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wellesleyweek
news
tanner
conference shares off-campus study and
insights
angela
davis to speak on state of feminism
access
for all to web
renovated
pendleton east wins design award
stock
options on display in jewett arts center
family
weekend offers fun and information
colleagues
in the news
tanner
conference shares off-campus study and
insights
Life
on Mars, ecology in Russia, women's rights in Morocco,
poverty in our cities: What do such diverse topics have in
common? The answer is Wellesley's multifaceted Tanner
Conference, to be held for the first time Wednesday, Oct.
24.
Established
through the generosity of Wellesley trustee emerita Estelle
"Nicki" Newman Tanner '57, the day-long conference
celebrates the relationship between the liberal-arts
classroom and student participation in an increasingly
diverse and interdependent world.
"The
conference is premised on the belief that a greater
understanding of the learning that takes place off campus
combined with critical inquiry into the purpose, value and
effect of such learning serves to enrich the liberal
educational experience," said Lee Cuba, dean of the college
and co-chair of the Tanner Conference Committee.
Representing
the work of more than 300 Wellesley students, alumnae,
faculty and staff, the conference is organized around seven
themes: Community and Society; Science and Technology;
Gender and Social Relations; Politics and Economics;
Decisions of Consequence; Wellesley in the World; and
Conversations about New Directions. The conference concludes
with an exhibition featuring information on internships,
service learning opportunities, international study programs
and the opportunities available during Wellesley's January
Wintersession.
For more information, go to the web site at http://www.wellesley.edu/CWS/TannerConference/.
angela
davis to speak on state of feminism
Angela
Y. Davis will discuss "The State of Feminism in the 21st
Century" Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 7 pm in Alumnae Hall. A
professor of history of consciousness at the University of
California-Santa Cruz, she is the author of five books
(including Women, Race and Class; Women, Culture and
Politics; and Blues Legacies and Black Feminism), more than
30 chapters in books and 27 articles in journals.
The
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Committee will sponsor the
lecture."We feel that bringing this extraordinary
scholar-activist to campus is a wonderful way to honor the
memory of Dr. King," said Judith Rollins, Africana studies
and sociology, and member of the MLK committee."The
underlying theme of Angela Davis' public life is the same as
that of his public life: an unwavering commitment to the
elimination of social injustices."
Rollins
praised Davis' scholarly writing, calling it "meticulous,
thorough and incredibly insightful. What may be most
appealing, however, is that beneath her brilliant critique
of unjust structures, beneath her constructive proposals for
change, there is a fundamental faith in people, a profound
love of people."
In 1969, Davis was removed from her teaching position at UCLA as a result of her social activism and Communist Party membership. In 1970, she was placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List on false charges and subsequently incarcerated for 16 months. An international "Free Angela Davis" campaign was organized, leading to her acquittal in 1972. Today, she is a tenured professor whose current research focuses on the prison industrial complex. For more information, contact Arleen Lavene at x2563.
"Accessible Web Page Design in the 21st Century"will be presented by Geoff Freed, Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 12:30-2 pm in the Science Center, room 277. The program will address Internet accessibility for all. "Many web pages are not readable by people with disabilities, but could be if web page designers had some basic information on how to create an accessible web page," said Jim Wice, director of disability services. "This presentation will provide the knowledge to create, modify and evaluate web pages to ensure they are accessible to as many people as possible."
Freed, who comes from the WGBH Educational Foundation in Boston, has long worked toward access technology. For more information or to RSVP for the program, contact jwice@wellesley.edu or call x2434.
renovated
pendleton east wins design award
"Soft
colors, classic design. Great use of lighting fixtures.
Up-to-date classrooms." These are some of the words used to
describe the renovated Pendleton East by the academic design
jury that awarded the building a bronze citation. The award
was part of the 2001 Educational Interiors Showcase
Competition, a competition for education design projects,
sponsored by American School & University magazine.
Pendleton East is featured in the magazine's most recent
issue and its web site: http:/www.schooldesigns.com/.
The
1935 building was completely gutted and renovated last year
as a state-of-the-art social science facility. "With a
variety of classroom types, dedicated research space, and
wonderful open spaces, this building has given us the chance
to change the ways in which we teach and learn and
interact,"said David Lindauer, Stanford Calderwood professor
of economics and faculty director of the building.
