Theta Chi Fraternity recently learned that a groundbreaking ceremony was held April 6, 2013, at Lafayette College, for the Oechsle Center for Global Education to be located along South College Drive, south of Pardee Hall. The center has been made possible by the support of Walter Oechsle, Alpha Omega/Lafayette College 1957, and his late wife, Christa Huber Oechsle.
Oechsle, is a retired managing general partner of Oechsle International Advisors at Boston, and an emeritus trustee. He spoke at the event and participated in the ceremonial groundbreaking with Lafayette College President, Daniel H. Weiss and chair of the Board of Trustees, Edward W. Ahart.
The Oechsle Center, a three-story structure, will house the International Affairs Program and the Department of Anthropology. It will also be a center of activity for the studies programs, including the African Studies Program. The state-of-the-art facilities will also have a 60-seat lecture hall, two 40-seat classrooms, a conference room with video conferencing capabilities, and other teaching and learning spaces. The approximate cost of the project is $10 million.
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Located in the Lehigh Valley of Easton, Penn., Lafayette College is comprised of 69 buildings on 340 acres, and has a student population of approximately 2,400. The college offers Bachelor of Arts in 37 fields, and Bachelor of Science in 10 fields of science and four fields of engineering. Alpha Omega chapter was active at Lafayette College from 1930 to 2003.