2007
Schedule of Events
We are in the process of finalizing our schedule. Please check back
here often. Thank you for your patience!
Friday, Oct. 12, 2007
8:30AM-5PM -- Check-in and Information Center
(Wang Campus Center Information Booth)
8:30AM-5PM -- Attend classes
(download a list of available courses here)
10AM-4PM -- Explore the Greenhouses (Greenhouse
Visitor Center)
Experience the flora of faraway places
in Wellesley's fabulous Margaret C. Ferguson Greenhouses. Start at
the open house with refreshments at the Greenhouse Visitor Center,
and then explore on your own or take a docent-led tour at 10:30 AM,
11:30AM, 2PM, or 3PM.
12PM -- Tree Tour (meets at the Greenhouse Visitor
Center)
Wellesley's Botanic Gardens include
a great diversity of trees from around the world. Join student naturalists
on a walk to visit their favorite trees and hear the lore of these
magnificent beings.
12:30PM-1:20PM -- Meditation at Meditation Space
(Interim Chapel Schneider Center 3rd Floor)
In mindfulness we rediscover our inner
resources. The inner path has three parts: compassion, concentration
and wisdom. All are welcome.
1PM-4PM -- Student Organizations Fair (Wang
Campus Center South Walkway and Patio)
Learn about some of the more than 150
student organizations on campus.
1:30PM-2:30PM -- Environmental Campus Tour (meets
at front doors of Science Center)
Join
Environmental Studies and Geosciences for a tour of campus, "Reading
the Landscape: Environmental History and Geology of Wellesley's Campus."
2PM-3PM -- Leadership Panel at Collins Cinema
Planned jointly by the Alumnae Association,
Friends of Wellesley College Athletics, and Student Activities, student
and alumnae panelists will discuss how their experiences as student
leaders while at Wellesley made an impact on the development of their
leadership skills. Panelists will also share how they have used these
skills during their daily lives on-campus and beyond.
2PM-3PM -- Docent Tours at Davis Museum
All students and visitors are invited
to come to the Davis
Museum and enjoy the exhibitions and galleries. Museum docents
will be offering free 20-minute tours.
2PM-3:30PM -- Career Cafe at CWS Resource Library
(Green Hall Rm. 442)
Serving up hot career exploration and internship/job search resources! Come hear about the services and resources on our menu, and join our knowledgeable staff for coffee and pastries as we explore how we can work together to help your Wellesley student find her path.
2PM-4PM -- Guild of Carilonneurs Open Tower at
Galenstone Tower Green Hall
Join the Guild of Carillonneurs in Galenstone Tower
for tours, refreshments, carillon music, and the best view on campus.
3PM
-- Tree Tour (meets at the Greenhouse Visitor Center)
Wellesley's Botanic Gardens include
a great diversity of trees from around the world. Join student naturalists
on a walk to visit their favorite trees and hear the lore of these
magnificent beings.
3PM-4PM -- Pinanski Teaching Prize Panel at
Collins Cinema
Awardees of the Pinanski Teaching Prize
will share their current research and discuss their teaching style.
The Pinanski Teaching Prize honors the achievements of three faculty
members each year. Recipients are nominated by the College community
and chosen by the President and Pinanski Prize committee.
3PM-4PM -- Theatre Studies
Reception at Theatre Department (Alumnae Hall)
4PM-6PM -- The Foreigner Open Rehearsal (Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre)
Please join the director of Theatre
and Theatre Studies for an informal chat about life in the
thriving theatre community at Wellesley. You will have an opportunity
to ask questions and view clips from previous productions.
Refreshments will be served. Following the reception all interested
folks can move on to attend a portion of a rehearsal for the October
production
of Larry Shue's The
Foreigner, a student production by Upstage. You will meet the performers and get a student
perspective on theatre
here
on campus.
4PM-5PM -- Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "New
Neurons in Old Brains: It's the Difference Between Night and Day!"
at Jewett Auditorium
Distinguished faculty lecturer, Professor Barbara
Beltz, will focus on the discovery that new nerve cells are born
in the adult human brain. Ongoing research, in which Wellesley students
play an essential role, is focused on understanding how the production
of new neurons is regulated and how adult-born neurons may be involved
in clinical depression and its treatment.
5:15PM -- Shabbat Dinner
6:30PM -- Egalitarian Shabbat Service
Hillel welcomes
family and friends for a shabbat dinner and service! No cost for Wellesley
students
and children, adults $18 (RSVP by Oct. 9). Please make checks payable
to Hillel and mail to Hillel, Wellesley College, 106 Central St, Wellesley,
MA
02481.
Please
note chicken
or vegetarian meal. Contact Patti
Sheinman or call 781-283-2687 with questions.
5:30PM -- Davis Scholar Family and Friends Potluck
Dinner at Continuing Education House
7PM -- Volleyball (Wellesley vs. Michigan-Dearborn)
at Keohane Sports Center
7PM -- Film Society
Screening of The
Queen at Collins Cinema
9PM -- Film Society
Screening of Elizabeth at Collins Cinema
Join Film Society as we show two award-winning
movies based on the lives of two of the worlds most famous queens,
Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Elizabeth II. Cate Blanchett stars in
the title role in the Oscar-nominated Elizabeth (Best Actress & Best
Picture Nomination) which chronicles the early years of Elizabeth I's tumultuous
45-year reign as Queen of England. Oscar-nominated The Queen (Best Actress Winner,
Best Picture Nomination) follows up some 500 years later, showing us behind the
scenes of the lives of the current British Queen, Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren
in an Oscar Winning role), the royal family, and the prime minister in the aftermath
of Princess Diana's death.
