Long-Running Professors
Erin Corcoran ercorcoran@ursinus.edu & Kate Horan kahoran@ursinus.edu To celebrate the 1,000th Issue of the Grizzly, we are featuring some of the professors who have been teaching at Ursinus the longest. Dr. Robert Dawley, Professor of Biology has been teaching at Ursinus since 1989. He’s witnessed first-hand the school transform from a smaller, more...
Meet Dora Zeibekis ‘24
Amelia Kunko amkunko@ursinus.edu Junior Dora Zeibekis not only has a jampacked schedule full of schoolwork and activities, but has also turned her academic experience into a business. As a biology and Spanish double major, Bonner Leader, biology TA, member of the Ursinus women’s investment fund, and academic coach, Zeibekis already...
A Year’s Worth of Plays in Two Days
Marie Sykes masykes@ursinus.edu There are approximately 1.03 x 10^51 ways to create a one act of twenty plays from 365 Plays/365 Days, but Joey Nolan ‘24 has chosen one of those combinations from Suzan-Lori Parks’ 2002 anthology for Breakaway Student Productions to perform December 10th and 11th. The anthology itself is comprised...
Book It to the Center for Writing and Speaking
Kate Horan kahoran@ursinus.edu Communication is a fundamental skill that is utilized in almost every aspect of life. Learning to communicate effectively allows people to exchange thoughts and ideas clearly, conveniently, and successfully. This is essential both in education and in the workplace, making it an important skill for college students...
Meet Ursinus’ New Religious Faculty
Erin Corcoran ercorcoran@ursinus.edu The holidays are just around the corner, bringing traditions and spirituality to the forefront for some students. At any time of year, but especially now, the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life is a great resource for students of all backgrounds and religions to gather for events...
Media on Main Markets for Local Businesses
Erin Corcoran (ercorcoran@ursinus.edu) Media on Main is a student-run digital marketing agency which provides students with an opportunity to gain real-world experience and up to one credit. Due to the lack of digital marketing agencies catering to small businesses in Collegeville, the U-Imagine Center created the program. The goal? To...
Calling the Audience to the Stand
Marie Sykes (masykes@ursinus.edu) Though the events of the Dan White Trial may be predetermined, Ursinus’ production of the docudrama, Execution of Justice, by Emily Mann, will keep us on the edge of our seats throughout the entire show, even though it is clear from the beginning Dan White is found...
The Film Club Satisfies Student Interests
Sean McGinley (semcginley@ursinus.edu) For Jess Schnur ‘24 and Nadav Asal ‘26, two Ursinus students interested in careers in film, something more was needed from their college in order to satisfy their interest in filmmaking. To be clear, both have enjoyed learning about the film theory side of their film studies...
Alex Peay ‘09 and Rising Up
Marie Sykes (masykes@ursinus.edu) “If you want to free yourself, first you need to find who is it that ain’t free. Who is inside of you that is not free? And once you find out what’s inside of you that’s not free, you understand the point of acceptance.” Alex Peay ‘09...