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wellesley first-year student contributes to education book Rosa Fernandez ’07 will be featured in a book published by Columbia Teachers College Press this February called Letters to the Next President: What We Can Do About the Real Crisis in Public Education. The book features a prologue by actor and comedian Bill Cosby and an epilogue by the late Senator Paul Wellstone. “Various writers including parents, teachers, students, senators and public administrators have been engaged in an intense discussion about how to improve domestic education policy in the next presidential elections,” she said. “In the chapter I wrote, my personal story is revealed through my experience at a small school in New York City and my participation in the creation of a small school in the Bronx.” Her chapter, “Journey to a New Life,” leads off the 288-page book. Born in the Dominican Republic, Fernandez and her twin sister immigrated at 14 to New York, where they joined their mother in the south Bronx. Her experience at Manhattan International High School, a small public school, led to her serving on a new school planning team for New Century High Schools in the Bronx. There she collaborated with What Kids Can Do Inc. on the 2003 booklet The Schools We Need: Creating Small High Schools That Work for Us. At Wellesley, she has been involved in the Latin American Concerns Organization and the HHMI Science Mentorship Program. Letters to the Next President is a collection of more than 30 letters that speak to the heart of public education. Fernandez joins education experts, elected officials, business and community leaders, teachers, principals, elementary and secondary students and parents in discussing the shortcomings of current state and federal education policies and offering suggestions for what can be done about it. “I hope everyone has the opportunity to read the letters of so many voices about one of the most significant issues of our democracy: the education of its youth,” said Fernandez. For more information, go to www.tcpress.com. check out summer school courses of all kinds The 2004 Wellesley College Summer School is a coeducational program, featuring full credit courses drawn from the regular Wellesley curriculum. It is open to all college students, college graduates and eligible commuting high school juniors and seniors. Registration begins March 1 for Session I, which runs from June 14-July 9, and Session II, from July 12-Aug. 6. Classes will be offered in art history, German, psychology, studio arts, history, quantitative reasoning, biological sciences, Jewish studies, religion, chemistry, mathematics, sociology, classical studies, music, Spanish, English and political science. Summer School’s offerings include everything from Professor Pat Berman’s “History of Photography: From Invention to Advertising Age,” which promises to explore the aesthetics, meanings and histories of photography, to visiting Professor Ira Silver’s “Social Inequality,” which will examine inequalities that pertain to class, race, and gender in American society. In addition, the 2004 Summer School will offer the Wellesley College Advanced Writing Program for High School Students, designed to provide a challenging and rewarding experience for high school students hoping to improve their writing skills in a college environment. Courses are taught by distinguished faculty from both the high school and college levels. Open to high school juniors and seniors, Session I meets from June 14-July 9 and Session II from July 12-Aug. 6. For more information, go to www.wellesley.edu/SummerSchool/ The Davis Museum
and Cultural Center’s home page has a monthly
feature, “Artwork of the Month,” making it well worth a
bookmark for art lovers. This month, learn about Edvard Munch’s The artwork is accompanied by an essay by Wellesley’s Pat Berman, art. “Madonna was one of the most audacious and troubling invocations of the Virgin Mary at the turn of the last century,” writes Berman. “(Munch) felt that ‘[p]eople should understand the sanctity, the grandeur of it, and should take off their hats as if in church.’” To read more about the Davis artwork of the month, go to www.wellesley.edu/DavisMuseum/education/artwork_month.html wellesley alumna wins essay-writing contest Thomas Hodge, Russian Department, notes that one of Wellesley’s outstanding alumnae has distinguished herself in an essay contest. “Lisa Woodson, an extraordinarily talented Russian major from the class of 2000 who is now in seminary, has won the Silver Award in the 2003 Shell/Economist essay-writing contest,” Hodge said. “Lisa, who lived in Moscow from 2000 to 2002 and was assistant editor of Russian Conservation News there, wrote an essay in response to this question from Shell/Economist, ‘Do we need nature?’” The winning entry was awarded $20,000 and will appear in the prestigious annual publication, The Economist: The World in 2004. To see Woodson’s essay, go to www.shelleconomistprize.com, then click on “winners,” then “2003 - Do we need nature?” Woodson is listed as one of two silver award winners. Alternatively, to download and read the essay immediately, go to www.shelleconomistprize.com/essays/2nd_prize_Lisa_Woodson.pdf marion
just and colleagues win book award She and co-authors Ann Crigler ’77, now an associate professor of political science at the University of Southern California, Dean Alger, Timothy Cook, Montague Kern and Darrell West share in the award from the Political Communication Division of the American Political Science Association for the best book published in the last 10 years. Crosstalk was commended for its methodological breadth, which involved extensive research at four sites (Boston; Winston-Salem, N.C.; Los Angeles; and Fargo-Moorehead, Minn.) “All available sources of information ( including political advertising, speeches, and general election debates; local and national news; and emerging talk show formats) were evaluated from January to November 1992. The following is a description of the book and its findings, which has an especially topical appeal as we enter a presidential election year: “Citizen response to information was probed using multiple methods (depth interviews, focus groups and public opinion polls). Information environments and campaigns were found to matter in the construction of public opinion. Political advertising messages were significant in presidential primaries. Candidate debates were important in general elections. Voters revise their standards of evaluation across a lengthy campaign. Perceptions of candidate traits, including personal ones, have an impact on voter choice on Election Day.” barbara brenzel, eduation, has presented a seminar at Harvard University on Samuel Gridley Howe and his reform efforts for the feeble-minded in America in 1850. ruth rogers, special collections, katherine mccanless ruffin, book arts program, and ray starr, classics, gave a presentation, “Papyrus to Print to Pixel,” an experimental course they collaboratively taught, to the Society of Printers in Boston. In an interdisciplinary context, the class examined the evolution of written communication from the scroll to hypertext. In October, Rogers and Ruffin gave a similar multimedia presentation in San Francisco that was co-sponsored by the San Francisco Center for the Book and the Friends of the Wellesley College Library. jessica shlasko ’98, executive director of the Wellesley College Alumnae Association, has been honored with the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District 1 Rising Star Award, which recognizes the accomplishments of professionals with five or fewer years of advancement experience whose early success promises future leadership and achievement. Recipients are those whose performance demonstrates innovation, professionalism and leadership qualities. The award was presented at the Jan. 24 CASE District 1 Achievement and Recognition Awards Gala Banquet at the Ritz Carlton in Boston. CASE is the largest international association of educational institutions with more than 3,000 member colleges, universities and independent elementary and secondary schools in 49 countries. Shlasko is among the 38,000 advancement professionals in alumni relations, communications and development nationally and the 4,400 members in District 1 North Atlantic. exhibition/demonstration. Wintersession’s Robotics Design Studio. 4:30-6 pm, Science Center, Sage Lounge, 2nd floor. (See story, below.) Refreshments. Sponsor: Computer Science. Info: x3249. spring semester begins. spanish table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Private Dining Room. Info: x3571. russian table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Russian Dept. Lounge, FND, 4th Floor. Info: x3549. sustaining prayer. 1-2 pm. Billings 202. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655. meditation. 7:30-9 pm, Buddhist meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793. japanese table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Severance Conference Room. Info: x4442. cws information meeting. “Summer 2004 Stipend Program.” 12:30-1:30 pm, Library Lecture Room. Info: x2352. lecture. “Anthropological Itineraries: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Touring Difference.” Speaker: Vernadette Gonzalez, ethnic studies, University of California, Berkeley, and Luce professorship candidate. 4:30 pm, Library Lecture Room. Sponsor: Women’s Studies. Info: x2538. bible study. 7-8 pm; worship services, 8-9 pm, Little Chapel. Refreshments. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655. muslim prayer. 12:45-2 pm. Little Chapel. Refreshments. Sponsor: Al-Muslimat. Info: x2656. cws panel discussion. “Exploring Career Options: How I Found My Career in Business.” 6-8:30 pm, McAfee Dining Hall. Join alumnae from Wellesley College Business Leadership Council for informal dinner discussion and panel presentation on career paths, balancing personal and professional roles, making graduate school decisions and recognizing opportunities. RSVP to egammons@wellesley.edu, as soon as possible. Space limited. Info: x2352. saturday january
31 fencing invitational. 9 am. Sponsor: Athletics. Info: x2900. cws seminar. “Exploring Career Options in Business.” 9 am-4 pm, McAfee Dining Hall. Business Leadership Council alumnae help students think about where they fit into the business world. RSVP to egammons@wellesley.edu, as soon as possible. Space limited. Info: x2352. worship services. 11:15-12:30 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655. cws mockathon. Noon-4 pm, CWS Offices, 4th floor, Green Hall. Mock interviews with alumnae. Info: x2352. lecture. “Medicine in War.” Speaker: Diana Hadzibegovic, M.D./M.P.H., a physician from Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herecegovina, will share with experiences as a medical doctor in war-torn Sarajevo. 2 pm, SCI 277. Sponsors: Balkan Express, SOFC, CLCE. Info: BalkanExpressmail@wellesley.edu catholic mass. 4 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Religious Life. Info: x2688. monday february 2 italian table. 6 pm, Tower Court Dining Hall Conference Room. Info: x2616. meditation. 7:30-9 pm, Buddhist meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793. meeting. Amnesty International. 8 pm, Café Hoop. Info: x1787. exhibits. Recent
Acquisitions: Contemporary Art, through Feb. 15. Dancing
Cranes,
through Feb. 15. Davis Museum and Cultural Center. Info: x2051.
don't miss... student-built robotics will strut their stuff on jan. 26 The eighth annual exhibition of Wellesley’s Robotics Design Studio will be held Monday, Jan. 26, from 4:30-6 pm at the Wellesley College Science Center, Sage Lounge, 2nd floor. The program is free and the public is invited. During Wintersession, robotics students have built “kinetic sculptures” that interact with their environment using sensors, motors and programs running on small computers. The materials include Lego bricks, craft materials including felt and Styrofoam and lots of hot glue. Past exhibitors have built car washes, shape sorters and scenes from “The Wizard of Oz.” “Come and see what the creative, programming and engineering skills of this year’s class will produce,” said robotics teacher Scott Anderson, computer science. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Anderson at sanderso@wellesley.edu or at x3249.
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