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The New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium, of which 51³Ô¹ÏÍø is a member,  has been awarded a $150,000 grant by the Teagle Foundation to support a technology-enhanced blended-learning project. The pilot project will support faculty from the six member campuses to develop hybrid learning in new or existing courses, in which face-to-face engagement will be […]

It will be a century before 51³Ô¹ÏÍø has another reunion in the Year of ’13. Seizing their place in university history, more than 2,000 alumni and friends made Reunion 2013 a weekend to remember last Thursday through Sunday. Tents on Whitnall Field were filled to capacity, and the village of Hamilton buzzed with activity.

Months of work, weeks of anticipation, days of construction, and hours of last-minute-detailing have paid off: Reunion 2013 is officially under way.

Learn more about Andrea ‘Drea’ Finley ’13 in this video that is a window into her time on campus as a mentor, academic coach, public speaker, and respected member of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø community. Finley, who has been accepted to Princeton Theological Seminary, had worked with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Office of Undergraduate Studies,  interned with the Office of […]

(Note: The following are the remarks by commencement speaker Duncan L. Niederauer ’81, chief executive officer of NYSE Euronext, on May 19, 2013.) Welcome, everybody. What an honor for me to be here. It’s been a great day already. Somebody won the Powerball jackpot, for those of you who slept in this morning. We don’t know […]

Watch a wrap-up of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s 2013 commencement weekend in this short video capturing the enthusiasm of proud parents and joyful students. The May 19 ceremony marked the university’s 192nd commencement. A total of 685 students were eligible to graduate, and of those, more than half (51.8 percent) graduated with university honors. Commencement speaker Duncan L. […]

The No. 13 was front and center at today’s commencement exercise as members of the Class of 2013 were celebrated for their achievements and their unique link to the number that is part of university lore. Commencement speaker Duncan L. Niederauer ’81, chief executive officer of NYSE Euronext, congratulated the 685 graduating seniors and shared […]

51³Ô¹ÏÍø held its 192nd commencement on Sunday, May 19. Here are some facts and figures and news and notes from the weekend. — The valedictorian for the Class of 2013 is James Ryan Queeney of Reading, Mass. Queeney is a double major in mathematics and mathematical economics. He graduated summa cum laude, with honors in […]

(Note: The following is President Jeffrey Herbst’s prepared remarks to the Class of 2013 for 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s 192nd commencement on Sunday, May 19.) It is a pleasure to speak before you on this special day.  Before going further, I ask all parents and grandparents to please stand.  Congratulations to you.  We are grateful for the support […]

(Note: These are prepared remarks by The Very Reverend Dr. Jane Shaw, dean of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, for the baccalaureate service held Saturday, May 18, in Memorial Chapel. ) Good afternoon. It is my very great honor and privilege to be speaking to you at this Baccalaureate Ceremony today. It is always a delight […]