Olivia Drake Michael Calter teaches organic chemistry and researches synthetic organic chemistry, which deals with making complex, useful organic molecules from simple starting materials. Posted 02/23/05 Michael Calter joined the Chemistry Department as an associate professor of chemistry in June 2004. Calter completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Vermont and earned his Ph.D at Harvard University in the chemistry department. His dissertation was titled "First Total Synthesis of the Macrolide Antibiotic, Bafilomycin A1." At Wesleyan, Calter teaches organic chemistry and researches synthetic organic chemistry, which deals with making complex, useful organic molecules from simple starting materials. "I'm…
Robin Zup, a medical aide with the Health Services Department, is a Certified Medical Assistant and helps students seek medical care off campus. Posted 02/23/05 Q: What does it mean to be a medical aide? A: I really do not like the title medical aide. My actual title that I have earned through schooling is a Certified Medical Assistant. I have been trained both in clinical and administrative areas. Q: What are your responsibilities? A: I have many responsibilities here at the health center. Since I really enjoy working with numbers, I have been given the role of handling all of…
Assistant post office manager Jerry Winzer hand sorts mail inside Wesleyan Station. Posted 02/23/05 After working 28 years at Middletown's U.S. Postal Service, Gerard "Jerry" Winzer decided to it was time to retire. Winter, he learned, is not the ideal time to call it quits. "November was a bad time to retire," the 62-year-old says. "I wasn't too crazy about just hanging around. I needed to keep busy." To beat the winter blues, Winzer took up a part-time position at Wesleyan Station delivering mail. Part-time evolved into full-time work, and, this year, the assistant post office manager will celebrate…
The Fauver Field Residence Complex, due to open in September, will house up to 269 students. Posted 02/23/05 This September, when Wesleyan begins its new academic year, students will move into a new living facility: The Fauver Field Residence Complex. The residences will mark a new step in Wesleyan's recent history; specifically, the university will be able to accommodate close to 100 percent of its students in university-owned housing. The Fauver Field Residence Complex consists of two buildings that together will house up to 269 students including 165 frosh, which will allow virtually all frosh to live in proximity…
Posted 02/23/05 Are traditional teaching methods keeping pace with the increasingly diverse population of college students nationwide? Or worse are college faculty shying away from balanced teaching or research on race and ethnicity issues altogether because of the incendiary nature of the topics? These are just some of the issues that were discussed at a seminar titled Effective Teaching in Racially Diverse Classrooms, February 28 in the Admission Offices McKelvey Room. The presenter, Franklin A. Tuitt, Ph.D., has done many seminars on the subject of race in the college classroom, as well as extensive research in the subject. This includes…
"Wesleyan University: In a New Light" is photographed by William Mercer, a 1964 alumnus. The book is for sale at Broad Street Books. Posted 02/23/05 Wesleyan as it appears every day, Wesleyan as you remember it, and Wesleyan as you've never seen it before. Those are the images and words that fill "Wesleyan University: In a New Light," a new book produced by University Relations and the Office of Communications. Rich with the colors, activities, and faces that populate the campus, the book features 150 high quality images taken during the 2003-2004 academic year by photographer William Mercer '64.…
Money from the Wesleyan Campaign helped to fund a variety of initiatives, including new facilities and refurbished facilities like this computer resource center in The Exley Science Center. Posted 02/23/05 In October 2000, Board of Trustees Chairman Alan M. Dachs '70 made a pledge to the Wesleyan community: "I promise you that when you contribute to the Wesleyan Campaign, your gift will produce results and ensure Wesleyan's legacy for the next generation and generations to come," he said. His promise is already being fulfilled. Five years and $281 million dollars later, Wesleyan has renovated dozens of classrooms, added 20 new…
Mike Sciola, Career Resource Center director, helps Talya Marshall, '07, find photography career opportunities. Posted 01/31/05 Q: The Career Resource Center (CRC) aims to establish relationships with students and help them find jobs. If a student approaches you, how would you go about helping him or her? A: We take a three step approach: self assessment, career exploration, and job search. Most people, and not just students, think the first step to finding a meaningful career is to write a resume and start sending it out to job sites on the Internet. The problem with this approach is that…
Vera Schwarcz, professor of History and East Asian studies, collaborated with artist Chava Pressburger for the book, "In the Garden of Memory," published by March Street Press. The publication features 18 poems with accompanying paper-art images. Posted 01/31/05 How does memory speak? Not with words in this small country of silenced song. Winter is the native tongue of children without food. -words from Vera Schwarczs "In the Garden of Memory" When visiting Jerusalem in 1991, a striking oil painting caught Vera Schwarczs attention. The Romanian-born daughter of Holocaust survivors instantly felt a connection with the artwork titled Memories. I…
Robert Lane, assistant professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, co-authored a study that indicates scientists may have overestimated the use of the vomeronasal organ in pheromone perception by animals. Posted 01/31/05 A new study co-authored by Robert Lane, assistant professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, suggests that human pheromone detection may occur right under our own noses - literally. In an article due out in the February issue of "Genome Research," Lane provided new evidence that scientists may have overestimated the use of the vomeronasal organ, or VNO, in pheromone perception in animals. The VNO has been described as the…
Posted 01/31/05 A forum on January 25 engaged more than 300 students, faculty and staff in a discussion of the administrative response to issues raised at a student-organized forum in December. The forum followed by a week the distribution of a report detailing student participation in University governance, itself a response to complaints from some students that they felt excluded from decisions that affect their lives on campus. At the forum, held in the Chapel, senior administrators were joined onstage by leaders of the faculty and the Wesleyan Student Assembly. Professor of Philosophy Brian Fay moderated the session, during which…
Carol Wright is a visiting instructor in the African American Studies Program. Posted 01/31/05 Q: You started working at Wesleyan in 2003. What has impressed you most about the university? A: I am impressed with the incredible depth, intelligence and humanity of many Wesleyan students and my colleagues in the African American Studies Program. Q: What does 'visiting' instructor refer to? Where are you visiting from and how did you end up at Wes? A: Visiting instructor refers to the fact that my position is non-tenure track and temporary. As a practical matter, I am visiting from Bowdoin…