Olivia DrakeThe Goldsmith Family Cinema was formally dedicated and celebrated Nov. 17 with the family. Posted 11/17/06. Revised 11.20.06 When he was student at Wesleyan University, John Goldsmith envisioned his college having premier facilities for the burgeoning film studies major. On Nov. 17, Goldsmith returned to Wesleyan with his family to dedicate the Goldsmith Family Cinema, which is housed in the new, award-winning film studies building on Wesleyan's campus."This is just the latest addition to a long-standing labor of love in honor of Jeanine Basinger and the film studies program," says Goldsmith, the CEO of Metropolis, a Los Angeles-based talent firm…
From left, Stephen Angle, associate professor of philosophy; Ronald Jenkins, professor of theater; and Jeff Rider, professor of romance languages and literature, received Fulbright grants for the 2006-07 year. Posted 11/17/06 Three members of the Wesleyan faculty have been awarded Fulbright Scholar grants for the 2006-2007 academic year: Stephen Angle, associate professor of philosophy; Ronald Jenkins, professor of theater; and Jeff Rider, professor of romance languages and literature. They join approximately 800 other U.S. faculty and professional who will travel abroad through the Fulbright Scholar program, which is sponsored by the U.S. department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural…
David Meyer, director of Public Safety, oversees two captains, four supervisors and 20 officers and patrol people that work around the clock. Posted 11/01/06 Though David Meyer wears plain clothes to work every day, he still has the approach and sensibilities of an officer in uniform. In the past 27 years, Meyer has worked his way up the ranks from patrol person to officer to supervisor to captain. In October 2005 he was named interim director and in May 2006, he was promoted to director of Public Safety. Its a unique position to be in because as the director,…
Lisa Currie, director of health education at WesWELL, promotes mindfulness and responsibility in all areas of health and wellness in order to prevent disease, injury and other health problems. Posted 11/01/06 Q: Lisa, the Davison Health Center is home to three health-related offices, WesWELL, Health Services and the Office of Behavioral Health. How do these divisions differ?A: WesWELL is the health education office so we focus on prevention education on health issues relevant to college students. Health Services is our medical clinic, which provides treatment and preventative care for illness, injury, sexual health, travel consults and such, while the…
Posted 11/01/06 When it comes to global warming, where on earth are we going? That is the question scholars hope to answer during the 3rd Annual Robert Schumann Environmental Studies Symposium titled: Where on Earth Are We Going? Global Climate Change and Vulnerabilities: A Perspective for the Future. The event is open to the public and takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 11 at Exley Science Center Room 150. Given the trend of global warming, we need to think about these issues and prepare for them and adapt, says Barry Chernoff, the Robert Schumann Professor of Environmental…
Wesleyan Fulbright Program Advisor Krishna Winston helps students apply for the Fulbright grants. Six students received the award this fall. Posted 11/01/06 For the second year in a row, the Chronicle of Higher Education named Wesleyan as one of the Top Producers of Fulbright Awards for U.S. Students. The report was published in the Oct. 20 edition. Under the Bachelors Institutions category, Wesleyan tied for 9th place with St. Olaf College of Northfield, Minn. and Wheaton College in Norton, Mass. In 2006-07, Wesleyan had 23 Fulbright applicants, with six students receiving awards. The students who were awarded Fulbrights are: Cara…
Dana Royer, assistant professor of earth and environmental science, presented his research on leaf economics at the Geological Society of America in October. Posted 1./1./6/font> Many scientists have long believed a major clue to rapid global warming is locked in leaf fossils that are millions of years old. Dana Royer, assistant professor of earth and environmental science, has just found a key. Royer and colleagues have generated a reliable method to ascertain from fossils from the Eocene period, 34 million to 56 million years ago, the leaf mass per unit of leaf area, an important trait that is related to…
Posted 11/01/06 Walter Grockowski, a former Wesleyan trainer and trainer for the 1972 Winter Olympics, has died at the age of 86. Grockowski died Oct. 25 at High View Health Care Center in Middletown. He began his 39-year tenure in the Athletic Department in 1947. He became the school's head athletic trainer in 1973, a position he held until retirement in 1986. His involvement in athletics went beyond the university. For many years, Grockowski helped with athletic events around Middletown, where he made his home, especially events organized by the city parks department and the American Legion. A native of…
Gil Skillman, professor of economics and Joyce Jacobsen, the Andrews Professor of Economics are the co-editors of the Eastern Economics Journal. Posted 11/01/06 Two Wesleyan professors are devoted to making one of the countrys leading economic journals even better. Joyce Jacobsen, the Andrews Professor of Economics and Gil Skillman, professor of economics, are the co-editors of the Eastern Economics Journal. Jacobsen and Skillman volunteered to assume editorship of thee publication in July 2005. They will complete their term in 2010. This is a rewarding opportunity as well as an important service to the profession, Skillman says. Helping authors turn a…
A SPECIAL COLLECTION: Kendall Hobbs, reference librarian, and Suzy Taraba, university archivist and head of Special Collections, flip through the pages of Secret City of Broken Scams. This book, written by Fred Rinne and illustrated by Scott Williams, was one of 30 artists books on display during the Artists' Books Open House hosted by Special Collections and Archives Oct. 12. The open house display featured a pop-out three-dimensional book titled The Veil, written by Julie Chen and published by Flying Fish Press of Berkley, Calif. Books owned by Special Collections & Archives cannot be checked out, but they are all…
Gale Lackey, head women's volleyball coach, has coached at Wesleyan 29 years. Posted 10/16/06 Q: How many years have you worked here, and how many years here have you coached volleyball?A: I think I have outlasted most of the coaches in NESCAC. This is my 29th year at Wesleyan, and my 22nd term coaching the volleyball team. Q: In your opinion, why is Volleyball so exciting to play and watch?A: Volleyball is one of the most popular team sports in the world. It requires efficient movement because, unlike many other popular team sports in our country, it is a…
Shengqing Wu, assistant professor of East Asian languages and literatures, is an expert on modern Chinese literature and culture. Posted 10/16/06 Shengqing Wu has joined the Asian Languages and Literatures Department and East Asian Studies Program as an assistant professor. Wu, a native of Hangzhou, China specializes in modern Chinese literature and intellectual history. Wesleyans commitment to the excellence of liberal arts education, its top-notch faculty, the Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies, and its convenient geographical location were all big attractions for me, she says. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in Chinese literature at Fudan…