25 april -

2 may

2005

wellesley works on continuing tsunami relief efforts

Wellesley students will inaugurate a dance marathon to benefit tsunami relief efforts this month. Calling it a “12-hour philanthropic entertainment bonanza,” organizers will hold the event in Stone Davis residence hall on Saturday, April 30, from 8 pm to 8 am.
More than 200,000 people were killed around the Indian Ocean in the Dec. 26 tsunami, which was triggered by an earthquake off Indonesia.

“There are two categories of participants in Dance Marathon, marathoners and moralers,” said committee member Ruth Wang’ondu ’07. “Both kinds of participants join Dance Marathon by pledging to bring donations to the event.”

Marathoners will commit to being at Dance Marathon for the whole 12 hours, and to bringing a minimum of $100 in sponsorship money. Moralers come in support of the cause and the Marathoners; they can dance for any amount of time under 12 hours. For each hour they dance, they will commit to raising at least $10. Groups of 10 can come as Marathoners and commit to raising at least $250 for the group.

Throughout the event, Marathoners and Moralers will enjoy music deejayed by radio station WZLY, performances by campus dance groups and other special guests including Seemore Johnson and Christina Pujol, two professional salsa instructors from the Boston area.

The evening will include dance-offs, free food and drink, a raffle drawing, a Scream Tunnel hour and breakfast at night’s end.

In addition, the Wellesley College Tsunami Relief Committee, which was formed to determine ways in which the college can most effectively respond to the tsunami disaster in South and Southeast Asia, has developed a new internship program entitled “Wellesley in the World: Responding to World Crises.” To find out more, go to www.wellesley.edu/Tsunami/tsunami.html. For more information on the Dance Marathon, e-mail hjung1@wellesley.edu.

trustees approve budget, glimpse class of 2009

At its April 15 meeting, Wellesley’s board of trustees approved the $196.7 million operating and capital budget for the 2005-06 fiscal year, a 3% increase over the current year’s budget. The two primary revenue streams in the budget are a 5.2% increase in the comprehensive fee and a release of $67.9 million from the college’s endowment.

Dean of Admission Jennifer Desjarlais provided the trustees with information about trends in admissions and financial aid and gave a preliminary glimpse at the Class of 2009. Wellesley has received a record number of applications, an increase of 9% over last year, which allowed the College to be the most selective it has been in nearly 40 years.
In other business, the academic affairs and student life committees met in joint session for an in-depth discussion of advising at Wellesley. The landscape and building committee approved the scope and preliminary budget for repairs to the Davis Museum and Cultural Center needed to correct moisture-related problems within the building.

The trustees re-elected Victoria Herget ’73 to another term as chair of the board and re-elected Dozier Gardner to his position as vice chair. Retiring trustee Dorothy Collins Weaver ’68 was named trustee emerita for her outstanding service to the college in her role as trustee. The board also thanked William Mitchell, Ph. D., who completes six years of service in June.

the post-war balkans

A lecture, “Balkans: The Aftermath,” will be presented by Ambassadors Samuel Zbogar, Neven Jurica, Ivan Vujacic and Igor Davidovic on Thursday, April 28, at 7 pm in the College Club.

These four ambassadors from the former Yugoslav republics of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia-Montenegro will discuss the post-war reconstruction and development in the Balkans region. Each will recount the involvement of their countries in the Balkan Wars and talk about the reconstruction and transition into democratic societies that all Balkan countries have undergone. The event is sponsored by Slater International Association. For more information, call x1204.

menkiti writes ‘fresh, engaging’ book of poetry

Ifeanyi Menkiti, philosophy, has written a new book of poetry, Of Altair, The Bright Light (Earthwinds Edition, 2005). A 68-page, illustrated book, it is a first edition of poems written over the past decade.

