Lafayette College in Easton is one step closer to its goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2035 with the installation of a solar energy system on its campus. 

Lafayette College has been awarded Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal (PEER) Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, in recognition of its efficient power systems. 

Yusuf Dahl, with the help of Eric Luftig, managing partner of EBL Consulting, Hellertown, formed the Dyer Center Innovation Advisory Council to align educational efforts with employer needs.

Workers are in short supply and employers are pulling out all the stops to attract talent. Just drive around. The question is why. Local schools and county workforce and economic development organizations are working together to answer the question and find short and long-term solutions.

Bob Sell, chairman of the Lafayette College Board of Trustees, called Nicole Farmer Hurd a visionary who has done great work to improve access to higher education and will bring the strength the school needs to find its way in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Lafayette College President Alison Byerly will become the 12th president of Carleton College, a top-ranked liberal arts college in Minnesota.

Alison Byerly, the 17th president of Lafayette College in Easton, and its first woman president, will be step down at the end of the academic year.

Lafayette College in Easton has become the second school in the region to announce it will be sticking to online courses for the fall. East Stroudsburg University made a similar announcement last week.

Lafayette College is providing isolation space where first responders in Easton can quarantine if they are exposed to the coronavirus.

The engineering division at Lafayette College in Easton has begun using 3-D printers to make medical supplies for first responders and hospital staff.