Wellesley Wire 3/7/03

Journalist Linda Wertheimer Will Deliver 2003 Commencement Address -- Veteran broadcast journalist Linda Wertheimer will address the Class of 2003 at Wellesley's 125th Commencement Exercises on Friday, May 30. An alumna from the class of 1965, Wertheimer is a familiar voice to listeners of National Public Radio (NPR) where she has worked for more than 30 years.

In keeping with tradition, Kathryn Harvey, vice president of the senior class, announced the selection of the speaker to her classmates at a reception on March 3, a day that held special significance for the class of '03.

More information about Wertheimer and a link to the Commencement web page can be found at http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2003/030403.html

Three Honored With Alumnae Achievement Award -- The Wellesley College Alumnae Association honored three distinguished alumnae with its annual Alumnae Achievement Award in a moving ceremony in Alumnae Hall on February 21. President Diana Chapman Walsh and Alumnae Association President Christine Franklin presented the awards to U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton '69, educator and author Barbara Loomis Jackson '50 and the late Thai business leader Niramol Bulakul Suriyasat '54, whose daughter, Kalayarat Suriyasat '8l, accepted on her behalf. The award is the highest honor given to alumnae for excellence and distinction in their fields of endeavor and has been presented annually since 1970. More information about the award and profiles of this year's honorees can be found at http://www.wellesley.edu/Alum/Special_Programs/Awards/index.html

Wellesley Joins Liberal Arts Colleges In Support of Affirmative Action -- Wellesley has joined 27 other selective liberal arts colleges in a "friend of the court" (amicus curiae) brief to the Supreme Court in support of the University of Michigan in its upcoming case testing affirmative action in admissions. In the brief, the schools ask the court to preserve the freedom of colleges and universities to consider an applicant's race as one of many factors in the application process. The colleges argue that student diversity is essential to a "rich, deep training in diverse subject matters, in residential settings where education is intended to take place not only in the classroom but throughout four years on campus with classmates from different backgrounds and with different experiences, who arrive with different viewpoints."

At its January meeting, the Wellesley Board of Trustees had an in-depth discussion of the Michigan cases and their possible implications for the college. The members of the board approved a resolution confirming their commitment to diversity as "an essential aspect of a Wellesley education." The resolution stated, "The Board understands a diversity of viewpoints to be a necessary precondition for educational vitality and sees identity and experience, including racial and ethnic background, as among the important sources of the viewpoint diversity that enhances learning in a community of inquiry."

A PDF file of the full text of the amicus curiae brief can be found online at http://www.umich.edu/~urel/admissions/legal/gra_amicus-ussc/um/Amherst-both.pdf (1.3 megabytes)

Young Alumna Helps National Cancer Education and Prevention Effort -- When Hannah Vogler's cousin Amanda died last year of colon cancer at the age of 27, the Wellesley alumna (class of 1996) joined with one of her cousin's friends to initiate an unusual, eye-catching educational effort, including a national tour launched this month during National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The main attraction of the exhibit is the Colossal Colon, a 40-foot long, 4-foot high crawl-through replica of the human colon. The 20-city "Check Your Insides Out" tour also features nine additional hands-on, interactive activity stations aimed at prevention, early detection, and treatment of colorectal cancer, the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.

"This project has been the main focus of my blood, sweat, and tears for about the past 14 months," says Vogler, who helped raise more than $2.2 million for the project. "Although it is not your typical art show or book signing, it is as near and dear to me as if I had made it with my own hands."

For more information on the effort, visit http://www.checkyourinsidesout.com





	~Wellesley Wire - 2003~

	Wellesley Wire March 7, 2003 Journalist Linda Wertheimer Will Deliver 2003 Commencement Address Three Honored With Alumnae Achievement Award Wellesley Joins Liberal Arts Colleges In Support of Affirmative Action Young Alumna Helps Launch National Cancer Education and Prevention Effort Journalist Linda Wertheimer Will Deliver 2003 Commencement Address -- Veteran broadcast journalist Linda Wertheimer will address the Class of 2003 at Wellesley's 125th Commencement Exercises on Friday, May 30. An alumna from the class of 1965, Wertheimer is a familiar voice to listeners of National Public Radio (NPR) where she has worked for more than 30 years. In keeping with tradition, Kathryn Harvey, vice president of the senior class, announced the selection of the speaker to her classmates at a reception on March 3, a day that held special significance for the class of '03. More information about Wertheimer and a link to the Commencement web page can be found at http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2003/030403.html Three Honored With Alumnae Achievement Award -- The Wellesley College Alumnae Association honored three distinguished alumnae with its annual Alumnae Achievement Award in a moving ceremony in Alumnae Hall on February 21. President Diana Chapman Walsh and Alumnae Association President Christine Franklin presented the awards to U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton '69, educator and author Barbara Loomis Jackson '50 and the late Thai business leader Niramol Bulakul Suriyasat '54, whose daughter, Kalayarat Suriyasat '8l, accepted on her behalf. The award is the highest honor given to alumnae for excellence and distinction in their fields of endeavor and has been presented annually since 1970. More information about the award and profiles of this year's honorees can be found at http://www.wellesley.edu/Alum/Special_Programs/Awards/index.html Wellesley Joins Liberal Arts Colleges In Support of Affirmative Action -- Wellesley has joined 27 other selective liberal arts colleges in a "friend of the court" (amicus curiae) brief to the Supreme Court in support of the University of Michigan in its upcoming case testing affirmative action in admissions. In the brief, the schools ask the court to preserve the freedom of colleges and universities to consider an applicant's race as one of many factors in the application process. The colleges argue that student diversity is essential to a "rich, deep training in diverse subject matters, in residential settings where education is intended to take place not only in the classroom but throughout four years on campus with classmates from different backgrounds and with different experiences, who arrive with different viewpoints." At its January meeting, the Wellesley Board of Trustees had an in-depth discussion of the Michigan cases and their possible implications for the college. The members of the board approved a resolution confirming their commitment to diversity as "an essential aspect of a Wellesley education." The resolution stated, "The Board understands a diversity of viewpoints to be a necessary precondition for educational vitality and sees identity and experience, including racial and ethnic background, as among the important sources of the viewpoint diversity that enhances learning in a community of inquiry." A PDF file of the full text of the amicus curiae brief can be found online at http://www.umich.edu/~urel/admissions/legal/gra_amicus-ussc/um/Amherst-both.pdf (1.3 megabytes) Young Alumna Helps National Cancer Education and Prevention Effort -- When Hannah Vogler's cousin Amanda died last year of colon cancer at the age of 27, the Wellesley alumna (class of 1996) joined with one of her cousin's friends to initiate an unusual, eye-catching educational effort, including a national tour launched this month during National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The main attraction of the exhibit is the Colossal Colon, a 40-foot long, 4-foot high crawl-through replica of the human colon. The 20-city "Check Your Insides Out" tour also features nine additional hands-on, interactive activity stations aimed at prevention, early detection, and treatment of colorectal cancer, the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. "This project has been the main focus of my blood, sweat, and tears for about the past 14 months," says Vogler, who helped raise more than $2.2 million for the project. "Although it is not your typical art show or book signing, it is as near and dear to me as if I had made it with my own hands." For more information on the effort, visit http://www.checkyourinsidesout.com Back to top Back to the Wellesley Wire Homepage

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