Table of Contents wellesleyweek news schiff fellowships support outstanding student researchers illuminating time shows rare medieval books and we’re off when the weather outside is frightful charitable giving celebration and raffle is dec. 9 colleagues in the news calendar of on-campus events Click here to view events by date Monday, November 24 Tuesday, November 25 Wednesday, November 26 Thursday, November 27 Friday, November 28 Saturday, November 29 Sunday, November 30 Monday, December 1 ongoing save the date information about wellesleyweek
	schiff fellowships support outstanding student researchers Ten Wellesley students have been selected to receive Schiff Fellowships. Made possible through a generous gift from the Jerome A. Schiff Charitable Trust, these merit awards support the scholarly work of students in the senior honors program. Schiff Fellows receive a minimum award of $2,000. Some Fellows use their awards to reduce work obligations during the academic year to devote more time to research. In addition, students may apply for up to $1,000 to meet thesis-related research expenses. The maximum award is $3,000. These following are the 2003 Schiff Fellows, including their majors, research projects and faculty advisors: Narges Bajoghli, international relations, for The Role of Women’s Press in Iran in Forging Cooperation Between Muslim and Secular Women: The Implications of This Cooperation on Pressures to Re-interpret Islamic Law; Katherine Moon and Roxanne Euben, political science. Catherine Kaye Brinkley, biological sciences, for Exploring Behavior: Active Regions of the Brain Visualized with Manganese-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); Barbara Beltz, biological sciences. Mirena S. Chausheva, computer science, for Calculating Web Page Trustworthiness by Exploring Communities on the Web; Panagiotis Metaxas, computer science. Jocelyn Cullen, English, for Re-imagining the Modern Spirit: The Integration of Spirituality and Psyche in Virginia Woolf’s Milestone Novels, Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and The Waves; Lisa Rodensky, English. Leyla Derbali, political science, for Islamic Political Parties and Political Mobilization; Christopher Candland, political science. Crystal Marie Fleming, sociology, for Performing Blackness: The Aesthetics and Symbolic Boundaries of Spoken Word Poetry in Boston; Thomas Cushman, sociology. Andrea Hodgins-Davis, biological sciences, for A Thorough Analysis of the Vocal Repertoire of Marineland Killer Whales; Emily Buchholtz, biological sciences. Aimee Mizuno, Japanese, for Women, War and Memory in Okinawa: The Literature of Medoruma Shun; Carolyn Morley, Japanese. Anne Catherine Savage, history, for A Gendered Identity Crisis: Masculinity and Religious Practice in Puritan New England; Nathaniel Sheidley, history. Sarah Stone, art history, for An Intellectual History of Yoko Ono’s Instruction Paintings, 1960-7; Patricia Berman, art. Laure-Anne Ventouras, biological chemistry, for Synthesis of a Cyclic Peptide, Analog of a 12-Residue Beta-Hairpin; Julia Miwa, chemistry. illuminating time shows rare medieval books The exhibition, Illuminating Time: Books of Hours from the Wellesley College Collections, is on display at the Davis Museum and Cultural Center through Jan. 11. This small exhibit of rarely seen illuminated medieval prayer books, called Books of Hours, has been installed with the Museum’s collection of 15th to 18th century European sculptures and paintings. These brilliantly colored, elaborate books from the Special Collections of the Margaret Clapp Library and the Davis Museum present a concise view of the art of medieval illumination. The exhibition is also the culmination of the fall course “The Beautiful Book: Medieval and Renaissance Book Illumination in France and Italy,” taught by Lilian Armstrong, art. The course surveys European illuminated manuscripts from the Late Antique period through the Renaissance and addresses such topics as the making of the books, the relation of text to images and decoration, aristocratic and religious patronage of illuminators and the illustration of the earliest printed books with woodcuts. For more information, call x2034. and we’re off Melissa Loberti, dining services, writes a regular column, “Dietician’s Corner,” at www.wellesley.edu/DiningSvc/page3.html. Knowing many of us will be traveling over the Thanksgiving break, she suggests bringing along fresh fruit, vegetable sticks, trail mix, raisins and low-fat granola bars for good nutrition on the road. “Snacking will help you to not overeat when you reach your final destination,” she said. “You do not want to skip meals.” For long trips, she recommends stopping every 2-3 hours for a walk to stretch your legs and get some