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wellesleyweek news
alumnae
conference will highlight 125th anniversary celebrations
civil
rights attorney angela oh to speak march 28
exhibit
on college's history opens at the davis museum march 29
proposals
sought for first annual tanner conference
group
to study parking and transportation report
choir
to collaborate on haydn's "creation"
colleagues
in the news
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alumnae
conference will highlight 125th anniversary celebrations
As a
capstone to its 125th anniversary year, the college is
planning an international conference to highlight the
accomplishments of Wellesley alumnae in a wide variety of
fields and women's leadership at the start of the new
millennium. More than 60 alumnae panelists will participate
in the conference on April 20-21, discussing their careers,
their multi-faceted life paths, and Wellesley's place in
their lives. Each of the 13 panels will be co-moderated by a
faculty member and a student.
"This
conference is an opportunity to reflect on Wellesley's long
and proud tradition of educating remarkable women and to
mark our evolution from a regional college to one with
opportunities and obligations throughout the world,"
commented President Diana Chapman Walsh. "It's also a
terrific occasion for our students to meet alumnae with a
wide range of interests and experiences."
Some
of the alumnae scheduled to participate are teacher Joy
Dickson '92, writer-director Nora Ephron '62, author Rosario
Ferr '60, comedian Wendy Liebman '83, poet Reetika Vazirani
'84, journalist Linda Wertheimer '65, and law professor and
columnist Patricia Williams '73.
Although their participation is not yet finalized, Madeleine Korbel Albright '59 and Hillary Rodham Clinton '69 have expressed interest in delivering a joint keynote address.
The conference is open to the entire campus community. Invitations also have been sent to a group of alumnae volunteers and supporters. Space considerations prevent the event from being open to the public. More details on the conference can be found on the 125th Anniversary website, www.wellesley.edu/Anniversary/2000.html, in the near future.
civil rights attorney angela oh to speak march 28
Angela
E. Oh, a trial attorney who specializes in civil rights,
state, and federal criminal defense, will speak on "Race,
Diversity and the Future of American Society," Wednesday,
March 28 at 7 pm in Science Center 277. The event is
sponsored by the Asian Student Union.
A partner at Beck, De Corso, Daly, Barrera and Oh until July 1998, Oh currently serves as an appointee of the Mayor of Los Angeles to the City Human Relations Commission. In addition, she serves as Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Korean American Family Service Center in Los Angeles and was Advisory Board Member to HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo's Community Builder Fellowship Program. In 1997, President Clinton appointed Oh to serve on a seven-member Advisory Board to the President's Initiative on Race.
exhibit on college's history opens at the davis museum march 29
"Bricks
and Mortarboards: Wellesley College 1875 - 1975: an
exhibition featuring photographs, clothing, furniture,
paintings, watercolors, and architectural renderings" opens
Thursday, March 29 in the Bronfman Gallery at the Davis
Museum and Cultural Center.
Part
of the 125th anniversary events, the show examines three
pivotal periods of the college's past: its founding in the
1870's; the 1920's when Wellesley established itself as a
premier women's college; and the 1970's, a time of
considerable debate and reexamination of the role of a
women's college.
"What's
fascinating about each of these periods is that Wellesley's
identity as a liberal arts college for women was under
attack--either from without or from within," said Rebecca
Bedell, assistant professor of art, who curated the show
together with Rebecca Mongeon, Serrano curatorial
assistant.
"In
the 1870's, critics claimed that higher education would
damage a woman's fragile health and, worse, 'masculinize'
them. In the 1970's, there was a sense that the usefulness
of women's colleges had run their course, and Wellesley was
debating whether to eliminate its single-sex status.
Concurrently many Wellesley students were eager to dismantle
the college's reputation as what was described by one as "a
plushy, middle-class, lily-white haven for future wives of
Ivy League men," she said. Bedell will introduce the exhibit
in a lecture April 4 at 7 pm in Collins Cinema.
For more information about programs and special events related to the exhibit, visit www.wellesley.edu/DavisMuseum/dmccevents.html. The exhibit runs through June 17.
proposals sought for first annual tanner conference
Each
year, hundreds of Wellesley students participate in
off-campus internships, research projects, service learning
experiences, and academic study programs. Thanks to the
generosity of Wellesley trustee Estelle "Nicki" Newman
Tanner '57, the college community will celebrate the
relationship between the liberal arts classroom and student
participation in an increasingly diverse and interdependent
world with a daylong conference.
