Brown and White Vol. 122 no. 17

              Vol. 122 No. 17
Friday, March 30, 2012
‘All the Lehigh News First’
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By KATHERINE HOFFMANN
Lehigh’s Alexander Brown, ’14, was honored with the 2012 Clarkston Scholarship Wednesday.
The Clarkston Scholarship is widely recognized as one of the highest achievements in bioscience. Winners are selected by Pennsylvania Bio, an organization that works to create “a cohesive community that unites our biotechnology, medical device, di­agnostic, pharmaceutical, research, and financial strengths,” within and throughout Pennsylvania, according to the organization’s website.
Brown was awarded a $10,000 scholarship at the inaugural Penn­sylvania Bio Dinner and Awards Celebration.
He also received mentoring op­portunities from Clarkston Consulting experts to gain exposure in the life science industry and was granted the opportunity to participate in other Pennsylvania Bio events for the next two years.
“Winning the award was a great experience,” Brown said. “It was pre­sented at the Pa. Bio dinner, which is a really great event and gave me the chance to see some of the people who are really the best and brightest in the field.”
The awards ceremony took place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center with over 900 attendees from indus­tries related to life sciences.
“It was inspiring for me as a stu­dent to see people who had accom­By
ALEX BLOOM
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares again to address the debate over how important a factor race should be in admissions to public universities, Le­high remains willing to consider race in its admissions process.
Race is not the only factor, but it is a very important component to creat­ing a diverse college environment, said Henry Odi, Lehigh’s vice provost for academic diversity.
Odi’s role on campus includes re­cruiting and retaining students of all backgrounds, especially those from groups that have been historically un­der-represented at Lehigh.
“Diversity enhances learning,” Odi said. He added that on a diverse col­lege campus, students understand that having different backgrounds present helps them understand who they are.
Odi admitted that people tend to put too much focus on race and gender, ignoring other factors that make up diversity such as origin, dis­ability, religion and socioeconomic background. However, he said that during the Lehigh admissions process, they look at the whole package, which includes high school grades, standard­ized test scores, extracurricular activi­ties and leadership positions.
“We will not recruit anyone who is not top-notch qualified,” Odi said.
Odi said Lehigh would not accept students that were clearly unqualified. Rather, he considers diversity recruit­ment a means of recruiting excellent students from all backgrounds.
James Peterson, director of Africana Studies and associate professor of Eng­Diversity
recruitment a factor in admissions
Micro-business expo in STEPS lets owners network
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Student earns life sciences award
n Student Alexander Brown was selected by PA Bio for the Clarkston Scholarship.
By JOHANA BHUIYAN
Local small businesses gathered in the STEPS building on Wednesday to attend the Fourth Annual Lehigh Valley Micro­enterprise Expo. Fifty Lehigh Valley micro-businesses set up booths showcasing their services and products in the hope of networking with one another and the Lehigh community.
The event, co-sponsored and advertised by The Morning Call, consisted of the two-hour showcase followed by a meeting during which the owners of the businesses were free to mingle with one another.
Heather Griffith, owner of Wrap’d Tight, the restaurant that recently took over the currently vacant, former Wildflower Café location, said she was pleased that the event included a meeting this year.
“I’m glad we had a meeting at the end this year,” Griffith said. “I was here last year and they didn’t do it, but I spend this whole time sitting behind my table, and I’m here to talk to other businesses. Now I can talk with everyone I couldn’t during the event itself.”
Many people felt that the event was well-advertised. Wendy Moyer-Drabick, owner of Moyer-Drabick & Associates, was a third-time attendee.
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B&W photo by MATT BREITEL
Small businesses from the Lehigh Valley set up booths in STEPs building Wednesday.
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n Lehigh valley businesses attended the Fourth Annual Microenterprise Expo at the STEPS building to network and showcase their services.