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wellesleyweek
news
landscape
and architecture book highlights campus design and beauty
pendleton
east reopens; knapp social science center dedicated
triple
helix piano trio named "best of boston"
disabilities
services online
cleanup
plan detailed for paintshop pond
frank
bidart receives national poetry award
colleagues
in the news
don't
miss ... 17th century german music concert february 3
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landscape and architecture book highlights campus design and beauty
The Landscape and Architecture of Wellesley College, a newly published book by three members of Wellesley's art faculty, details and explains the origins and planning behind this remarkable campus. In 11 chapters richly illustrated with vintage and contemporary images, the book details the 125-year development of the park-like composition of meadows, woods, and buildings sited on the shore of a characteristic New England glacial lake.
"The book is a first. No college in the United States has been so carefully delineated by landscape and architectural historians. And no college more deserves to be," said Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz '63, professor of American Studies at Smith College, in the book's preface.
Authors Peter J. Fergusson, the Theodora L. and Stanley H. Feldberg Professor of Art; James F. O'Gorman, the Grace Slack McNeil Professor of the History of American Art; and John Rhodes, a Senior Lecturer in the Art Department and Writing Program; place this story in the wider context of landscape and architectural studies, as well as Wellesley's own institutional development."The landscape and architecture form a moving history of ideals enunciated first by the founders, Henry and Pauline Durant, and continued through the generations since to make Wellesley a place where women could make a difference," note the authors.
Wellesley has published the book in commemoration of the College's 125th anniversary. It was printed by Cantz in Stuttgart, Germany, and will be available for purchase in the Wellesley College Bookstore in February.
pendleton east reopens; knapp social science center dedicated
In many respects, the return to Pendleton East looked very similar to the temporary exodus of its residents last May - the movement of hundreds of boxes of files, books, and computer equipment along with several dozen faculty and administrative staff members. But except for the exterior walls, the building to which they have returned is completely new.
In the intervening nine months, the 1935 building has been gutted and entirely rebuilt as a state-of-the-art social science facility. "With a variety of classroom types, dedicated research space, and wonderful open spaces, this building gives us the opportunity to change the ways in which we teach and learn and interact," said David Lindauer, Stanford Calderwood Professor of Economics and faculty coordinator for the project. The classroom configurations include U-shaped case study classrooms, smaller seminar rooms, and computer classrooms. Even the "standard" classrooms permit varied configurations with wheeled chairs and tables. Specialized facilities also include anthropology and media laboratories and a theater-style viewing room.
On January 25, President Walsh, trustees, and faculty members gathered to dedicate the building's Knapp Social Science Center, named for trustee Betsy Knapp and her husband Bud, also donors of the Knapp Media and Technology Center. Bathed in natural light through the windows of the old PNE 112, the building's original physics lecture hall, the area includes two social science labs, dozens of student workstations, and a large lounge with comfortable, flexible seating.
A campus celebration of the building's opening is planned for the spring semester.
triple helix piano trio named "best of boston"
Triple Helix piano trio, artists-in-residence at Wellesley, was cited as the "BEST OF 2000" for a chamber music performance in Boston by Richard Dyer, music critic for The Boston Globe in his end of year listing of best classical concerts. The trio was cited for its performance of Emmanuel's Schubert series.
The Disability Services Department is now online: www.wellesley.edu/ DisabilityServices/DShome.html. The site is a clearinghouse of useful information with links to other organizations.
cleanup plan detailed for paintshop pond
The College has announced its cleanup plans for the site of the former Henry Wood's Sons paint factory. If all necessary permits are approved, construction will begin in March and take approximately 14 months to complete.
"The safety of Wellesley College students, faculty, staff and visitors - and our neighbors - is our cardinal priority," said President Diana Chapman Walsh. "The cleanup plan we have chosen will protect human health and the environment and enable the College to reclaim this damaged ecosystem for generations to come."
An information session to educate the campus community is scheduled for 12:30-2 pm on January 31 in the Science Center Lounge. The campus is invited to view display boards that detail the project, ask questions of members of project team, and look at a model of the current area and how it will look when the project is completed. A similar information session is planned for Wellesley residents in February.
