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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
"What is the topic you're going to engage in to help others?” Mike Kim asked a packed Wanamaker Hall last week. Knowing the sacrifices this year’s Ernie and Lucha Vogel Moral Courage Lecturer had made, no one took the question lightly.
In 2003 Kim left behind a successful ...
Principia College’s Theatre and Dance Department recently staged Hush: An Interview with America , an exploration of today’s 24/7 media presence offset by the joy of childlike wonder. Written by James Still, Hush received the Outstanding International Plays for Young Audiences Award from the International Association of Theatre for ...
John Yemma, editor-at-large of The Christian Science Monitor , moderated a thought-provoking panel discussion with senior Monitor correspondents in mid-February.
The title of this year’s program was “Politics 2014: Is There a Common Ground?” Through this lens, Yemma discussed polarization and politics with Deputy Washington Bureau Chief Gail ...
If you’ll be in Colorado or Arizona in early March, be sure to attend an Arts on Tour performance by a select group of musicians and vocalists from Principia College. Gather your family and friends, and head to a free concert (with accompanying art exhibit) in Denver, Colorado Springs, ...
The 2014 Career Conference took place in mid-January with over 60 sophomores, juniors, seniors, and recent grads in attendance. Most conference sessions were presented by internationally known lecturer and author Don Asher, who specializes in professional development and higher education. During the three-day intensive program, attendees worked on resumes ...