EphNotes - For Williams Alumni, Parents and Friends

Volume 15, Number 6, July 2009

WILLIAMS EXPEDITION........HITS MIDWEST!

For journals, photos, videos and more from our intrepid young alumni explorers and the Ephs they're meeting on the road, go here.

GREETINGS FROM INTERIM PRESIDENT BILL WAGNER
"While the College continues to face challenging financial circumstances, we have a strong budget in place for this academic year and over the past several months have developed plans to meet a range of possible economic contexts in the years beyond..." For the rest of Interim President Wagner's letter to the Williams community, read on.

WILLIAMS CLUB DONATES ITS BUILDING TO THE COLLEGE

The Williams Club has completed the donation of its Manhattan headquarters to the College, which is leasing it to the Club to continue its operations. The move benefits both sides financially. "The College is very grateful to the Club and its leaders for the care that has gone into the planning of this generous gift to Williams," Interim President Bill Wagner said. Read on.

2009 REUNION LECTURES
U.S. Safety Net in Recession	What Will it Take to Create a Sustainable Future?	Behind the Scenes of "Grey’s Anatomy”
Sustainability at Williams and Around the World	Exploring Lost Worlds of New Guinea	Running into Remarkable People

Click on images above to watch videos.

LA TIMES TOUTS SUMMER IN WILLIAMSTOWN
The Purple Valley's natural and cultural attractions hailed here.

Students Engage with the Surrounding Community
Williams students reach out to (and learn a great deal from) kids and grownups in nearby schools, retirement communities, and homeless shelters. For much more on an impressive new Web site, go here.

Prof. Burns on Judicial Supremacy
"Why did the framers give the court that extraordinary veto power? The answer: They did not... Judicial supremacy had no place in their carefully calculated blueprint for checks and balances..." To read the rest of a timely Boston Globe op-ed piece by James MacGregor Burns '39, Woodrow Wilson Professor of Government, Emeritus, go here. To read the New York Times' take on his new book, Packing the Court, read on.

Westward Expansion of Williams College: 1795-2005
The College's institutional researcher, Chris Winters '95 (with strong assists from College archivists Sylvia Kennick Brown and Linda Hall) has created a map that depicts the evolution of Williams from a regional school for New England gentlemen to a college of increasingly national scope. View it here.

Summer Reading
Calling all parental veterans of returning sophomores, juniors and seniors: Everything your student should know about the coming year can be found here.

Ephs Lead NESCAC in 2008-09...
Capturing 10 of the 26 contested titles, Williams led the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). Read on.

...And Continue Little Three Streak
For the 24th straight year, Williams topped Amherst and Wesleyan. Read on.

For much more Ephsports...
Head to Williams' sports info site.

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