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...
Ursinus celebrates its 150th birthday
Kim Corona kicorona@ursinus.edu Ursinus College celebrated its sesquicentennial, or 150th, anniversary with a campus-wide open party for the whole community on the Berman lawn September 1. An estimated 1,800 to 2,000 people attended the event. The Berman Museum alone had 600 guests. Forty-eight vendors circled around the lawn, with products...
Proposal submission deadline for Ursinus’s Inclusive Community Grants is approaching
Madison Rodak marodak@ursinus.edu The call for proposals for Ursinus’s Inclusive Community Grants for the 2019-20 academic year is out. Ursinus’s President’s Office webpage states that the proposal submission deadlines for the grants are September 20, October 25, and February 3. Applicants must send their proposals to Dr. Heather Lobban-Viravong, the...