WellesleyWire 5/20/04

Berger-Sweeney and Wolfson Named Associate Deans -- President Diana Chapman Walsh and incoming Dean of the College Andrew Shennan have appointed Joanne Berger-Sweeney, biological sciences, and Adele Wolfson, chemistry, as associate deans of the college, effective July 1, 2004. “Joanne and Adele are outstanding scholar-teachers who have served with distinction in a variety of important capacities and have earned the respect of faculty and other colleagues throughout the college,” stated Walsh and Shennan in a written announcement of the appointments. “They possess in abundance the personal, intellectual and administrative qualities that the dean’s office will need in order to advance the ambitious agenda that has emerged in the process of selecting a new dean of the college, in the work of the Committee on Academic Excellence, and in many other conversations and committees over the past year.”

You can read more about the two newest members of Wellesley's "dean team" at http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2004/042804.html

President Walsh Pens Op-ed on Leadership -- In a recent op-ed in The Boston Globe, President Walsh called for "a national dialogue on leadership itself" and articulated five qualities that trustworthy leaders exhibit and defend. "Every American knows something about the values we want our leaders to embody and uphold on our behalf," wrote Walsh. "And many of us worry that our country is making grievous mistakes, both here and abroad: dwelling in fear, painting the world in black and white, meeting violence with violence, fueling the fires of hatred, acting in isolation with arrogance and hubris, hardening ourselves to the suffering and pain our actions are causing. We sense that there are better ways to lead." Trustworthy leaders question themselves, honor partnerships, resist violence, value difference, and "create communities that function as sustaining circles of trust."

The entire op-ed, entitled "Five Qualities of Leaders We Can Trust," can be read online at http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/President/Speeches/2004/leadershipoped.html

Seniors "Paint" the Campus Red to Celebrate End of Classes -- In keeping with a Wellesley tradition, members of the class of 2004 celebrated the last day of classes earlier this month by decorating the campus. The students worked late into the night, so that faculty, staff, and students would be greeted with a blaze of red, the class color. Shiny red streamers hung from Galen Stone Tower. The Science Center and many of its inanimate "inhabitants" were festooned with scarlet. Several inflatable lobsters floated happily in Paramecium Pond. And the four class deans found their Green Hall offices knee-deep with red balloons.

Click here for a selection of photos of the seniors' handiwork, http://www.wellesley.edu/ITS/dchudzik/2004.05.07-ClassOf2004/. (With thanks to Doug Chudzik of the Information Services Department.)

Summer Symposium to Explore Crossroads of Science and Ethics -- There is still time to register for the 2004 Summer Symposium, "The Choices We Make: Scientific Knowledge and Ethical Uncertainty." Led by Faculty Director Maud Hazeltine Chaplin '56, Virginia Onderdonk Professor of Philosophy, this year's Symposium will take place at Wellesley from May 30 - June 4. Symposium offers a unique opportunity for alumnae and guests to take advantage of Wellesley's most treasured resources, including its beautiful campus, its state-of-the-art facilities, and most of all, its outstanding faculty. For more information, please visit http://www.wellesley.edu/Alum/Symposium.





	~Wellesley Wire - 2004~

	Wellesley Wire May 20, 2004 Berger-Sweeney and Wolfson Named Associate Deans President Walsh Pens Op-ed on Leadership Seniors "Paint" the Campus Red to Celebrate End of Classes Summer Symposium to Explore Crossroads of Science and Ethics Bangladesh Native Wins Annual Hooprolling Berger-Sweeney and Wolfson Named Associate Deans -- President Diana Chapman Walsh and incoming Dean of the College Andrew Shennan have appointed Joanne Berger-Sweeney, biological sciences, and Adele Wolfson, chemistry, as associate deans of the college, effective July 1, 2004. “Joanne and Adele are outstanding scholar-teachers who have served with distinction in a variety of important capacities and have earned the respect of faculty and other colleagues throughout the college,” stated Walsh and Shennan in a written announcement of the appointments. “They possess in abundance the personal, intellectual and administrative qualities that the dean’s office will need in order to advance the ambitious agenda that has emerged in the process of selecting a new dean of the college, in the work of the Committee on Academic Excellence, and in many other conversations and committees over the past year.” You can read more about the two newest members of Wellesley's "dean team" at http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2004/042804.html President Walsh Pens Op-ed on Leadership -- In a recent op-ed in The Boston Globe, President Walsh called for "a national dialogue on leadership itself" and articulated five qualities that trustworthy leaders exhibit and defend. "Every American knows something about the values we want our leaders to embody and uphold on our behalf," wrote Walsh. "And many of us worry that our country is making grievous mistakes, both here and abroad: dwelling in fear, painting the world in black and white, meeting violence with violence, fueling the fires of hatred, acting in isolation with arrogance and hubris, hardening ourselves to the suffering and pain our actions are causing. We sense that there are better ways to lead." Trustworthy leaders question themselves, honor partnerships, resist violence, value difference, and "create communities that function as sustaining circles of trust." The entire op-ed, entitled "Five Qualities of Leaders We Can Trust," can be read online at http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/President/Speeches/2004/leadershipoped.html Seniors "Paint" the Campus Red to Celebrate End of Classes -- In keeping with a Wellesley tradition, members of the class of 2004 celebrated the last day of classes earlier this month by decorating the campus. The students worked late into the night, so that faculty, staff, and students would be greeted with a blaze of red, the class color. Shiny red streamers hung from Galen Stone Tower. The Science Center and many of its inanimate "inhabitants" were festooned with scarlet. Several inflatable lobsters floated happily in Paramecium Pond. And the four class deans found their Green Hall offices knee-deep with red balloons. Click here for a selection of photos of the seniors' handiwork, http://www.wellesley.edu/ITS/dchudzik/2004.05.07-ClassOf2004/. (With thanks to Doug Chudzik of the Information Services Department.) Summer Symposium to Explore Crossroads of Science and Ethics -- There is still time to register for the 2004 Summer Symposium, "The Choices We Make: Scientific Knowledge and Ethical Uncertainty." Led by Faculty Director Maud Hazeltine Chaplin '56, Virginia Onderdonk Professor of Philosophy, this year's Symposium will take place at Wellesley from May 30 - June 4. Symposium offers a unique opportunity for alumnae and guests to take advantage of Wellesley's most treasured resources, including its beautiful campus, its state-of-the-art facilities, and most of all, its outstanding faculty. For more information, please visit http://www.wellesley.edu/Alum/Symposium. Bangladesh Native Wins Annual Hooprolling -- Nandita Ahmed, a cinema and media studies major from Dhaka, Bangladesh, was the winner of Wellesley's 109th annual hoop-rolling competition. Ahmed, who will graduate on May 28, was met at the finish line by President Walsh (herself the winner of the 1966 hoop-rolling contest), who presented Ahmed with a bouquet of flowers. More information about the race is available at http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2004/042404.html Back to top Back to the Wellesley Wire Homepage

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