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Students Pitch Business Ideas during Innovation Challenge

The Principia College Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation sponsored a Shark Tank -style innovation challenge in April with 10 teams presenting two-minute pitches to a panel of judges and a lively audience in Wanamaker Hall. Projects ranged from a web platform for culturally enriching travel experiences to stylish jeans with ...

DC Trip Provides Inside Look at Congress and Conservation

Kiki Holmes and Jake Smith, freshmen in this semester’s American Government class taught by Political Science Professor John Williams (C’76), traveled to Washington, DC, in April for two intensive days on Capitol Hill. The trip offered opportunities to see Congress in action, attend meetings with senators and congressional staff, and ...

While Preparing for Nationals, Rugby Team Takes Time Out to Give Back

In early April, Principia’s rugby team, the Thunder Chickens, qualified for the USA Rugby 7s DII National Championship, where they’ll compete for the sixth year in a row! The tournament takes place this year in Tucson, Arizona, over Memorial Day Weekend. As thrilled as the team was to qualify for ...

Workshops at the College Support Diversity and Inclusion

The College hosted a diversity and inclusion consultant and an expert in inclusive pedagogy this spring for a series of interactive workshops as part of an ongoing commitment to create a more culturally competent learning community, where students, faculty, and staff move beyond familiar boundaries to understand those with different ...

Public Affairs Conference Celebrates Milestone

Principia’s Public Affairs Conference (PAC) marked a significant milestone in early April with its 70th anniversary. Through the decades, PAC has addressed global and domestic issues while identifying possible solutions, and this year’s conference, “Education: Your Asset for Global Change," was no exception.

The PAC Board, made up of ...

Oceanography Class Conducts Drifter Study in the Gulf of Mexico

“Our ‘classroom’ was a 60-foot catamaran boat!” exclaims Taylor McIntire (C’19), who traveled with Dr. Marie Farson and 10 classmates on an Oceanography class field trip to the Gulf of Mexico in April. The students (most of whom are not science majors) conducted hands-on research, collecting oceanographic data and adding ...

Moral Courage Speakers Present “No Place for Hate”

In April, Principia College presented professional musicians and race-relations experts Arno Michaelis and Daryl Davis as this year’s Ernie and Lucha Vogel Moral Courage Lecturers. Michaelis, a former skinhead and hate-metal band member, and Davis, an African American, Grammy-nominated blues and jazz musician, seem an unlikely pair. Yet, the two ...

Top-10 Finish in Law School Tournament

Principia’s mediation team made a strong showing at the 2019 INADR International Law School Mediation Tournament in Athens, Greece, in March.

The team, composed of juniors Brittany Duke and Mackenzie Batten and sophomore Hunter Hummell, claimed ninth place in Team Advocacy and reached the semifinal round of 16 teams. ...

Spring Break Travel Offered Deep Dive into Learning

From studying music and culture in Mexico to researching leatherback sea turtles in Trinidad, Principia-sponsored trips during spring break included intensive learning experiences—and fun! Here’s a rundown of the five trips that took place over break.

Exploring the Sights, Sounds, and Traditions of Mexico

Music Professor Jim ...

Engineering at a Glance

Take a peek at Principia’s on-campus, dual-degree engineering program, offered in conjunction with the University of North Dakota (UND). Our students complete hands-on projects, gain preprofessional experience during internships, conduct experiments in summer labs at UND, and more.

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