The site is located on the western border of the campus, south of Route 135. It was acquired by the College in 1932 and maintained as open space. In the mid-1970s, with the advent of regulatory policies and greater environmental awareness, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection notified the College that it had identified soils contaminated with paint pigments on and around the site of the former factory (which began operations in 1848 and continued for nearly 80 years).
Barry Monahan, Assistant Vice President for Administration and Community Affairs, summed up the College's efforts by noting, "Throughout the cleanup effort, we look forward to continuing the dialogue with our campus and area communities. We believe that implementation of our cleanup plan will benefit the College and our many neighbors who enjoy walking the woods around Lake Waban."
For more information visit: www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/About/paintshop.html or call x2788.
frank bidart receives national poetry award
The Academy of American Poets has selected Professor Frank Bidart as the recipient of the Wallace Stevens Award. Given annually, the $150,000 award recognizes outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry.
Academy Chancellor and jury chair Louise Gluck writes of Bidart's poetry: "Since the publication in 1973, of Golden State, Frank Bidart has patiently amassed as profound and original a body of work as any now being written in this country. He has given form for our age to what is most urgent and private in the human soul: the ordeals of solitude and mortality and hunger and, recently, that action through which being speaks: the drive to make or create."
Bidart teaches poetry workshops and 20th century poetry. His collections of poetry include Desire (1997); In the Western Night: Collected Poems 1965-90 (1990); The Sacrifice (1983); The Book of the Body (1977); and Golden State (1973). He currently is co-editing a one-volume Collected Poems of Robert Lowell to be published later this year by Farrar Straus & Giroux. Bidart was educated at the University of California at Riverside and at Harvard, where he was a student and a friend of Lowell.
william bowman, campus police, was among 36 law enforcement officials to complete a three week Command Training Program sponsored by the New England Association of Chiefs of Police in December.
linda murphy church, budget office, recently completed her MBA program at Babson College and graduated summa cum laude.
thomas cushman, sociology, was one of the leading academics in the field of conflict resolution invited to participate in a two-day seminar hosted by the United Nations Independent International Commission on Kosovo, held in December in New Paltz, NY.
steven healy, campus police, gave a presentation titled "Using the Model Officer Profile to Enhance Officer Recruitment and Selection" at the Northeast Summit on Recruiting and Retaining Law Enforcement Personnel held in Hartford, Conn., in December.
mary lefkowitz, classical studies, has been awarded a prize by The Athens Academy for her writings about Greek culture and historical revisionism.
james oles, art, was one of the instructors for "College for a Day 2001" in Denver in December, an event sponsored by Wellesley and eight other liberal arts colleges. His talk was titled "A Distant Conflict: Mexican Artists and the Second World War."
michelle tufau, student financial services, has been awarded the 2000 Charles E. Jones Achievement Award for outstanding achievement in the financial aid profession as a new administrator by the Massachusetts Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
johnny webster, Spanish, presented a paper titled "La musicalidad en la poesia de Nicoles Guillen y Luis Pales Matos at the recent ACTFL annual conference in Boston.
catholic mass. 12:30 pm, Newman Common Room, Chapel lower level. Info: x2688.
buddhist community gatherings for meditation and discussion. 8-9 pm, Meditation Room under Houghton Chapel. Also midday nirvana (silent sitting) weekdays 12:30-1 pm. Info: x2793.
english tutoring. Esther Iwanaga, professional ESL tutor, available for individual help with all courses. Sign up: ESL tutor book (inside the LTC) for consultation. 5-9 pm, LTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480.
performance management training. All administrative staff are invited to participate in this Valuing Work@Wellesley program. 1-2:30 pm, College Club Wall Room. RSVP to working@ wellesley.edu. Sponsor: Human Resources. Info: x3202.
bible study. 4:15 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.
basketball vs. Regis. 7 pm, Keohane Sports Center. Info: x2900.
recruiting information meeting. 7 pm, Jewett 372. Sponsor: CWS. Info: x2352.
stipend information meeting. 12:30 pm, Green Hall 330. Sponsor: CWS. Info: x2352
russian table. Come for tea, cookies, and Russian conversation. 12:30 pm, Founders 416. Info: x2418. spanish table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court dining room. Info: x2402.
recruiting information meeting. 7 pm, Jewett 372. Sponsor: CWS. Info: x2352.
