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evening celebration to launch "the wellesley campaign"
On
Thursday evening, October 12, the Dorothy Towne Fieldhouse
will be transformed as more than 300 friends and supporters
of Wellesley College gather to officially launch The
Wellesley Campaign, the College's five-year comprehensive
campaign. Balloons and banners will decorate the space as
alumnae, trustees, faculty, students, and supporters
celebrate the College's success and toast its future. The
evening's festivities will include remarks by President
Diana Chapman Walsh and Vicki Herget, chair of the board of
trustees.
On July 1, Wellesley officially embarked on a $400 million
comprehensive campaign, the most ambitious goal for any
liberal arts college in the U.S. and more than double the
size of its record-breaking $168 million campaign in 1992.
The priorities of the campaign are increased scholarship aid
for U.S. and international students, strengthened and
expanded academic programs, expanded internship and
experiential learning programs, restoration of the campus
landscape, and increased unrestricted gifts for core
educational programs. As of the end of June, commitments
totaling $155 million had been made to support these
priorities, including the $25 million gift of Anthony and
Lulu Wang '66 -- the largest ever for a women's college --
for construction of a campus center.
On Friday, about 100 alumnae campaign volunteers will spend
the day on campus in workshops and information sessions at
the first Campaign Leadership Conference. Later in the day,
some 300 alumnae volunteers will arrive for the Alumnae
Association's annual Alumnae Leadership Council, a weekend
of training and reconnecting with the College.
professor merritt on team to help senior women academic chemists
Chemistry
professor Peggy
Merritt
is a one of 13 members of the Committee on the Advancement
of Women Chemists (COACh), which was introduced at this
fall's American Chemical Society (ACS) meeting in Washington
DC. COACh's mission is to help tenured women chemistry
professors advance their careers by providing coaching --
hence the acronym -- in such key skills as negotiation,
communication, and management. Although coaching is more
often associated with corporate than academic culture, the
committee targeted this strategy for helping these women
advance to achieve higher goals.
A core group of tenured women chemistry faculty came
together three years ago to address the problem that "there
simply aren't enough women in leadership positions in
academic institutions," Merritt says. Many independent
studies show that once women faculty achieve tenure, they
hit an academic glass ceiling at which point they fail to
keep pace with male counterparts in salary, committee
assignments, and teaching loads. Merritt herself has
participated in a National Research Council workshop that
has examined the same issue: women faculty could be hired in
positions at salaries comparable to men, but "once they
achieve tenure, men move up faster than women," she says.
"Women, even extremely imaginative and creative ones, seem
to have trouble once they become successful."
Merritt is the one of two members of the COACh team from a
women's liberal arts undergraduate college, and her
perspective differs somewhat from those of her colleagues
from large universities. Because Wellesley has a built-in
agenda for advancing women, "certain barriers aren't
present," she says. "Also, at an undergraduate college the
criteria for advancement are based on a slightly different
balance between teaching and research." On the whole,
however, "the COACh committee members have much more in
common than they have differences," she adds.
Merritt and her colleagues have handpicked facilitators to
run sessions that COACh will roll out next year at the
annual meetings of both the ACS and the American Institute
of Chemical Engineers. Attendees at one-day leadership
workshops will learn how to hone their skills in
negotiation, communication and the art of persuasion.
Following the workshops, COACh will host networking
receptions for participants and other senior and junior
chemistry faculty. This fulfills COACh's second aim:
building women’s networks that provide information and
skills on how to advance in academic chemistry. Workshops in
future years will address the skills necessary for managing
time, stress, personnel and budgets.
wellesley fall sports off to a good start
As of the end of September, Wellesley fall sports teams were off to a fine start. The cross country team swept the top three spots to capture first place at the Ray Dwyer Invitational in Rhode Island on September 23, and maintained its position as the top-ranked team in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). Field hockey, with a 6-2 record overall and undefeated in conference play, won its second consecutive Seven Sisters Championship against Smith in mid-September. With its 6-0 win over Mount Holyoke, the soccer team improved its record to 5-2-1 overall and is currently ranked 15th in the region. Wellesley tennis entered October 3-2 for the season and had two individuals competing at the ITA Regional Tournament at Williams. First-Year Maggie MacDonald recently was named NEWMAC Player of the Week for her play against MIT and remains undefeated at the #6 position. Volleyball captured the 2000 Bates Invitational Tournament, a title the team also won in 1998. The team was most recently ranked #17 in the nation and is 12-1 overall. For more information about Wellesley’s teams, visit the athletics website at: http://www.wellesley.edu/Athletics/athletics/current.html.
