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- The Bridge: News for Students
2023 Commencement Information
Read “2023 Commencement Information”Happy Commencement season Firebirds! Before you walk across the stage to receive your diploma, there are a few important things you need to know.
- Alumni News
Are you #REDandREADY for Carthage’s Giving Day on March 30?
Be counted as one of 750 individuals who make a gift to Carthage on Thursday, March 30 and help the College unlock $250,000 from the Board of Trustees!Read “Are you #REDandREADY for Carthage’s Giving Day on March 30?” - Academics,Events
School of Business and Economics goes live
This spring, Carthage will officially celebrate the opening of its distinctive School of Business and Economics, which encompasses several of the College’s most popular degree programs.Read “School of Business and Economics goes live” - The Bridge: Kudos
Alessandra Almendarez ’23 named CCIW Women’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week
Just one week after recording the 300th save of her brilliant career in goal, Carthage Firebirds women’s lacrosse student-athlete Alessandra Almendarez was named the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Women’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week.Read “Alessandra Almendarez ’23 named CCIW Women’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week” - The Bridge: Kudos
CCIW bestows number of postseason honors on Carthage women’s bowling
In anticipation of the 2023 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Women’s Bowling Tournament in DeKalb, the conference released its women’s bowling postseason awards - and the Firebirds received a great deal of respect.Read “CCIW bestows number of postseason honors on Carthage women’s bowling” - The Bridge: Arts
See the Theatre Department production of ‘Lungs’ this week!
Join the community for the Carthage Theatre Department production of “Lungs,” written by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Marielle Shiring ’23, in the Studio Theatre.Read “See the Theatre Department production of ‘Lungs’ this week!” - The Bridge: Kudos
Men’s volleyball sweeps CCIW weekly awards
The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) has announced that Carthage College men’s volleyball student-athlete Carter Schmidt ’23 and Gene McNulty ’24 have been named Hitter of the Week and Setter of the Week.Read “Men’s volleyball sweeps CCIW weekly awards” 
Apply to the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience program by Friday
Read “Apply to the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience program by Friday”The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience program provides students with the opportunity to be active participants in an independent research or creative project under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
- The Bridge: Arts
Attend the Lakeside Piano Festival featuring the EStrella Piano Duo this weekend
Join us for a series of performances during the Lakeside Piano Festival Friday, March 24 through Sunday, March 26, in the A. F. Siebert Chapel.Read “Attend the Lakeside Piano Festival featuring the EStrella Piano Duo this weekend” - The Bridge: Kudos
Grace Condit ’23 awarded Wisconsin Land Information Association Scholarship
Read “Grace Condit ’23 awarded Wisconsin Land Information Association Scholarship”Grace Condit ’23, a geographic information science (GIS) and environmental science double major, won the Wisconsin Land Information Association’s Damon Anderson Memorial Scholarship.
- The Bridge: Campus News
Get your name on Carthage’s most famous places and spaces!
Read “Get your name on Carthage’s most famous places and spaces!”Throughout the month of March, you can make a gift to get your name on some of Carthage’s most famous places and spaces! From the spiral staircase in Lentz Hall to campus speed bumps, you won’t believe the options available.
Announcing the 2024 J-Term study tours!
Check out the list of 2024 J-Term study tours! Get ready to travel across the country to New York or across the ocean to Europe!Read “Announcing the 2024 J-Term study tours!”
Upcoming Events
Student Photography Show: ‘Timed Perspectives’
“Timed Perspectives” explores visual themes related to time: time-lapse, things changed by time, impacts of time, and time in the past, present, and/or future.
Naming Rights for the Rest of Us
Make a gift to get your name on some of Carthage’s most famous places and spaces, including the Lincoln Statue, Lentz Spiral Staircase, Campus Drive speed bumps, and more!
H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art Presents: ‘A Place All One’s Own’
This exhibition features Ellie Richards, a furniture designer and sculptor based out of Penland, N.C. Her work builds from the traditions of woodworking and the readymade to create connections between people and their sense of place.