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wellesley tops the nation’s colleges for fulbright awards
campus will gather on election night
author navigates issues of color and self-esteem
president walsh takes part in boston schools program
wasac presents south asian cultural show
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wellesley tops the nation’s colleges for fulbright awards
With 10 official winners, Wellesley College ranks in first place among all U.S. baccalaureate colleges in producing the highest number of 2004-2005 Fulbright Awards. But according to Eleanor Perkins, director of fellowship programs, that’s not the whole story.
“Actually, to my knowledge, we ‘won’ 14 awards through the Fulbright Student Program,” she said. Three winners declined the award to accept another opportunity, and therefore, the Fulbright Program doesn’t count them in the official tally. In addition, one winning alumna was not included in the totals since she applied independently.
“Our students are truly remarkable,” said Perkins. “Their success is also a reflection of the advice and support they get from our amazing faculty.”
For details on Wellesley’s Fulbright award winners, go to www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2004/052104.html.The Fulbright Program recently announced the complete list of colleges and universities that produced the most 2004-2005 U.S. Fulbright Fellows; the results are reported in the Oct. 22 Chronicle of Higher Education.Under the Fulbright Program, 1,100 American students in 104 fields of study have been offered grants to study, teach English and conduct research in more than 110 countries throughout the world beginning this fall. Students receiving awards for this academic year applied through 550 colleges or universities.
Detailed lists of Fulbright students are available by home state, field of study and host country; go to www.iie.org/fulbright.The Fulbright U.S. Student Program equips future American leaders with the skills they need to thrive in increasingly global environment by providing funding for one academic year of study or research abroad, to be conducted after graduation from an accredited university.
campus will gather on election night
Wellesley will celebrate Election 2004 on Tuesday, Nov. 2, in Pendleton Atrium from 8 pm-2 am as the United States elects its next president.
“All members of the community are welcome to watch election returns on the Atrium’s ‘big screen’ or on other media outlets that will be set up in PNE,” said Adriana Mihal, sociology.
The event is the latest in a series of lectures and discussions leading up to the elections. Each presidential debate has been broadcast in Pendleton, followed by a discussion with faculty members and students. The events have been sponsored by student political groups including the Committee for Political and Legislative Action (CPLA), Wellesley Democrats and Wellesley Republicans, along with faculty members from Anthropology, Economics, Education, Political Science and Sociology, including David Lindauer, faculty director and the initiator of this event.
“This election may be one of the most important in our lifetimes, but that doesn’t mean we have to wait for the outcome in solitude just because we’re worried that we may not agree with the people that stand next to us,” said CPLA chair Kimberly Chin ’05. “This is an opportunity to bring our entire community together. There is no better opportunity for us to come together as a politically minded and aware community. And this event is of the magnitude that, I hope, no one will ever forget.” Refreshments will be available. For more information, call x2137.
The Human Resources Office invites all Wellesley College employees to its annual Benefits Information Day, Thursday, Nov. 4. In preparation for this year’s Open Enrollment (Nov. 4-19), Benefits Information Day will be held from 10 am-2 pm in the Academic Council Room, 4th Floor, Green Hall.
Benefit plan representatives have been invited to be on hand to answer questions. “Please join us for refreshments and take advantage of the opportunity to meet directly with our primary benefit plan providers,” said Eleanor Wilcox Tutty, human resources. For more information, call x2215.
author navigates issues of color and self-esteem
Award-winning author Marita Golden will talk about her latest book, Don’t Play in the Sun: One Woman’s Journey Through the Color Complex, on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 5 pm in Harambee House. The event is co-sponsored by Ethos, and member Tammi Robinson ’06 noted, “Ethos wants to give women an open forum to explore the importance of discussing all issues of self-image.”
In a hard-hitting meditation on the role that color plays among African Americans and in wider society, Golden tells how she has navigated the issue in the course of her life. In a professional writing career that spans more than 20 years, she has distinguished herself as a novelist, essayist and teacher. She has written several novels, including Long Distance Life, a best seller cited as a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post. Her non-fiction writing includes the editing of three anthologies as well as memoirs and essays. She has taught at George Mason and Virginia Commonwealth University, Emerson College and other institutions.
