A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR WILLIAMS ALUMNI, PARENTS, AND FRIENDS

Volume 11, Number 2, February, 2005

*******************************************************************

If you wish to be removed from the EphNotes mailing list, please e-mail your name and class or parent year to alumni.office@williams.edu, with "Unsubscribe EphNotes" in the subject line.

E-mail suggestions for EphNotes to Ted Gilley at Ephnotes-Feedback@williams.edu

EphNotes is sent to Williams folk for whom we have correct e-mail addresses. Feel free to pass it along to a Williams grad or parent you think might want to add themselves to our distribution list. Please note: We'll need a full name, class and/or parent year, and e-mail address to do so. __________________________________________

COLLEGE NEWS

ADMISSION APPLICATIONS HIT NEW HIGH

The College has received a total of 5,742 applications for the Class of 2008, up from 5,704 for the Class of 2007 and a new record. According to Director of Admission Richard Nesbitt ’74 "all indications are that the quality of this pool is extraordinary. Competition for spaces will be as keen as ever." __________________________________________

COLLEGE LOWERS LOAN EXPECTATIONS

Loan limits for college students are rising nationally, but Williams President Morty Schapiro has announced that the College will lower the amount of loans it expects students from low-income families to take out. The difference will be made up with an increase in Williams-based scholarship grants. *SEE http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases.php?id=868

DIVERSITY INITIATIVE UP AND RUNNING

How do you (or did you) experience Williams? Finding out is part of a program examining issues of diversity at the College. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to participate. Click below for President Schapiro’s message and find out how you can make suggestions or share experiences. *SEE http://www.williams.edu/williams-only/admin/diversity/

WHY STEVE ROGERS TAKES CARE OF WILLIAMS

At the October 2003 Williams Campaign kickoff event in Chicago, Steven S. Rogers '79, an entrepreneur, professor at the Kellogg School of Management, Williams parent and College trustee, spoke from the heart about all the ways Williams has taken care of him ... and why he, in turn, supports The Williams Campaign. See and hear him for yourself in this video of his speech. *SEE http://www.williams.edu/alumni/campaign/media/rogers.php

__________________________________________

STUDENT NEWS

CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS HOSTS INTERCULTURAL GALA

The College’s Center for Development Economics delivers an intensive program of applied and theoretical economics to students from developing countries. To find out more about the CDE’s history, mission, faculty, and current news, go to: http://www.williams.edu/cde/index.html

and click here to view pictures from the Center’s recent Intercultural Night: http://www.williams.edu/cde/interculturalnight.htm

91ST WINTER CARNIVAL A GO

Scanty snow and warmish weather may hamper ice sculptors and skiers, but everything from fireworks to a figure skating clinic to a "Shackleton Scavenger Hunt" will ensure a truly festive 91st Williams Winter Carnival. *SEE http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases.php?id=886

__________________________________________

FACULTY NEWS

FACULTY LECTURE SERIES OFFERED THROUGH MARCH 10

The 94th annual Faculty Lecture Series is being presented on Thursdays at 4:15 in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall through March 10. The series, which features talks (in plain English) on subjects ranging from cubism to chemistry to social psychology, is free and open to the public. *SEE http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases.php?id=882

PROF. SWOAP’S RESEARCH ON AEROBIC HEALTH PUBLISHED IN "SCIENCE" Associate Professor of Biology Steven Swoap is co-author of a research paper appearing in the current issue of Science magazine, the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general science journal in the world, with an estimated total readership of one million. Prof. Swoap’s article reinforces the belief that aerobic capacity is an important determinant in the continuum between health and disease.

*SEE http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases.php?id=875

__________________________________________

ALUMNI NEWS

ALUMNI FUND DOWN TO THE FINISH LINE

(Remember: All Alumni Fund gifts are Gifts to The Williams Campaign!) For all classes except those "quinquennial" reunions this spring (those with years ending in 0 or 5) this year’s Alumni Fund campaign ends Monday, February 28. Last-minute contributors can charge their credit card gifts through our secure server at http://give2.williams.edu or by calling 888-EPH-(374)-8110. Questions? E-mail: annual.giving@williams.edu thanks for your support!

