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Volume 16, Number 5, May 2010
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HOLLANDER HALL
"I am delighted to announce that the North Academic Building, completed in 2008, will from here on be known as Hollander Hall, named by Richard and Jackie Hollander in honor of their sons Jordan and Adam, both members of the Class of 2010..." For the rest of President Falk's announcement to the Williams community, go here. For the Williams Record's take go here.
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The virtual Williams classroom moves to "Physics of Musical Sound" with Sarah Bolton, professor of physics and incoming dean of the college. View Prof. Bolton's lectures and suggested readings, and register for her 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 19 phone conference, here. Farther down that page are lectures and last month's recorded phone conference of history professor Scott Wong's iLOG course on American immigration.
New Campus Life Directions
The Neighborhood Review Committee has released its final report, offering
last words and summarizing thoughts on issues such as sophomore housing, changes to the Baxter Fellows system and the need to continue evaluating the College’s residential system. Read the Williams Record's take and the full report.
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Creating the Class of 2014
Williams admitted 1,200 students out of 6,633 applicants--an 18 percent acceptance rate. Of accepted students, 659 are women and 543 are men, bringing the female to male admit ratio to 55:45. About a fifth of the students who submitted high school rank either expected to be valedictorian or were estimated to be in the top one percent. Read on.
College Council Sunshine
College Council now posts meeting minutes and much else of interest and value here
 Senior Himilcon Inciarte Wins Wilson-Rockefeller Fellowship...
Himilcon Inciarte '10 of Norwalk, Conn., is one of 25 students across the country to win the has won an inaugural Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship for Aspiring Teachers of Color. Read on.
 ...And His Classmate Nathan Benaich Takes a Gates
Nathan Benaich '10 has been awarded the prestigious Gates scholarship to study at Cambridge University. Read on.
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 "Mr. Gaudino"
This film by Paul Lieberman '71, about the legendary Williams professor whose educational and moral visions had a lasting impact on the lives of generations of Williams students, premiered April 17 on the 35th anniversary of Prof. Gaudino's death. You can view it here.
"Attack of the Hipsters"
Prof. Michael Lewis' Wall Street Journal article looks at Pop Art.
Secrets of Great Williams Teaching Revealed!
The Project for Effective Teaching (PET) is where Williams faculty go for help in teaching, learning and research. On PET's website, under “Teaching Advice,” you can view short videos by Williams faculty on everything from capturing students’ attention to grading to teaching writing.
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 Williams Club Moves Operations to Princeton Club
After nearly a century of serving Williams and its extended community from its own location in Manhattan, the Williams Club will move its membership program and related activities to the Princeton Club of New York this June 1. Read on.
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 John Malcolm '86 New VP for Alumni Relations
and Development
On July 6 John Malcolm will succeed Mike Reed '75, vice president for strategic planning and institutional diversity, who has also served in the alumni relations and development position on an interim basis since the retirement last summer of Steve Birrell '64. Much more on John here.
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 All About Bequests in Giftwise
Like the idea of creating a legacy but not sure how? Our spring Giftwise offers smart tips, tax legislation updates, and great stories of farsighted Williams philanthropy.
Williams Trivia Contest this Friday!
The Williams Trivia Contest, a semi-annual event since 1966, has caused thousands of Williams students, alumni and friends to commit their souls to the gods of Trivia for a night. Learn more on Trivia's homepage and on Facebook. Register for this Friday night's contest here.
Calling All 0's and 5's!
Join your classmates in Williamstown for Reunion 2010, June 10-13. To see who's coming, a schedule of events, family programs, ride board, on-campus housing info, and to register online, go here.
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The Yearbook Exists!
The Williams 2010 yearbook is on sale now! Purchase yours here. Questions? Contact yearbook.williams@gmail.com.
 Commencement 2010
Who's saying what, where and when, from Ivy Exercises to Baccalaureate to the Big Event itself? Answers here.
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 Women's Tennis Catches NCAA Eye
This spring Alex Prewitt is writing a notebook for NCAA.com about Division III women’s tennis, prominently mentioning Williams in three dispatches so far. Read on.
Men's Crew Capture First National Championship
Williams 1V won the ECAC National Invitational Regatta for the first time in the program’s history. The 2V placed third to Michigan and Trinity for the best finish in that event's history. Read more. Meanwhile, women’s head coach Justin Moore has been selected as a keynote speaker at two statewide conferences on student wellness.
 21st Annual Frank Deford Ceremony...and First Aaron Pinsky Award
Four students were honored at the annual Frank Deford Award ceremony, while junior Lorenzo Patrick was named the winner of the first Aaron Pinsky ’06 Sports Broadcasting Award. (Patrick, at left, received the award from Aaron’s father, mother and sister.) Read on.
For much more Ephsports...
Sign up for the new Twitter feed, check out a new Facebook page or head to Williams' sports info site.
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