EphNotes - For Williams Alumni, Parents and Friends

Commencement Weekend Features Richard Serra, LeVar Burton, George Shultz: Honorary Degrees Also to Frances Cairncross, Bob Lipp '60, and Nawal Nour
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What's Up with Stetson-Sawyer?
An online journal by Steve Satullo '69 brings us up to the present and will track future developments on Williams' new center for the humanities and social sciences.

Williams Provides Data to U.S. Senate Finance Committee
The College has responded to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee's request for information on endowment, fees, and financial aid. Read on.

Help Students Create Katrina "Reflections"
Rashid Duroseau '09, Rachel Ko '09, and Jared Oubre '08 are assembling a book that chronicles Williams people's response to Hurricane Katrina. "We see this project as an opportunity...to preserve public memory of the August 2005 storms and their aftermath, and to chronicle the history of this college's various efforts to help. To share your own reflections, go here.

What Really Happens in a Tutorial?
Joel Bradley '06 told the inside story to the Albany Regional Association back in 2005. Here's what he had to say.

Composer Kechley Snags Two Music Awards
Professor of Music David Kechley has won an ASCAPlus Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and an Aaron Copland Award composer residency from Copland House. More here.

See DaVinci Lecture by Prof. Devadoss
Associate Professor of Mathematics Satyan Devadoss kicked off this year's Williams College faculty Lecture Series with his talk "Reclaiming DaVinci: Art, Visualization, Mathematics." For more on the lecture go here. To view it online go here.

Meet New Alumni Relations Director Brooks Foehl '88
Brooks succeeds Wendy Hopkins ’72, who retires this week, as Director of Alumni Relations and Secretary of the Society of Alumni. A former independent school admissions officer, Brooks came back to Williams in 2001 to work with the Alumni Fund. From there he moved to the Alumni Relations Office, where he served as director of Williams' 70 regional associations and, most recently, as director of classes and reunions. VP for Alumni Relations and Development Steve Birrell '64 calls Brooks "an energetic and seasoned professional, who brings to his new position a passion for Williams and a strong commitment to our alumni."

Williams LinkedIn
In addition to a Facebook group and Discussion Groups (login required), Ephs can now join a Williams LinkedIn group, all thanks to Class of ’93-ers Eric Chiu and Greg Meyer, who've created a Williams "village" within LinkedIn's network of 20 million professionals.

Tour Japan with Fellow Ephs
Professor Emeritus Peter Frost '58 will lead this November 2008 journey. Though all alumni are welcome to participate, the trip is designed especially for younger alumni 1-20 years beyond graduation. A second trip is scheduled for fall '09. Brochure here. For more info contact Paula Moore Tabor '76 at ptabor@williams.edu, 413-597-4038.

Sign Up for 48th Annual Golf Tourney
Williams 48th Annual Alumni Golf Tournament tees off July 24th-27th. All alumni are invited to play. Click here for more for more information and to register.

Williams Caps Home Equity for Financial Aid
"For families with assets that are typical for their level of income, we will now cap the amount of home equity that we consider in determining parent contributions at 1.2 times parent income." For Provost Bill Lenhart's full announcement, read on.

Ephs Finish Fifth at NCAAs
Junior Amanda Nicholson won the 400 IM at the NCAAs with a meet record time, and the Ephs finished 5th overall. More here.

Christianson '08 Skis Back from the Edge of Disaster
Senior Charles Christianson was on fire in his second slalom run at the 2007 World University Games in Bardonecchia, Italy, and less than a second from the finish line...when everything in his skiing world changed. Read on.

In Other Sports News...
Women's lacrosse, women's squash, men's track & field, wrestling…read on.