Favorite Class - Kara Bacile '15

Kara is in her first semester at F&M and already has a tough time deciding what her favorite class is so far.  After she narrowed it down to two - she decided on her foundations class Living Well.  According to our course catalog: "Foundations courses seek to foster free inquiry in fundamental areas such as the individual, society and the natural world. These courses focus on questions and ideas that are central to human thought, perception, expression and discovery."  Kara's Living Well class combines Philosophy and Psychology.  Students have been discussing what makes people happy and recently have examined whether money affects a person's happiness.  According to Kara, Professor Merli is really funny and keeps the class interesting. 

Keep checking back for more favorite classes.

What a Great Weekend!

Wow!  What a great weekend. The combination of Family Weekend, Homecoming, and the Inauguration of our 15th President, Dan Porterfield, was a huge success.  Over 2,000 people were on campus for the weekend which was filled with countless events. 

On Friday evening, our team spent some time with members of the 1987-1988 women's basketball team before they were inducted into the F&M Athletics Hall of Fame.  

Immediately after, the 1987-1988 team headed over to the Hall of Fame Induction Reception and Dinner.  A big congratulations to the whole team - Head Coach Mary Fleig, Asst. Coach Lee Anne Grow, Chris Ditzler, Karin Henrikson, Michele Fisher Grubb, Monica Stockman, Anne Krumrine, Cathy Belser McBride, Carrie Scranton Johnson, Elise Reveno Crichfield, Patty Borosky Asinski, and Tracy Brundage.  They are just the 9th team inducted into the F&M Athletics Hall of Fame.  A very well deserved honor. 

On Saturday, our team was up bright and early for the Fummer 5K.  We ended up with 64 racers.  The weather held out, and while the course was definitely a little wet, I think a great time was had by all.  We hope the event will be even bigger and better next year. 

We continued the weekend with the Tailgate Extravaganza.  Our team had time to chat with alums who were back on campus as well as the family members of our players.  Then, during half time of the football game, the 1987-1988 Team was recognized with the other members of the HOF Class of 2011. 

The weekend was brought to a close with the inauguration of our 15th president, Dan Porterfield Ph.D.   Mary Shapiro '77, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, was the keynote speaker.  Shapiro made the point in her remarks that while she certainly learned a great deal in her academic endeavors at F&M, it was her athletics experiences playing field hockey and lacrosse that gave her the confidence and leadership skills to put what she learned in the classroom into practice in the real world.  

Many more pictures from the weekend are on our Facebook page.  Check it out!   

Thank you to everyone who traveled from near and far to return to campus this weekend.  

Go Dips!

Favorite Class?

Check out this new short video from the F&M website.  We will soon be posting the favorite classes of our players to go along with it.

3 on 3 Tournament

Last night, our team hosted a 3 on 3 tournament for the F&M community.  We had 14 teams sign up, with close to 60 participants.  Some teams brought their own cheering section and one even brought a coach!  Emily Johnson '12 did a fantastic job organizing and running the tournament.  Our bracket guru for the evening was Tracy Hahn '13, who very aptly guided teams from game to game.  It was a fun night, and hopefully an event we can continue to grow.  Check out our Facebook page for more pictures. 

Start of the Year

This morning the college community gathered together for Convocation - to formally open the beginning of the year and to welcome the Class of 2015 into our academic community.  

During the ceremony, each College House presented their elected leader for this school year.  Each of the five college houses have their own governance system - a extraordinary opportunity for leadership and management that is rarely available to undergraduates.  Each House government has it's own social programming budget and are responsible for planning, organizing and funding a wide-range of activities within the Houses. 

It was a beautiful morning and a great way to kick off the start to the year!

 

The Class of 2015 processes through a tunnel of faculty members

A Look Ahead at the Stage

President Porterfield came down from the stage to directly address the Class of 2015

Fummer 5K

Join us on Saturday, September 24 at 9am for our Fummer 5K.  The race will take place out at Baker Campus on F&M's cross country course.  Runners of all levels are welcome and walkers are encouraged to participate.  All proceeds will go toward our trip to Puerto Rico in December.  We are very excited about this opportunity to bring together students, alums, parents and members of the Lancaster community.  We have great prizes lined up and there will be a tasty post-race spread.

There is a ton of stuff going on September 23-25 on campus as it is Homecoming, Family Weekend, and our big Inauguration Celebration of our 15th President, Dan Porterfield.  It will be a great weekend to be here.

We look forward to seeing you there!  Registration information is online.

A Look Inside the BOS Department

Allison Bauer '12 gives us a quick look inside the BOS Department in the Harris Center.  Business, Organizations and Society is a popular major at F&M and each year, national and international companies and corporations send representatives to campus to recruit our graduating students.  Learn more online: www.fandm.edu/business.

One of My Favorite Quotes

I like to use quotes a lot with our team - I put them on their lockers, put them on scouting reports and I give them a quote at the end of practice each day during the season.  One of my favorites (and I have a bunch of favorites) is a good one for the summer:

The best kind of pride is that which compels a man to do his very best work, even if no one is watching. - Anonymous

Summer Update by Emily Johnson

This summer I am working as a Program Manager for the Boys and Girls Club of Lancaster. This job was offered to me after I spent about six months volunteering at a local middle school. I started volunteering once a week for about an hour for a school project on effective mentoring styles. After the project was over I decided I really liked the kids and the program, so I added a few hours and a few days as a volunteer. This ultimately led to a job. The program promotes "community schools" which allows the students to combine a school day with homework help, physical education, various enrichment clubs, and a chance for another meal. The summer provides the same basic opportunities, but without a school day. So far this summer we have done science experiments, made tie-dye t-shirts, cleaned up the community, gone on field trips, and planted flowers for the local women's shelter. Best of all, we play basketball everyday. Although basketball is a group favorite, I could really use a break from knock-out! :)

Summer Update by Allison Bauer

This summer I am a Summer Analyst at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), an investment bank. I am working in the Global Banking and Markets portion (GBM) on the Capital Markets side. Capital Markets is basically the liaison between the markets side (sales and trading) and the companies or countries who want to issue bonds. When a company wants to raise funds in either the short or long term, they come to us with an idea of how much they want to raise and we work with them in help them decide on the correct price guidance and underwriting of bonds. Once this is done, we also allocate the number of bonds to different investors. So far this summer I have rotated through the high yield desk, investment grade desk and recently I started on the frequent borrowers group. I have learned a ton and although the hours are rough and the commute is too, I love it. I really can't wait to get back to school though, and especially for the season to start!