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three wellesley students receive malone prizes
campus now has a new online calendar
toward leadership
study and research projects
campus construction sees much progress
colleagues in the news
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september
2004
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three wellesley students receive malone prizes
Three Wellesley College students have been honored with 2004 Katharine Malone Prizes for Academic Excellence. The Malone Prizes were established in 1985 by alumna Claudine Malone in honor of her mother, Katharine. Three prizes are given each year, honoring students who have successfully combined academic excellence with a commitment to contributing to the college community. This year’s prizes were announced at Convocation on Sept. 7.
The Katharine Malone Scholar, the most distinguished of the three awards, was given to senior Kathryn Pierce. “Your academic achievements, highlighted by your recent election to Phi Beta Kappa, in addition to your extraordinary dedication to the Wellesley community, clearly demonstrate your commitment to these ideals,” said President Diana Chapman Walsh in a letter informing Pierce of the award.
Pierce’s award includes a check for $30,000, given at Commencement. She is eligible for another $5,000 per year for up to four years for graduate studies.
This year’s Malone Sophomore Student Prize went to Katherine Miller. The First Year Student Prize was awarded to Carolyn Brunelle. Both received $7,500 as part of the honor.campus now has a new online calendar
Wellesley’s new online calendar has made its debut. The calendar lists most scheduled events on campus and includes information such as the event’s date, location, description and contact information. The calendar also provides valuable information about event space for those planning an event on campus.
The new resource will help answer the perennial question, “What’s happening on campus today/this weekend/next month?”
To make the most of this new tool, users are encouraged to read the “Help” section of the calendar and to explore the calendar and its features. The information displayed on the calendar comes from data entered into the calendar database by designated schedulers. Lectures, exhibits, meetings and other events will appear on the calendar; academic and physical education classes will not.
This fall, calendar presentations will be made to Academic and Administrative Councils and the Student Senate. These will provide opportunities to see a brief tutorial on the calendar and to learn how to use new space and events management processes.
To access the calendar on campus, go to https://calendar.wellesley.edu/wv3public and, off campus, from any computer connecting from outside the College network, go to https://calendar.wellesley.edu/wv3public.
There are links to the calendar from the College homepage (under the “Calendar & Events” drop-down menu).
Please note that submitting news to WellesleyWeek is independent from the new online college calendar. Only events scheduled through designated scheduling offices will appear on the online calendar. See more details at www.wellesley.edu/Calendar/requests.html.President Diana Chapman Walsh’s views on leadership were featured in a column, “It’s OK to Say You Don’t Know,” in a recent issue of Investor’s Business Daily. “The leadership model in our society is someone who looks powerful all the time, who’s never unsettled or unsure of anything,” Walsh said. “But that’s such a trap. Today’s challenges are filled with mysteries and complexities. They are rarely clear and linear.” Rather than believing they have to know everything, effective leaders reach good outcomes by seeking help and input at all levels, even from adversaries. “It’s important to believe that different voices all have data and information worth listening to,” she said. The column was inspired by an op-ed Walsh wrote for The Boston Globe, which can be read online at www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/President/Speeches/2004/leadershipoped.html
The Wellesley College campus was alive with activity during the summer months, and some of the work will continue through the year.
The Wellesley College Summer School, for example, enrolled nearly 150 students in 29 courses held in two four-week sessions. Students, including 13 from local high schools and 30 from other colleges and universities, choose courses ranging from the art of South Asia and the ecology of New England seascapes to American politics and the psychology of shyness.
