Several times now, David Lovegren (US’73, C’77) has visited the College campus to talk with students about careers in the entertainment industry. And for five years running, he has sponsored a weeklong, spring break externship to introduce current College students and recent alums to the film business and to help ...
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During March, seventeen students travelled with biology professor Dr. Scott Eckert to the Caribbean island of Trinidad to study the world’s second largest nesting colony of leatherback sea turtles. This largest living reptile can weigh up to 2,000 pounds and be seven feet long. The students’ research focused primarily ...
Political science professors John Williams, JD, and Dr. Brian Roberts (on the right) presented papers at the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) held in Chicago in April. One of the largest annual gatherings of political science scholars in the United States, MPSA represents a valuable opportunity for Principia ...
“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing,” said President Theodore Roosevelt in a 1903 speech in New York. Stephanie Finigan, director of operations for Prosperity Catalyst, a nonprofit organization that helps women in Haiti and Iraq, shared ...
Principia College’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present its annual Dance Production this evening through Saturday, April 4, in Cox Auditorium, nightly at 8 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday. This year’s Dance Production will debut CHINBOBLESS , choreographed by former American Ballet Theatre (ABT) dancer John Gardner ...
“People tend to think that someone else should stand for dignity and honor, but it is everyone’s responsibility,” Ziauddin Yousafzai told his Cox Auditorium audience last week. Knowing that he and his daughter, Malala, recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, had risked their lives speaking out for girls’ ...
A group of Principia College students interested in wetland conservation recently traveled to North Carolina for a career symposium held at the Duke University Wetland Center, which sponsored the event to celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary. College biology professor Dr. Greg Bruland, who led the Principia contingent, spoke at the ...
Five professional actors, with credits ranging from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre to film and television, held a one-week residency on the College campus last month. The group, called Actors from the London Stage, led interactive workshops on voice and movement, directing, and stage combat, while cultivating an appreciation of Shakespeare’s ...
Principia’s Model Illinois Government and Moot Court teams made an outstanding showing at the 2015 Model Illinois Government simulation at the Capitol building in Springfield last week. (Moot court is a branch of Model Illinois Government.)
First-Time Moot Court Teams Compete Skillfully
All three of Principia's ...