A Government for Everybody
Courtney Snowden’00 made her first foray into city politics as a Beloit undergraduate running for Beloit City Council (she nearly won).
Now she’s the deputy mayor for economic development in the nation’s capital.
Calling Games as He Sees Them
As a teenager, Joe Davis’10 would fire up a game console and mute the television. While the roar of the digitally rendered fans filled the stands of Chicago’s Wrigley Field, he’d say, “What a beautiful day for baseball” and proceed to call the entire game himself.
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Class of 2015 has Already Left its Mark
At a blustery outdoor ceremony in May,308名毕业生收到贝洛伊特大学学位s in front of Middle College before turning their attention to graduate school, jobs, volunteer stints, Fulbright and National Science Foundation fellowships, and—in several cases—coveted honors terms they will complete at Beloit this fall.
Emerson Hall Makes a Triumphant [and Unexpected] Return
One of Beloit’s earliestand best-known buildings is returning to the college thanks in large part to the generosity of two donors.
What They’ll Leave Behind
Three faculty memberswho tallied 119 collective years at Beloit earned emeriti status during the college’s 165th Commencement in May. We take a look at some of their major contributions to Beloit.
New Wave of Activism, Commitment to Being an Anti-Racist College
Just as two initiatives examining race,racism, and identity were connecting to the national conversation about race this spring, a series of racist incidences shook the college to its core and set off a wave of student activism, the likes of which Beloit has not seen in decades.
Get a Room
每年春天,贝洛伊特住宅办公室的生活has the unenviable task of helping hundreds of students select their digs for the coming fall.
Underkofler and Kang Prizes Awarded
In April, visiting Assistant Professorof Political Science Jill Budny received the 2015 James R. Underkofler Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, Beloit’s highest teaching honor.
Single Largest Cash Gift Ever
William Corlis’37 lived a long life, long enough to have met and corresponded with eight Beloit College presidents going all the way back to fourth President Irving Maurer.
Countering ‘Beloit Humble’
President Scott Bierman likesto call the college’s collective humility “Beloit humble,” a phenomenon in which people typically play down their awesomeness and deflect praise onto others.
And the Honors Terms Go To
Commencement marks a new beginning, but in some cases, outstanding graduates will try on new challenges in a familiar place: through an Honors Term at Beloit.
Class of 2019 is a Record Breaker
The size and compositionof the class of 2019 is official, and it’s one for the record books.
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