Brittany Baird Receives Arnold Grant for Anniversary Research Project

2015 Dec 15

Brittany Baird of Middle River, Md., is one of six students who participated in a summer research project at Lebanon Valley College as a result of an Arnold Grant. Baird, a graduate of Mercy High School, received a a bachelor of arts in English and historical communications.

The summer 2015 project continued and finalized research conducted in History 460 during the spring 2015 semester. Students in that course began designing a campus-wide exhibit that will be displayed in 2016 as part of Lebanon Valley College's 150th anniversary celebration. Students worked on individual history projects ranging from "Women Faculty at LVC" to the "Early History of Football at LVC."

The summer 2015 Arnold Grant enabled six students to work with Dr. Rebecca McCoy to complete research and prepare for the exhibit, accompanying website, and phone app. Other student work included arranging and preparing the objects, photos, and documents for reproduction, because originals cannot be publicly displayed. Finally, students may also have reviewed the numerous oral histories conducted by Dr. Art Ford, professor emeritus of English, for additional material to add to their respective research areas.