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Summer/Fall 2005
Making a
Difference in the Community
 I am
pleased to present this summary of Wellesley College’s involvement
with the town of Wellesley and surrounding communities. For more
than 130 years, we have been committed to active participation and
collaboration with our neighbors.
The College
places a high priority on being a good neighbor -- through direct
partnership with community organizations, financial relationships
with local businesses, improvements to the environment and our
beautiful campus, which we open to the public, and through the
hundreds of intellectual and cultural events we host each year, the
great majority of which are free and open to the public.
Our
students, faculty, and employees are active contributors to
Wellesley and other neighboring communities -- as residents,
homeowners, patrons of local businesses, members of community
organizations, and volunteers in schools, service organizations, and
houses of worship.
In my 12 years
as president, I have had the pleasure of meeting hundreds of the
College’s neighbors in concerts and lecture halls, in classrooms and
museum galleries, on the path around Lake Waban, and enjoying the
campus with family and friends.
We look forward
to many more years of partnership and mutual support.
Diana Chapman
Walsh
President
Highlights of the 2004-2005
report:
- In 2004,
Wellesley College paid $538,000 in property taxes, making it the
Town of Wellesley’s fourth largest taxpayer.
- Wellesley
College spends approximately $10 million annually on products and
services from a wide variety of Wellesley businesses.
- Each year,
Wellesley College provides the equivalent of 10 full-tuition
scholarships to Wellesley residents who are admitted to the
College and have a demonstrated financial need.
- Wellesley
and Babson Colleges provide support for the Wellesley Community
Children’s Center, a private, non-profit organization located on
land provided rent-free by the College. The WCC serves 92
children, 56 of whom are Wellesley residents.
- The College
makes available, for lease at a nominal fee, more than 50
community garden plots on Weston Road.
- The College
hosts more than 250 cultural and education events each year,
including concerts and musical performances. The College’s Davis
Museum & Cultural Center is open to the public free of charge
throughout the year.
- Wellesley
College students, faculty, and employees donate thousands of hours
of community service each year to area organizations, including
local public schools.
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