The classroom configurations include U-shaped case study classrooms, smaller seminar rooms and computer classrooms. Specialized facilities include anthropology and media laboratories and a theater-style viewing room. According to ASU magazine, school administrators and others interested in educational facilities look to the recognized facilities as guides to award-winning ideas and innovations for America's schools and universities.
stock options on display in jewett arts center
Stock
Options, a site-specific, multimedia installation, was
designed for Jewett Arts Center by artist Andrew Johnson
with fabric and installation help from Wellesley art
students. It is on display through Nov. 4 in the Jewett Arts
Center Gallery. Its primary elements consist of two rows of
full-scale oak, cherry and pine stocks that run the length
of the gallery's two longest walls. These stocks set up
frieze-like horizontal bands, one along the floor (to fasten
feet) and another at eye height (to arrest the hands). "The
rough-hewn heavy wood is whitewashed, as is our sense of
history, lightened, sanitized and institutionalized," said
Johnson. "The regularity and uniformity of the repetitious
wooden structure provides the most salient irony relative to
the exhibition's title."
The exhibit includes life-size cast hands and feet, many produced at a student workshop."These colorful extremities protrude from the stock holes, and at a glance, entice like candy, but reveal pathos upon closer inspection," the artist said. "Each set of hands and feet becomes a dialogue about degradation and the dignity of transcendence."
family weekend offers fun and information
Wellesley's 2001 Family Weekend will be celebrated Oct. 19-21. "Family Weekend offers families the chance to immerse themselves in Wellesley," said Kelly O'Connor, student activities. "Performances, exhibits, tours, classes, discussions, the campus and Wellesley traditions will stimulate all five senses during this exciting weekend."
In addition to open houses across the curriculum, the weekend offers a variety of entertainment, including an international food fair; lectures; step singing; jazz ensembles; a Caribbean program of poetry, dance, music and art; observatory tours; films; concerts; theatre performances; and more. For more information, go to the web site http://www.wellesley.edu/FamilyWeekend/ or contact O'Connor at x3715.
Myprimetime.com carried a story,"Do You Feel Like a Fraud?" featuring peggy mcintosh, associate director, Center for Research on Women. The article explored the "impostor phenomenon," the inward self-doubts that plague many outwardly talented and capable people. "To some degree, everyone's faking it,"McIntosh said. "The people who really have a problem are those who are trying to make it to the top without admitting there's a certain degree of fraudulence involved in finding their way there."
President diana chapman walsh shared her expertise on the development of effective leaders at the Sixth Annual Leadership Education Institute in Indianapolis, Ind. With author and educator Parker Palmer, she co-facilitated "The Gender of Leadership: Developing Effective Leaders for the New Economy."As a Kellogg National Fellow from 1987-90, she studied workplace democracy and principles of leadership. She continues to speak and write about leadership issues. At the October institute, participants talked about gender and its influence on leadership.
meeting.
"Financial Aid for Study Abroad." 12:30 pm, GRH 338.
Sponsor: International Study. Info: x2320.
catholic
mass.
12:30 pm, Newman Common Room. Info: x2688.
spanish
table.
12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Dining Hall, Small Conference
Room. Sponsor: Spanish. Info: x1068.
lecture.
"Facing Atrocity: Retribution, Justice and
Understanding."Dr. Svetlana Broz, author of Good People in
Evil Times, 4 pm, Pendleton West 212. Sponsor: Sociology;
Committee on Lectures and Cultural Events. Info: x2137.
italian table. 5:30 pm, Tower Court Small Conference Room. Sponsor: Italian. Info: x2616.
english
tutoring.
ESL tutor available for individual help. Sign up inside LTC
for consultations. 6-8:30 pm, LTC. Info: x2480.
apt
workshop.
"How To Build Relationships with Professors."7 pm, Tower
Court & Stone-Davis. Info: x2641.
buddhist
community gathering and discussion.
8-9 pm, Meditation Room beneath Houghton Memorial Chapel.
Info: x2793.
japan
table.
12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Small Dining Room. Sponsor:
Japanese. Info: x3226.
panel
discussion.
