31 october -

7 november

2005

tanner conference brings home a world of learning

Wellesley College will present the Tanner Conference on Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 8:30 am to 4:15 pm. Established through the generosity of Wellesley College trustee Estelle “Nicki” Newman Tanner ’57, the annual event provides a venue for students and alumnae to reflect critically upon, analyze and share their off-campus experiences with others.

Campuswide presentations explore the learning that occurs through internships, service learning experiences, student teaching, international study, international Wintersession programs, experiential learning in courses, independent study and research conducted away from Wellesley. These presentations can take the form of panel discussions, individual presentations, roundtables and exhibitions. The topics vary from “Ice Cream vs. Gelato” (which actually explores cultural prejudices and differences) to “Ex-Offenders and the Homeless: Voices of the Forgotten,” a panel examining the homeless population and others on the outskirts of society.

From the world of science, attendees can take in everything from “Adventures in Central American Ecology” to “New Approaches to Medical Technology.” Politicos can hear about “Shaping Public Opinion,” “Global Humanitarian Efforts” and many other options. Nearly 50 presentations divided into four cateogories (Cross-Cultural Interaction; Learning, Service and Youth; Politics, Economics and Activism; and Science, Medicine and Public Health) will be offered in classrooms in Pendleton East and West. A Tanner Exhibition will be on display in Jewett Arts Center.

The 2005 Tanner Conference Committee welcomes the community to an event that showcases the work of nearly 300 students, alumnae, faculty and staff. “The conference is premised on the belief that a greater understanding of learning that takes place off campus—combined with critical inquiry into the purpose, value and effect of such learning—has the potential to move liberal education in new directions,” the committee notes. For more information, go here.

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boston gay men’s chorus to present concert

The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus will perform in Houghton Memorial Chapel Friday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 pm. The concert is sponsored by several College departments and student organizations and the Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills.

Now in its 24th season, the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus is one of New England’s largest and most celebrated community-based ensembles. The group sings a wide array of classical, new and popular music and is known for the energy and emotion that it brings to each number. Under the leadership of Music Director Reuben M. Reynolds III, the Chorus has been celebrated for its outstanding musicianship, creative programming and groundbreaking community outreach.

“The students are really looking forward to this special opportunity to see a well-known chorus and our own Wellesley College Choir perform on campus,” said Kris Niendorf, director of Residential and Campus Life.

In June the Chorus toured Central Europe, performing in Germany, the Czech Republic, and Poland, becoming the first gay chorus to perform in that country. The group has released seven compact discs and has performed in all six New England states as well as major venues in the United States and Canada.

The Wellesley College Choir, under the direction of Lisa Graham, will open the evening’s performance. A voluntary collection will be taken to support gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender causes. The event is cosponsored by Spectrum, the Office of the Dean of Students, the Religious and Spiritual Life Program, the Departments of Residential Life and Student Activities and the Committee on Lectures and Cultural Events.

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annual benefits day

The Human Resources Office invites all Wellesley College employees to its annual Benefits Information Day on Thursday, Nov. 3, from 10 am-2 pm in the Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center's Tishman Commons (Room 105).

Among benefit plans representatives invited to attend the day are TIAA-CREF, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Delta Dental, ING/ReliaStar Life Insurance, Calvert Group, CNA Insurance, Crosby Benefit Systems and Metropolitan Credit Union. Members of the Human Resources Office will also be available to answer questions about the college’s benefit plans. Benefit plan elections for health, dental and life insurance are due Friday, Nov. 18, by 4:30 pm. Enrollment forms for Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts (flexible spending accounts) are due by Thursday, Dec. 1. For more information, call x2231.

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junior show promises 007 dose of humor and intrigue

A Wellesley tradition, the annual Junior Show will be presented this year on Friday, Nov. 4, at 7 pm on Barstow Stage in Alumnae Hall. The Class of 2007 has dubbed the show “The 007 Awards.” The Wellesley community was invited to send nominations to the 007 Awards such as:

The HQ Award: What’s the best residence hall on campus?
The Professor Award: Who’s your favorite Wellesley professor?
The Diana Chapman Walsh Award: Who’s most likely to become a college president?
Lightning Fingers Award: Who gets the first (and last) word on Community?

Nominations ended Oct. 24, but you can vote through Oct. 31. “We are sending out e-ballots out to the community to get people to vote for the nominees,” said Winnie Liu ’07.
It’s not all about awards, however. “The show will feature glamorous dance numbers and performances by popular Wellesley groups,” said Kelly Galvin ’07. For more information, e-mail kgalvin @wellesley.edu.

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group works to stop gender-based violence

A lecture, “Gender-based Violence and Sexual Identity in Guatemala,” by Claudia Acevedo, will be presented Monday, Oct. 31, from 4:30-6:30 pm in the Library Lecture Room.

Acevedo is a women’s rights activist and co-founder of Lesbiradas, the only public lesbian organization in Guatemala. Founded in 1999, Lesbiradas is a member of Coordinadora Ciudadana para la Diversidad Sexual (Citizens Coordinated for Sexual Diversity).

