The oldest building on campus is the Old Observatory, nestled between Landrum Bolling Center and Carpenter Hall. While it is in the center of a bustling area on campus today, when it was constructed in 1861, it was far away from the action. The first observatory on a college campus in Indiana, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Huun Huur Tu and Carmen Rizzo will bring the remarkable musical culture of Tuva to Earlham College on Saturday, Sept. 26.
The music begins at 7:30 p.m. in Carpenter Hall’s Goddard Auditorium. Tickets for the Artist and Lecture Series event are $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors. Tickets are available by calling Earlham’s Office of Events at 765/983-1373.
UPDATE: October 15, 2009 A total of eight cases of Type A influenza have been reported on the Earlham College campus since classes began in late August, according to Mary Ann Stienbarger, director of health services.
The Public Affairs Office is encouraging friends and fans of Earlham College to join us at Facebook. The College's official Facebook fan page has seen explosive growth over the last six month, mirroring that of the Facebook universe. More than 250,000 people worldwide participate in the social networking site.
We kick off our podcast series for 2009-10 during the first week of classes and celebrate the long history of Earlham Hall, back online this semester after an 18-month renovation. We look in on new residents of Earlham Hall, including Safety and Security, Residence Life, Student Development and Health Services and Archivist Tom Hamm tells us a few stories we may not have heard before.
Earlham student Omar Dreidi '10 is featured with his friend University of Virginia student Joey Katona in the issue of People magazine dated September 7, 2009. Joey, who is Jewish, has been raising funds for Omar, a Palestinian, to attend Earlham.