Open Campus Day Sunday April 21, 2013 We welcome admitted students and their families to campus to give them a taste of the Haverford experience.
Founders Green.
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Founders Green.
The fitness center has about 100 different workout options, including free weights, exercise bicycles and cardiovascular and strength training machines.
A Winning Combination
Upgraded facilities, state-of-the-art strength training and other enhancements have helped Haverford’s teams post impressive results in recent years. But the true measure of success for Athletics is reflected in how well the program allows students to excel in both sports … Continue reading
Courtesy of College Archives.
Wartime Haverford
The Army Specialized Training Program (or A.S.T.P.) included basic engineering, foreign area and language studies, which were taught at Haverford in 1943 and 1944, as part of the program to add non-combatant service students during World War II.
On April Fool’s Day, students from the science departments bedeck the KINSC with themed decorations. This life-size monster from the Super Mario Brothers video game was just part of this year's fun. Photo: Brad Larrison.
Traditions
Traditions ‘Fords enjoy myriad traditional events such as the Collection speaker series; pinwheel day; the annual weekend throwdown at the end of the year called Haverfest; and, most importantly, Fall and Spring Plenary.
Do you recall a particularly memorable night of music in Lunt, its precursor Jones Café, or in The Crypt during your time at Haverford? Tell us about it! Photo: Brad Larrison.
Then & Now: Concerts Now
Then & Now: Concerts Now In February, the Baltimore band Chiffon played for students in the basement of Lunt, which is home to a student-run café and a performance space that hosts the Federation United Concert Series. Missed yesterday’s photo? … Continue reading
Today, no trace of The Crypt is visible in Union. Instead, practice rooms have taken over the space. Photo: Theodore Hetzel.
Then & Now: Concerts
Then & Now: Concerts In 1965, students could get coffee and a bite and listen to musical performances in a café called The Crypt in the basement of Union. There was even some snazzy balcony level seating overlooking the action. … Continue reading
Pinwheel Day, 2013. Photo: Meghan Vaughan.
Pinwheel Day
Spring Has Sprung: Pinwheel Day 2013 It’s quite a sight! Haverford’s arboretum campus is beautiful year round, but never more so than on Pinwheel Day. Leave a comment on the Haverblog
Rufus M. Jones, center, in Magill Library. Courtesy of College Archives.
The Rufus M. Jones Institute for Leadership
The Rufus M. Jones Institute for Leadership encourages students to utilize the diverse resources on-campus, in the surrounding communities and around the world to build the necessary skills and understanding to become positive change agents in our increasingly global society.
Students gathered in Ryan Gym for an open discussion of an Honor Council trial abstract given the pseudonym “Toy Story.” Council regularly sponsors such events. Photo: Brad Larrison.
Honor Bound
It began in 1897 as a simple system for holding exams without proctors. Since then, the cherished Honor Code has become the purest expression of the College’s values and an intrinsic part of a Haverford education. Read “Honor Bound” in … Continue reading
Zubrow Commons in the KINSC is traditionally decorated in honor of April Fool's Day.
The Marian E. Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center
The Departments of astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics and psychology are housed in the state-of-the-art Marian E. Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center (KINSC).
A tour group peers at Founders Bell, which is inscribed with the college motto and the year 1867. Circa 1952. Courtesy of College Archives.
Founders Bell
Best known for railroad photography, O. Winston Link also shot promotional images of Haverford and many are in Special Collections.
The view from one of Haverford's many flower gardens with Founders Hall in the distance.
Spring Break
Spring Break Friday, March 8—Monday, March 18, 2013 The Haverford campus is the oldest planned college landscape in the country. Our meticulously maintained 200 acres contain a nature trail, a Pinetum and flower gardens.