Muhlenberg to reinstate men's lacrosse
Muhlenberg College will reinstate men's
lacrosse as a varsity sport. The team will participate at the club level through
the spring of 2002 and is expected to play a full Division III schedule the
following year.
Muhlenberg sponsored a men's lacrosse team from 1966 to 1980. Men's lacrosse
will bring Muhlenberg's varsity sports total to 22, 11 each for men and women.
Women's golf, the most recent sport to be added, started in 1999. The school has
fielded a varsity women's lacrosse team since 1984. The new men's team will play
its home games on the artificial turf at Scotty Wood Stadium, which also is home
to the Mule football, field hockey, women's lacrosse and track and field
programs.
"Men's lacrosse is a natural fit for Muhlenberg College," said Steve Erber,
Director of Athletics. "We are in close proximity to all of the major high
school and prep school lacrosse areas, and we are already a member of one of the
best Division III conferences in the country. We have an excellent alumni
funding base to support the reinstatement of this program."
Men's lacrosse currently is sponsored by 122 Division III institutions,
including every other Centennial Conference school (Johns Hopkins competes at
the Division I level). The CC boasts two of the top Division III programs in the
country-- Gettysburg and Washington (Md.). in 1998 Washington won the Division
III national championship and Gettysburg was the runner-up in 2001. Dave
Cornell, an assistant coach at Gettysburg the last four years, has been hired as
the Mule's head coach.
At a reception and dinner preceding
the Wallenberg Lecture, Aaron Landis presented an award to President Arthur R.
Taylor and Kathryn Taylor, who were honored for their contributions to
interfaith understanding. In careers that have taken them into the marketing and
entertainment industries, as well as in their leadership in higher education at
Fordham University and at Muhlenberg College, the Taylors have consistently
built strong relationships with the Jewish community and have advanced
understanding among Jews and Christians in many ways. Pictured left to right are
Landis, Arthur Taylor, Kathryn Taylor and Rabbi Dr. Ron Kronish, who delivered
the feature lecture at the 17th annual event.
Muhlenberg launches middle school
science
development program
In June and July, the College
welcomed teachers and students from the Allentown School District to the
Muhlenberg campus to participate in various programs centered on the
relationship between physical and biological science.
Funded by an Eisenhower Professional Development Grant, the Summer 2001 program,
"Integration of Physical and Biological Science through Inquiry-Based
Experiences," was designed to help middle school science teachers develop
hands-on lessons and incorporate inquiry-based learning into their
curriculum.
After attending a week-long series of workshops, the middle school teachers
planned and developed inquiry-based lessons that were then presented at a middle
school student science camp held at Muhlenberg July 9 - 13.
Follow-up sessions throughout the academic year will allow the teachers to share
classroom experiences and success stories.
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