First
Members of Class of 2011 Receive Acceptance Letters
The
first 123 students of Wellesley's class of 2011 received
their coveted early decision
acceptance letters earlier this month. The group represents
approximately 20% of the expected total class enrollment,
a percentage consistent with previous years. These
new Wellesley women are an impressive and diverse group,
representing five countries and 36 states plus the
Virgin Islands. Thirty percent are women of color,
and, according to Dean of Admission Jennifer Desjarlais, "As
a group, they are active in service and truly exemplify
the Wellesley College mission to educate women who
will make a difference in the world."
Prof.
Mary Lefkowitz Awarded National Humanities Medal
Mary
Lefkowitz, a renowned classics scholar and professor
emerita of classical studies, was awarded
the National Humanities Medal by President George W.
Bush for her contributions to the humanities. Lefkowitz
received the award last month at a White House ceremony
attended by the President, First Lady Laura Bush and
nine other recipients. According to the National Endowment
for the Humanities, the prestigious award “honors
individuals and organizations whose work has deepened
the nation's understanding of the humanities, broadened
citizens' engagement with the humanities, or helped
preserve and expand America's access to important humanities
resources.”
Lefkowitz joined the Wellesley faculty
in 1959 and was named the Andrew W. Mellon Professor
in the Humanities
in 1979, a position she held until her retirement
last year.
More information is available at http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2006/110906.html
Wang Campus
Center Receives Prestigious Architectural Award
The
Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center has been awarded the
2006 Harleston Parker Medal by the
Boston Society of Architects (BSA), which recognizes "the
most beautiful piece of architecture, building, monument,
or structure" built in the Greater Boston area
in the past 10 years. The 10-member jury of architects
and design professionals unanimously selected the Wang
Center from among 150 nominated projects. In its commendation
of the building, the jury wrote "...The many different
internal spaces offer both warmth and hominess as well
as breathtaking views of the adjacent wetland valley
and woodlands and the more distant lake. Both interior
and exterior details are clearly conceived and carefully
executed.... the jury recognized that this building
has the characteristics that evoke both wonder and
delight in those who walk through or around it...."
More
information about the award and photos of the campus
center are available online at http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2006/122106.html
Listen to Wellesley on the Web Via iTunes U
Do you wish you could hear Wellesley
faculty lecture on their latest research or news of
the day? Would you like to hear students talk about
their internships or research? Wellesley has recently
partnered with iTunes to provide free audio and video
content of Wellesley events and projects to anyone
with an Internet connection.
Among the current offerings
are a recording by the Wellesley College Choir of
the Alma Mater, a video
of students performing a classical Indian dance in
the Wellesley Association of South Asian Students'
annual cultural show, an excerpt from Professor Martin
Brody's 2006 Distinguished Faculty Lecture in which
he uses a Beatles song to explore the study of music
as a liberal art, and student presentations of their
off-campus learning experiences from the Tanner Conference.
With
iTunes U, users can download, view, and listen to
audio, still images, and video of Wellesley events.
You do not need an iPod or MP3 player to enjoy these
offerings; you can listen or watch from your computer.
If you like what you hear and see, you can subscribe
to different channels of Wellesley content (e.g.
lectures,
student presentations) and your computer will download
new content automatically each time we post something
new.
To begin, go to Wellesley's iTunes page,
http://itunes.wellesley.edu. If you do not have iTunes
on your computer, you will
be asked to download it before you can begin. The
download is free.
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