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  • <article class="beloiters-story"> <div class="beloiters-story_img"> <span class="lw_item_thumb"> <a href="/live/news/6844-the-class-of-2025-prepared-resilient-and-joyful"> <picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/124/width/270/height/270/crop/1/src_region/736,339,2528,2133/13937_20250511_Graduation_047.rev.1748552403.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/124/width/270/height/270/crop/1/src_region/736,339,2528,2133/13937_20250511_Graduation_047.rev.1748552403.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/124/width/270/height/270/crop/1/src_region/736,339,2528,2133/13937_20250511_Graduation_047.rev.1748552403.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/124/width/270/height/270/crop/1/src_region/736,339,2528,2133/13937_20250511_Graduation_047.rev.1748552403.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/124/width/270/height/270/crop/1/src_region/736,339,2528,2133/13937_20250511_Graduation_047.rev.1748552403.jpg" alt="A graduate's mortar board with themes of fraternity and geology at Beloit College's 2025 Commencement ceremony." width="270" height="270" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/124/width/270/height/270/crop/1/src_region/736,339,2528,2133/13937_20250511_Graduation_047.rev.1748552403.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/124/width/270/height/270/crop/1/src_region/736,339,2528,2133/13937_20250511_Graduation_047.rev.1748552403.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1792" data-max-h="1794" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/> </picture> </a> </span> </div> <div class="beloiters-story_text"> <span class="beloiters-story_eyebrow">Congratulations Graduates</span> <h2 class="beloiters-story_headline"> <a href="/live/news/6844-the-class-of-2025-prepared-resilient-and-joyful">The Class of 2025: Prepared, Resilient, and Joyful</a> </h2> <div class="beloiters-story_summary"> <p> Graduates, family, friends, and community members gathered on the Beloit College campus on May 11 to celebrate the Class of 2025 during <span style="font-weight: 400;">the college’s 175th Commencement. An exuberant crowd cheered the graduates as they walked across the stage to receive their diplomas from President Eric Boynton under clear skies and sunshine.</span></p> </div> </div> </article>
  • <section class="beloiters-widget"><h2 class="beloiters-widget_title full"> Featured Photo </h2><div class="beloiters-photo"><picture class="lw_image lw_image13914"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/13914_nursing-skills-lab.rev.1748552430.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/13914_nursing-skills-lab.rev.1748552430.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/13914_nursing-skills-lab.rev.1748552430.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/13914_nursing-skills-lab.rev.1748552430.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/155/width/380/height/380/13914_nursing-skills-lab.rev.1748552430.jpg" alt="Nursing and medical skills lab, with beds and examination tables, in Keefer-Kang Room, Sanger Science Center Room 101." width="380" height="380" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/13914_nursing-skills-lab.rev.1748552430.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/13914_nursing-skills-lab.rev.1748552430.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2131" data-max-h="2134" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture><div class="beloiters-photo_caption"> The first cohort of the <a href="/academics/nursing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nursing program</a> is starting this summer, and Keefer-Kang Room in Sanger Science Center 101 has been transformed into a skills lab to help students practice medical procedures. </div></div></section>

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  • Powerhouse Summer Hours 2025

    Over the summer, the Powerhouse will be open 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Hours for the Nicholls Natatorium are to be determined.

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    Over the summer, the Sports Center will be open 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. The Sports Center will be closed on weekends, June 19, and July 4.

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    The Class of 2025 has dedicated their Senior Class Gift to the newly established schools at Beloit College, supporting student opportunities and the further development of schools. Everyone is encouraged to give what they can to meet the 250 donor goal, especially members of the Class of 2025.

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  • Contribute to the Senior Class Gift

    The Class of 2025 has dedicated their Senior Class Gift to the newly established schools at Beloit College, supporting student opportunities and the further development of schools. Everyone is encouraged to give what they can to meet the 250 donor goal, especially members of the Class of 2025.

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  • Contribute to the Senior Class Gift

    The Class of 2025 has dedicated their Senior Class Gift to the newly established schools at Beloit College, supporting student opportunities and the further development of schools. Everyone is encouraged to give what they can to meet the 250 donor goal, especially members of the Class of 2025.

  • Contribute to For Beloiters and the Beloiters Beat

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This page may be more for our Beloiters currently on-campus, but know we are always thinking of you too. Hopefully everything you see here is bringing back fond memories of your own time on campus.