Menkiti was born in Onitsha, Nigeria. He came to the United States to attend Pomona College and went onto Columbia and New York universities for further studies. He earned a Ph.D. in philosophy from Harvard and has taught at Wellesley for more than 30 years. He teaches courses in the area of medical ethics, philosophy of law, philosophy and literature and African philosophy. He has produced two previous collections of poetry, Affirmations (1971) and The Jubilation of Falling Bodies (1978). Published widely in African and American journals, including Philosophical Forum, Harvard Educational Review and Journal of the American Academy of Religion, his poetry has been read on National Public Radio and has received an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The editors of Earthwinds Press call his poetry “fresh, engaging and full of surprises. The poems are tough, serious, and often come at you with a whimsical twist or a biting satire. The reader is struck by the energy of the poems, as well as by their unwavering historical sense.”

award-winning photojournalist to discuss his work

Photojournalist Essdras Suarez will speak about his work on Monday, April 25, at 6 pm in Collins Cinema. Suarez moved to the United States in 1988 from his native Panama City and studied photojournalism at the University of Florida. After graduating in 1993 he covered Cuban and Haitian migration in south Florida before moving to the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, where he shared in a Spot News Pulitzer in 2000 for coverage of the Columbine High School shootings. He won the Robert F. Kennedy International Photojournalism Award that year for his story about a 14-year-old Guatemalan immigrant who died while being smuggled to Florida. Suarez, now at The Boston Globe, will talk about his recent work on border crossing issues and the tsunami. The lecture is sponsored by the Art Department. For more information, call x2170.

learn about mother-daughter self-defense

The Center for Work & Service and the Girls’ LEAP ( Lifetime Empowerment & Awareness Program) is offering a Mother/Daughter Self-Defense Workshop Saturday, April 30, from 2-5 pm at Keohane Sports Center.

LEAP promotes the individual safety of girls (ages 8-18) and women through focused programs teaching physical self-defense techniques and safety awareness skills. These combined self-confidence building tools help increase girls’ capacity to keep themselves safe.

At the workshop, girls and mothers (or any female guardian) will learn self-defense and awareness skills in the physical portion of the program, and then participate in a self-reflective piece including role plays, writing and art. Following the workshop, there will be refreshments and a brief presentation about the work LEAP does in Greater Boston. To register, call the LEAP office at x2904 or e-mail lvanderp@wellesley.edu.

colleagues in the news

judy brown, physics, is a guest editor for a special issue of the IEEE Transactions on Speech and Audio Processing. This special issue will appear later this year and focuses on combining statistical and perceptual approaches to audio analysis.

melinda lopez, theatre studies, has had a play debut, Sonia Flew, at Boston’s Calderwood Pavilion; a lead role in the Boston production of another play, Anna in the Tropics, and now a role in the major motion picture, Fever Pitch. She plays the part of Shari, a demented Red Sox fan who screams her undying love to player Johnny Damon. The new Farrelly brothers’ film has earned raves from critics and Sox fans.

kris niendorf, director of residential and campus life, was honored at the Massachusetts Association for Women in Education (MAWE) Spring Dinner held at the Boston Globe Building this April. She was awarded the 2005 Award for Professional Excellence. This award is presented to a woman in higher education administration who has performed consistently at the highest standards in roles of increasing responsibility.

julie norem, psychology, has been featured in a column in the Virginian-Pilot, “Anxiety Brings Out Optimist and Pessimist.” The article addresses different methods of dealing with life’s worries depending on whether you have a positive or negative outlook. A strategic optimist doesn’t worry very much and expects a great outcome. A defensive pessimist thinks about a variety of possible outcomes and prepares for the worst. “Worrying is not a pathology,” she said. “Some people are more anxious. If you feel anxious, the more you need to have a plan.”

calendar

monday april 25

cws workshop. “Job Search Strategies and Networking.” 12:30 pm, GRH 428. Info: x2352.

italian table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court private dining room. Info: x2616.

pinanski teaching prize deadline. 4:30 pm. Info: x3583.

meeting. College Government Senate. 6 pm, Academic Council Room. Info: x1181.

cws workshop. “Using the Wellesley Network.” 6 pm, GRH 441. Info: x2352.

esl tutoring. 6-8 pm, PLTC small conference room. Info: x2480.

lecture. “Border-Crossing Issues and the Tsunami.” 6-8 pm, Collins Cinema. Speaker: Essdras Saurez, photojournalist. Sponsor: Art. Info: x2170.

cws workshop. “‘Out’ in the Real World.” 6:30- 8:30 pm, Shafer living room. Info: x2352.

meditation. 7-8:15 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793.

tuesday april 26

softball. NEWMAC Round 1. 3 pm. Info: x2003.

lecture. “Philosopher Queens and Guardian Females: Women in Plato’s Kallipolis?” Speaker: Catherine McKeen, philosophy, SUNY Brockport. 4:15 pm, FND 120. Sponsor: Philosophy. Info: x2620.

