Welcome Class of 2008!
Beloit College celebrated another outstanding graduating class on Sunday, May 11, when 300 graduates crossed the stage to receive the academic recognition they had been working toward for four years. Dana Gioia, chair of the National Endowment for the Arts and an internationally acclaimed and award-winning poet, and Rolf Wegenke, Wisconsin’s leading advocate for independent colleges and universities were both honored during the 2008 commencement ceremonies. Read More
 Click here for a downloadable audio file of the ceremony. |
Buc Open to be Held June 16
 On behalf of the Beloit College Department of Athletics, you are invited to participate in The Buc Open golf outing. All proceeds benefit the future of Beloit College Athletics and its student athletes. The event is open to all alumni, friends, and family of Buccaneer Athletics and is limited to 128 golfers. If you are unable to join us for golf, then join us for the Jamaican Me Crazy Turtle Fest. This event includes appetizers, cash bar, live music, silent auction, raffles, dinner and more! Please call the Athletics Department at 608-363-2296 for more information. |
Chelonia Dance Premieres in Chicago
 Three Beloit College choreographers, Chris Johnson, Dmitri Peskov, and Kate Corby, will join forces for the premiere performance of Chelonia Dance, Friday and Saturday, July 18-19 at 8 p.m. at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts in Chicago. The 24-member Chelonia Dance company will feature Beloit College faculty and dance students as well as graduates of the program and members of a number of professional companies in the Chicago area. This will mark the premiere performance of the Beloit ensemble in Chicago. The program will include seven works, five new to Chicago. A reception in the Ruth Page Center will follow the Friday evening performance to celebrate this new event on the Chicago dance calendar. Tickets are $20 (students/seniors $15) and available at www.ticketweb.com, by calling 312-337-6543, or at the Ruth Page Center Box office. |
Two Alumni Receive Fulbright Scholarships
Laura Grube'08 has been awarded a 2008 Fulbright scholarship to study land
reform and political transition in South Africa. “I am very excited to have the opportunity to do research in South Africa after graduation,” she says. “I can’t imagine anything that I’d rather do.” Read More
Anthony Skriba'07 recently won a Fulbright Scholarship to study current Chinese
population migration trends in Wuhan, China. His research will build on
interviews that he conducted while studying abroad during his junior
year at Beloit. Read More
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Professors Swanson and Wright Recognized
 Susan Swanson, associate professor of geology, and Steven Wright, adjunct associate professor of English, were singled out for extraordinary teaching at an April recognition ceremony at Beloit College. Swanson received the Phee Boon Kang Prize for Innovation in Teaching with Technology, an award established by a 1973 alumnus of Beloit College, while Wright received the James R. Underkofler Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, an honor given annually to five teachers at Wisconsin’s independent colleges by Alliant Energy. Read More |
Center for the Sciences BUZZ: Laboratory Furnishings - Which is the Greener Path to Choose? by Robin Greenler
Now that much of the rougher interior work has been completed, we are receiving deliveries of the laboratory furnishings including lab benches, wall cabinets, and storage cabinets. Generally laboratory casework is made of either wood or steel. Because Beloit wanted this building to be as sustainable as possible, the question arose; which is greener, wood or steel? The answer was less straightforward than expected.
Wood is, of course, a renewable resource. And while being renewable does not necessarily mean sustainable, the wood from our casework supplier, Fischer Hamilton, originates from certified sustainable forests and is harvested sustainably. The adhesives and wood finishes used by Fischer Hamilton all have low VOC content which reduces harmful emissions at their plant and in our building. Their construction process minimizes wood scrap and remaining scrap is used to heat the facility. Not bad!
Steel, on the other hand, is made principally from iron and must be mined. However, unlike wood, steel is highly recyclable. In fact Fischer Hamilton's steel contains at least 25% scrap metal and all scrap produced is recycled back to the steel mill. Their solvent-free powder coat paint finish has no off gassing, and the excess powder is collected and reused resulting in a very green manufacturing process.
Steel recycling is energy intensive; wood harvesting is resource intensive. Steel is more repairable and a bit more durable; wood a bit more aesthetic. Beloit's choice? Hybrid casework that has durable steel bodies with wood cabinet fronts to capture a bit of sustainability strategy from both camps.
For more BUZZ From The Site, visit the Center for the Sciences web site.
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Alumni Board Proposes Bylaw Changes
Notice is provided of proposed changes to the Constitutional Bylaws of the Beloit College Alumni Association. The text of the proposed revisions can be found here.
At the Alumni Assembly last October, alumni voted to accept proposed changes to the Constitution. To view the Beloit College Alumni Association Constitution, click here. |
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Upcoming Events
BRAGs: Click here for Beloit Regional Alumni Group events
June 16
Buc Open Golf Outing
July 18-19
Chelonia Dance
July 28-Aug. 9
Alumni Travel Program: Road Trip Estonia with Larry White
Sept. 9-17
Alumni Travel Program: Village Life in Ireland
Sept. 19-21
Family and Friends Weekend
Sept. 26-28
Homecoming & Reunion Weekend
Beloit's fiscal year ends May 31st.
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