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Address by Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper '74 '80 M.A,, on the 178th Commencement at Wesleyan University, May 23, 2010: Well, first I want to thank Wesleyan for inviting me. I want to thank President Michael Roth. Rarely do you see an individual, in his third year, who is the right person at the right time for the right institution. This is one of the great universities in America, and we have a great, great president. Board Chair Joshua Boger and University Marshall Suzanne O'Connell, and certainly all the family and friends who've supported these students through their college careers. This…
Address by Wesleyan President Michael S. Roth '77 on the 178th Commencement at Wesleyan University, May 23, 2010: Members of the board of trustees, members of the faculty and staff, distinguished guests, new recipients of graduate degrees and the mighty class of 2010, I am honored to present some brief remarks on the occasion of this commencement. It is thrilling for me to stand here before you in such distinguished company. I am joined today by the very honorable Mayor John Hickenlooper, who has an undergraduate and a graduate degree from Wes. This gives me an occasion to remind all…
Latasha Alcindor ’10, delivered the following Senior Class Welcome at Wesleyan's 178th Commencement Ceremonies on May 23, 2010: Today is the first day of my presentation. Today is the first day of your presentation. Today is the first day of our presentation. (more…)
"Senior Voices" Address by Jonna Humphries '10, delivered at Memorial Chapel during the 178th Wesleyan University Commencement: How I Have Changed Because of My Experience at Wesleyan. When I was younger, perhaps around 10 years old, my Mom would always ask my brothers and I at the end of a school day “What did you learn?” We’d give her responses filled with details on topics ranging from what happened on the playground between so-and-so to a full recap on the letter in cursive we’d learn to master that day. We did this until one day, my older brother Alexander, completely…
"Senior Voices" Address by Rebecca Lee '10, delivered at Memorial Chapel during the 178th Wesleyan University Commencement: I would like to talk today about communities. The village I grew up in, on the outskirts of Cambridge, England, was an international community composed of families affiliated with the university. The children of these expatriate families, including myself, led a blissful childhood, playing street hockey and holding water fights in our neighborhood. At the end of each day the families gathered for a potluck dinner of cuisines from all (more…)
"Senior Voices" Address by Satrio Wicaksono ‘10 as delivered at Memorial Chapel on the morning of Wesleyan University's 178th Commencement ceremonies, May 23, 2010: It all started more than four years ago, when a big red envelope sent via FedEx arrived at my boarding school, a modern madrasah, in the suburbs of Jakarta, Indonesia. Inside the envelope was a congratulatory note from the Dean of Admissions at Wesleyan University, saying that I had been selected to receive the Freeman Asian Scholarship to attend Wesleyan. The Freeman Foundation decided to send a group of incoming Freeman Scholars, myself included, to attend…
Story profiles school and clinic created by Odede '12, Posner '09, Lucid '10, and Tolman 10'.
Watching this short video of a project by Mark McCloughan '10 gives viewers a sense of the type of dance and movement taught and performed by Artist-in-Residence Eiko Otate P '07, '10. McCloughan, is Phi Beta Kappa and the recipient of a Theater Department award for his work. Otake is presenting a WESeminar titled "Eiko & Koma's Delicious Movement Workshop" on Sat. May 22, 3 p.m., at the Bessie Shonberg Dance Studios on 247 Pine St. A full schedule of all WESeminars can be seen here.
The Denver Mayor and Colorado gubernatorial candidate gives a few clues about his upcoming speech
Bill HolderThe first-floor lounge of the Center for African American Studies will be renovated thanks to a $50,000 gift from Michelle ’84 and Kurt ’87 Lyn P’12 of Houston, Texas. Their gift honors the 40th anniversary of the establishment of CAAS and is intended to make the lounge a more attractive venue for the entire campus community. Ashraf Rushdy, professor and chair of the African American Studies Program, professor of English, expressed deep gratitude to the Lyn family for their generosity. “The money will be used to make the lounge even more welcoming (more…)
Psychology researcher studies the methods, recall of a local educator who has memorized 'Paradise Lost'