Linking Art and Inquiry
At the Berman Museum, students are taking a multidisciplinary approach to collaborating with contemporary artists and curating exhibitions at the intersection of some of the world’s biggest issues.
Sue Valerio Sladen

They want you to be collaborating while, say, sitting at a picnic table. And the next thing you know, you’re having this great conversation and coming up with new ideas.
Campus Life on the Googleplex
Walk across a college campus and you never know who you might bump into—a professor, a friend, or maybe even the president or a dean. It’s that connectivity that really lends itself to collaboration and collegiality. Now, think of that on a much larger scale. For Becca Kamm Miller ’12, working at Google isn’t too far removed from strolling from Corson to the Kaleidoscope. The tech giant is a breeding ground for ideas and creativity.
Class Notes & Weddings
Stories, weddings and updates from our Ursinus classmates
Conrad E. Kruse, a professor emeritus of biology, died December 27, 2021.
Darlene Groves Davis ’79 serves as president of the school board in the Upper Dublin School District in Montgomery County, Pa.
Faye (French) Shaw, a professor emeritus of chemistry, died January 3, 2022.
Helen (Fehr) Eash, a former assistant to the president, died December 24, 2021.
Jennifer Thompkins ’09 was appointed president of the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League (MWUL).
John Sears ’99 has recently been promoted to lead, global market access immunology, for the biotech company CSL Behring.
Cryptocurrency: A Wise Investment or a Waste of Time?
Alumni Weekend: April 22-23
The wait is over! Ursinus is excited to welcome back the Classes of 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, and 1972 for their reunions this spring at Alumni Weekend. Plan to celebrate with fellow alumni and classmates on April 22-23, 2022.
Register online and view the following information:
- Alumni Weekend schedule of events
- Hotel accommodation
- List of registered attendees
Can’t attend? Your impact can still be felt! Make a gift in honor of your milestone reunion, while also providing crucial resources for current students! Information about Covid guidelines are posted on our web link below and will be updated before the event.
Details and Register

The U-Imagine Center’s Top 10 Ways to Be An Innovative Thinker
Maureen Cumpstone, Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Believe that everything is possible.
Be a great leader and collaborator.
Find where you can help others.
- Work on things that are beyond what exists today.
- Find where value lies.
Imagine the destination and work backward to today’s reality.
Be curious and ask questions.
Research, experiment, act, and learn.
Put forth effort and determination to produce results.
- Do it now because later becomes never.
10 Bears Enshrined in Athletics Hall of Fame
Women’s History Month: The Legacy of Snell’s Belles
NIH Funds Key Collaboration Between Ursinus and Gettysburg
Muralist Merz, Former Eagle Sikahema to Address Ursinus Grads
Student Work Featured in KOP Exhibition
A Conversation with Carrie Mae Smith
NIH Funding Continues Crucial Work in Lyczak Lab