Dozens of Wellesley students took part in research and internship programs with faculty members across the disciplines. In a program funded by the National Science Foundation, students are encouraged to pursue careers in science and medicine through their participation in a research project early in their academic career. The program includes research supervised by faculty, weekly student oral presentations of their work, seminars by visiting scientists, field trips to nearby industrial and academic research labs and workshops in public speaking and scientific writing. At summer's end, 10 student interns presented the preliminary results of their summer projects in instructional technology to a receptive audience of faculty, administrators and student peers. Working with a faculty “client,” the students are developing new uses of technology in the classroom. Some examples include an interactive simulation of a biological experiment, a digital archive of images of New York City for an English course and a Web site detailing the biodiversity of the Wellesley campus.campus construction sees much progress
This fall, progress continues on the construction of the Wang Campus Center and restored Alumnae Valley. Updated photos and live webcam views of the projects can be viewed at www.wellesley.edu/AdminandPlanning/CampusProjects/index.html.
Over the summer, the lawn of Houghton Memorial Chapel was excavated while workers undertook a major utility upgrade. Traffic patterns around the chapel have also changed. One Card access is no longer required to get to the back of the library or Tupelo Point. Cars can now enter and exit by the Stone Davis side of the chapel where a gate was previously. Traffic in front of the chapel and along the library side is now two-way traffic; there is no parking along this road. There is no longer a continuous road behind the chapel. Founders parking lot requires One Card access from both sides. "There will be work continuing around the chapel to finish up over the next few weeks but the major work at the chapel has been completed," said R. Michael Dawley, physical plant, while thanking the community for its patience.
Science Center Meadow and areas behind Bates were hydroseeded in late August. "Besides ongoing maintenance and other improvements over time, this was the final phase of restoring these meadow areas from that of a gravel parking lot needed while the Davis Parking Facility was under construction," said J. Patrick Willoughby, associate director, physical plant.
heather ayres has been named director of admission and milena mareva ’01 assistant director of admission, according to an announcement by jennifer desjarlais, dean of admission. ayres is a graduate of Brown University, where she earned a degree in history. She worked in admission at Brown from 1987-97, six of those years as associate director of admission. She has completed work on a doctorate in higher education at Harvard after serving for as assistant dean of arts and sciences at the College of William and Mary, where she coordinated a community scholars program. mareva graduated magna cum laude from Wellesley with a double major in economics and international relations. She has worked with the Analysis Group conducting economic and statistical analyses for research and business pursuits. More recently, she led recruiting information sessions for Analysis Group at Wellesley. While a student here, she was a student reader on the Board of Admission.
tony martin, Africana studies, has been interviewed by the BBC and Voice of America on Emancipation in the Caribbean. He also served as the keynote speaker for the 2004 Emancipation celebrations sponsored by the Commission on Pan-African Affairs of the government of Barbados.
robert paarlberg, political science, has been quoted in a Los Angeles Times story on farm subsidies. Developing nations accuse the United States of hypocrisy because it preached that other countries should open their markets to U.S. agricultural products but subsidized American farmers at home, giving them an unfair advantage. By letting the U.S. play games with farm subsidies, other nations “got what they wanted elsewhere,” said paarlberg. Among the gains, he said, was “permission to continue protecting some of their own ‘special’ farm goods.”
workshop. “Navigating the CWS Library.” 5:30 pm, CWS Library, Green Hall 442. Sponsor: CWS. Info: x2352.
meditation. Wellesley Buddhist Community. 7-8:15 pm, Meditation Room, lower chapel. Info: x2793.
meeting. Mandatory. “Senior Recruiting.” 7-9 pm, Science Center 277. Sponsor: CWS. Info: x2352.deadline. Tanner Conference applications. Noon. Info: tanner@wellesley.edu.
meeting. “Senior Orientation.” 4:30-6 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Refreshments. Sponsor: CWS. Info: x2352.
meeting. Mandatory. “Senior Recruiting.” 7-9 pm, SCI 277. Sponsor: CWS. Info: x2352.
volleyball vs. MIT. 7 pm. New England Women’s/Men’s Athletic Conference game. Info: x2003.rosh hashanah. Jewish tradition. Begins at sundown.
independence day for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
orientation. Davis Scholar new students. 12:30 pm, CE House. Sponsor: CWS. Info: x2352.