On
behalf of the multi-constituency committee planning the
first annual Tanner Conference, to be held Wednesday,
October 24, Dean of the College Lee Cuba and Director of the
Center for Work and Service Joanne Murray have issued a call
for proposals from students and alumnae. "The Tanner
Conference provides a venue for students and alumnae to
reflect critically upon, analyze and share their off-campus
experiences with others in the college community," say Cuba
and Murray.
Students who have completed an off-campus learning experience or those who will by the end of the summer should submit a proposal by noon on Friday, May 31. Faculty and staff members are encouraged to identify students who would be appropriate participants. Anyone with questions about the Tanner Conference should feel free to contact Cuba, Murray, or any other member of the planning committee.
group to study parking and transportation report
A
committee of faculty, students, and employees has been
formed to review a study of campus parking and
transportation issues. The study was commissioned last fall
as part of the ongoing effort to implement the
recommendations of the 1998 Campus Master Plan, which called
for a change in parking policies and program as a major
precondition for the restoration of the campus. The study
takes up that issue in detail and also addresses related
transportation and circulation issues.
A list of committee members and the recommendations of the consulting firm that conducted the study are available on the college's website at: www. wellesley.edu/AdminandPlanning/parking.html.
The committee will consider the recommendations and consider how they should be implemented or amended. People are encouraged to review the study and e-mail their comments to committee members.
choir to collaborate on haydn's "creation."
It is said that Franz Josef Haydn wrote "The Creation" after hearing a performance of Handel's "Messiah." Based on the book of Genesis, Haydn's oratorio tells the story of the first six days of the world, beginning with the light and ending before the fall of Adam and Eve.
On Saturday, March 31, the Wellesley College Choir and the US Naval Academy Men's Glee Club will perform "The Creation," beginning at 8 pm in the Houghton Memorial Chapel. The choruses will be joined by soloists William Hite, tenor; Mark-Andrew Cleveland, bass-baritone; and alumna Sarah Pelletier, soprano.
One of the finest examples of the German oratorio, "The Creation" is a work of monumental breadth and complexity. This masterpiece has been one of the composer's most famous and beloved works since its premiere in 1798. Info: x2028.
rebecca
mongeon '97 has been the Liliane Pingoud Soriano Class
of 1949 Curatorial Assistant at the Davis Museum and
Cultural Center since December 1999. Mongeon, a studio art
major, said she visited the museum often when she was a
student.
"Whenever
I ran out of ideas for studio art projects, my professors
would send me over to look around and get inspired. I also
came to events at the museum that my art professors
recommended," Mongeon said.
The
summer after graduation she worked as an assistant to the
museum's registrar before dabbling in the off-campus work
force for two years. "When the cuatorial assistant position
opened, I was thrilled," she said.
To
date, Mongeon has worked on six exhibitions, everything from
helping to plan the opening receptions, to gathering
materials for exhibition labels and handouts, to writing
catalogue entries, to researching possible acquisitions. She
also has the opportunity to work with contemporary artists.
"One artist had me folding one-dollar bills origami-style to
be put out in the gallery every day for his conceptual
artwork," she said of Lee Mingwei's exhibit titled "Empathic
Economies."
Mongeon
also is in charge of organizing the Collins Cafe gallery
space for student artwork that is selected each semester by
a team of judges. The student whose work is chosen helps to
install the work and has an opening reception.
Most
recently, Mongeon has been working on the "Bricks and
Mortarboards: Wellesley College 1875-1975" exhibit (see
article on page 1).
"As a Wellesly alumna, I've really enjoyed learning about the challenges Wellesley has faced, the way the campus has changed, and what the lives of previous generations of Wellesley students were like," she said.
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4/5/01
discussion and book signing by the authors of The
Landscape and Architecture of Wellesley College,
Jewett 4/9/01
lecture
by Mitchell Ash, history professor at University of
Vienna, Pendleton East 239,4:30 pm. 4/11/01
illustrated lecture by Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz
'63, Collins Cinema, 4:30 pm. 4/28/01 public night at Whitin Observatory in honor of its 100th anniversary, 8-10 pm.
