Then & Now: Dining

The Dining Center opened in 1969, moving students into a modern era for food service at the College. Today the DC’s kitchen composts pre-consumer food waste and sources organic and local foods.

Missed yesterday’s photo? See the dining back “Then“.

Then & Now: Dining

Founders Great Hall became the College’s dining center in 1907. By the time this photo was shot, the stately room had become a noisy cafeteria, where, according to one history of the College, “food fights were endemic.”

Come back tomorrow to see dining “Now”.

The close Haverford-Bryn Mawr relationship – referred to as “Bi-Co,” for Bi-College – allows students to enroll in classes or pursue a major at either school, as well as live and eat on either campus.

Academic departments maintain state-of-the-art research instrumentation for both research and teaching. The equipment that students learn to use in introductory courses plays a major role in both their research and in classes such as Superlab.

Days of Service

Eighth Dimension, Haverford’s community service office, emphasizes the continued belief in the vitality of public service at Haverford, and also represents a tradition of collaboration between the student body, faculty, and administration.

“Professor Walter Smith put me in charge of a $100,000 scanning electron microscope and trusted me with a new technology for Haverford: electron beam lithography. Being able to manufacture nanoscale objects was fascinating, and I loved being on the cutting edge of a new program.” – Alberto Guerrero ’11

“Not only was I able to engage directly with the work of a poet I love, I was able to speak back, to bring my own voice to the poem.” – David Richardson ’12

From the solidarity economy to the global economy, Craig Borowiak helps his students understand the realities—and possibilities—of the worldwide flow of goods and services, capital and influence.

Read the Fall 2011 Faculty Profile in HAVERFORD magazine »

“I gained insight into the ways in which veterinary science can be combined with conservation biology. Since these are potential career paths and ideas for graduate school, my summer research was a great help in solidifying my desire to explore these fields further.” – Elizabeth Willis ’13

“To be a student-athlete is to be someone who sees the critical importance of the lessons learned both in the classroom and on the field. I truly believe that life rewards individuals who are hard-working, flexible, and capable of relating to many different types of people.” – Andrew Bostick ’12, epeeist