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day to make a difference means helping your neighbors The
Wellesley College Alumnae Association and the Center for
Work and Service have organized the third annual Day to
Make a Difference Sept. 14-15. The worldwide celebration
offers faculty, staff, students and alumnae the
opportunity to engage in service projects, get to know
others in the community and take part in Wellesley's
tradition of service. tupelo
lane gets a new, friendlier look As
part of Wellesley's master plan, Tupelo Lane is
undergoing a series of improvements. Flower Sunday will be celebrated this Sunday, Sept. 15, at 10:30 am in Houghton Memorial Chapel. "Flower Sunday is a community-wide celebration of friendship where upperclass women 'big sisters' bring their first year 'little sisters' to this special multi-faith service," noted Kathe Lewis, religious and spiritual life. "This gathering is a favorite and cherished tradition among Wellesley students." Flower Sunday is the oldest and longest-surviving tradition at Wellesley. Flower Sunday helped to ease the transition for homesick new students long ago, just as it does today. Big sisters bring bouquets of flowers to little sisters and accompany them to the festivities. For more information, call x2685. new director heads multicultural programs Mared
Alicea-Westort has been named Wellesley's new director of
multicultural programs and advisor to Latina students,
arriving in mid-August. 'mona
lisa smile' shines on wellesley This
fall Revolution Studios begins production of a major
movie, shooting part of it at Wellesley later this month
and during Wintersession. In the movie, actress Julia
Robert plays an art history professor who comes to
Wellesley from Berkeley for the 1953-54 academic year,
offering ideas that make a lasting impression on a group
of students. Actresses Kirsten Dunst and Julia Stiles are
rumored to have garnered two of these roles. The movie
has a tentative release date of July 2003. malone prize winners are named The 2002 Katharine Malone Prizes for Academic Excellence have been awarded to three Wellesley students. The First Year Prize has been given to Ee Cheng Ong of Georgetown, Malaysia; the Sophomore Prize went to Heather Long of Mechanicsburg, Pa., and the Katharine Malone Scholar is Katherine Shea '03 of Atkinson, N.H. The Malone Awards were established by alumna Claudine Malone '63 in honor of her mother Katharine. According to the Alumnae Office, which announced the awards, this year's winners were chosen from an extremely gifted pool of candidates. The Malone prizes for academic excellence were established to praise and reward Wellesley scholars exemplifying outstanding qualities of mind, body and spirit. Each fall at Convocation, three Wellesley women are so honored. The First Year and Sophomore Prizes include an award of $7,500. The Katharine Malone Scholar receives an award of $30,000 at graduation. christopher candland, political science, has presented a talk as part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's social science lecture series on labor in the global economy. He discussed how international labor standards are promoted. He also has been a guest on Public Radio International's The World, a daily international news program, talking about Malaysia's recent crackdown on illegal immigrants, who face whipping and prison terms for working without a permit. mary lefkowitz, classical studies, has participated in a round-table discussion on "Is Western Civilization Superior?" on the Public Broadcasting Service program DebatesDebates. donna volpe strouse, information services, has published a book, Choosing a Psychotherapist: A Guide to Navigating the Mental Health Maze (iUniverse, May 2002) with co-author Matthew Zimmerman. The book aims to simplify the process of choosing a counselor or psychotherapist - which can be a daunting task due to the massive amount of information that exists and use of psychological terms that can be confusing to the layperson. deb wilson, information services, will join other bicycling enthusiasts in the 18th Autumn Escape Bike Trek Sept. 20-22 to raise awareness and funds for the American Lung Association. She will cycle from Plymouth to Provincetown along with other participants who promise to raise a minimum of $500 in pledges. Wilson is cycling to honor the memory of her close friend's mother, Karol Lunn, who died from secondary breast cancer in her lungs last year. Friends and family are generously helping Wilson meet her fundraising goal. information meeting. "Recruiting for Seniors." 7 pm, Pendleton East 239. Sponsor: Center for Work and Service. Info: x2352. information
meeting.
"Center for Work and Service Orientation for Seniors."
4:30 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Sponsor: CWS. Info:
x2352. Commemoration
of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will be marked by the
campus in events all day, including: lecture.
"America the Beautiful, The Stirring True Story Behind
Our Nation's Favorite Song," by Lynn Sherr '63,
journalist and author of book by the same name. Reception
at 4:15 pm, lecture at 4:45, Clapp Library Lecture Room.
(See story, page 4.) Sponsor: Friends of the Library.
Info: x2872. day
to make a difference.
Volunteer service projects. Sponsor: Alumnae Association
and the Center for Work and Service. (See story, page 1.)
Info: x2332. yom
kippur.
Jewish tradition. Begins at sundown. yom
kippur.
Jewish tradition. sports
center recreational facilities.
Building hours and cardio-corners are open:
don't miss...jounalist lynn sherr talks about 'america the beautiful' ABC news correspondent Lynn Sherr '63 has written a book that struck a patriotic chord around America during the past difficult year. America the Beautiful, The Stirring True Story Behind Our Nation's Favorite Song tapped into the renewed interest in the anthem written by Wellesley professor Katharine Lee Bates, published in 1895. Sherr will bring the story back home to Wellesley Thursday, Sept. 12, when she talks about her book in the Library Lecture Room. Sponsored by Friends of the Library, a reception begins at 4:15 pm, and the lecture starts at 4:45. Both are free and open to the public. An
award-winning journalist, Sherr has covered a wide range
of stories, specializing in women's issues and social
changes as well as investigative reports. She has
contributed stories to the TV news magazine 20/20
including an award-winning story of a homeless girl in
New York who earned a scholarship to Harvard. She has
investigated fraud in HMOs and terrorists stalking
computer users in cyberspace. Since 1978, during the
primaries and presidential election coverage, she has
provided analysis of the vote, based on ABC's exit
polling, for all political coverage. Ellen Goodman of The Boston Globe, for example, noted that Sherr's book convinced her "America the Beautiful" should be our official national anthem. Sherr "became intrigued (with the song) as a student, alumna, trustee and incorrigible booster of Wellesley College, where Katharine Lee Bates was an English professor and where the students still 'crown thy good with sisterhood,'" Goodman wrote. "But you don't have to be a Wellesley grad - trust me on this - to pick 'America the Beautiful.'" For more information about the lecture, call x2872. Click Here to View Previous Issue Return to the Office of Public Information's Homepage Created
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