exercise. when the weather outside is frightful As winter approaches, Eloise See McGaw, human resources, reminds employees of the College’s inclement weather policies: Hazardous weather conditions policy for all administrative employees: On occasion, adverse weather conditions may cause employees to be concerned about safety in traveling to or from work depending on the distance of travel, the hazards of driving, the availability of public transportation or a number of other factors. In such cases, employees will need to make their own judgments about whether to stay home or to leave work early, after consultation with supervisors. An employee’s decision based on individual circumstances will be respected. In the above circumstances, hours missed will have to be charged to the employee. These hours missed may be taken as vacation time or a salary deduction, or where schedules permit, made up later. (Sick leave may not be used.) When weather conditions are especially severe, a decision to open late, to close for the day or to close early will be made by the Administration. For early closing, the community will be informed of the decision and the time of closing by Human Resources. When the College opens late or is closed for the day, there will be no charge to employees for the time lost. Efforts will be made to get an announcement on radio stations WBUR (90.9 FM), WCRB (102.5 FM), WBZ (1030 AM), WRKO (680 AM) and TV channels 4, 5 and 7. Employees providing essential services should report to work or remain on duty even though the College is closed. Non-exempt employees required to work will be compensated at time and one half for hours worked. Emergency closings for all unionized employees: If the College closes due to inclement weather or other emergency conditions, employees in operations deemed essential are expected to report to work unless otherwise advised by their supervisors or unless doing so involves unreasonable hardship or risk. Employees in operations deemed essential who do report to work, as well as employees who do not work in operations deemed essential but who nonetheless are called in to work during an emergency closing, will be paid at the rate of two and one-half times their regular rate of pay for hours worked. Employees who are not expected to report to work will receive their regular pay. Employees who are expected to report to work but cannot do so because of unreasonable hardship or risk may use any accumulated unused vacation or paid personal days. Employees who are expected to report to work but cannot do so because of a declared state of emergency will receive regular straight-time pay. charitable giving celebration and raffle is dec. 9 Each year the Wellesley College community donates generously to the Charitable Giving Campaign, benefitting Community Works, Oxfam America, Rosie’s Place and the United Way. For employees who make a donation, a thank-you celebration and raffle will take place Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 10 am in the Academic Council Room. Raffle items, all donated by employees, include baked goods, classes, entertainment/sporting event tickets, memberships and more. To donate an item, send your name, department, extension and the name of the item to Fran Adams, post office, Marilynn Madzar, Schneider Center, or Lisa Kaufman, controller’s office, by Monday, Dec. 1. A raffle donation form has been distributed via campus mail. For more information, call x2208. colleagues in the news jessica irish, studio art, has won the 2003 United Nations World Summit on the Information Society award for “Best Content in E-Entertainment” for her work on the collaborative game “Tropical America.” The summit, to be hosted in Geneva this December, will focus on the benefits of information and communication technology for the development of communities and projects that help to bridge the growing content gap between developed and developing countries. For more information, go to www.europrix.org/wsis-award/nominees/e-entertainment.htm; for more on the Summit: www.itu.int/wsis. gail langley, health service, has been honored at the annual New England College Health Association with its Louise Gazzara Award, given to a college nurse who has made outstanding contributions to her college and profession. The award was established in 1992 by the College Health Association of Nurse Directors and transferred to the NECHA in 2000. jasenko pilja is the new general manager of the Wellesley College Club. He most recently has been the assistant general manager for the Inn at Harvard, where he also served as food and beverage director and in other positions. “As members of the Search Committee got to know Jasenko, it became clear that he is a uniquely successful, high-energy, people-oriented manager,” said Barry Monahan, administration and community affairs, in announcing Pilja’s new position. beth schuller, health service, served as a panelist at the fall symposium “The Impact of Eating Disorders on the College Campus,” sponsored by the Harvard Eating Disorders Center of Massachusetts General Hospital, which is dedicated to research and education on anorexia nervosa and associated disorders. calendar monday november 24 administrative council. 