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Meet one of the greatest champions of Principia’s 3+2 dual degree engineering science program: Cory Miller (C’05), who completed the program with a BS in physics from Principia and a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota.
During job interviews after graduation, Cory told potential employers ...
During spring break, I had the privilege of joining Principia’s Arts on Tour in Colorado and Arizona. Eight College students and three of our music faculty presented four stellar concerts to more than 300 people. I was struck by the genuine outpouring of affection for all things Principia from ...
Juniors Lyssa Winslow and Cameron Douglas traveled to Springfield, Illinois, in early March to participate in Model Illinois Government (MIG), a simulation of the Illinois Legislative Assembly involving more than 160 students from 16 Illinois colleges and universities. Lyssa and Cameron acted as Republican senators and were elected as ...
For more than six decades now, the College’s annual, student-run Public Affairs Conference (PAC) has tackled tough, unwieldy topics. This year was no exception. As its title, “Sustainability: Not a Fad, but a Future,” suggests, the conference (held March 27–29) confronted head-on the impact of today’s decisions on tomorrow’s ...
Each February, high school teachers within a 150-mile radius of St. Louis are invited to submit artwork from up to 10 students for the Young Artists’ Showcase, which is sponsored and curated by the venerable St. Louis Artists’ Guild. Work of any media is considered, and the variety of talent ...
The alarm bell about U.S. students’ poor performance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has been sounding for a while now. In engineering and technology classes at the School, however, it’s drowned out by the hum of students hard at work.
Take, for example, the Upper School’s ...
Earlier this year, The New York Times’ Sunday Book Review section led with reviews of two new publications that address “the paradox of modern parenthood.” The articles noted cultural and epochal differences in approaches to raising children, with one of them noting, “We’re confused about what child rearing requires ...
Just after spring break, Principia College presented Dr. Madeleine Albright, former United States Secretary of State, as this year’s George A. Andrews Distinguished Speaker. Drawing on her extensive public service experience, Dr. Albright offered listeners a unique and encompassing global perspective in her talk, “A World of Change: Challenges ...