trivia challenge. 4:15-5:15 pm, PNE 122. Sponsor: International Relations Council. Info: IRCmail@wellesley.edu.

lecture. “Sustainable Tourism, Global Conservation and Economic Development: Lessons Learned and Present Challenges.” Speaker: Megan Epler Wood, International Ecotourism Society. 4:30-5:30 pm, SCI 396. Sponsor: Environmental Studies and Biology. Info: x3098.

seminar. “Consolidation.” Speaker: Scott McIsaac, Nelnet. 5 pm, PNW 212. Sponsor: Student Financial Services. Info: x2271.

cornille lecture. “Poisonous or Prophetic?: Native Son, Naked Lunch, Spectres de Marx—and Rimbaud.” Speaker: Edward Ahearn, French. 5 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: French; Newhouse Center for the Humanities. Info: x2403.

workshop. “Beaded Prayers.” Textile/bead artist Sonya Clark. 5:30 pm, JAC 450, 454. Sign up in Applied Arts. Sponsor: Applied Arts. Info: x2030.

sharing circle. 7-8 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Unitarian Universalists. Info: x3484.

german table. 7:30-8:30 pm, Schneider loft. Info: x2584.

wednesday april 27

carillon concert. “John Cage: The Complete Music for Carillon, Nos. 1-5.” 12:30 pm, Galen Stone Tower. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028.

cws workshop. “Public Health: Professional Trends and Updates.” Speaker: Arthur Culbert, admissions, BU School of Public Health. 12:30 pm, PNE 225A. Info: x2352.

meditation. 12:30-1 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793.

arabic table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court private dining hall. Info: x2916.

french table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Bates private dining hall. Info: x2403.

spanish table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court dining hall. Info: x3571.

russian table. 1-2 pm, FND 416. Info: x3584.

lecture. “The Structural Enzymology of Parkinson’s Disease.” Speaker: Gregory Petsko, biochemistry, Brandeis University. 12:30-2:20 pm, SCI 278. Sponsor: Biochemistry. Info: BCBCmail@wellesley.edu.

lecture. “Women in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF).” Speaker: Miri Eisin, retired IDF colonel. 4:15 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Hillel. Info: x2687.

anime film. Perfect Blue. 4:50 and 7:30 pm, FND 207. Sponsor: East Asian Languages and Literatures. Info: x3226.

lecture. “I Don’t Remember Being Born.” Speaker: Phoebe Gloeckner, comic book artist, School of Art & Design, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. 5 pm, Library Lecture Room. Sponsor: English. Info: x2591.

cws workshop. “Job Shadowing.” 5:30 pm, GRH 338. Info: x2352.

cws workshop. “Life After Wellesley.” 6-8:30 pm, PNE 225A. Info: x2352.

meeting. Good Book Club. 6:30 pm, BIL 202. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.

thursday april 28

meditation. 12:30-1 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793.

lecture. “Contemplation as Transformation: Resources for Spiritual Empowerment and Social Justice.” Speaker: MuShim Ikeda Nash, peace activist. 4:30 pm, Library Lecture Room. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793.

lacrosse. NEWMAC Round 1. 4:30 pm. Info: x2003.

lecture. “Learning from Landscapes: The Nature of New England, 1790–1820.” Speaker: Martha McNamara, history, University of Maine at Orono. 4:30 pm, JAC 450. Reception follows. (See story) Sponsor: Art. Info: x2042.

lecture. “Acting on Faith—Resources for Spirituality and Justice.” Speaker: Mushim Ikeda-Nash, peace activist. 4:30-5:30 pm, Library Lecture Room. Info: x2793.

esl tutoring. 6-8 pm, PLTC small conference room. Info: x2480.

lecture. “Report from Israel/Palestine: The Peace Movement.” Speaker: Joseph Previtera, student activist. 6-9 pm, PNE 239. Sponsor: Arab Women. Info: WAWmail@wellesley.edu.

lecture. “Balkans: The Aftermath.” Speakers: Ambassadors Samuel Zbogar (Slovenia), Neven Jurica (Croatia), Ivan Vujacic (Serbia and Montenegro), Igor Davidovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina). 7 pm, College Club. Reception follows. (See story) Sponsor: Slater. Info: x1204.