It works to raise awareness of sexual orientation and on promoting legislation to protect lesbians from discrimination. It also works with other women’s groups to improve the condition of women and defend their rights in Guatemala. According to Amnesty International, over 1,188 Guatemalan women and girls, mostly from the urban poor, were murdered between 2001-2004. Acevedo will speak about how groups like Lesbiradas are trying to end widespread discrimination and violence against women and sexual minorities in Guatemala. She has participated in international conferences and took part in a 2003 North American speaking tour with Amnesty International.

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calkins lecture: on reducing prejudice

As part of the Calkins Lecture Series, “Reducing Intergroup Prejudice Among Minority and Majority Status Groups: Past Findings and New Directions in Intergroup Contact Theory” will be presented by psychologist Linda Tropp ’92, Thursday, Nov. 3, at 5:15 pm in Science Center 277.

After graduating from Wellesley, Tropp spent several years conducting research at the Wellesley Centers for Research on Women. In 2000 she received her Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is now an assistant professor of psychology at Boston College and a member of the Governing Council of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, a division of the American Psychological Association. She also serves as a member of the working group on “Promoting Civil Rights and Protecting Students from Harassment, Bullying and Hate Crimes,” part of the Safe Schools Initiative through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. For more information, call x3010

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don't miss...jazz master jimmy heath brings his quartet to wellesley

Jimmy Heath, famed saxophonist, composer, educator and 2003 National Endowment for the Arts American Jazz Master, will bring his quartet to Jewett Auditorium Saturday, Nov. 5, at 8 pm. While on campus, the quartet will also conduct an improvisation workshop for students. Heath will be joined onstage by pianist Jeb Patton, bassist Paul West and his brother, drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath. For the past three decades, until the death in April of his brother Percy, the three Heath siblings performed regularly as the Heath Brothers, a band that often included contributions from his son Mtume, a noted percussionist, composer and rhythm-and-blues producer.

Jimmy Heath has performed with nearly all the jazz greats of the last 50 years, from Howard McGhee, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis to Wynton Marsalis, as well as on more than 100 albums. Long recognized as a brilliant instrumentalist, Heath is also an outstanding composer and arranger. He has written more than 125 compositions, many of which have become jazz standards and have been recorded by artists such as Art Farmer, Cannonball Adderley, Clark Terry, Chet Baker, Miles Davis, James Moody, Milt Jackson, Ahmad Jamal, Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, J.J. Johnson and Dexter Gordon. For more information, call x2028.

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colleagues in the news

frank bidart, English, has been named a finalist for the 2005 National Book Award for Star Dust: Poems (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005). In a Boston Globe review of the book, Peter Campion noted, “Bidart has long stood at the center of American poetry.” He goes on to say “there’s new voltage running through his latest collection, Star Dust. This book…takes for its subject the fundamental human urge to create, to give meaning and shape to the chaotic rush of experience.” For more, go here.

jean kilbourne, visiting scholar, has received the Hilda Crosby Standish Leadership Award from Planned Parenthood of Connecticut. A role model for generations of women, Dr. Standish is credited with teaching thousands of parents and educators how to talk to children about sexuality in an era where that subject was neither discussed at home nor taught in school. “I am especially honored to receive this award because Dr. Standish is also a Wellesley alumna,” said Kilbourne. She will also receive a Woman of Excellence Award from Germaine Lawrence Inc., which provides residential treatment services for troubled adolescent girls.

heping liu, art, was invited to be the first speaker at an international conference on Song genre painting in the Palace Museum, Beijing, China, as part of the musuem’s 80th anniversary celebrations. The museum was converted from the former imperial Forbidden City in 1925. His presentation, “From Style to State: (Re)positioning Qingming shanghe tu in 11th-Century Northern Song Court Painting” (in Chinese), offers a fresh reading of and a new date for the 16-foot-long, controversially famous Qingming scroll. A highlight was a banquet hosted by Chinese Minister of Culture Sun Jiazheng inside a palace of the Forbidden City.

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calendar

monday october 31

halloween.

samhain. Pagan tradition.

administrative council meeting. 11 am-noon. Academic Council Room.

cws workshops. “Los Angeles Film Internships,” 12:30 pm, Library Lecture Room. “Internships in Africa,” 12:30 pm, PNE 239. Info: x2352.

japanese table. 12:30-1:20 pm, Tower Court private dining hall. Info: x7922.

halloween face painting. 3-8 pm, Campus Center 4th floor lobby. Sponsor: Flair Art Club. Info: x2042.

lecture. “Gender-Based Violence and Sexual Identity in Guatemala.” Speaker: Claudia Acevedo, activist. 4:30-6:30 pm, Library Lecture Room. (See story.) Sponsor: Spanish. Info: x2902.

meeting. CG Senate. 6 pm, Academic Council Room. Info: cgpresident@wellesley.edu.

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

german table. 8-9 pm, Stone. Info: x1685.

bahá’í gathering. 8:30 pm, Freeman. Info: x4188.