11 am, Academic Council Room. italian table. 6 pm, Tower Court Private Dining Room. Info: x2616. english tutoring. 6-9 pm, PLTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480. meditation. 7:30-9 pm, Buddhist meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793. meeting. Amnesty International. 8 pm, Café Hoop. Info: x1787. tuesday november 25 eid-ul-fitr. Islamic tradition. Ramadan ends. unitarian universalist meeting. 5-7 pm, Little Chapel. Info: x3484. basketball vs. Brandeis. 7 pm. Sponsor: Athletics. Info: 2900. wednesday november 26 russian table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Russian Dept. Lounge, FND, 4th Floor. Info: x3549. thursday november 27 thanksgiving holiday. friday november 28 administrative holiday. muslim prayer. 12:30-2 pm. Muslim Prayer Room, Houghton Chapel. Refreshments. Sponsor: Al-Muslimat. Info: x2656. saturday november 29 sunday november 30 worship services. 11:15-12:30 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655. catholic mass. 4 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Religious Life. Info: x2688. monday december 1 lecture. “Carnivorous Plants” Speaker: Richard Stomberg, glasshouse manager, Harvard University. 2-3 pm, Botanic Garden Visitors Center. (See story, page 4.) Sponsor: Friends of Horticulture. Info: x3094. english tutoring. 6-9 pm, PLTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480. meditation. 7:30-9 pm, Buddhist meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793. meeting. Amnesty International. 8 pm, Café Hoop. Info: x1787. ongoing exhibit. One Hundred Years Ago: The Class of 1904. Through Nov. 30. Archives, 4th floor Clapp Library. Info: x2127. exhibit. Flower Portraits. Photographs by Mary D. Coyne. Through Nov. 30. Botanic Gardens Visitors Center. Info: x3094. exhibit. Chongquing Chilis. Jewett Galleries, through Dec. 10. Sponsor: Art. Info: x2056. exhibits. Print Study Corridor, through Dec. 19. Reinstallation of the Permanent Collection, through Dec. 31. Two and One: Printmaking in Germany, through Jan. 18. Illuminating Time: Books of Hours from the Wellesley College Collections, through Jan. 11. (See story, above.) Recent Acquisitions: Contemporary Art, through Feb. 15. Dancing Cranes, through Feb. 15. DMCC. Info: x2051. book sale. Clapp Library, reading room, main floor. Recreational reading, classics, art books. Donations: 50 cents-$2. Info: x2894.       save the date!     12/3/03: Community Bazaar. 11 am-8 pm, Schneider Center. Crafts, jewelry, baked goods and more. Sponsor: Vice Presidents of Programming Council. Info: marmitag@wellesley.edu. 12/3/03: Lecture/recital, “Of Time and the ‘Audible’ River: The Changing Nature and Perception of Time in Music.” Speaker: Nicolas de Warren, philosophy; performance by Triple Helix Piano Trio. 12:30-2:15 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028. 12/6/03: Concert Two, “Beethoven and His Vibrant Legacy.” Featuring Triple Helix Piano Trio with special guest Kim Kashkashian, viola. 8 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028. 12/7/03: Christmas Vespers. Featuring Wellesley College Choir and Wellesley College Glee Club. Lisa Graham, conductor. 8 pm, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028.   don't miss... learn about the world of carnivorous plants If Little Shop of Horrors featured the only carnivorous plant you’ve ever seen, the Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture would like to introduce you to the wide variety of “meat-eating” plants. A lecture, “Carnivorous Plants,” will be presented Monday, Dec. 1, from 2-3 pm in the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens Visitor Center by Richard Stomberg, glasshouse manager of Harvard University. Stomberg is an enthusiastic and popular lecturer on botanical subjects. He has an extensive knowledge of carnivorous plants that he will share through slides and a display of these curious plants themselves. Find out what each plant strategy for trapping insects is and why they developed these fascinating survival mechanisms. Stomberg will also offer tips on growing these not-so-difficult plants at home. The lecture is $15 for members and $18 for non-members. For more information, call x3094. 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