Brown and White Vol. 120 no. 8

              Vol. 120 No. 8
Friday, February 18, 2011
‘All the Lehigh News First’
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LIFESTYLE
By STEPH ALBANO
Terms like sustainability and renewable en­ergy have become buzzwords around Lehigh’s campus, but what do they really mean, and how do they affect our daily lives? The Global Renew­able Energy Education Network is working to help students find the answers to these questions.
GREEN is a 12-day program based at Rutgers University and designed for undergraduate stu­dents to receive a hands-on educational experi­ence about green issues through lectures, plant visits and excursions in Costa Rica. Students can apply for this program online for a fee of $2,250 and be on their way to learning about relevant ecological issues.
Kristin Caltabiano, ’10, an Integrated Business and Engineering mechanical engineer at Lehigh, attended this program last August.
In addition to learning about the variety of green measures that Costa Rica employs through their environmental policies, Caltabiano said, “We did a lot of things to get a feel for the culture of Costa Rica.”
GREEN promises the experience of “pura vida” – or the Costa Rican way of a pure life – to help solidify the educational lessons learned
By ANNAMARIA ANSELMO
Do you ever find yourself mesmer­ized by the television screen when a new episode of “Project Runway” pre­mieres? Well, here is your opportunity to meet Lehigh alumni who have be­come successful fashion entrepreneurs themselves.
The Baker Institute for Entrepre­neurship, Creativity and Innovation in conjunction with the Idea Exchange program, or iDex, is hosting an event to bring together alumni who work in the fashion world and students who are in­terested in pursuing a career in fashion on Monday in Lamberton Hall from 6 to 8 p.m.
“Our platform for linking students on campus to real entrepreneurs mainly through an alum network, also provid­ing student entrepreneurs the opportu­nity to engage in the type of industry they’re interested in,” said Zach Bloom, ’09, a young entrepreneur in residence.
The featured alumni for the event include: Helene Perucci, ’03, co-owner of Loose Threads on Third Street; George Keeler, ’09, founder of George Guest, Ltd; Sara Meade, ’08, owner and president of Silk Road Pearls, LLC; and Dan Cooke, ’00, founder of Vintage Sweaters.
Bloom described the event as an “ex­position … a vendor kind of a show.”
Besides exhibiting alumni, the event will also present Lehigh students who are starting their own lines, said Bryan Swintek, ’12, who has been involved in planning the event.
Swintek said there will be different booths at tables where students can
See GREEN Page 3
By DEBBIE PEARSALL
University Communications announced today that Ellen Kull­man, chair and chief executive of­ficer of DuPont, will address the class of 2011 as this year’s com­mencement speaker on May 23.
Kullman, 55, was ranked in 2009 by Forbes as No. 7 on its list of the 100 most powerful women in the nation.
According to the university’s announcement, Kullman will receive an honorary degree from Lehigh during the commence­ment ceremonies.
President Alice P. Gast de­scribed Kullman as a role model to students in the announcement.
“As an undergraduate in engi­neering, she learned how to solve complex problems, and she has taken that ability through incred­ibly challenging positions in mar­keting, management and business strategy,” Gast said. “She cham­Photo
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Ellen Kullman, chair and CEO of DuPont, will be the keynote commencement speaker for the class of 2011 in May.
See IDEX Page 3
By JACKIE LYONS
Social network media, such as Face­book and Twitter, played an important role in the recent liberation of Egypt, ac­cording to several Lehigh professors who held a panel discussion Monday, which was relocated to a larger room in Mag­innes Hall to accommodate the consider­able number of attendees.
Although Twitter and Facebook didn’t cause the revolution, they were used heav­ily for communication during the protests, which lasted 18 days and forced Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to transfer pow­er to a military council, according to John Jirik, professor of journalism and commu­nication at Lehigh.
“It has international relevance,” Jirik said. “People used Facebook as a blog to connect people in the U.S. with people in Egypt.”
A Facebook page was created to moni­tor the progress made regarding the pro­tests. The page promoted multifaceted dialogue between friends of the page and people on the ground in Egypt.
Because of Facebook and other social media, Jirik said, “We have pictures and footage from the areas where those things were happening.”
“Ninety percent of people in the streets are people who ordinarily don’t engage in political activation,” said Nan­dini Deo, professor of political science.
See EGYPT Page 6
iDex, Baker Institute give students link to fashion biz
B&W photo courtesy of GREENWORKNOW.COM
Students take a trip to a hydroelectric plant to get hands-on experience as part of an educational excursion.
2011 commencement speaker announced
See KULLMAN Page 2
Energy program offers trip to Costa Rica
Panel looks at Egypt’s social media use in protests
n Professors from numerous departments held a discussion to examine some of the details in Egypt’s recent conflict.