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tuesday novemeber 1

all saints’ day. Roman Catholic tradition.

diwali. Hindu tradition.

tanner conference. No classes.

chinese table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Bates private dining hall. Info: CSAmail@wellesley.edu.

volleyball. NEWMAC first round. 7 pm. Info: x2003.

lecture. “Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.” 7-8:30 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Preregister: x2793.

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wednesday november 2

all souls’ day. Roman Catholic tradition.

dia de los muertos. Day of the Dead.

meditation. 12:30-1 pm. (See 10/31 listing.)

russian table. 12:30-1:30 pm, FND 416. Info: x3549.

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

academic council meeting. 12:30-2 pm, Academic Council Room.
education dept. open house. 5-6 pm, PNE 151. Info: x3232.

lecture. “QR and Networks at the Forefront of Genome Research.” Speaker: Aviv Regev, genomics research fellow, Harvard. 5-6:15 pm, PNW 212. Sponsor: QR. Info: x2152.

gathering. 6 pm, lower chapel. Sponsor: Unitarian Universalists. Info: x3484.

film/discussion. Camp Arirang and Mamasang: Remember Me This Way. Speaker: Sealing Cheng, women’s studies. 6-8 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: DMCC. Info: x2527.

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thursday november 3

benefits fair. 10-2 pm, Room 105, Tishman Commons, Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center. (See story.) Sponsor: HR. Info: x2215

philosophy open house. 12:30 pm, FND 322. Info: x2620.

cws workshop. “How to Find an Internship.” 12:30 pm, PNE 239. Info: x2352.

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.

wcw lecture. “Talkin’ and Testifyin’: Advantages of Using Qualitative Methodology with African-American Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence.” Speaker: Katherine Morrison, researcher. 12:30-1:30 pm, Cheever House. Info: x2500.

calkins lecture. “Reducing Intergroup Prejudice Among Minority and Majority Groups.” Speaker: Linda Tropp, psychology, BC. 5:15-6:30 pm, SCI 277. (See story.) Sponsor: Psychology. Info: x3010.

italian table. 5:30-6:45 pm, Tower Court private dining hall. Info: x2616.

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

lecture. “Travels and Intersections.” Speaker: Keith Johnson, photographer. 6:30-8 pm, JAC 450. Sponsor: Optik. Info: Optikmail@wellesley.edu.

worship service. 7 pm, lower chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.

meeting. Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. 7-9:30 pm, BIL 100. Info: wivcfmail@wellesley.edu.

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friday november 4

eid ul-fitr. Ramadan ends. Islamic tradition.

prayer/discussion. Muslim communal (Jummah). 12:30-2:30 pm, lower chapel. Info: x2656.

shabbat service. 5:30-6:30 pm, BIL 300. Info: x2685.

films. Hustle and Flow, 7 pm; Almost Famous, 9 pm. Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Film Society. Info: x7043.

bible study. 7 pm, lower chapel. Sponsor: Asian Baptist Student Koinonia. Info: x1831.

performance. “Class of 2007 Junior Show.” 7-9 pm, Alumnae Hall. (See story.) Info: Class2007mail@wellesley.edu.

concert. Boston Gay Men’s Chorus. 7:30 pm, Houghton Chapel. (See story.) Sponsor: Office of the Dean of Students. Info: x2373.

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saturday november 5

swimming. Betty Spears Relays. 1 pm. Info: x2003.

conference. Boston Intercollegiate Taiwanese Students Association. 6 pm, Alumnae Hall. Preregister. Sponsor: Taiwanese Cultural Organization. Info: www.bitsa2005.org.
films. Almost Famous, 7 pm; Hustle and Flow, 9 pm. Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Film Society. Info: x7043.

concert. Jimmy Heath Jazz Quartet. 8 pm, Jewett Auditorium. (See story.) Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028.

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sunday november 6

worship 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, lower chapel. Sponsor: Hindu Community. Info: x2794.

lecture. “The Tenth Planet.” Speaker: Wendy Bauer, astronomy. 6:15, 6:45 and 7:15 pm, Whitin Observatory. Telescopes available for viewing. Sponsor: Astronomy. Info: x2726.

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monday november 7

japanese table. (See 10/31 listing.)

meeting. CG Senate. (See 10/31 listing.)

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

meditation. (See 10/31 listing.)

panel. “World War II and the Politics of Memory.” Speakers: Andrew Shennan, Dean of the College; Y. Tak Matsusaka and Nina Tumarkin, history. 8 pm, PNE 225A. Sponsor: History. Info: x2602.

german table. (See 10/31 listing.)

bahá’í gathering. (See 10/31 listing.)

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ongoing

exhibit. Coffee & Conversation: Campus Centers at Wellesley College. Through 10/28. Clapp Library first floor reference room. Info: x2128.

exhibit. Underground Studios VII. Through 11/1. Jewett Arts Center student gallery. Info: x2042.

exhibit. Hooked on Lichens: Three Perspectives. Botanic Gardens Visitor Center. Through 11/10. Sponsor: FOH. Info: x3504.

exhibits. Hold: Vessel 1. Etchings to Rexroth. Mural by Aaron Noble. Through 12/18. DMCC. Info: x2051.

book sale. Clapp Library reading room. Donations: 50 cents to $4. Info: x2894.

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