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Greetings!
Homecoming is October 4th, as the MSU Spartans take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. If you are able to visit campus please visit the Briggs tailgate tent. We will not be in the College of Natural Science tent this year, but will have our tent located in the same general area (Jenison Field House). You will find us by looking for the LBC flag. Stop by and receive a free souvenir version of the flag. More homecoming information
We are proud to have 2 LBC students on this year's Homecoming Court, Jessica Odgen and Stephanie Dawes. Stephanie, a current Bailey Scholar, is also one of MSU's nominees for both Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships! Go Briggsies!
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| LBC Again Recognized in U.S. News & World Report - Best Colleges 2009 |
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Lyman Briggs College has once again been recognized as a residential college program considered a national leader in undergraduate education. (U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges 2009) The study abroad, student volunteer and residential college programs are listed as "programs to look for" in the report. Ranked alongside programs at schools such as Columbia and Stanford, these initiatives are called "outstanding examples of academic programs that are commonly linked to student success."
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| Briggs Welcomes New Faculty Members |
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Dr. Richard Bellon, HPS, with a shared appointment in the Department of History. Dr. Bellon received his Ph.D. in History from the University of Washington in 2000. His areas of interest are history of evolution, history of 20th century biotechnology and history of natural history. His publications include articles on the professionalization of Victorian science, on the reception of Darwin's Origin of Species and on the meaning and place of popular science in 19th century Britain. Dr. Bellon began at Briggs as a Visiting Professor in 2004, he has now accepted an appointment as a tenure-stream faculty member. more
Dr. Christopher Ganchoff, HPS, with a shared appointment in the Department of Sociology. Dr. Ganchoff received his Ph.D. in Medical Sociology from the University of California, San Francisco in 2007. His interests include medical sociology, Science & Technology studies, social movement theory and qualitative methodologies. His dissertation research looked at health social movements within the field of biotechnology. The narrative of his dissertation begins with the drafting of Proposition 71, the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Act, which passed in November 2004. more
Dr. Georgina Montgomery, HPS, with a shared appointment in the Department of History. Dr. Montgomery received her Ph.D. in the History of Science and Technology from the University of Minnesota in 2005. An award-winning educator, she will be teaching LBC 332 - Technology & Culture, and LBC 133 - Introduction to HPS. more
Dr. Brian O'Shea, Physics, with a shared appointment in the Department of Physics & Astronomy. Dr. O'Shea received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2005. The majority of his Ph.D. was spent in residence at the Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences at the University of California, San Diego. He was a Director's Postdoctoral Fellow in the Theoretical Astrophysics Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory. more
Dr. Helen Veit, HPS, with a shared appointment in the Department of History. Dr. Veit received her Ph.D. in History from Yale University in 2008. She is a historian of the United States in the 19th & 20th Centuries. Her book-length project, Victory Over Ourselves: American Food in the Era of the Great War, explores food and nutrition in the Progressive Era, and their relationship to ideas about individual self-discipline, scientific rationalization, social and racial progress and international power. more |
| Announcing A Fund Drive To Name a Biology Lab in Honor of Dr. Howard Hagerman & Dr. Mimi Sayed |
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| For over 30 years, Drs. Hagerman and Sayed dedicated themselves to connecting Briggs students to success. Now, an effort is underway to thank them by naming a biology lab (Room C-3) in their honor.
 Dr. Howard Hagerman is one of the pioneer faculty members. He established the biology program in a nurturing setting that provided a unique combination of formal and informal learning opportunities that have come to characterize the Briggs experience. Dr. Hagerman's students remember him for the cooperative atmosphere that provided them with a stimulating educational experience. Dr. & Mrs. Hagerman live in the Lansing Area and continue to visit the College.
 Although Dr. Mimi Sayed did not begin her career at Briggs until 1973, as a woman scientist and first female faculty member, she is a pioneer in her own right. Dr. Sayed worked closely with many Teaching Assistants in the biology labs. She found that the laboratories were the perfect avenue for maintaining close relations with students and supporting an interactive community living experience. She promoted women's issues in science through her work in the American Association for Women in Science and other organizations. Dr. Sayed continues to stay active in civic and professional activities and lives in the Metropolitan Detroit Area.
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| An Invitation to Support A New Scholarship Fund In Honor Of Dr. Frederic Dutton |
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 Scholarships! They are important to students and critical to the success of Lyman Briggs College. Whether they are used to assist students with financial need, or as a way of recruiting academically talented students, scholarships are important.
With a goal of $100,000, gifts to this fund will create an endowment that will perpetually award a scholarship of $5,000 per year (depending on rate of return). Gifts can be paid over a 5-year period. Scholarship awards will begin when the endowment reaches a minimum funding of $30,000 and will increase as the endowment becomes fully funded. A plaque recognizing donors will be placed in the College. Donors will also receive a yearly correspondence from scholarship recipients.
This is an affordable way to do something Big for Briggs and help students in need.
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