"Law School Admissions."12:30-1:30 pm, Science Center 277.
Sponsor: CWS. Info: x2352.
field
hockey vs. Wheaton.
4 pm, Keohane Sports Center. Sponsor: Athletics. Info:
x2900.
bible
study. Protestant
Christian Chaplaincy and Roman Catholic Chaplaincy. 4:15 pm,
Little Chapel. Info: x2655.
lecture.
"Voices From Within Prison Walls." Speaker: Bell Gale
Chevigny, professor emeritus of literature, Purchase College
SUNY. 4:15 pm, Library Lecture Room. Sponsor: Writing
Program. Info: dlepri@wellelsley.edu.
workshop.
"nterview Skills." 4:30-5:20 pm, GRH 330. Sponsor: CWS.
Info: x2352.
canterbury
episcopal club.
Informal discussion and student-led prayer. 5:30 pm, Little
Chapel. Sponsor: Religious Life. Info: x7409.
meeting. "Information on Studying Art Abroad." 5:30 pm,
Slater. Sponsor: International Study. Info: x2320.
volleyball
vs. Wheaton.
7 pm, Keohane Sports Center. Sponsor: Athletics. Info:
x2900.
inter-europe
spectacles. "Pour
Faire le Portrait de Prvert." 7:30 pm, Alumnae Hall.
Sponsor: French House. Info: x2975.
apt workshops. "Note Taking," 8 pm, Bates; 8:30 pm, Tower Court and Claflin. Info: x2641.
alana
fall open campus.
For prospective high-school seniors. Sponsor: Board of
Admission. Info: x3291.
workshop.
"Accessible Web Page Design in the 21st Century." 12:30-2
pm, SCI 277. (See story, page 1.) Info: x2434.
workshop.
"Job Search Strategies." 4:30-5:20, Founders 120. Sponsor:
CWS. Info: x2352.
apt workshop. "Time and Task Management," 8 pm, Beebe. Info: x2641.
alana
fall open campus.
See 10/17.
lecture.
"At Whom Are We Looking? Images of the Girl in Photography
of Japan."Speaker: Eve Zimmerman. 11:10-12:20 pm, DMCC.
Info: x3394.
brown
bag series for supervisors. "Understanding
and Managing the Leave of Absence Policies and the Laws
Surrounding Them." 12-1 pm, Solarium. Sponsor: HR. Info:
x3202.
seminar.
"Part -Time Work in the Professions: Panacea or Problem?"
(See story.)12:30-1:30 pm, Cheever House. Info: x2500.
midday
muse.
"Excerpts from Huck Finn, Opera in Progress by Brian Hulse."
12:30 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Sponsor: Music. Info:
x2028.
french
table.
12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Small Dining Room. Sponsor:
French. Info: snenang@wellesley.edu.
catholic
mass.
12:30 pm, Newman Common Room. Info: x2688.
film.
"Ugetsu." Japanese with English subtitles. 4:15 and 7 pm,
Founders 128. Sponsor: Japanese. Info: x3226.
workshop.
"Introduction to Fireworks for Students." 6-7 pm, Library
Lecture Room; hands-on lab, 7-7:30 pm, Clapp PC Classroom.
Sponsor: IS. Info: x3175.
unitarian
universalist community gathering.
6:15 pm, Little Chapel. Info: x3484.
english
tutoring.
See 10/15. Info: x2480.
apt
workshop.
"Test Taking and Preparation," 7 pm, Cazenove. Info:
x2641.
theatre.
"The Marriage of Figaro." 7 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre.
See ongoing.
film.
"Hombre
Mirando al Sureste." Spanish; subtitles. 8:30 pm, Slater.
Info: x7496.
family
weekend. See
story, page 2.
faculty/student golf scramble. 1-4
pm, Nehoiden Golf Course. Info: 2005.
shabbat services. 5:30
pm, Hillel Lounge (Billings 300). Info: x2687.
wine dinner. Hosted
by Edward Hobbs, wine consultant. Call early to reserve.
Sponsor: Wellesley College Club. Info: x2700.
concert.
Prism
Jazz, Body and Soul Vocal Ensemble. 7 pm, Beebe. Sponsor:
Music. Info: x2028.
films.
