Olivia DrakePosted 05/28/06 The following iare John Hope Franklin's commencement remarks presented during Wesleyan 174th Commencement Ceremonies on May 28. Franklin is professor of history, emeritus at Duke University.A video clip of Franklin's speech can be found at: http://condor.wesleyan.edu/openmedia/ur-media/video/comm_06/FranklinSansIntro.mov. Mr. President, Members of the Board of Trustees, the administration and faculty, members of the graduating classes, parents, friends, members of the Middletown community, ladies and gentleman. Mr. President, I will be brief. This is a glorious, memorable, exciting occasion and each time that I have the opportunity to participate in this ritual, even after my 50th anniversary of receiving my own…
Beth Redington, project coordinator, teaches Connecticut teachers how to implement Microsoft PowerPoint presentations into their classroom instruction during the Leadership Academy in Mathematics Program May 19 in Exley Science Center. Posted 05/28/06 Jennifer DaPonte, a mathematics teacher from Flood Middle School in Stratford, Conn. went back to college May 19 to learn advanced geometry and story problems. Im here to learn more about specific topics that relate to my schools curriculum, DaPonte says. It would be helpful to learn how to better teach geometry, statistics, data analysis and general problem solving skills. DaPonte is one of 50 middle and high…
Glenn Adams 06, at top, is Wesleyan's leading lacrosse player, scoring 90 goals and 117 assists for 207 points. Charlie Congleton 07, at bottom, is the teams goalie. Both were named All-Americans this year. Posted 05/28/06 A year ago, the Wesleyan University mens lacrosse team posted a 13-6 record and made its first trip to the NCAA Division III tournament, winning its first game before falling in the quarter-finals to eventual tournament runner-up Middlebury College. This years team went one step further, reaching the NCAA Division III semi-finals, and came within an overtime goal of a trip to the national…
Dave Pompei, Central Power Plant foreperson, checks one of three chillers the university owns. Wesleyan is being aggressive in its energy conservation efforts. Pictured at right is a view inside one of Wesleyan's three boilers. Wesleyan will be installing a new cogeneration system that will replace the use of one boiler in the summer. Posted 05/28/06 Wesleyan is pulling the plug on high energy usage. Something as simple as unplugging the office coffee machines for the weekend can save Wesleyan thousands of dollars a year, says Peter Staye, associate director of utilities management in Physical Plant. Although the burners are…
Posted 05/28/06 It begins with an image from 1831 and ends at 2007 with a look at the future. Wesleyan Through the Years, an exhibit on display in Zelnick Pavilion, invites the campus community to stroll through Wesleyans history. The display consists of 24, 6-foot-by-4-foot transparencies that cling to the pavilions windows. Photographs, drawings and text depict key historical moments since Wesleyans inception 175 years ago. Sunlight illuminates the transparent graphics through the windows, making them glow. The timeline includes images of famous people and events at Wesleyan, highlights research, teaching and scholarship, illustrates outstanding speakers and guests, and…
Laure Dykas, chemistry Ph.D candidate, is filming a documentary titled Animal Rescue Katrina. Pictured below are rescued animals living in shoreline shelters, photographed by Dykas during her interviews with animal shelter managers. Posted 05/28/06 It was the smell that let chemistry Ph.D candidate Laure Dykas know the Waveland, Miss. animal shelter was going to be horrific before she even stepped inside. The potent odors emanating from the shelter were seeping through the small cement-brick structure. It was 88 degrees inside, only an oscillating fan kept the 40-some animals cool.You could tell these animals were miserable. Their little faces told…
Camille Parente is the financial analyst / gallery coordinator for the Center for the Arts. Posted 05/28/06 Q: Camille, what year did you come to Wesleyan?A: Originally, I came to Wesleyan in 1999, and I was as an administrative assistant for the Office of University Communications. One of my key responsibilities was to oversee the production of the Wesleyan Weekly, when there still was a printed version of the events on campus. I later transferred to the Center for the Arts office. Q: You were recently promoted to be the CFAs financial analyst and gallery coordinator. What is involved…
BOLD BANNERS: Two, 30-foot-long banners hang from Olin Memorial Library. The banners are part of the "Wesleyan Through the Years" timeline project developed by the Office of University Communications and University Relations as part of Wesleyan's 175th anniversary celebration. They were on display during Reunion & Commencement Weekend. A banner hangs across high street during R&C Weekend welcoming campus visitors. Banners hang from North College. (Photos by Ryan Lee)
Wesleyan held its 174th commencement ceremonies May 28. Posted 05/28/06 Wesleyan University commemorated its 175th anniversary of its institutional charter during the 174th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 28. Wesleyans charter was granted on May 26, 1831. Undergraduate degrees were conferred on 742 students. In addition, nine students received Ph.Ds, 29 students were awarded masters degrees, and 64 Graduate of Liberate Studies degrees were conferred. Video clips of Wesleyan's 174th Commencement can be found at: http://www.wesleyan.edu/newsletter/campus/0506commencementvideo.html. In his commencement address Wesleyan President Douglas J. Bennet reflected on the long and storied history of the institution and said this class had…
Posted 05/27/06 The following is President Douglas J. Bennet's 174th Commencement Remarks presented during Commencement Ceremonies May 28.A video clip of President Bennet's speech can be found at: http://condor.wesleyan.edu/openmedia/ur-media/video/comm_06/PresRemarks.mov. Last weekend Midge and I attended a commencement at a different institution. The graduate in question was a niece who had chosen not to attend Wesleyan for obvious reasons. It was a glorious affair, as this commencement will be, but it reminded us of the value of brevity
so I will be brief. First, let me echo enthusiastically Jim Dresser and Pacho Carrenos welcome to you, and thanks to your families and…
Edgar F. Beckham was Wesleyan's first African-American dean of the college. In 1991 he received Wesleyan's Raymond E. Baldwin Medal for service. Posted 05/25/06 Edgar F. Beckham, one of the nation's most influential and beloved leaders in higher education, died Wednesday in Middletown at the age of 72. He was a resident of North Haven. As the first African-American dean of the college at Wesleyan University, Beckham led efforts to build understanding that diversity is integral to excellence in American education. While he served as dean, Wesleyan University became a national model for excellence in education for students of diverse…
Wesleyan students received 145 awards during the Academic Awards and Prizes Reception at the Russell House May 9. The event was organized by the Dean's Office. (Photos by Olivia Drake) Posted 05/18/06 Two-hundred-and-fifty-eight Wesleyan students were the recipients of 145 awards during the Academic Awards and Prizes Reception at the Russell House May 9. Thirty-three of these students received more than one award. The graduating class of 2006 had 175 recipients, the class of 2007 had 78 recipients, the class of 2008 had 24 recipients, and the class of 2009 had 12 recipients. Ten graduate students, eight alumni, two…