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This past October, students, alumni, and friends filled the Robert Duvall Theatre at McVay Center for the Performing Arts for important conversation and timely insights at the 25th Monitor Night Live.

Principia College's Center for Civic and Global Engagement hosted a panel of five recent graduates who represent some of the many potential career paths open to Center graduates. 

Every day, Principians are making a positive impact on the world. Students on both campuses learn early that the first steps often begin at home, as Principia College students recently demonstrated during the annual Great River Clean-Up event in Alton. Whether cruising the Mississippi or strolling the city streets, Principians are proving that change can often start with a single piece of trash—or in this case, several tons of it.  

With classes underway, many current students have adjusted their majors to the new programs available to them. But the question remained whether prospective students and those outside the immediate Principia community really understood how fresh and groundbreaking this reimagining really is. With that in mind, the Center directors agreed to hold informational open houses to provide a more concrete introduction to the principles—and the work—involved in each program.

It’s widely known that internships can be great primers to the professional world. Yet fierce competition and the possibility of mindless tasks or absentee mentors can make it hard for students to gain meaningful experience. Fortunately for Principia College students, there’s a global network of Principia alumni—ranging from successful entrepreneurs and environmental champions to corporate leaders and more—who believe in paying it forward. 

This month marks a major development in Principia College’s academic offering—one that places the College at the forefront of the liberal arts. Beginning this school year, the College’s fields of study are housed in five Academic Centers, which comprise the hub of their students’ academic and social lives.

The College has selected Fresh Ideas Food to take over all campus dining operations, replacing the current point-based system with all-you-care-to-eat-meals in the dining hall and $250 per semester in “Prin Bucks” for the Piasa Pub and C-store.