"Welcome to the virtual Pendleton East," is the greeting at the new PNE Renovation website set up by PNE project manager Pam Gentile, and economics professor and faculty coordinator David Lindauer. Located at: http://www.wellesley.edu/PNE/Pendleton.html., the site covers Pendleton -- past, present and future -- with historical photos of the original 1935 collegiate gothic revival building, photos taken before and during the present construction, as well as architect’s drawings of the finished product. Construction updates, which will be appearing regularly, will make it possible to track, step by step, the building's transformation into a state-of-the-art social science center.
Sabine Raffy, Professor of French Literature and Cultural Studies, died on September 27, 2000 in France. She started teaching at Wellesley in the fall of 1981. She was a specialist in the work of Nathalie Sarraute, but her most recent research centered on semiotic analyses of the cultural differences between France and America. She was a very popular professor and will be missed by both her students and her colleagues. More information will be forthcoming on plans for an appropriate remembrance later in the semester.
susan bailey, Wellesley Centers for Women, was the guest speaker at a recent benefit for On the Rise, a Cam-bridge-based social service provider for women.
kimberley lapointe, golf instructor at the college and at Stow Acres Country Club, has been named head coach of a new golf team, sponsored by the athletic department beginning with the 2001-'02 academic year. Golf will become Wellesley's 12th varsity intercollegiate athletic program, and the team will utilize the college golf course as its home site.
ifeanyi menkiti, philosophy, has been elected to the board of trustees of the Mount Auburn Hospital, a Harvard University teaching hospital in Cambridge. He serves on the medical affairs and development committees of the board. During his leave last year, Menkiti lectured on various aspects of African philosophy at Howard University in Washington and Hamline University in St. Paul, and served as a consultant to "Discovering a Neighborhood," a multimedia display at the Somerville Museum. His most recent publication is Normative Instability and Political Disorder in Africa in Explorations in African Political Philosophy, edited by T. Kiros (London: Rowtledge, 2000).
robert paarlberg, political science, recently wrote an op-ed, published in the Washington Times, encouraging the US Senate to approve Permanent Normal Trade Relations for China. Paarlberg and his co-author, former Senator Rudy Boschwitz, argued that such trade policies will benefit US farmers.
columbus
day holiday
fall break
No classes.
yom
kippur
Jewish tradition. Services are at 10 am and 4 pm, Jewett
Auditorium. Info: x2685.
tuesday
october 10
fall
break
No classes.
soccer
vs.
Babson. 4 pm, Keohane Sports Center. Info: x2900.
volleyball
vs. Springfield. 7 pm, Keohane Sports Center. Info:
x2900.
wednesday
october 11
monday
class schedule
all day and all night. Info: x2307.
russian
table
Come for tea, cookies, and Russian conversation. 12:30 pm,
Founders 416. Sponsor: Russian.
Info: x2418.
japan table
12:30 -1:30 pm, Tower Court/Severance, small dining hall.
Info: X3226.
bible
study
6:30 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian
Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.
sustaining
prayer
8 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian
Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.
thursday
october 12
wellesley clothes cupboard
10 am - 7 pm, Alumnae Hall ballroom. Sponsor: Alumnae
Association. Info: x2331.
china table
No Chinese required. Come to talk about courses, food,
travel, activity ideas, and films. 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Tower
Court Small Dining Room. Sponsor: Chinese.
Info: x2188.
luncheon
seminars
"Life Prints: A Memoir of Healing and Discovery." Presented
by Mary Grimley Mason, a Grace K. Baruch Memorial Lecture.
She will talk about the process of writing a disability
memoir as well as about the plots and narratives that we
live within, and discover in, our life writing. Book signing
and reception to follow. 12:30 pm, Cheever House Library,
828 Washington Street. Sponsor: Wellesley
Centers for Women.
Info: x2507.
sustaining
prayer
1:15 - 1:45 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian
Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.
demonstration
of Element
k
Introducing Wellesley’s new online training resource:
Element K. This Internet-based solution delivers training
right to your desktop -- and offers you courses that are
convenient, easy to access, and easy to use. Element K can
help you learn a few new skills or whole new applications.
You can even pick up some tips and shortcuts. There will be
a presentation and a Q&A period. 1:30-2:20 pm, Science
Center 277. Info x3594
catholic
mass
4 pm, Newman Conference Room, Chapel basement. Info:
x2688.
informational
session
on studying in French speaking countries. 5 pm, Slater
International Center. Sponsor: International
Studies and Services.
Info: x2320.
unitarian
universalist
service and gathering All welcome. 6:15 pm, Little Houghton
Chapel. Info: x3484.
women's
health series
"Women and Depression." 5:30-6:30 pm, Billings 100. Sponsor:
Health Services. Info: x2821.
friday
october 13
sukkot (sundown).