They will be played at Collins Cinema. Free with Wellesley or MIT ID. All other
guests need to pay $3.
Contact Olivia Hendrick with questions.
7:30PM-9:30PM -- Student Performance Showcase
at Alumnae Auditorium
Enjoy a showcase of student talent
in this evening of performances by different student organizations.
Instrumental, vocal, dance, comedic, and much more!
9PM-10PM -- S'mores at the Wang Campus Center
Firepit
Eat delicious gooey s'more treats with your loved ones.
Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007
8:30AM-2PM -- Check-in and Information Center
(Wang Campus Center Information Booth)
9AM -- Softball Scrimmage Day at Softball
Field
9:30AM -- President's Address at Alumnae Auditorium
Wellesley College's thirteenth
President, Kim Bottomly, welcomes you and shares reflections of her
inaugural year. To learn more about President Bottomly, click here.
10AM -- Alumnae Athletic Events at Keohane
Sports Center/Turf/Lake Waban
10:30AM-1:30PM -- Wellesley October
Weekend Brunch/Lunch at Tishman Commons/Alumnae Ballroom/Campus
Center Tent (this is a ticketed event, please register here)
11AM -- Sophomore Class Tree Planting at Academic
Quad near Green Hall
One of Wellesley College's many
annual traditions includes the planting of a special tree in honor
of the sophomore class. Be a part of the tradition and celebrate
with the sophomore class as they dedicate their tree.
11AM -- Rugby (Wellesley vs. Southern Connecticut
University) at Munger Meadow
11AM -- Field
Hockey (Wellesley vs. WPI) at Turf
11:40AM -- Cross Country (Seven Sisters Race)
at Track
12PM -- Golf Invitational at Golf Course
1PM -- Tennis (Wellesley vs. MIT) at Tennis
Courts
1PM -- Volleyball (Wellesley vs. Bridgewater
State) at Keohane Sports Center
2PM-3PM -- Docent Tours at Davis Museum
All students and visitors are invited
to come to the Davis
Museum and enjoy the exhibitions and galleries.
Museum docents will be offering free 20-minute tours.
2PM-4PM -- Music Department Ensemble Concert
at Jewett Auditorium
The Wellesley College Choir, Chamber Singers, Orchestra and Chamber
Music Society will present a concert showcasing some of the many
talented ensembles at Wellesley. Free and open to the public.
Contact Jennifer Kunzendorf at 781-283-2028 with any questions.
3PM -- Volleyball (Wellesley vs. Endicott)
at Keohane Sports Center
4PM -- Boston Duck Tour (this is a ticketed
trip, for details, please click here)
7PM -- Film Society
Screening of Elizabeth at Collins Cinema
9PM -- Film Society Screening of The Queen at Collins Cinema
Join Film Society as we show two award-winning
movies based on the lives of two of the worlds most famous queens,
Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Elizabeth II. Cate Blanchett stars in
the title role in the Oscar-nominated Elizabeth (Best Actress & Best
Picture Nomination) which chronicles the early years of Elizabeth
I's tumultuous 45-year reign as Queen of England. Oscar-nominated
The Queen (Best Actress Winner, Best Picture Nomination) follows
up some 500 years later, showing us behind the scenes of the lives
of the current British Queen, Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren in an Oscar
Winning role), the royal family, and the prime minister in the aftermath
of Princess Diana's death. They will be played at Collins Cinema.
Free with Wellesley or MIT ID. All other guests need to pay $3. Contact
Olivia Hendrick with questions.
7:30PM
-- Joey and Maria's Comedy Italian Wedding (this is a ticketed
trip, for details, please click here)
8PM
-- Blue Man Group (this is a ticketed trip, for details, please
click here)
8PM -- The 39 Steps (this
is a ticketed trip, for details, please click here)
8PM -- The Geri Allen Trio at Jewett Auditorium
The Music Department presents renowned jazz group, the Geri Allen
Trio (Geri Allen, piano, Kenny Davis, bass, and Kassa Overall, drums,
and tap dancer, TBA. Geri Allen is regarded as one of the most talented
women in the jazz scene today, and has collaborated with such luminaries
as Charlie Haden, Bill Cosby, Kenny Clarke, Robert Altman and Ron
Carter among others. Free and open to the public.
Contact Jennifer Kunzendorf at 781-283-2028 with any questions.
Sunday,
Oct. 14, 2007
9AM-9:45AM -- WOW Flower Sunday Multi-Faith
Service at Jewett Auditorium
9:45AM-11AM -- Wellesley October Weekend Flower Sunday Brunch at Wang Campus Center Rm. 416
Each fall as the new academic year begins, members of Wellesley College community gather for a ritual called Flower Sunday, a tradition as old as the college itself. Flower Sunday (which took place on Sept 16th.) is an annual multi-faith and spiritual celebration in which students gather on the theme of love and learning and the importance of sisterhood to education at Wellesley. This year we will be hosting a second special Flower Sunday Celebration for all Wellesley sisters, students and alumnae, (and their families and friends) as a part of Wellesley October Weekend. Come and join us for this festival of flowers and celebration of sisterhood with music, song, dance and words of wisdom from the religious, spiritual and humanistic traditions of the world.
11AM -- Universalist Unitarian Service at
Interim Chapel Schneider Center
Join the UU community for a service!
If
you have any questions or would like more information, please email
us or call the Office of Student Activities at (781) 283-2672.
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