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catholic
mass.
12:30 pm, Newman Common Room, Chapel lower level. Info:
x2688.
lecture.
"Defending Culture: The Cultural Defense and the Law's
Theory of Culture." Speaker: Lawrence Rosen, Professor of
Anthropology, Princeton University, Adjunct Professor,
Columbia University of Law. 4:30 pm, Pendleton East Atrium.
Sponsor: Anthropology. Info: x2138.
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 welcome. 6 pm, Academic Council Room.
lecture.
Speaker: Farai Chideya, author of Don't Believe the Hype. 8
pm, Pendleton 212.
Sponsor: Nubian. Info: x2133.
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.
tuesday
march 27
workshop.
"Career Conversations with Seniors." 12:30-1:20 pm, Green
Hall 330. Sponsor: CWS. Info: x2352.
hebrew
table.
All levels welcome. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Dining Hall.
Sponsor: Jewish
Studies. Info: x2873.
japan
table.
12:30, Tower Court/Severance Small Dining Hall. Sponsor:
Japanese. Info: x3226.
lecture.
"To Speak for All, To Represent Few: German Jewish Politics
1871-1918." Speaker: Robin Judd '90. 4:15 pm, Clapp Library
Lecture Room. Sponsor: The Jewish Studies Program. Info:
x2605.
discussion.
"Life Beyond Wellesley." Three biochemistry alumnae will
discuss graduate school and their current research. Dinner
served, RSVP at x3106. 4:15 pm, Science Center 256.
Sponsor: Biological Sciences. Info: x3106.
bible
study.
Discussion of Just a Sister Away by Rev. Renita Weems '76.
4:15-5:15 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian
Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.
apt
workshops.
"Test-Taking, Preparation." 7 pm, Pomeroy. "Note-taking." 7
pm, Freeman. "Time and Task Management." 7 pm, McAfee.
"Note-taking." 7:30 pm, Shafer. Sponsor: LTC. Info:
x2641.
film.
"Cruel Story of Youth." Japanese, with English subtitles.
7-9 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Japanese. Info: x3226.
lecture.
"Legitimacy, Liberalism, and the Moral Order: A Framework
for Understanding Post-Yugoslav Politics." Speaker: Sabrina
Ramet, International Relations, University of Washington.
12:30 pm, Pendleton East Atrium. Sponsors: Sociology,
Committee on Lectures and Cultural Events.
workshop.
"Networking and Other Job Strategies." Pre-registration
required. 12:30-1:30 pm, Founders 120. Sponsor: CWS. Info:
x2352.
faculty
shop talk.
"How Can Video Technology Help Your Teaching?" 12:30-1:30
pm, Pendleton West 212. RSVP for lunch to Ray Starr at
x2627. Sponsor: LTC, IS. Info: x2627.
spanish
table.
12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Dining Room. Sponsor: Spanish.
Info: x2402.
sustaining
prayer.
6:30-7 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian
Chaplaincy.
Info: x2655.
apt
workshops.
"Note-Taking." 6:30 pm, Harambee House. "Time and Task
Management-Procrastination." 7:30 pm, Bates.
“Reading
and Tips.”
8 pm, Beebe. Info: x2641.
lecture. "Race, Diversity and the Future of American Society." Speaker: Angela Oh, civil rights attorney. 7 pm. See article on page 1.
Italian
table.
12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Dining Hall. Sponsor: Italian.
Info: aastarita@ wellesley.edu.
luncheon
seminar.
"Engaging Class Differences, Identities, and Tensions."
Speaker: Sandra Jones. 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 - 1:45 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian
Chaplaincy.
Info: x2655.
tennis
vs Brandeis. 4 pm. Info: x2900.
catholic
mass.
4:15 pm, Newman Common Room, Chapel lower level. Info:
x2688.
round
table discussion.
"Teaching Somali Refugee Youth in the Boston Public
Schools."
5 pm, Clapp Library Lecture Room. Sponsor: History. Info:
x2605.
unitarian
universalist service and gathering.
All welcome. 6:15 pm, Little Houghton Chapel. Info:
x3484.
apt workshops."To Thesis or not to Thesis." 7 pm, Tower Court.