In her newest book, Golden writes about color-based discrimination. Erudite, self-aware and thorough, she acts as a knowing guide to thorny psychosocial territory. For more information, e-mail trobinso@wellesley.edu or go to www.maritagolden.com.
president walsh takes part in boston schools program
President Diana Chapman Walsh has taken part in the Boston Public Schools’ Principal for a Day (PFAD) program along with 86 other corporate, civic or academic leaders. Walsh visited Hernandez K-8 School in Roxbury, Mass., where 373 students are enrolled in two-way bilingual classes, learning in English and Spanish. She “shadowed” school principal Margarita Muniz, and later praised her and her school for “the pride that has gone into the design of every classroom and the care that has gone into the crafting of the curriculum, in the professionalism of the staff, and the aura of mutual respect and commitment that suffused every interaction I witnessed, whether fleeting or more prolonged. It was a privilege and a pleasure to spend the morning with you.”Participants had a chance to see what Boston schools are trying to do to improve professional development and instruction beyond passing MCAS standards, said PFAD organizer Mary Ann Cohen, adding, “That is a daunting challenge for any district, much less a large urban one with high percentages of students with exceptional needs.”
wasac presents south asian cultural show
On Nov. 5-6, from 7:30-11 pm in Jewett Auditorium, the Wellesley Association for South Asian Cultures (WASAC) will present its annual cultural show, Shruti Laya 2004. Now in its ninth year, the show demonstrates the talent and skill of students of South Asian descent and anyone with an interest in South Asian culture. The show offers poetry, dance, drama and music from all regions of South Asia.
“By incorporating dance, the spoken word and music into the show, we are able to educate our peers about the history, the struggles and the triumphs of South Asian culture,” said WASAC’s Loveleen Bindra ’05. “We are also able to highlight the many similarities and differences within South Asia. Shruti Laya helps demonstrate the importance of South Asian studies.” Due to Shruti Laya’s popularity, preticketing will take place in Schneider Nov. 3-4 from 2:30-1:30 and 5:30-6:30 pm with a limit of one ticket per student and two per faculty/staff member. Tickets are free with a Wellesley I.D. For more info: lbindra@wellesley.edu.
christopher candland, political science, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to conduct research on “Women’s Empowerment Through Islamic Organizations” at Airlangga University in Surabaya, Indonesia, from January through June 2005. The award has been announced by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Candland is one of about 800 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel abroad to some 140 countries for the 2004-2005 academic year through the program, which aims to build mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries. Recipients of Fulbright Scholar awards are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement and because they have demonstrated extraordinary leadership potential in their fields.
mary lefkowitz, classical studies, took part in the Biblical Archaeology Society’s three-day seminar, “The Sacred & the Profane in the Ancient Mediterranean World,” held in Boston in September. The program featured lectures on life in the ancient Mediterranean world with topics ranging from religious belief to daily life. Lefkowitz presented two lectures on “Greek Gods, Human Lives” and “Women’s Life in Fifth-Century Athens.” Her most recent book, Greek Gods, Human Lives: What We Can Learn from Myths (2003), attempts to restore to the gods the important role they always have in ancient narratives. Other experts in classical studies and the ancient world making presentations at the seminar included Professor of Classics Alan Boegehold of Brown University and Amherst College; Professor of Latin Kathleen Coleman of Harvard; and Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow, chair of the Classics Department at Brandeis University.
all saints day. Christian tradition.
dia de los muertos. (Day of the Dead.)
cws workshop. “Luce Internships in Asia.” 12:30 pm, PNE 239. Info: x2352.
opera/discussion. “The Hand of Bridge.” 12:30 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028.
lecture. “Queer Ethnicities and the Performance of Politics.” Speaker: Raul Rubio, Spanish. 12:30-1:30 pm, PNW 212. Sponsor: Mezcla. Info: Mezclamail@wellesley.edu
italian table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court private dining hall. Info: x2616.
cws workshop. “First-Years’ Lunch.” 12:30-1:30 pm, Stone-Davis living room. Info: x2352.
