Jun 18, 2019
Elizabeth Graybill Lantzsch – 2010
When I arrived at Lafayette as an International Business major, I wanted to get my science requirements completed as quickly and painlessly as possible…
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Jun 18, 2019
Ethan Ossolinski – 2017
I grew up in a small town in the northwest corner of Connecticut. My fondest memories are with my two younger brothers playing in the state forest behind…
May 9, 2019
Elizabeth Cassidy-2005
I came to Lafayette wanting to become an environmental lawyer (i.e. Erin Brockovich). I had planned on doing a Government & Law major and an environmental…
Jan 28, 2019
Laura (Bochner) Gordon (2010)
I started college with an interest in the sciences. I was thinking of majoring in biology, but I was also open to other areas of study. I discovered geology…
Aug 1, 2018
Karl Flessa – 1968
I got interested in geology when I took the introductory geology class at Lafayette from Dr. James Dyson, in 1964. I was hooked because of the lectures…
Aug 1, 2018
Cortney Brand – 1993
Growing up in the Appalachian Mountains of south-central Pennsylvania with a father that taught earth science, chemistry and physics, it isn’t surprising…
Jul 25, 2017
Robert “Bob” Von Rhee – 1975
A Long Island, New York Kid Goes West I entered Lafayette College in 1971, the second year it was actually coed. Growing up in Massapequa, NY, I knew…
Apr 12, 2017
Maricate Conlon – 2011
When I visited Lafayette on a swimming recruiting trip, I attended an introductory geology lecture with my host. I was hoping to pursue environmental science…
Sep 28, 2016
Robert Libutti – 2002
Robert Libutti 2002 When I was younger, we often traveled to a variety of National Parks for family vacations. At the time, I didn’t always appreciate…
Sep 28, 2016
Jessika Luth Richter – 2001
Jessika Luth Richter 2001 I’ve always been interested in environmental topics, but didn’t have too much exposure to Geology (other than collecting rocks…