Olivia DrakeEco-activist. filmmaker and reality television star Shalini Kantayya spoke about the global water crisis during Wesleyan’s Earth Day Celebration April 15. Her production company, 7th Empire Media, is committed to using media to give a powerful voice to the unheard. Kantayya captured the attention of the nation during the television series “On the Lot,” a reality show created by Steven Spielberg for the purpose of finding Hollywood’s next great director. Out of over 12,000 filmmakers, Kantayya was the only woman to finish in the top 10. (Photos by Alexandra Portis '09)
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Abigail Hornstein, assistant professor of economics, chaired a session and presented her papers "Where A Contract Is Signed Determines Its Value: Chinese Provincial Variation In Utilized vs. Contracted FDI Flows" and "Corporate Capital Budgeting Decisions and Information Sharing" (the second of these co-authored with Minyuan Zhao) at the International Industrial Organization Conference at Northeastern University on April 4.
Norman Shapiro, professor of romance languages and literature, translated the book To Speak, to Tell, by Sabine Sicaud (1913-1928). The book was published by Black Widow Press in April 2009. The 175-page book features Sicaud's original French poems side by side with Shapiro's English translations.
Ori Sivan, visiting instructor in religion, is the head writer and co-producer of the HBO series In Treatment. In the series, a psychotherapist questions his abilities and gets help by reuniting with his old therapist, whom he has not seen for 10 years.The show is based off the Israeli series BeTipul. Sivan hosted two screening of BeTipul with subtitles April 23 and April 30 in the Center for Film Studies. He gave presentations at the screenings. It was featured in The Hartford Courant April 23.
Q: Amy, you were hired as the assistant director of employee benefits in Human Resources on April 13. What attracted you to the position? A: Being in a position where I can work directly with people and help them is so important to me. That is what I love about the Human Resources field. I feel that as an HR staff member, the first step is to be an advocate and a true resource for the employees. From a benefits perspective, many folks come to Human Resources confused and needing clarification on specific benefit plans. It’s so important for employees…
A university center cashier and an electrician are the co-recipients of a new social justice employee award. Wendy Norton, a cashier for Bon Appétit, and Ron Bowman, a journeyman electrician for Physical Plant - Facilities, are the 2009 Morgenstern-Clarren Social Justice Employee Prize winners. The award was created in memory of Peter Morgenstern-Clarren '03 who pursued social justice while a student at Wesleyan. The awards were announced April 1 by interim awards coordinator Marina Melendez, associate dean/class dean of 2010. Eligible employees included custodians, dining staff, grounds crew, and building maintenance staff. Norton is celebrating her 10th year working at…
Karen Anderson was promoted to associate provost on April 20. Anderson served as associate dean of Continuing Studies and director of the Graduate Liberal Studies Program since 2006, and has been at Wesleyan since 2002. She earned her MA and Ph.D from the University of Chicago, where she studied the history of religions, specializing in Hinduism and Sanskrit literature. Before coming to Wesleyan, she directed the annual conferences of the American Theological Library Association, and taught at DePaul University and the University of Chicago's Graham School of General Studies. She has also taught four GLSP courses. At the GLSP, Anderson…
Carol-Ann Kosloski, associate director of stewardship, is retiring from Wesleyan May 15. Kosloski built the scholarship donor stewardship program from the ground up—from matching students and donors to overseeing the appropriate stewardship for each donor. She is responsible for several plaques that recognize donors in Usdan University Center, the Center for Film Studies, Freeman Athletic Center and on the Scholarship Wall in North College. Kosloski has worked at Wesleyan almost 12 years.