workshop. “Edible and Useful Plants in the Margaret C. Ferguson Greenhouses.” Speaker: Richard Stromberg, glasshouse manager, Harvard. 1:30 pm, Botanic Gardens Visitor Center. Members: $10; Non-members: $13. Sponsor: FOH. Info: x3094.
cws workshop. “Junior Internship Recruiting.” 4:30-6 pm, SCI 277. Info: x2352.
lecture. “El aprendizaje de la lenguas y la consciencia intercultural.” Speaker: Andreu Van Hoft, University of Nijemga, Holland. 5-7 pm, PNE 239. Sponsor: Spanish. Info: x2744.
meeting. College Government Senate. 6 pm, Academic Council Room. Info: x1181.
lecture/book signing. Speaker: Masha Hamilton, author, The Distance Between Us. 6-8 pm, Zeta Alpha Literary Society, Tupelo Lane. Sponsor: ZA Literary Society. Info: 781-431-1160.
esl tutoring. 6-8:30 pm, PLTC small conference room. Info: x2480.
cws workshop. “Navigating the CWS Library.” 6:30 pm, GRH 442. Info: x2352.
meditation. 7-8:15 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793.
all souls’ day.
election day. Attend results in Pendleton Atrium, 8 pm-2 am. Refreshments. (See story) Info: x2138.
walk with spirit. 4 pm, Chapel lawn. Sponsor: Religious and Spiritual Life. Info: x2687.
apt workshop. “Get Sleep and That ‘A.’” 4:30 pm, Stone-Davis living room. Info: x2641.workshop. “Literature and the City.” Speaker: Edward J. Ahearn, French. 4:30-5:40 pm, GRH 227. Sponsor: Comparative Literature. Info: tnolden@wellesley.edu.
sharing circle. Sponsor: Unitarian Universalists. 7-8 pm, Little Chapel. Info: x3484.
german table. 7:30-8:30 pm, Schneider loft. Info: x2584.
meditation. 12:30-1 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793.
spanish table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court small dining room. Info: x3571.
philosophy open house. 12:30-1:30 pm, FND 322. Pizza lunch. Info: x2620.
brachman hoffman symposium. Speakers: Dennis Smith, biology, on “Don’t Go Breakin’ My Heart: The Effect of Beta-agonists on the Myocardium” and Nancy Genero, psychology, on “Cultural Intersubjectivity: Great Idea But Can We Measure It?” 1 pm, SCI 277. Sponsor: Science. Info: x3075.
russian table. 1-2 pm, FND 416. Info: x3584.
lecture. “The Soma-Economics of Dickens’ Hard Times.” Speaker: Catherine Gallagher, English, UC Berkeley. 5:30 pm, Library Lecture Room. Sponsors: Wellesley, Brandeis English depts. Info: x2590.
meeting. “Good Book Club.” 6:30 pm, BIL 202. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.
davis after dark. Dia de los Muertos celebration. 9-11 pm, DMCC. Info: x2053.
benefits information day for Wellesley employees. 10 am-2 pm, Academic Council Room. (See story) Info: x2215.
wcw seminar. “What I Did for Love, or Benefits, or on the Research Frontier of Same-Sex Marriage.” Speakers: Same-Sex Marriage Study Group. 12:30-1:30 pm, Cheever House. Info: x2500.
lecture. “Linked by China: Emma Mills & Madame Chiang Kai-Shek.” Speakers: Thomas DeLong and Samuel Chu, Ohio State. Reception, 4:15; program, 4:45 pm, Library Lecture Room. (See story) Sponsor: Friends of the Library. Info: x2872.
apt workshop. “What Am I Supposed To Write Down?” 4:30 pm, Pomeroy living room, and 7 pm, Claflin living room. Info: x2641.
lecture. “The Movement That Deconstructed McDonald’s José Bové and the Peasants of Larzac.” Speaker: Herman Lebovics, SUNY, Stony Brook. 4:30-6 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsors: History and French. Info: x2914.
esl tutoring. 6-8:30 pm. PLTC small conference room. Info: x2480.
cws lecture. “Marketing 101: A Maybelline Case Study.” Speaker: Elaine Sheng, Maybelline marketing director. 7-9 pm, PNW 212. Info: x2356.
