November 11, 2026

Kudos: Thank you to the students, staff, and faculty who volunteered for Girl Scout Badge Day

Prof. Jenn Rossmann, Elin Morris ‘28, Brady Campos ‘29, helped local Daisy scouts learn automotive engineering concepts then test them by building cars.
Brady Campos ‘29, Elin Morris ‘28, and Prof. Jenn Rossmann, Jeffers Dean of Engineering and Baird Professor of Mechanical Engineering, helped local Daisy scouts learn automotive engineering concepts then test them by building cars. PHOTO | JaQuan Alston
A group photo of scouts, staff, students, and faculty participating in Girl Scout Badge Day post outside Rockwell.
Badge Day 2026 welcomed 120 Girl Scouts to campus. PHOTO | JaQuan Alston
Sahana Balasubramanya, assistant professor mathematical sciences, teaches Junior Girl Scouts math concepts through origami.
Sahana Balasubramanya, assistant professor mathematical sciences, teaches Junior Girl Scouts math concepts through origami. PHOTO | JaQuan Alston
A room of cadette scouts engaged in the Democracy badge and beginning to debate.
Cadette scouts earned their Democracy badge at Lafayette during Badge Day. PHOTO | JaQuan Alston
A young Brownie scout waves hello at Badge Day.
Each scout earned two badges during Girl Scout Badge Day. PHOTO | JaQuan Alston
Michael Byrd '28 is pictured with three girl scouts holding up origami during Badge Day
Michael Byrd '28 assists local scouts with a project for the Shapes in Nature Badge during Girl Scout Badge Day. PHOTO | JaQuan Alston
3 Lafayette students stand at the front of a classroom teaching a room full of scouts during Badge Day.
Volunteers from Lafayette Happiness Project lead a cadette badge during Badge Day. PHOTO | JaQuan Alston
A Lafayette engineering student smiles as a Daisy scout displays her drawing for a car during Badge Day.
In Automotive Design and Engineering Girl Scouts learned about the parts of a car, engineering concepts, and got to design their own vehicles to race and test. PHOTO | JaQuan Alston.
Sofia Serrano Assistant Professor Computer Science, leads a group of brownies in coding a dance party as they jump and laugh.
Sofia Serrano, assistant professor computer science, leads a group of brownies in coding a dance party to earn their coding badge. PHOTO | JaQuan Alston
A Junior Girl Scout displays her balloon-powered car.
Girl Scouts used recycled materials to build balloon-powered cars in one session. PHOTO | JaQuan Alston
Jen Rao, assistant professor chemical and biomolecular engineering, taught senior scouts the Science of Style badge. During the session they tested beauty products, learned about the science behind skincare products, and made sugar scrubs. In the room Rao helps the scouts as they test shampoo.
Jen Rao, assistant professor chemical and biomolecular engineering, taught senior scouts the Science of Style badge. During the session they tested beauty products, learned about the science behind skincare products, and made sugar scrubs. PHOTO | JaQuan Alston
Rosalie Cataldi, assistant professor mechanical engineering, helps a scout build a balloon-powered car.
Rosalie Cataldi, assistant professor mechanical engineering, helps a scout work through a challenge to build a balloon-powered car. PHOTO | JaQuan Alston
Two Ambassador Girl Scouts smile for the camera and give a peace sign.
Ambassador Scouts earned badges in College Knowledge and My Financial Independence. PHOTO | JaQuan Alston

Many thanks to the staff, faculty, and students who shared their time and expertise to teach local scouts (grades K-12) for the third annual Girl Scout Badge Day. Lafayette welcomed approximately 120 Girl Scouts from across the Lehigh Valley to campus Sun., Nov. 8, to explore campus and learn from the experts.

A Brownie scout is all smiles as she launches a fling flier she made with the help of Lafayette volunteers from Engineers without Borders

A Brownie scout is all smiles as she launches a fling flier she made with the help of Lafayette volunteers from Engineers without Borders during Girl Scout Badge Day. PHOTO | JaQuan Alston

More than 60 Lafayette volunteers led badges in Automotive Design and Engineering, STEM Career Exploration, Art and Design, Coding, Book Artist, Digital Photography, College Knowledge, My Financial Independence, Trees, Science of Style, Shapes in Nature, and more.

Thank you to Chris Tomik ’03, Jodi Fowler, Jenn Rossmann, and Lisa Karam for planning and organizing the event. Our team is grateful for the support from The President’s Office, Community Engagement Council, the Engineering Division, The Arts at Lafayette, Lafayette College Libraries, Financial Aid, Office of Sustainability, Landis Center, Physics Department, Admissions, Mathematical Sciences Department, Computer Science Department, and the Events Team.

Instructors included: 

Jenn Rossmann, Christine DeFalco ’30, Montana Rist ’28, Elin Morris ‘28, Brady Campos ‘29, Claire Coker ’27, Carly Rodrigues ’27, Emma Serpi ’28, Courtney Ryan, Mary Jo Lodge, Sofia Serrano, Darby Burke ’30, Sandra Djayeola ’28, Louise Bloji ’28, Alex Rallatos ’27, Grace Hubler ’27, Katelyn Hoffelder ’28, Daniel Throne ’27, Mason Esposito ’28, Willem Badger ’28, Marta Kepka, Jasmin Lara ’28, Sahana H. Balasubramanya, Michael Byrd ’28, Duc Do ’30, Stephanie Douglas, Ava Holland ’27, Rosalie Cataldi, Natasha Chudy ’27, Andra Usis ’27, Kasey Mammana ’29, Turner Day ’28, Ana Ramirez Luhrs, Beth Sica, Makenna McCall ’27, Audrey Weisenberger ’27, Ellie Macauley ’28, Phoebe Feltz ’28, Alix LaFleur ’28, Sophia Dzwonkowski ’29, Jen Rao, Ryan Taylor, Shelby Maguire, Michelle Pretopapa, Rebecca McCall, Courtney Dalton, Laura Siegfried, Nicki Newton, Larry Stockton, Jennifer Kelly, Daniel Throne ’27, Mason Esposito ’28, and Willem Badger ’28. 

Volunteers and student clubs included:

Lauren Davidson ’27, Ava Phillips ‘30, Chloe Schreiner ’29, Rowan Butters ’29, Destiny Cortez Estrada ’28, Kaielyn Batista ’28, Laurel Kennedy ’30, Megan Kochuba ’30, Electric Vehicles Club, Alpha Phi Omega, Women in Computing, Engineers Without Borders, Lafayette Robotics Club, Lafayette Happiness Project, and ECO-Reps.

Submitted by: Kelly Huth