sustaining prayer. 8 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.
interview skills workshop. pre-registration required. 12:30-1:20 pm, Green Hall 330. Sponsor: CWS. Info: x2352.
seminar. "Sexual Harassment Meets Tolerance," Nan Stein, project director. Bring a bag lunch. Coffee served. 12:30-1:30 pm, Cheever House Library, 828 Washington Street. Sponsor: Wellesley Centers for Women. Info: x2507.
sustaining prayer. 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.
catholic mass. 4:15 pm, Newman Common Room, Chapel lower level. Info: x2688.
unitarian universalist service and gathering. All welcome. 6:15 pm, Little Houghton Chapel. Info: x3484.
squash vs. Amherst. 7pm, Keohane Sports Center. Info: x2900.
theatre. "Six Characters in Search of an Author." 7 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall. (See ongoing listings for details.)
orientation to CWS. 12:30pm, CWS Library. Info: x2352.
exhibit. opening of "Chinese Folk Art: Papercutting." 5pm - 7pm, Jewett Arts Center Gallery. Info: charvey@wellesley.edu. (See ongoing listings for details.)
bible study. Gather with other Wellesley students during a Bible study of the Gospel of Luke. 7 pm, Billings 100. Info: x4174.
theatre. "Six Characters in Search of an Author." 8pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall. (See ongoing listings for details.)
fencing. Wellesley Invitational. 8 am, Keohane Sports Center. Info: x2900.
theatre. "Six Characters in Search of an Author." 2 pm & 8 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall. (See ongoing listings for more details.)
concert. Works by Sweelinck, Schildt, Scheidemann, Scheidt. Schutz's "Musicalische Exequien" and "Deutsches Magnificat" with Ensemble Abendmusik. 8pm, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Sponsor: Music Department. Info: x2028. (See article on page 4.)
protestant service. 11:15 am, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Sponsor: Religious Life. Info: x2655.
catholic mass. 4 pm, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Info: x2688.
stipend information meeting. 12:30pm, Green Hall 330. Sponsor: CWS. Info: x2352.
catholic
mass.
12:30 pm, Newman Common Room, Chapel lower level. Info:
x2688.
buddhist community gatherings for meditation and discussion. 8-9 pm, Meditation Room under Houghton Chapel. Also midday nirvana (silent sitting) weekdays 12:30 - 1 pm. Info: x2793.
english tutoring. Esther Iwanaga, professional ESL tutor, available for individual help with all courses. Sign up: ESL tutor book (inside the LTC) for consultation. 5-9 pm, LTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480.
senate. All students, faculty, and employees are welcome to attend. 6 pm, Academic Council Room.
theatre. "Six Characters in Search of an Author." See times listed under Feb. 1, 2 and 3. Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall. Tickets are free for Wellesley & MIT students, $3 for other students, $6 general admission. Info: x2220. exhibit.
Eat! a new exhibition to celebrate food and those who prepare it. From a 1573 "housewiferie" manual to modern artists' books containing actual squash and spices, there's something for everyone (even recipes you can carry away). 4th Floor Margaret Clapp Library. january 15 - march 15. Sponsor: Special Collections. Info: x2129.
exhibit. "Chinese Folk Art: Papercutting" Runs February 2-28, Jewett Arts Center Gallery. Info: charvey@wellesley.edu.
don’t miss ... 17th century german music concert february 3
On Saturday, February 3, beginning at 8 pm, Music Department faculty member and international touring artist James David Christie will fill Houghton Memorial Chapel with the glorious sounds of the historic C. B. Fisk organ, playing the music for which the instrument was constructed. Built by the famous organ maker Charles Fisk and one of the treasures on the Wellesley campus, the organ is an historic recreation modeled after an instrument from 17th century Dresden.
The program of 17th century German music, Splendors from Sweelinck to Schutz, also will include Professor Christie conducting Ensemble Abendmusik. The period instrument ensemble is made up of some of most famous singers and instrumentalists from the Boston and New York City areas.
A prize-winning musician, who has served as organist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1978, Professor Christie performs in solo concerts and with major orchestras throughout North America, Europe, and Japan. His recent award-winning recording of the music of Sweelinck was recorded on the Wellesley organ.
The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the concert office at x2028.
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