Anthony Menendez, best known as the accountant who took on Halliburton and won, spoke at Principia College last week as this year’s Ernie and Lucha Vogel Moral Courage Lecturer. Sharing his story with a full audience in Wanamaker Hall and with viewers watching on Facebook Live, Menendez described discovering questionable ...
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Nine new venture teams pitched business ideas at the College’s Shark Tank -style Innovation Challenge earlier this week. Sponsored by the Principia College Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the event empowered students to pursue ideas they’ve generated this semester. A panel of judges—Rahna Barthelmess (C’88), Herb King (US’65, C’69), and ...
Students always welcome a change of tempo during spring break, but this year many students chose to keep learning—albeit not on campus. Principia-sponsored trips included elements outside what might be considered typical spring break travel.
Berlin International Field Experience
For students taking Jurisprudence, a philosophy class taught ...
Healing the deaf, preaching to the poor, teaching by parable—the story of Jesus came vividly to life in Davis Black Box Theatre last weekend when the Theatre and Dance Department, supported by the Music Department, presented the classic musical Godspell , based on the Gospel of Matthew.
Inspired by ...
Principians competed in the Model Illinois Government Moot Court in Springfield, Illinois, in early March, bringing the following awards—and valuable public speaking experience—back to campus:
First Place, Best Team—Connor Fiddler and Emelie Fredrikson Third Place, Best Team—Maddie Demaree and Sean O’Hagan Best Attorney—Emelie Fredrikson Best First-Year Attorney—Gabriella (Brie) ...
In its 2017 rankings, BestColleges.com placed Principia high on its list of Illinois colleges—#5 to be exact. That puts us in good company, with schools much larger than ours, including the University of Chicago and Northwestern University.
The ranking process took into consideration acceptance, retention, graduation and enrollment ...
We are pleased to provide an update on incoming Chief Executive Marshall Ingwerson’s start date at Principia. He will step into the Chief Executive post on Monday, April 3, 2017.
Our December announcement of Ingwerson's appointment stated that his start date was dependent on coordination with his replacement ...
Take a trip to the woods to find out what students learn—and do—during Sugarbush Management class. The learning doesn’t stop there, though!
Principia College welcomes Bill Siemering, one of the most significant innovators in American radio, as this semester’s Annenberg Scholar . Siemering will present “Where Do Ideas Come From?" tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Wanamaker Hall. Having arrived early in the week to engage with students in mass communication, global studies, ...
Current students and alumni frequently cite the Christian Science atmosphere pervading the campus as a distinguishing feature of Principia College. All aspects of the College experience—academics, athletics, performing arts, house life, preparation to study abroad, and more—are consistently and intentionally uplifted by being viewed through a spiritual lens.
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