Campaign
on Record Pace; Trustees Challenge Others to
Join Effort -- During its January
28 meeting, the Board of Trustees celebrated
a historic moment in The Wellesley Campaign:
at the end of December, campaign commitments
totaled $411 million, surpassing the $400 million
goal six months before the campaign's June 30
conclusion. In announcing the "stupendous" news,
Board Chair Vicki Herget '73 said, "This
is a moment for every alumna and friend of Wellesley
to bask in the collective glow of success and
to reflect on the impact these gifts are making
to the Wellesley we all love. It is clear that,
when the campaign ends, Wellesley will again
set a record for the largest fund-raising effort
by any liberal arts college."
Funding gaps still remain for several major institutional
priorities, most notably the construction projects
in Alumnae Valley: the Wang Campus Center, Davis Parking
Facility, and valley landscape restoration. To highlight
the importance of these projects and to encourage others
to help fully fund them before the campaign's conclusion,
the Board of Trustees recently raised more than $10
million and is challenging others in the broader Wellesley
community to join them in these efforts.
More information about the remaining under funded
priorities of The Wellesley Campaign will be available
in the forthcoming issue of the campaign progress report,
to be mailed later this month.
Visit
www.wellesley.edu/AdminandPlanning/CampusProjects/index.html for
updated construction photos of the Wang Campus Center
and webcam views of the construction
of the center and Alumnae Valley.
Three
to Receive Alumnae Achievement Awards -- The
Alumnae Association will honor three alumnae with
its highest award at the 35th annual Alumnae Achievement
Awards Ceremony Friday, February 25. The awards,
given annually to alumnae for excellence and distinction
in their fields of endeavor, will honor Carole
Beebe Tarantelli '64, psychoanalyst, anti-terrorism
activist and former member of the Italian Parliament;
Ellen Jacobson Levine '64, journalist and editor-in-chief
of "Good Housekeeping;" and Lois Juliber
'71, business leader and vice chairman of Colgate-Palmolive.
The Wellesley College community, including students,
parents, faculty, staff, alumnae and their guests,
are invited to attend the ceremony at 5:30 PM in Alumnae
Hall.
For more information on the award and on this year's
recipients, visit http://www.wellesley.edu/Alum/Awards.
Blizzard
Creates Wellesley Winter Wonderland-- The
first blizzard of 2005 hit the Wellesley campus with
a vengeance January 22-23. By the time the skies
cleared, about two feet of snow had blanketed the
campus. The snow and drifts caused by high winds
presented a challenge to the grounds crew, who worked
around the clock to clear campus paths, stairways,
roads and parking lots. When the stormed had passed,
photo opportunities, a selection of which can be
found on the link below, were plentiful.
http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/blizzard2005collage.html
Foundation
Gift Supports Korean Studies
Next
fall, Wellesley will add Korean language and literature
to its array of academic options. The new major will
be established with help from a recent grant from the
Korea Foundation to support a new professorship in
Korean language, literature and culture. A national
search is now underway to hire a Korean language and
literature professor who will join the faculty this
fall. Wellesley inaugurated a new department of East
Asian Languages and Literatures in July 2004, providing
a framework to incorporate the study of Korea into
the curriculum.
More information about the grant and academic initiatives
is online at http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2005/012505.html