MUSEUM SEEKS ART LOANS FOR ALUMNI EXHIBITION

WCMA seeks loans from alumni for the fourth Williams Alumni Loan Exhibition in 2006, the museum's 80th anniversary year. Works spanning the history of art are wanted. If you are interested in lending, or know of someone who might be, please contact curator Vivian Patterson '77, MA '80 at 413-597-2457; e-mail, Vivian.L.Patterson@williams.edu.

__________________________________________

EPH SPORTS

Skiing prepares to host Williams Winter Carnival this weekend at Prospect and Jiminy Peak with consecutive fourth-place carnival finishes. Among the strong early season performers has been Men’s Alpine’s Charles Christianson ’08, who also impressed on the international stage with two top-10 runs in January at the World University Winter Games in Austria..

Women’s Basketball (18-6) fell in heartbreaking fashion to No. 3 Bowdoin, 71-69, after leading by as many as 19 in the second half. The Ephwomen host Middlebury Saturday in the NESCAC tourney. Men’s Basketball (16-8) picked up wins over Bowdoin and Colby as it prepares for its conference tournament opener Saturday at Bates...

Wrestling heads into New Englands ranked seventh in the region; four Ephmen are ranked in the Northeast top five, including Tom Prairie ’05, tops at 125 pounds..

Both Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving enter NESCACs undefeated in dual meets. The women are looking for their fourth consecutive conference title, while the men seek their third straight.

Men’s Hockey (9-11-2) knocked off Middlebury 6-3 in mid-January. It was the team’s first win over the Panthers since 1994. Women’s Ice Hockey (12-8-2) avenged an early season loss with a 4-3 win over Colby. The Ephs had previously tied unbeaten, top-ranked Middlebury 1-1...

Women’s Indoor Track & Field is strong as always, with record-setting performances from Katie Fulton ’06 (200m), Katie Howard ’06 (400m), Kali Moody ’05 (800m), and the 1600m relay team in recent weeks. Smashing his own men’s record in the 200m was John Symanski ’06...

Men's and Women's Squash continued their dominance in Little Three competition, easily knocking off Amherst and Wesleyan in respective matches...

For more Eph sports:

*SEE http://www.williams.edu/athletics/

__________________________________________

YOUR WILLIAMS CONNECTIONS

Find Your Classmates and Friends https://alumni.ephnet.org/DirectoryBasicSearch.asp

Alumni Home Page http://www.williams.edu/alumni/

Williams Home Page http://www.williams.edu/

Alumni Class Pages http://www.williams.edu/alumni/communities/class_info/

Planned Giving http://www.williams.edu/alumni/campaign/ways2give/plannedgiving/

Alumni Events http://www.williams.edu/alumni/news/

Alumni Networks: http://www.williams.edu/alumni/communities/groups/

Alumni Review http://www.williams.edu/alumni/alumnireview/

Alumni Travel http://www.williams.edu/alumni/news/travel/

Online Giving: http://give2.williams.edu

Parents Online http://www.williams.edu/home/parents.php

Campus Calendars http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/calendars.php

Eph Sports http://www.williams.edu/athletics/

Williams News http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases.php

The Williams Club http://www.williamsclub.org/

The Williams Record http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/

The Williams Campaign http://www.williams.edu/alumni/campaign/

CONTACT US. EphNotes is an electronic publication of the Office of Alumni Relations & Development at Williams College. Editor: Ted Gilley at Ephnotes-Feedback@williams.edu

DO YOU KNOW A WILLIAMS GRAD OR PARENT WHO'S NOT GETTING EPHNOTES? Feel free to forward this installment to a Williams alum or parent you think might want to be added to our distribution list. Please note: We'll need a full name, class and/or parent year, and an e-mail address to do so.

HAVE YOU MOVED? To change your address--snail mail or e-mail--go to http://alumni.ephnet.org/home.asp or e-mail alumni.office@williams.edu.

Williams respects your privacy. Your e-mail address will be used only by the Williams Society of Alumni or other departments of the College. If you wish to be removed from the EphNotes mailing list, please e-mail your name and class or parent year to alumni.office@williams.edu with "Unsubscribe EphNotes" in the subject line.

Copyright 2005