The women’s tennis team had a tremendous season this year, culminating in their winning the 2013 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Tournament Championship. Coach Shannon Carney led Principia to its second conference tournament title in three years with the squad finishing 6–0 in conference play and 12–4 overall. ...
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A clear, mild spring day set the scene for this year’s College commencement, held on Saturday, May 11. In all, 118 graduates make up the Class of 2013, 102 of whom received BAs and 16, BS degrees.
After welcoming graduating seniors, friends, and family to the College, President Jonathan ...
Principia’s Sugarbush Management course provides experiential learning in a range of fields as students explore the historical, scientific, business, and conservation aspects of managing a maple-dominated woodland for syrup production.
“Students learn each step of the process,” explains biology professor John Lovseth, who co-teaches the course with mass communication ...
Early in March three College students participated in the 2013 Model Illinois Government simulation in Springfield, Illinois. Political science majors Cameron Douglas and Lyssa Winslow (both sophomores) and junior Briggs DeLoach served as Republican Illinois senators. After preparing during winter break and the first six weeks of spring term, they ...
Earlier this week, Principia College completed a three-week, multidisciplinary study program called “Cities: Routes to Reinvention,” led by internationally known architect Diane Haigh. The program culminated with presentations based on class visits to the Old North St. Louis neighborhood and a roundtable discussion, led by Haigh, featuring St. Louis professionals ...
School's not out yet! Join experts in exploring Iraq and the environment during the last session of online seminars before summer break begins. Each seminar lasts four weeks and includes weekly live sessions with your instructor and classmates. Time is running out, though—these seminars begin next week! Register for a ...
It’s not every day that theatre audiences at Principia College are greeted at the door by a man in a Nazi uniform. After being asked gruffly for “papers” (tickets), audience members were led by ushers in period costumes through an intentionally crooked, makeshift hallway crafted from rough plywood covered in ...
The 2015 Major League Baseball season officially begins this coming weekend—and Principia alum Aaron Goldsmith (US’02, C’06) can hardly wait! He is second in command in the radio broadcast booth for the Seattle Mariners baseball team and loves every minute of his time there.
But he didn’t land ...
Students taking Introduction to Sustainability, Environmental Economics, and Environmental and Social Change are exploring ways to re-invent the models currently associated with agriculture, energy, architecture, industry, transportation, and waste disposal. Their research got a boost recently from two industry experts who visited campus.
Dr. Charles Bennett, vice president of ...
On a snowy February night, Principia College hosted Monitor Night Live to a full audience in Wanamaker Hall. On stage with the paper’s editor, John Yemma, were the chief political correspondent, Linda Feldmann, and the politics editor and deputy Washington bureau chief, Gail Russell Chaddock. The Jerusalem bureau chief, Christa ...