apt workshop. “Take a Break!” 9 pm, Cazenove living room. Info: x2641.

friday april 29

holy friday. Orthodox Christian tradition.

prayer/discussion. Muslim communal (Jummah). 12:45-1:30 pm, lower chapel. Info: x2025.

concert. Chamber Music Society. 7:30 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028.

concert. Wellesley Widows. 8 pm, Houghton Chapel. Info: mbiswas@wellesley.edu.

concert. Brian Webb. 9-11 pm, Molly Pub. Info: x3414.

saturday april 30

hooprolling. 9 am, Tupelo Road, outside CE House.

softball. NEWMAC semi-finals. 10 am. Info: x2003.

family fair. “A Day of Sunshine.” 11 am-3 pm, Munger Meadow. Benefits Kids Can Free the Children. Info: www.freethechildren.org.

lacrosse. NEWMAC semi-finals. Noon. Info: x2003.

workshop. “Mother-Daughter Self-Defense.” 2-5 pm, Sports Center. (See story) Sponsor: LEAP; CWS. Info: x2904.

fashion show. 5:30 pm, Jewett Archway. (Rain: 6:30 pm, Jewett Auditorium.) Sponsor: A La Mode. Info: x1529.

concert. MIT-Wellesley Toons. 8-10 pm, upper chapel. Info: kcalkin@wellesley.edu.

dance marathon. 8 pm-8 am, Stone Davis dining hall. To benefit tsunami victims. (See story) Info: 1790.

sunday may 1

last day of Passover. Jewish tradition.

beltane. Pagan tradition.

easter. Orthodox Christian tradition.

softball. NEWMAC finals. 10 am. Info: x2003.

worship service. 11:15 am, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.

lacrosse. NEWMAC finals. 1 pm. Info: x2003.

catholic mass. 4 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Newman Catholic Ministry. Info: x2688.

meeting. Darshana. 5 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Hindu Community. Info: x2794.

monday may 2

twelfth day of ridvan. Baha’i tradition.

italian table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court private dining room. Info: x2616.

cws workshop. “Self-Assessment.” 4:30-6:30 pm, FND 120. Info: x2352.

lecture/film. “Wet Sands.” Speaker: Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, director. 4:30-6:30 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: American Studies. Info: x2561.

meeting. College Government Senate. 6 pm, Academic Council Room. Info: x1181.

esl tutoring. 6-8 pm, PLTC small conference room. Info: x2480.

meditation. 7-8:15 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793.

ongoing

exhibit. Art from China, Japan and Korea. Through June 2006. DMCC. Info: x2051.

exhibit. Modernist Art. Through June 2006. DMCC. Info: x2051.

exhibit. Haugti-Cultural. Drawings by Helen Meyrowitz. Botanic Gardens Visitor Center, through May 15. Info: x3094. (Meet artist; view exhibit 4/29, 2-4 pm.)

exhibit. Imagining the 20th Century. Part of Boston Cyberarts Festival 2005. Jewett Arts Center, through May 4. Info: x3775.

exhibits. The Reign of Terror. The “Master Prints” of Hendrick Goltzius and Mannerist Art. The Observed and Envisioned: 16th to 19th Century Indian Miniature Paintings of Mughal and Rajput Women. Through June 19, DMCC. Info: x2051.

don't miss...nature, new england and a new visiting professor

Martha J. McNamara, associate professor of history at the University of Maine at Orono, and next year’s visiting McNeill American art professor at Wellesley, will present the sixth annual Harry Halverson Lecture on American Architecture, “Learning from Landscapes: The Nature of New England, 1790-1820,” Thursday, April 28, at 4:30 pm in Jewett Arts Center, room 450. A reception will follow in the Jewett Sculpture Court. McNamara earned a Ph.D. and master of arts from Boston University and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. This year she has been a Fellow at the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History at Harvard. She is editor of Maine History, the quarterly state journal published by the Maine Historical Society, and is a member of the Maine State Historic Preservation Commission. She recently published From Tavern to Courthouse: Architecture and Ritual in American Law, 1658-1860 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004).

During her one-year appointment to Wellesley College for 2005/06, she will teach courses in “House and Home,” “American Architecture: Boston Architecture and Urban Planning,” “Architecture in North America to 1914” and “Topics in American Architecture: The American Environment 1600-1900.” The lecture is sponsored by the Art Department. For more information, call x2042.

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