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Graduating Seniors and Alumni Receive Fulbright Grants

May 17, 2024
Valery Lopez '24, Daniel Rosenbloom ’23, and Kendall Yim ’24—were awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to teach English abroad for the 2024–2025 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
Jill Petsel, On Safari

5 Questions with Jill Petsel

May 16, 2024
Jill Petsel, director of major gifts in Development and Alumni Relations, discusses family, life in Grinnell, and the "trip of a lifetime."
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Psi Chi Chapter Donates $500 to Grinnell Area Mental Health Consortium – JPK Fund

May 16, 2024
Psi Chi's mission is to recognize and promote excellence in the science and application of psychology. As an international honor society, Psi Chi aims to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship among its members across various fields, particularly psychology, while advancing the science of psychology itself. 
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Grinnell College Plugs into 16th Ave Solar Array, Marking Historic Environmental Milestone

May 15, 2024
A large solar array north of the Grinnell College Golf Course is live, providing the College with four megawatts of power — approximately one third of the campus’ total energy needs. It is the largest private solar installation in Iowa.
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Grinnellian Creates Interpretive Dance

May 15, 2024
Jadyn Al-Fatah ’27, who sings bass with the Grinnell Singers, has created an interpretive dance to accompany Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Caroline Shaw's “To the Hands.”
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Seeds of Knowledge

May 14, 2024
Yoo is teaching a three-part series about native plants this spring. In March, the students learned to germinate seeds. In April, they transplanted their seeds into cone-tainers, and next, they will plant their seeds into the middle school prairie.
Professor Wayne Moyer confers with a student

Celebrating Wayne Moyer

May 13, 2024
Professor of Political Science Wayne Moyer has taught at Grinnell College for 5+ decades. In May, the College celebrated Moyer’s career as he retires from full-time teaching.
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Brian’s Journey

May 13, 2024
Brian Goodell ’24 always knew he wanted to go to a smaller school. After visiting lots of campuses, he came to Grinnell, and it just clicked.
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Writer Luke Bryson ’25 Receives Honorable Mention in 52nd Nick Adams Short Story Contest

May 14, 2024
Luke Bryson ’25 received an honorable mention for his short story, “The Last 2,500 Miles of Cataract Jack,” in the 2024 annual ACM Nick Adams Short Story Contest for his stories short story.
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Over 40 Grinnell College Students Elected to Phi Beta Kappa

May 08, 2024
Highlighting their outstanding academic achievements, more than 40 third and fourth-year students at Grinnell College have been elected to Beta of Iowa, Grinnell’s Phi Beta Kappa Chapter.

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