lecture. “A Response to Genocide in Darfur.” Speakers: Rogaia Abusharaf, Africana Dtudies; Lidwien Kapteijns, history. 7-9 pm, PNE 225A. Sponsor: African Students Association. Info: wasamail@wellesley.edu.
panel discussion. “Computer Science Alumnae.” 7:30-9 pm, Library Lecture Room. Sponsor: Computer Science. Info: rshull@wellesley.edu.
film. Spike Lee’s Jungle Fever. 8:30-10:30 pm, PNE 125. Sponsor: Ethos. Admission: Donation to Botswana orphanage. Info: Ethosmail@wellesley.edu.
walk with spirit. 7:30 am, Chapel lawn. Sponsor: Religious and Spiritual Life. Info: x2687.
prayer/discussion. Muslim communal (Jummah). 12:45-1:30 pm, lower chapel. Info: x2025.
bible study. 7 pm, lower chapel. Sponsor: Asian Baptist Student Koinonia. Info: x4692.
shruti laya. 7:30-11 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Sponsor: WASAC. (See story) Info: WASACmail@wellesley.edu.
performance. “Untyped Spoken Word.” 5-8 pm, Schneider. Sponsor: GenerAsians and Ethos Women. Info: GA-Mail@wellesley.edu.
shruti laya. 7:30-11 pm. Jewett Auditorium. Sponsor: WASAC. (See story) Info: WASACmail@wellesley.edu.
concert. Wellesley-Brandeis orchestra. 8-10 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028.
sunday november 7worship service. 11:15 am, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.
catholic mass. 4 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Newman Catholic Ministry. Info: x2688.
meeting. Darshana. 5 pm, meditation room, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Hindu Community. Info: x2794.
fiesta filipina. 6-8 pm, Schneider. Sponsor: SOFC. Info: Filipinamail@wellesley.edu.
monday november 8
italian table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court private dining hall. Info: x2616.
lecture. “Bugs, Blobs and Roto-Routers.” Speaker: Jim Propp, mathematics, U Wisconsin-Madison. 4:15-5:30 pm, SCI 396. Sponsor: Mathematics. Info: x3148.
meeting. College Government Senate. 6 pm, Academic Council Room. Info: x1181.
esl tutoring. 6-8:30 pm, PLTC small conference room. Info: x2480.
meditation. 7-8:15 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793.
film. Kung San of Africa. 8-10 pm, PNE 125. Sponsor: Anthropology Students Association. Info: anthromail@wellesley.edu.
exhibit. Mayling and Emma: A Chinese-American Friendship. Clapp Reference Room, through Dec. 31. Info: x2128.
exhibit. Inspired by Flowers. Botanic Gardens Visitor Center. Info: x3094.
exhibit. Presidential Elections at Wellesley College. Archives, Clapp Library, through December. Info: x2127.
exhibit. Infinite Possibilities. Through Dec. 12. Sponsor: DMCC. Info: x2051.
exhibit. American Identities. Through Dec. 14. Sponsor: DMCC. Info: x2051.
book sale. Clapp Library. Donations: 50 cents-$2. Info: x2894.
community food drive. Through Nov. 8 at locations around campus. Info: x3789.
11/9/04: Tanner Conference. All-day event features student presentations of off-campus experiences. Info: www.wellesley.edu/CWS/Tanner2004/tannertop.html
don't miss...new exhibition highlights a unique chinese-american friendship
On Thursday, Nov. 4, from 4:15-5:30 pm in the Library Lecture Room, the Friends of the Library will host a reception and lecture to celebrate the opening of an exhibition in Clapp Library, Mayling and Emma: A Chinese-American Friendship. This exhibition is part of the opening of the Emma DeLong Mills Papers, which focus on the friendship between Madame Chiang Kai-shek (Mayling Soong) and Emma DeLong Mills, members of the Wellesley College Class of 1917.
Thomas A. DeLong, cousin of Emma Delong Mills, and Samuel C. Chu, professor emeritus, Ohio State University, and editor of Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Her China, will provide insights into these two women and their friendship. For more information, visit the Friends of the Library Web site at www.wellesley.edu/Library/friends.html.
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