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Lafayette College has a great tradition of employing top-notch people who are dedicated to and inspired by the mission of enhancing the experience of our students – past, present and future. As we continue the tradition of excellence at the College, the Administrative Council is positioned to assist the College, and each other to improve. This Council is a conduit of information to and from the administrative staff.
The Administrative Council is an elected body, with a representative from every division. The work of the Council is published on this website so that constituents are kept up to date. This site is also an opportunity for you to see what is new and, more importantly, participate in the discussions and actions that will keep Lafayette among the most dedicated and resourceful higher education communities in the nation.
Council Activities
The Admin council has plans to offer monthly activities to help engage and inform the Lafayette community. These activities will vary in nature to be as inclusive to the interests of the community as possible. If you have a suggestion for a topic, please use the Admin Council Topics of Interest Survey
2024 – 2025 Academic Year
- Wednesday, May 7, 9 – 10:45 a.m., Administrative Staff Breakfast, includes presentation from Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges (LVAIC)
- Tuesday, April 29, 12:15 – 1 p.m., Gendebien Room of Skillman Library: Open Community Lunch with the Landic Center
- Wednesday, April 23, 12:15 – 1 p.m., LaFarm: Open Community Lunch with the Sustainability RSVP by Friday April 18
- Wednesday, March 26, 12 – 1 p.m., RISC 363: Open Community Lunch with the Dyer Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship.
- Wednesday, March 12, 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Lafayette Shop Local in downtown Easton. Celebrate Lafayette’s founding by supporting it’s founders: the citizens of Easton. Stop by the Admin council table at 3rd & Ferry – the first 50 staff members to stop by will receive a $10 City of Easton gift card.
- Tuesday, March 11, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., Hugel 103: Admin Council Town Hall on Shared Governance. Join staff and administrators to discuss what an ideal shared governance might look like and how we might work to achieve it.
- Wednesday, February 19, 12 – 1 p.m., Limburg Theater, Farinon 003, Open Community Lunch: Come hear Dining Services and Geoff Labe of Business Services share some “Laf Hacks” for planning your event and utilizing catering. Plus, learn about some recent updates to the EMS platform experience. (Zoom: https://lafayette.zoom.us/j/93344204105)
- Winter 2025 Quarterly Report PDF (version for screen readers)
- Thursday, December 19, 12 – 1 p.m. Hugel 100 (Gagnon Auditorium) Open Community Lunch, An Introduction to Lafayette’s General Counsel, Timothy D. Cedrone, and overview of current legal landscape (Zoom: https://lafayette.zoom.us/j/93344204105)
- Monday, November 25, 12 – 1 p.m. Open Community Lunch, new Simon Center for Economics and Business, Room 300 Public Safety – the current state of the campus and a review of protocols in the event of a campus emergency and crisis.
- October 2024: 2024 October Annual Performance Review Update regarding changes to the review process which occurred in the spring of 2024
- Friday, October 18, Finance Presentation: Andrea Bohn, Assistant VP for Finance, offered an introduction to Chrome River by Emburse, the new P-Card expense reporting program that will be rolling out in the coming months. More information and detailed trainings on Chrome River by Emburse will be announced to the campus community soon.(for more information: Emburse Enterprise Announcement PDF) Chrome River Update-Admin Council-Oct 2024.
- Fall 2024 Quarterly Report PDF
- Friday, September 27, Division of Inclusion: Ernest Jeffries, VP of Inclusion, introduced Kimberly Weatherly, the new Executive Director of Intercultural Development. Together they discussed plans for strengthening connections within the Lafayette community and the importance of promoting diversity and inclusion in all spaces.
Please take advantage of this site by visiting regularly for updates, but most importantly, contributing to the cause by sharing what you are doing to make Lafayette College a better place. It will take individual and group efforts from everyone on campus for us to build from our strengths and bring the vision of our future to fruition.