"Note-Taking."
7 pm, Cazenove. Sponsor: LTC. Info: x2641.
performance.
Breakdancing crews The West Coast Rockers and the L.A.
Breakers. 7-9 pm, Tower Court Great Hall. Free with
Wellesley ID, $2 for all others. Sponsor: Mezcla. Info:
x1031.
lecture. "Between Prayer and Practice: Buddhist-Christian Contemplation." Speaker: Robert Jonas. 7:30-9 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Wellesley Buddhist Community. Info: x2793.
friday
march 30
lecture.
"Shakespeare's Anti-Cinematic Realism." Speaker: Andrew
Gurr, Professor of English, University of Reading and
Research Director of the Globe Project in London. 4 pm,
Founders 120. Sponsor: English, Furness Fund. Info:
x2591.
reading.
Kenyan poet, playwright Micere Mugo. 7 pm, Harambee House.
Sponsor: WASA.
Info: x2133.
bible
study.
Gospel of Luke. 7 pm, Billings 100. Sponsor: ABSK. Info:
x4174.
films.
7 and 9 pm, Collins Cinema. Films TBA. Free for Wellesley
and MIT students with ID, $3 for all others. Sponsor: Film
Society. Info: smirza1@wellesley.edu
stargazing.
Public night at Whitin Observatory. View the skies through
telescopes, a slide show including recent results from the
Hubble Space Telescope, meteorites, and more. 8-10 pm,
Whitin Observatory. Sponsor: Astronomy. Info: x2708.
performance.
The Mountain Boys hip-hop troupe. 8:30 pm, Jewett Arts
Center. Free with Wellesley ID. Sponsors: Asian Students
Union, SBOG. Info: kdong@wellesley.edu.
saturday march 31
lacrosse
vs MIT. 1 pm. Info: x2900.
memorial.
In remembrance of Robert E. Garis, Katharine Lee Bates
Professor of English Emeritus. 3 pm, Jewett Auditorium.
Reception to follow. Sponsor: English, Office of the
President. Info: x2590.
films.
7 and 9 pm, Collins Cinema. Films TBA. Free for Wellesley
and MIT students with ID, $3 for all others. Sponsor: Film
Society. Info: smirza1@wellesley.edu
concert. Haydn's "The Creation" 8 pm, Houghton Memorial Chapel. See article on page 2.
sunday
april 1
daylight
savings time
begins.
protestant
service.
11:15 am, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Sponsor: Religious Life.
Info: x2655.
weekly
gathering.
Al Muslimat . 1-2 pm, Al Muslimat prayer room (lower
chapel). Sponsor: Religious Life. Info: x2655.
catholic
mass.
4 pm, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Info: x2688.
concert.
"Improvisational Conversations: A Jazz Faculty Concert."
Paul Barringer,
piano; Kris Adams, vocals; Cercie Miller, saxophone. Guest
artists: David Clark, bass; George
Shculler, drums; Jamie Baum, flute. 7 pm, Jewett Auditorium.
Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028.
monday, april 2
study
abroad info session.
12:30 pm, Green Hall 338. Sponsor: Office of International
Studies and Services. Info: x2320.
catholic
mass.
12:30 pm. See 3/26 listing.
lecture and reading. Speaker: Nuruddin Farah, Somali novelist, will read from his novel Maps,
Gifts,
and Secrets.
5 pm, Science Center 277. Reception to follow. Sponsors:
History, Committee on Lectures and Cultural Events. Info:
x2605.
english
tutoring.
Esther Iwanaga, professional ESL tutor. See 3/26
listing.
buddhist
community gatherings for
meditation and discussion. 8-9 pm. See 3/26 listing.
ongoing events
exhibit.
"Cold War Modern: The Domesticated Avant-Garde." A
multi-media exhibition exploring the avant-garde in art,
music and design in the United States from 1945-early
1960's. Runs through June 17 at the Davis Museum and
Cultural Center. Sponsor: DMCC. Info: x2051.
exhibit.
"Bricks and Mortarboards: Wellesley College 1875- 1975."
Part of the college's year-long celebration of the 125th
anniversary. Runs through June 17 at the Davis Museum and
Cultural Center, Bronfman Gallery. Info: x2051.
See article page 1.