February 26, 2025

Kudos to staff, faculty, students, and alumni for volunteering at Girl Scout Badge Day

A Lafayette engineering student works with a young Daisy scout during Girl Scout Badge Day.
Lafayette faculty, staff, and students shared their time and talents to help local Girl Scouts earn badges in engineering, College Knowledge, STEM careers, coding, book art, financial independence and more during Girl Scout Badge Day. Photos by Adam Atkinson
A Lafayette Engineering student works with a local Girl Scout at a table in Acopian during Girl Scout Badge Day.
Two Girl Scouts draw out their ideas on a white board during a Stem Career Exploration session.
Girl Scouts learn from Beth Sica and Ana Ramirez Luhrs as they work on a Book Artist project in the library.
Prof. Lauren Biernacki dances along with Girl Scouts and leaders as she teaches a Coding Session during Girl Scout Badge Day.
Dean Lauren Anderson shows a poster illustrating the engineering cycle to Girl Scouts during the first Girl Scout badge day.
Michelle Pretopapa and Shelby Maguire share financial knowledge with Girl Scouts.
A girl scout smiles as she works on part of her badge lesson.
Dean Lauren Anderson, Lafayette volunteers show Girl Scouts the parts of a car in Acopian.
Megan Dursema, a former Girl Scout, explains a financial lesson to Girl Scouts.
Girl Scouts learn about coding during a dance party at Girl Scout Badge Day.
Lafayette WinC student volunteers laugh as they participate in a GS Badgge Day Session.
Lafayette engineering students help a young Girl Scout design her own car.
A Girl Scout leader helps her scout to craft a book in the library.
Dean Anderson answers questions from young Girl Scouts who have their hands raised during a Girl Scout session.

Lafayette welcomed approximately 60 Girl Scouts from across the Lehigh Valley to campus Sat., Feb. 22, during Girl Scout Badge Day.

Staff, faculty, students, and alumni shared their time and expertise to teach scouts (grades K-12) badges including; Automotive Design and Engineering, STEM Career Exploration, Coding, Book Artist, Truth Seeker, College Knowledge, My Financial Power, and more.

Thank you to Chris Tomik ’03, Jodi Fowler, Teri Richter, Sarah Morgan, Chelsea Morrese, Lisa Karam, Admissions, Alpha Phi Omega, the Engineering Division, Financial Aid, LaFarm, Lafayette College Libraries, Landis Center, and Women in Computing for supporting the event.

Instructors included: Profs. Lauren Anderson ’04, Lauren Biernacki and Sofia Serrano; Elaine Stomber ’89 P ’17 P ’21, Ana Ramirez Luhrs, Beth Sica, Rebecca McCall, Courtney Dalton, Shelby Maguire, Michelle Pretopapa, Susan Stifel; as well as Abigail Harr ’25, Ellie Pisacane ’25, Qwin Pisacane ’25, Kathryn Wright ’25, Katie Simpson ’26, Wanos Bahiru ’25, and Megan Dursema ’26.

Volunteers included: Eszter Hiscott ’26, Lauren Davidson ’27, Lauren Daniels ’25, Emily Kogut ’27, Grace Trautwein ’26, Molly Dormer ’26, Sarah Heberlig ’26, Imani Elson ’25, Sophia Kane ’27, Hailey Zuckerman ’27, Emma Serpi ’28, Claire Coker ’27, Phoebe Feltz ’28, Thania Hernandez ’25, Erin Roth ’25, Julia Balulis ’26, Grace Hubler ’27, Caroline McLaughlin ’28, Sarah Judas ’28, Abbey Dieppa ’28, Ciara Dawson ’28, Sophia Lomnitz ’28, Ava Di Grandi ’28, Hannah Daskal ’27, Zeynep Pilatin ’26, Gia Mazza ’26, Louise Bloji ’28, Nora Shaipi ’27, Miharisoa Rasoamanana ’28, Hillary Inga ’28, Naomi Springer-Galst ’28, Tyler Morse ’26, Aleksandra Florence ’28, Michael Staunton ’26, Naomi Edwards ’28, Mariia Romashchenko ’27, Leo Goodman ’25, Madison Horvath ’26, Kyle Dominic Martinez ’26, Emily Mastroly ’25, Margad Batsaikhan ’28, Rory LunBeck ’26, Zach Kline ’26, Lauren Scienski ’25, Carly Rodrigues ’27, Qinwen Deng’26, and Emmy Grossman ‘27.

Submitted by: Kelly Huth