Jewish tradition. Info: x2685.
wellesley
clothes cupboard
10 am - 7 pm, Alumnae Hall ballroom. Sponsor: Alumnae
Association. Info: x2331.
midday
muse "Exploring
J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier." Charles Fisk, piano.
12:30 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Sponsor: Music. Info:
x2176.
introduction
to firstclass
Intended for new users of FirstClass, this demonstration
will cover everything you need to know to get started using
FirstClass conferences and mail, including how to install
and set up FirstClass, how to log in, how conferences are
organized, how to address messages, how to post messages to
conferences, and how to read and organize your e-mail.
1:30-2:20 pm, Science Center 277. Info x3594
films
Titles to be determined. 7 pm and 9 pm, Free with Wellesley
or MIT ID; $3 off-campus. Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Film
Society. Info: smizra1@wellesley.edu
saturday
october 14
sukkot
Jewish tradition. Info: x2685.
fourth annual athletics homecoming
Hospitality tent open all day. Keohane Sports Center. Info:
x2900.
wellesley clothes cupboard
10 am - 12 pm, Alumnae Hall ballroom. Sponsor: Alumnae
Association. Info: x2331.
swimming/diving alumnae meet
11 am - 1 pm, Keohane Sports Center. Info: x2900.
picnic
for students and alumnae volunteer
leaders.
11:30 am - 1:30 pm Severance Green. Sponsor: Alumnae
Association Info: x2331.
field
hockey vs.
WPI. 1 pm, Keohane Sports Center. Info: x2900.
tennis
vs. Smith. 1 pm, Keohane Sports Center. Info: x2900.
films
Titles to be determined. 7 pm and 9 pm, Free with Wellesley
or MIT ID; $3 off-campus. Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Film
Society. Info:
smizra1@wellesley.edu.
sunday
october 15
sukkot
Jewish tradition. Info: x2685.
multi-faith
service
conducted by members of the Religious Life Team and open to
alumnae of all religious traditions. 8:30 am, Houghton
Memorial Chapel. Info: x2375.
open
house
hosted by the Religious and Spiritual Life Alumnae Board for
all alumnae volunteers and friends. Jewish alumnae and
friends are invited to meet and celebrate in the Sukkah next
to Schneider. 9:30 am, second floor of Schneider Center.
Info: x2275.
film
"All Power to the People: The Black Panther and Beyond."
3-5:30 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Africana Studies. Info:
x2563.
catholic
mass
4 pm, Little Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Religious Life. Info:
x2688.
monday
october 16
catholic
mass
12:30 pm, Newman Conference Room, Chapel basement. Info:
x2688.
study
abroad question and answer session
12:30 pm, Green Hall 338. Sponsor: International Studies and
Services. Info: x2320.
lecture
Lillian Rubin, sociologist and clinical psychologist, will
speak on her newest book, "Tangled Lives: Daughters, Mothers
& the Crucible of Aging." 4:50-6:30 pm, Library Lecture
Room. Sponsors: Women's Studies, Reproductive Issues, and
Committee on Lectures and Cultural Events. Info: x2538.
senate
Open to all students, faculty, staff members, and visitors.
6 pm, Academic Council Room, Green Hall. Info: x3500.
buddhist
community gathering
for meditation and discussion. 8-9 pm, Meditation Room under
Houghton Chapel. Beginners welcome. Info: x2793.
don't
miss...
website
showcases range of wellesley's talent
Expect
the expected -- and the unexpected -- when visiting
Wellesley's "Person of the Week" website, appearing in
conjunction with the college's 125th anniversary, at
http://www.wellesley.edu/Anniversary/2000.html.
"It's not designed to show the most famous, but rather the
variety and wealth of interesting people associated with
Wellesley over the years," says college archivist Wilma
Slaight, a driving force behind the project. The site has
presented a new entry each week since May 8th. Subjects have
included alumnae, faculty, and staff, men and women, and
have reached across all generations and fields of
endeavor.
Nominations come from students, alumnae, faculty, and from
the website itself. With an eye toward variety, a committee
selects the individuals to use. Slaight, along with Mur
Wolf, head of the technical shop, and Flick Coleman,
professor of chemistry, write the bios. The project keeps
Slaight busy scouring the archives for photos and additional
background on the nominees. "I find it interesting what the
nominators say," says Slaight. "Often they've written such
unusual and lovely things that we've used their comments in
our biographies."
One proviso: nominees cannot be currently associated with
Wellesley. That explains the September 18th entry, Del
Nickerson, senior horticulturist in the greenhouses.
"Everybody thought he was such a fine choice," says Slaight,
"but we had to wait for him to retire before we could put
him up."
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