"The
Red Violin," 7 pm; "Notorious," 9 pm, Collins Cinema.
Sponsor: Film Society. Info: smirza1@wellesley.edu.
theatre. "The Marriage of Figaro," 8 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre. See ongoing.
birth of bab. Baha'i tradition.
family weekend. See story, page 2.
vietnamese language and culture class. 9-11 am, Billings 4th floor. Sponsor: VSA. Info: hnguyen@wellesley.edu.
concert. Wellesley College Choir and Chamber Music Society. 1 pm, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028.
athletics
homecoming.
11 am-5:50 pm. Swim/Dive Meet, 11 am-1 pm; Head of the
Charles; 1 pm, soccer vs. MIT; 2:30-5:30 pm, Hospitality
Tent. Sponsor: FOA. Info: x2900.
theatre. "The Marriage of Figaro."1 pm and 8 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre. See ongoing.
films.
"Notorious,"
7 pm; "The Red Violin,"9 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Film
Society. Info: smirza1@wellesley.edu.
observatory public night. 7-9 pm, Whitin Observatory. Info: x2708.
family
weekend.
See story, page 2.
worship
service. 11:15
am, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian
Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.
theatre.
"The Marriage of Figaro." 2 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre.
See ongoing.
catholic
mass.
4 pm, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Info: x2688.
apt
workshop.
"Test Taking and Preparation," 7 pm, Severance. Info:
x2641.
monday october 22
grant
deadline.
Mayling Soong Grant helps sponsor campus events on Asian
culture and society. Sponsor: Japanese. Info: x3227.
administrative council meeting. 11 am-12 pm, Academic Council Room.
catholic
mass.
12:30 pm. See 10/15.
workshop.
"Interview Skills," 12:30-1:20 pm, GRH 330. Sponsor: CWS.
Info: x2352.
italian
table.
5:30 pm. See 10/15.
english
tutoring.
See 10/15.
apt
workshops.
"Reading,"7 pm, Severance. "Note Taking," 7 pm, Tower Court.
Info: x2641.
buddhist
community gathering and discussion.
8-9 pm. See 10/15.
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11/26-11/30/01: "AIDS Across the Life Span," culminating with annual campuswide AIDS Walk starting at Davis Museum Plaza 11/30 at 12:30 pm. Sponsor: AIDS Committee. Info: x2810. |
theatre.
"The
Marriage of Figaro." Free for Wellesley & MIT students,
children under 8. $5, other students; seniors; Wellesley
faculty/staff. $10 others. Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre.
Sponsor: Theatre. Info: x2000.
exhibit. Obituary by Joseph Bartscherer. A single ongoing work that comprises every issue of The New York Times that has carried a front-page obituary since January 1, 1990. Sept. 4-Dec. 30. Sponsor: DMCC. Info: x2051.
exhibit. Stock Options, a multimedia installation. Through Nov. 4, Jewett Arts Center. Sponsor: DMCC. Info: x2051.
don't miss...luncheon seminar: exploring professional part-time work
A distinguished speaker and former senior researcher at the Wellesley Center for Research on Women, Rosalind Barnett, Ph.D., will present "Part-time Work in the Professions: Panacea or Problem?" Thursday, Oct. 18, from 12:30-1:30 pm at Cheever House. Her talk is one of this year's Grace K. Baruch Memorial Lectures.
A senior scientist at the Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis University and director of its new Community, Family and Work Program, she has published, alone and with others, more than 80 articles, 20 chapters and six books. Her books include She Works/He Works: How Two-Income Families are Happy; Healthy and Thriving; Gender and Stress; The Competent Woman; Beyond Sugar and Spice; and Lifeprints: New Patterns for Love and Work for Today's Women. She is the recipient of several national awards, including the American Personnel and Guidance Association’s Annual Award for Outstanding Research, the Radcliffe College Graduate Society's Distinguished Achievement Medal and Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government 1999 Goldsmith Research Award.
The lecture honors the memory of a former Wellesley colleague, Grace K. Baruch, senior researcher and associate director of the Center for Research on Women from 1978 until her death in 1988. Her life and pioneering work on girls' development, balancing family and outside work, and women across the life span have inspired generations of researchers. For more information, call x2500.