Olivia DrakeBarbara Spalding, associate director of Campus Fire Safety, teaches housemates Sally Smyth '07 and Kara Brodgesell '07 how to plunge a toilet and shut off a water valve at their student residence as part of the WesHome Program. Posted 10/05/06 Home sweet home. Or is it? If a students residence is too hot, has a broken toilet, a burned-out entrance light, sticky windows or drafty doors, his or her home may not be more sour than sweet. WesHome, a new program spearheaded by Physical Plant and the Campus Fire Safety Office, teaches students how to use, maintain and be safe…
Posted 10/05/06 Poetry, slavery, monks and dialects are among several topics of this years Voices of Liberal Learning seminars. Voices of Liberal Learning is a series of stimulating educational programs and presentations available to the Wesleyan community. The Voices of Liberal Learning programs enrich the intellectual exchange among members of the community and offer the kind of substantive, outside-the-classroom learning experience treasured by all of us, says Linda Secord, director of alumni education and university lectures. We have a remarkable selection of educational programs throughout the year which will foster the evolution of knowledge and understanding at Wesleyan and challenge…
Jennifer Bol, a consultant from Spencer Stuart, the agency selected to assist the Presidential Search Committee in recruiting Wesleyan's new president, asks the Wesleyan audience what they are seeking in the university's new president. Posted 10/05/06 Pam Tatge wants a university president who has traveled or studied abroad. Michael Whitcomb wants a president who respects a diverse staff and student body. Suzy Taraba wants a president who values a liberal arts education. These were all suggestions presented during a presidential search open forum Sept. 29 in Russell House. Wesleyan President Douglas Bennet '59, P'87, P'94 announced his decision that the…
Gloster Aaron, assistant professor of biology, speaks on "Neurons looking back before firing: the timing of action potentials" during the Molecular Biophysics Retreat Sept. 21. Posted 10/05/06 Established and budding scientists attended the Seventh Annual Wesleyan University Molecular Biophysics Retreat at the Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown on Sept. 21. The retreat is an annual celebration of the Molecular Biophysics Program, which is co-directed by David Beveridge, professor of chemistry and Ishita Mukerji, associate professor and chair of molecular biology and biochemistry. Organized this year by Beveridge and Manju Hingorani, associate professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, the event was…
Erhard Konerding, Olin Library documents librarian, flips through the pages of Survey for the Transcontinental Railroad, dated 1860, located in Wesleyan's Congress Serial Set in Olin Library. In 1906 Wesleyan became a designated depository for U.S. government documents. Posted 10/05/06 In October 1906, United States Representative George Lilley allowed Wesleyans libraries to receive publications of congress, the president, federal courts and federal agencies, at no cost. Wesleyan was designated as one of the nations few depository libraries, under the auspices of the U.S. Government Printing Office. In October 2006, Wesleyan libraries are celebrating their centennial as a Depository Library for…
President Doug Bennet and Midge Bennet accept a proclamation honoring Wesleyan's 175th anniversary from City of Middletown Majority Leader Tom Serra. Posted 10/05/06 The City of Middletown honored Wesleyan University with a proclamation honoring its 175th anniversary. The designation was made during the City of Middletowns Common Council meeting Oct. 2. President Doug Bennet and Midge Bennet accepted the proclamation in front of the council members and the public. The proclamation is mounted on a wall plaque. Following the ceremony, President Bennet presented a brief history of Wesleyan, noting that it was founded in 1831 through collaboration among Middletown's civic…
PLANT IN MEMORY: Wesleyan students, staff and faculty were invited to plant a daffodil in honor of those who lost their lives Sept. 11, 2001. The daffodil garden will bloom next spring in front of North College.
Frank Hauser, head football coach, has been preparing Wesleyan Cardinals for competition Sept. 23. Hauser, who graduated from Wesleyan in 1979, has been coaching at Wesleyan 20 years. Posted 09/15/06 Q: Frank, the football season kicks off Sept. 23. Is it difficult to prepare the team for competition in such a short period?A: Practice began August 30 which gives us over three weeks to prepare for the opener against Middlebury College That is plenty of time.Q: The Cardinals had seven consecutive non-losing seasons from 1997 to 2003. What are your goals this year to get…
Ron Jenkins, professor of theater, reads a Sanskrit prayer during a Sept. 11 Memorial Service in the Memorial Chapel while Jason Harris '09, left, listens. Posted 09/15/06 On Sept. 11, 2001, Marc Arena 07 was in class when his high school principal announced over the P.A. that the World Trade Center towers were struck by two planes. He and his classmates at Pelham Memorial High School in Pelham, N.Y. gathered around a radio, listening in awe. With an ear on the broadcast, and a pencil at hand, Arena wrote a poem. Bodies leaping from 61 floors. Like roaches in the…
Posted 09/15/06 Wesleyan celebrated the 10th anniversary of Constitution Day. According to Federal law, Wesleyan and other federally-funded institutions are required to offer programs commemorating the Constitution. We want to take something that is required by law, and turn it into something meaningful for the Wesleyan community, says the Caleb T. Winchester University Librarian Barbara Jones. Jones, whose primary professional interests include intellectual freedom, presented a talk titled Libraries and the Constitution After 9/11 in recognition of Constitution Day 2006 Sept. 19 in the Smith Reading Room in Olin Library. R Jones has served one term as chair of the…
Cameron Shelton, assistant professor of economics, is an expert on public economics, political economy and macroeconomics. His office is based in the Public Affairs Center. Posted 09/15/06 Cameron Shelton has joined the Economics Department as an assistant professor. Sheltons research is based on the political economy of fiscal policy. By using panel datasets that cover multiple years and countries, I investigate how a countrys political institutions, economic institutions, and demographic factors combine to affect patterns of public expenditure and, ultimately, macroeconomic performance, Shelton explains. Shelton has written three papers based on tests of theories, which are under review for…
Pat Melley, director of Employee Benefits, is preparing for Open Enrollment for 2007 in November. She hopes to meet several Wesleyan employees during this time. Posted 09/15/06 Being Wesleyans director of Employee Benefits is a huge benefit on its own. Pat Melley, who was hired into this role in August, says she enjoys this opportunity to problem solve, mentor and collaborate. I think of Wesleyan employees as my customers, and I strive to serve them the best that I can, Melley says from the Office of Human Resources. I love the challenge of answering questions from faculty…