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  • <section class="mceNonEditable"><h4 class="beloiters-widget_title">Featured Photo</h4><div class="beloiters-photo"><picture class="lw_image lw_image9859"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9859_Study_Abroad_-_Machu_Picchu_-_1970s.rev.1657315808.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9859_Study_Abroad_-_Machu_Picchu_-_1970s.rev.1657315808.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9859_Study_Abroad_-_Machu_Picchu_-_1970s.rev.1657315808.jpg" alt="Many alumni fondly remember the Beloit Plan and its required Field Term that sent students off campus and around the world. This Beloit g..." width="380" height="380" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9859_Study_Abroad_-_Machu_Picchu_-_1970s.rev.1657315808.jpg 2x" data-max-w="1025" data-max-h="1025" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture><div class="beloiters-photo_caption"> Many alumni fondly remember <a href="/live/news/2704-the-beloit-plan-a-unique-experiment">the Beloit Plan and its required Field Term</a> that sent students off campus and around the world. This Beloit group is at the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu, Peru, circa 1970s. </div></div></section>
  • <section class="mceNonEditable"><h4 class="beloiters-widget_title">Featured Photo</h4><div class="beloiters-photo"><picture class="lw_image lw_image9858"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9858_Homecoming_1968_decorations_2.rev.1657315637.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9858_Homecoming_1968_decorations_2.rev.1657315637.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9858_Homecoming_1968_decorations_2.rev.1657315637.jpg" alt="Homecoming has always been a beloved tradition at Beloit. In addition to the parades and events, students would make house decorations we..." width="380" height="380" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9858_Homecoming_1968_decorations_2.rev.1657315637.jpg 2x" data-max-w="997" data-max-h="996" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture><div class="beloiters-photo_caption"><a href="/alumni/events/beloiter-days/">Homecoming</a> has always been a beloved tradition at Beloit. <a href="/live/news/3238-homecoming-time-capsule">In addition to the parades and events</a>, students would make house decorations were commonly placed in front of fraternities and sororities and vied to win contests. </div></div></section>
  • <section class="mceNonEditable"><h4 class="beloiters-widget_title">Featured Photo</h4><div class="beloiters-photo"><picture class="lw_image lw_image9495"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9495_Phil_Erickson_Len_Pagliaro_seated_and_Andy_Persily_-_The_Rocket_Sled_Experiments_1973_-_3_of_4_b.rev.1650645975.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9495_Phil_Erickson_Len_Pagliaro_seated_and_Andy_Persily_-_The_Rocket_Sled_Experiments_1973_-_3_of_4_b.rev.1650645975.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9495_Phil_Erickson_Len_Pagliaro_seated_and_Andy_Persily_-_The_Rocket_Sled_Experiments_1973_-_3_of_4_b.rev.1650645975.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9495_Phil_Erickson_Len_Pagliaro_seated_and_Andy_Persily_-_The_Rocket_Sled_Experiments_1973_-_3_of_4_b.rev.1650645975.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9495_Phil_Erickson_Len_Pagliaro_seated_and_Andy_Persily_-_The_Rocket_Sled_Experiments_1973_-_3_of_4_b.rev.1650645975.jpg" alt="The Basic Elmos' experiments with rocket sleds in Chapin Hall were inspired by a physics class. Seated is Len Pagliaro'76, with Phil Eric..." width="380" height="380" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9495_Phil_Erickson_Len_Pagliaro_seated_and_Andy_Persily_-_The_Rocket_Sled_Experiments_1973_-_3_of_4_b.rev.1650645975.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9495_Phil_Erickson_Len_Pagliaro_seated_and_Andy_Persily_-_The_Rocket_Sled_Experiments_1973_-_3_of_4_b.rev.1650645975.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1432" data-max-h="1432" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture><div class="beloiters-photo_caption"><a href="/live/news/1061-the-silly-but-mostly-true-story-of-the-basic-elmos">The Basic Elmos’</a> experiments with rocket sleds in Chapin Hall were inspired by a physics class. Seated is Len Pagliaro’76, with Phil Erickson’76 and Andy Persily’76 at right. </div></div></section>
  • <section class="mceNonEditable"><h4 class="beloiters-widget_title">Featured Photo</h4><div class="beloiters-photo"><picture class="lw_image lw_image9857"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9857_Geology_-_Hank_Woodard.rev.1657315893.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9857_Geology_-_Hank_Woodard.rev.1657315893.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9857_Geology_-_Hank_Woodard.rev.1657315893.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9857_Geology_-_Hank_Woodard.rev.1657315893.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9857_Geology_-_Hank_Woodard.rev.1657315893.jpg" alt="Dr. Woodard, or 'The Chief,' as he was fondly known, was truly inspirational to his students. He exhibited enthusiasm, integrit..." width="380" height="380" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9857_Geology_-_Hank_Woodard.rev.1657315893.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/155/width/380/height/380/9857_Geology_-_Hank_Woodard.rev.1657315893.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2567" data-max-h="2568" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture><div class="beloiters-photo_caption"> “Dr. Woodard, or ‘The Chief,’ as he was fondly known, was truly inspirational to his students. He exhibited enthusiasm, integrity, a deep knowledge of his subject, and a rare combination of caring for students while maintaining respect and admiration.” – <a href="/live/news/3678-who-made-beloit-special">Bruce Bartleson’56</a></div></div></section>

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