Dr. Shuru helps launch Latinx book club
Kim Corona kicorona@ursinus.edu The Latinx community at Ursinus College now has more activities and programs on campus, due in part to the efforts of Dr. Xochitl Shuru, Professor of Modern Languages, who has created a book club to unite members of the community. Last year, Dr. Shuru led an Inclusive...
New play inspired by Ursinus’ history
KevinLeon keleon@ursinus.edu Ursinus’ 150th birthday celebration continues this weekend with the production of “The Complete History of Ursinus College ,” a play written and directed by Professor Domenick Scudera. The Theatre and Dance Department decided to contribute to the sesquicentennial by bringing to life some of the people and events...
Ursinus welcomes a new assistant director
Gabriela Pascal gapascal@ursinus.edu The Residence Life Office at Ursinus College recently welcomed Michael Thompkins as a new Assistant Director, managing Main Street. Since July, Thompkins has been assisting and supervising the 15 resident advisors who oversee the 23 Ursinus-owned houses on Main Street. Thompkins graduated from Towson University in 2014...
College expands recycling capacity
Kim Corona kicorona@ursinus.edu Ursinus College will continue to expand its efforts to recycle and maintain its streak of being named a landfill-free institution by the Environmental Protection Agency. Recently, the school launched a relationship with a new recycling and waste vendor, J.P. Mascaro and Sons. The Director of the Sustainability...
Celebrating Ursinus’ 150th birthday
Kevin Leon keleon@ursinus.edu This past weekend Ursinus celebrated its annual Homecoming and Family Weekend. What made this year’s celebration different from that of years past was that it also marked the school’s sesquicentennial, or Ursinus’ 150th birthday. Family Weekend events kicked off on Friday morning with open classes from 8...
Shammah Bermudez will depart from Ursinus
Kim Corona kicorona@ursinus.edu Director of Disability Services and Section 504 Coordinator Shammah Bermudez will be departing from Ursinus College to join the Mitchell-Hamline School of Law in St. Paul Minnesota, where he will oversee the Disability and Student Services. Bermudez has been working in Disability and Services and Student Affairs...
Two decades of Ursinus Fringe Festival
Kevin Leon keleon@ursinus.edu Last week, Ursinus’ Fringe festival, which is inspired by the Philadelphia Fringe festival, turned 20 years old. The event kicked off on Wednesday, September 11 with a staged reading of the “Euthyphro,” with Philadelphia-based actors Akeem Davis and Kevin Meehan playing Socrates and Euthyphro. Thursday, September 12...
Professor Walvoord wins First-Year Advising Award
Samuel Chiche sachiche@ursinus.edu Here at Ursinus, the First-Year Advising Award is presented to advisors who have been exceptional helping freshmen transition into college life. This year’s recipient is Ryan Walvoord, an Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Walvoord joined the faculty at Ursinus back in Fall 2016. Prior to joining Ursinus, he...
The Commons is coming
Kaherice Chicano kachicano@urinus.edu Construction has taken over where Keigwin Hall once stood alone, and soon a new Commons will fill the space. This new “Welcoming Center” for campus, which will be the first thing visitors see when they drive up, will have a new Starbucks, but what else will it...