Olivia DrakeFIELD TRIPS: Jelle Zeilinga de Boer, the Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science, Emeritus, took students enrolled in his Graduate Liberal Studies Program SCIE 641 Earth Resources course to the Old New Gate prison and copper mine in East Granby, Conn. July 12. Here, he points out copper sulfate in the mine ground's walls. Students walk near a malachite mineral-rich rock, inside the former copper mine, which opened in the early 1700s and later became Connecticut's first prison in 1773. De Boer uses a particle detecting instrument to locate uranium in the copper mine. His summer class studied the…
SNEAK PEEK: Rick Culliton, university center director and dean of campus programs, and Tim Shiner, director of student activities and leadership development, lead a private tour of the new Suzanne Lemberg Usdan University Center June 22. Pictured is one of the new dining areas. The newly-carpeted dining area on the third floor also has a lounge with a fireplace and a plasma television. Wesleyan Station's new student mail box center. Staircase between the ground and second floor. New student dining services. Main student lounge area. A student help-desk will be placed in the center of this room. A view from…
BIO BLITZING: Scientific specialists teamed up with area students and teachers for BioBlitz 2007, held in Middletown June 8-9. The idea was get a snapshot of the biodiversity of a specific area in a 24-hour period. Wesleyan was a major sponsor of the event. BioBlitz participant Brian Stewart, associate professor of physics, collects beetles during the BioBlitz. He and Michael Oliver, co-author of The Ground Beetles of Connecticut, found several beetles in the bark of a downed tree. Wilbert Snow School in Middletown served as the BioBlitz laboratory, where species were identified and recorded. Crabs, snakes, toads and turtles were…
ADVERTISING ALUMNUS: Darren Kapelus, Class of '87, and Senior Partner and Executive Group Director of the advertising agency, Ogilvy and Mather, Worldwide, addressed the issue "Is Advertising Dead?" April 25 on campus. Carol Crosby, associate director of the Career Resouce Center, speaks with Kapelus, whose world renowned agency has addressed issues of self esteem and beauty stereotypes with the Dove "Campaign for Real Beauty." Kapelus discussed how the advertising industry is shifting from talking at to listening to consumers. "Is Advertising Dead?" was ideal for students interested in careers in marketing, branding and advertising, as well as students who have…
BIOPHYSICS IN BALTIMORE: Thirteen Wesleyan students, faculty and alumni attended 2007 Biophysical Society 51st Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Md. March 3-7. Pictured from left, are Ishita Mukerji, associate professor and chair of the Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Department; Maiko Kondo '07; and Wendy Barber-Armstrong, graduate student. Kondo stands by her poster titled "Mechanism of Fiber Formation: Amyloid Beta Peptide (10-35)" The poster was co-authored by Barber-Armstrong and Mukerji. Kondo says she was able to speak to many scientists at the meeting who study similar topics. Carlo Balane '06 and Jason Wolfe, professor of biology, check out the exhibitions at the…
ETCHED IN TIME: Annalisa Kelly 08 and Evan Barton 08 discuss artist Jim Dines The Pine in a Storm of Aquatint (1978) displayed at Davison Art Centers gallery March 8. The piece was part of the DACs exhibit Etching Since 1950. Kelly looks over a seven-plate etching from artist Mimmo Paladino titled Among the Olive Trees (1984). The print was acquired by the Friends of Davison Art Center in 1985. A print titled Incubus (1998) by David Schorr, professor of art, was on display in a glass case inside the gallery. This sequence of proof states record Schorrs process as…
DAY FOR GRADUATES: Yonatan Malin, assistant professor of music; Barbara Juhasz, assistant professor of psychology; and Eric Aaron, assistant professor of computer science and mathematics, speak to Ph.D candidates at a workshop titled Tenure Track Tango during Graduate Career Day Jan. 23 in Exley Science Center. The day-long program offered advice to graduate students on how to prepare for a career after Wesleyan. Michael Sciola, director of the Career Resource Center, speaks on job searching and networking. From left, graduate students Hiram Navarrete Ramirez, music; Daniel Bravo Vivallo, mathematics; and Elikem Nyamuame, music, gather during the Graduate Career Day reception.…
ON DEADLINE: From left, Laura Schick 08, Sophia Kim 08 and Jason Harris 09 work on filing prospective student applications and transfer student applications in the Office of Admission Jan. 12. Jan. 1 was the Wesleyan Class of 2011 application deadline. Reyson Punzalan 07, in foreground, and Ellen Davis 07 alphabetize frosh applications. Punzalan worked more than 35 hours filing applications during the week. Jenna Juwono 09, in foreground, works on filing Freeman Scholar applications, while Dmitri Lieders 07 works on applicant data entry. The Office of Admission received more than 7,000 applications this year. (Photos by Olivia Bartlett)
THE PRESIDENT'S VOICE: Hunter King '08 uses an audio-recording device to record the voice of President Doug Bennet Dec. 13. King will use Bennet's voice clips during his surf-music radio program, Storm Surge Of Reverb, which airs from midnight to 1 a.m. Friday mornings on WESU 88.1 FM. King invited Bennet to record after hearing him speak at the High Rise residences. "I noticed that he was speaking in a very cool, very low voice," King says. "I thought it would be fun if I could have him record a few voice breaks for my show." (Photo by Olivia Bartlett)…
A MAP QUEST: Lena Bui '07 and Gil Hasty '10 find their academic building locations on a newly-installed campus map near South College. Physical Plant's Facilities Department installed five new maps at key locations on campus. Additional campus maps are located near Clark Hall, pictured, and the Center for the Arts, near Parking Lot "T" and on the sidewalk along Wyllys Avenue. (Photos by Olivia Bartlett)
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…
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.