meditation. Wellesley Buddhist Community. 12:30-1 pm, Meditation Room, lower Chapel. Info: x2793.
meeting. Mandatory. “Senior Recruiting.” 4:30-6:30 pm, Pendleton West 212. Sponsor: CWS. Info: x2352.
independence day for Mexico and Papua New Guinea.
tutoring. ESL. 6-8:30 pm, PLTC Small Conference room. Info: x2480.
add/drop period ends.
prayer. Muslim communal (Jummah). Followed by religious discussions. 12:45-1:30 pm, lower chapel. Info: x2025.bible study. “Through the Book of Matthew.” 7 pm, lower chapel. Sponsor: Asian Baptist Student Koinonia (ABSK). Info: x4692.
independence day for Chile.
sunday september 19catholic mass. 4 pm, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Sponsor: Newman Catholic Ministry. Info: x2688
monday september 20
meeting. College Government Senate. Open to the entire Wellesley community. 6 pm, Academic Council Room, Green Hall. Info: x1181.
tutoring. English as a Second Language (ESL). 6-8:30 pm, PLTC Small Conference room. Info: x2480.
meditation. Wellesley Buddhist Community. 7-8:15 pm, Meditation Room, lower chapel. Info: x2793.exhibit. Presidential Elections at Wellesley College. Archives, 4th Floor, Clapp Library, through December. Info: x2127.
exhibit. Infinite Possibilities: Serial Imagery in 20th Century Drawings. Sept. 9-Dec. 12. DMCC. Info: x2051.
exhibit. American Identities: 20th Century Prints from Nancy Gray Sherrill, Class of 1954, Collection. Sept. 17-Dec. 14. (See story, page 4.) DMCC. Info: x2034.
exhibit. Studio Matters. Faculty exhibit. Sept. 6-17. Jewett Art Center Gallery. Info: x2043.
9/22/04: Triple Helix Piano Trio Lecture-Recital featuring Lois Shapiro, piano; Bayla Keyes, violin; and Rhonda Rider, cello. 12:30 pm, Jewett Auditorium.
Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028.9/26/04: Jazz trio, Fly, featuring Mark Turner, tenor saxophone; Jeff Ballard, drums; and Larry Grenadier, bass. 7 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028.
don't miss...american printmaking inspires film series, talks, performances
The Davis Museum's fall season includes an exhibit of one of the largest collections of 20th-century American printmaking.
American Identities: Twentieth-Century Prints from the Nancy Gray Sherrill, Class of 1954, Collection, will be on display from Sept. 17-Dec. 14. The collection is a remarkable grouping of artists, movements, ideas and techniques characterizing American prints from the late 19th-century up to the present. Works by George Bellows, Chuck Close, Stuart Davis, Lesley Dill, Childe Hassam, Edward Hopper, Alex Katz, John Marin, Miriam Schapiro, Kiki Smith and James Abbott McNeill Whistler, to name but a few, are among the selected works on view in this wonderful survey of the American artistic adventure.Opening activities for American Identities: Twentieth-Century Prints from the Nancy Gray Sherrill, Class of 1954, Collection will take place on Thursday, Sept. 23, at 4 pm, including gallery talks, a hands-on introductory printmaking workshop, a performance by the a cappella group The Blue Notes, and an informal conversation with Joe and Nancy Gray Sherrill discussing the formation of this significant collection of American prints with artist and advisor David Band.
A film series will be held in conjunction with American Identities, presenting significant American films tied to themes present in the exhibition. There will also be a symposium, "Art and Travel," on Saturday, Nov. 13, in Collins Cinema. Artist Lesley Dill will discuss her life-changing experiences in India while Wellesley College Spanish professor, poet and human rights activist Marjorie Agosin will speak about travel as a form of identity and the meaning of diaspora and exile. For more information and details, go to the Davis Museum Web site at www.davismuseum.wellesley.edu.
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