Bethlehem, Pa. October 13, 2014—Moravian College President Bryon L. Grigsby ’90 will present a lecture focusing on the cost and value of a college education as part of the YWCA’s Great Decisions Lecture Series on Wednesday, October 15, from 10:30 a.m. – noon, at Kirkland Village in Bethlehem, Pa. The event is open to the public and admission is free of charge.
During is talk, “Why is college so expensive and is it worth it?,” Grigsby will address a number of issues facing higher education, including college costs, financial aid, student debt, the value of private liberal arts education, outcomes, and return on investment (ROI).
The talk is sponsored by the YWCA of Bethlehem. For more information, call 610 867-4669, Ext. 101: or email adminassist@ywcabethlehem.org. Visit the website http://ywcabethlehem.org/. Kirkland Village is located at 1 Kirkland Village Circle, Bethlehem, PA 18017. Parking is available behind the first Presbyterian Church on 2344 Center Street in Bethlehem, Pa.
Bryon L. Grigsby ’90 returned to his alma mater and began his tenure as 16th president of Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary on July 1, 2013. During his first year, Grigsby has led the Moravian through a number of important initiatives that have improved and developed the academic programs, upgraded facilities, and greatly enhanced the technology infrastructure on campus.
One of Grigsby’s first initiatives was to integrate technology and the classroom to enhance the learning experience for students and faculty. He developed a program to issue a MacBook Pro® laptop and an iPad® to all new undergraduate students entering in the fall of 2014. The program facilitates the "classroom flip" model of learning in which students access online lectures and resources outside of class, allowing professors to spend more time working directly with students in the classroom. The College has also implemented a state-of the-art wireless mesh network that encourages collaborative knowledge sharing environment designed for interactive learning anywhere on campus.
Before returning to Moravian College, Grigsby served from 2008 to 2013 as senior vice president and vice president for academic affairs at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. From 2000 to 2008, at Centenary College in Hackettstown, New Jersey, he was an assistant professor of English and director of the Writing Center, dean of graduate and professional programs, vice president for strategic implementation and professional programs, and provost and chief operating officer.
Moravian College is a private coeducational liberal arts college, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees, located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Tracing its founding to 1742, Moravian is recognized as America's sixth-oldest college and the first to educate women. The College emphasizes the deliberate integration of a broad-based liberal arts curriculum with hands-on learning experiences to prepare its 1,600 students, not just for jobs, but for successful careers. Moravian College excels at transforming good students into highly competent graduates who are ready to enter the workplace with confidence or shine in graduate school. Visit the Web site at www.moravian.edu.