Wellesley Wire 1/28/02

Two Are Named Marshall Scholars -- Claudia Veritas '02 and Marisa Van Saanen '01 are two of 40 Americans awarded Marshall Scholarships to study at a British University next year. They are the 10th and 11th Wellesley students to win the prestigious honor since the program began. Veritas, a political science major and captain of the lacrosse team, will complete her sociology studies at Oxford University and plans to become a child advocate. Van Saanen, who was president of College Government and now serves as the Young Alumna member of the Board of Trustees, plans to study international relations at Oxford. More information can be found at http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/121801/html.

The Wellesley Campaign Is Going Strong -- Despite this fall's national tragedy, an economic recession, and continued market volatility, the College finished 2001 with strong results for The Wellesley Campaign. As of December 30, cumulative campaign gifts and pledges neared $251 million, more than 60 percent of the $400 million goal. The winter issue of the campaign newsletter, with more details on campaign progress and events, will be mailed to all alumnae and friends in early February. You also can visit The Wellesley Campaign online at http://www.wellesley.edu/Resources/contents.html.

New Chief Investment Officer and Museum Director Arrive on Campus -- Wellesley welcomes two new senior administrators to campus this winter: Jane Mendillo, chief investment officer, and David Mickenberg, the Ruth Gordon Shapiro '37 Director of the Davis Museum and Cultural Center.

Mendillo comes to Wellesley from Harvard Management Company, Inc., where she was vice president for external management. At Wellesley, she will strengthen the investment office and oversee the management of the college's billion-dollar endowment. She will meet members of the Board of Trustees at their meeting later this week and officially begins work on February 4. For more information, visit http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2001/120301.html.

Mickenberg, who was director of the Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University for 14 years, assumed his new post full time in January after a period of transition last fall. In addition to his museum duties, he will hold an academic appointment as senior lecturer in art. More information is available at http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2001/082301.html.

New Chief Investment Officer and Museum Director Arrive on Campus -- The study of robotics often ends in testy competitions pitting machine against machine, all doing the same thing: say, tossing a ball into a hoop. But students in Wellesley's Robotic Design Studio this Wintersession develop a different class of robots that are part science, part art, and entirely individual. Their projects incorporate a range of disciplines, including computer science, physics, math, biology, engineering, and art.

The Robotic Design Studio's 33 students showcased their creations last Thursday, January 24, at an event drawing hundreds of spectators, including local school children. For more information, including photos and videos of this year's robots and those from previous classes, go to http://cs.wellesley.edu/rds/rds02/museum.html.





	~Wellesley Wire - 2002~

	Wellesley Wire January 28, 2002 Two Are Named Marshall Scholars The Wellesley Campaign Is Going Strong New Chief Investment Officer and Museum Director Arrive on Campus Students in Robotics Studio Combine Science and Art to Make Magic Two Are Named Marshall Scholars -- Claudia Veritas '02 and Marisa Van Saanen '01 are two of 40 Americans awarded Marshall Scholarships to study at a British University next year. They are the 10th and 11th Wellesley students to win the prestigious honor since the program began. Veritas, a political science major and captain of the lacrosse team, will complete her sociology studies at Oxford University and plans to become a child advocate. Van Saanen, who was president of College Government and now serves as the Young Alumna member of the Board of Trustees, plans to study international relations at Oxford. More information can be found at http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/121801/html. The Wellesley Campaign Is Going Strong -- Despite this fall's national tragedy, an economic recession, and continued market volatility, the College finished 2001 with strong results for The Wellesley Campaign. As of December 30, cumulative campaign gifts and pledges neared $251 million, more than 60 percent of the $400 million goal. The winter issue of the campaign newsletter, with more details on campaign progress and events, will be mailed to all alumnae and friends in early February. You also can visit The Wellesley Campaign online at http://www.wellesley.edu/Resources/contents.html. New Chief Investment Officer and Museum Director Arrive on Campus -- Wellesley welcomes two new senior administrators to campus this winter: Jane Mendillo, chief investment officer, and David Mickenberg, the Ruth Gordon Shapiro '37 Director of the Davis Museum and Cultural Center. Mendillo comes to Wellesley from Harvard Management Company, Inc., where she was vice president for external management. At Wellesley, she will strengthen the investment office and oversee the management of the college's billion-dollar endowment. She will meet members of the Board of Trustees at their meeting later this week and officially begins work on February 4. For more information, visit http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2001/120301.html. Mickenberg, who was director of the Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University for 14 years, assumed his new post full time in January after a period of transition last fall. In addition to his museum duties, he will hold an academic appointment as senior lecturer in art. More information is available at http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2001/082301.html. New Chief Investment Officer and Museum Director Arrive on Campus -- The study of robotics often ends in testy competitions pitting machine against machine, all doing the same thing: say, tossing a ball into a hoop. But students in Wellesley's Robotic Design Studio this Wintersession develop a different class of robots that are part science, part art, and entirely individual. Their projects incorporate a range of disciplines, including computer science, physics, math, biology, engineering, and art. The Robotic Design Studio's 33 students showcased their creations last Thursday, January 24, at an event drawing hundreds of spectators, including local school children. For more information, including photos and videos of this year's robots and those from previous classes, go to http://cs.wellesley.edu/rds/rds02/museum.html. Back to top Back to the Wellesley Wire Archives Back to the Wellesley Wire Homepage

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January 28, 2002