrated Sciences Center for S. Kent Rockwell ’66, one of the College’s largest benefactors…
Jan 19, 2017
Virus Hunters
Thanks to a gift from John '43 and Mary Bolton, first-year students are adding to the world's knowledge of phages.
Dec 19, 2016
Empowering Women Engineers
42 women engineering majors are gaining research experience, mentoring, and travel to conferences through funding from the Henry Luce Foundation and Heidi…
Oct 18, 2016
Investing in Lafayette’s People
Lafayette engineering not only provides students with meaningful coursework and exciting research opportunities, our students in turn engage the community…
Sep 29, 2016
Engineering a Legacy
Don Harris '74 earned a second degree in civil engineering 39 years after graduating. He's now supporting engineering with deferred and current gift annuities…
Aug 6, 2015
Innovative New Engineering Initiative
A grant of $222,500 from the Kern Family Foundation funds a program to introduce engineering students to an entrepreneurial mindset.
Nov 8, 2013
Changing Horizons
Mentoring, interdisciplinary research, and a modeling-based approach to solving problems - made possible by an $800,000 grant from the Howard Hughes Medical…