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 AN ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER FROM WILLIAMS COLLEGE

EphNotes

A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR WILLIAMS ALUMNI, PARENTS, AND FRIENDS

Volume 8, Number 6, September 2003

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COLLEGE NEWS

Louise Glück named U.S. poet laureate

The Library of Congress has appointed Louise Glück as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. Glück, who has taught at Williams since 1983, is the author of nine books of poetry, for which she has received numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Bollingen Prize in Poetry, awarded for a poet’s lifetime achievement. Ms. Glück will continue teaching at Williams during her tenure as laureate.

Ø  SEE http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/gluck.html

WEB GETS EVEN BETTER

If you're looking for Ephs like you, things to do, Williams news, the Alumni Review, a new job, a new employee, a ride to campus or many other ways to get and stay connected to the College, visit the NEW www.williams.edu/alumni. We've vastly improved the array of services and information we offer via the Web, from our searchable online alumni directory to a calendar that lists all the Williams events happening on and off campus. (Please note: Because the site has been reorganized, any bookmarks you created prior to September 2003 will no longer work, even though the pages still exist. Please visit www.williams.edu/alumni and create new bookmarks of the pages you use regularly.)

williams launches five-year Comprehensive campaign

On Saturday, Sept. 13, the College announced its most ambitious fundraising effort to date: a five-year, $400-million comprehensive campaign whose goals include the implementation of extensive curricular and extracurricular initiatives, a renewed commitment to admit students regardless of their ability to pay, and three major renovation and building projects. “Williams graduates shape the world in profound and positive ways,” President Morty Schapiro told the alumni volunteers and supporters gathered at Chapin Hall. He noted that $161 million in early commitments had already been secured. Pieces of the campaign’s strategic plan, formulated collaboratively among administrators, faculty, and students over a three-year period, already have been put into place.

Ø  GO TO http://www.williams.edu/alumni/campaign/

Ø  SEE http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases/03091501.html

Ø  REGIONAL CAMPAIGN KICKOFF EVENTS: Alumni volunteers from Boston to San Francisco will gather in October to rally the troops, meet and greet President Schapiro and campaign leaders, and celebrate the inauguration of The Williams Campaign. Alumni regional associations will host kickoff events in Boston (Boston Harbor Hotel, Oct. 3), New York (The Plaza, Oct. 7), Washington, D.C. (Metropolitan Club, Oct. 9), Los Angeles (Biltmore Hotel, Oct. 21), San Francisco (Fairmont San Francisco, Oct. 22), and Chicago (Sofitel Water Tower, Oct. 28). Invitations have been sent to all alumni and parents in these regions. If you plan to be in any of these cities on any of these dates, we’d love to have you join us. RSVP DETAILS: http://www.williams.edu/alumni/news/events/index.php?month=10&year=2003

MARTHA COAKLEY ’75 ADDRESSES CONVOCATION

Middlesex County District Attorney Martha Coakley was guest speaker at Williams Convocation on Saturday, Sept. 6. Her topic was “The Pursuit of Happiness: What If the Hokey Pokey Really IS What It’s All About?” Coakley has committed much of her legal career to representing the citizens of Middlesex County, joining the district attorney’s office in 1986, where she served as assistant district attorney and, in 1991, as chief of the Child Abuse Protection Unit.

Ø  SEE http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases/03090401.html

williams gets top rating from u.s. news & world report

Williams ranks number one among liberal arts colleges, according to this year’s U.S. News & World Report. While continuing to be skeptical of anyone’s ability to rank colleges so closely, Williams is pleased to stand among the very top liberal arts colleges in the country. (Since the magazine began ranking colleges in 1983, Williams has never placed lower than third overall and has placed first for the past 13 years in academic reputation.) This year’s hiring of 30 additional professors and a renewed commitment to our highly successful tutorial program were deciding factors in our gaining the top slot.

Ø  SEE http://www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm

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STUDENT AND ALUMNI NEWS

goldwater scholarships awarded to juniors

Williams juniors David E.W. Arnold, a biology major from Chicago, and Sarah M. Iams, a mathematics and physics double major from Bethesda, Md., have received Barry M. Goldwater scholarships for their outstanding performance in science and mathematics. Steven T. Scroggins ’04 was awarded an honorable mention. The prestigious scholarship program was established by Congress in 1986 to honor Sen. Barry M. Goldwater and is designed to foster and encourage excellence in the fields of mathematics, science, and engineering.

Ø  SEE http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases/archives/03/072302.html

PHI BETA KAPPA HONORS WILLIAMS CHAPTER

The Phi Beta Kappa Society has presented a new award for excellence to its chapter at Williams, citing the College’s presentation of an annual “thesis fair” to display the research of students doing honors work, hosting dinners where students and faculty can discuss education in the liberal arts and sciences, and inviting two Phi Beta Kappa scholars to campus. Secretary of the Society John Churchill lauded Williams’ efforts in giving the values of the country’s oldest and largest academic society “such tangible and valuable expression.”

homecoming football tickets

Check out the new seating plan on Weston Field for Homecoming Weekend at:

http://www.williams.edu/alumni/news/homecoming/

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FACULTY NEWS

robert baker-white ’80 to CHAIR williams THEATRE DEPT.

Robert Baker-White ’80 has been appointed Professor of Theatre and chair of the Department of Theatre. He brings to Williams extensive experience in academic and professional theatre as a director, teacher, and literary manager. He is the author of “The Text in Play: Representations of Rehearsal in Modern and Contemporary Drama” as well as numerous articles, reviews, and monographs. Baker-White received an M.F.A. in directing from University of Washington and a Ph.D. in drama and humanities from Stanford. This fall he will teach “Interpretation and Performance,” a course that focuses intensively on the development of students’ performance skills.

Ø  SEE http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases/03091201.html

VISITING HISTORIANS TO DISCUSS FOUNDING FATHERS

Williams will host three eminent historians to discuss and evaluate the contributions and careers of America’s founding fathers. The series begins Thursday, Sept. 25, when Pulitzer Prize-winning author and professor Joseph Ellis will present “Assessing the Founders.” Professor Jack Rakove of Stanford University will follow on Monday, Oct. 27, with “Reading Madison’s Mind.” The series will conclude on Wednesday, Nov. 19, with University of Virginia professor Peter Ornuf on “Jefferson, Race, and Slavery.”

SEE http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases/03091602.html

jay pasachoff elected president of astronomical commission

Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy Jay Pasachoff has been elected president of the Commission on Education and Development of the International Astronomical Association. Pasachoff has long served as U.S. liaison to the commission, which encourages education in astronomy around the world, with a special responsibility for educational initiatives in developing countries.

Ø  SEE http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases/archives/03/072101.html

williams astronomer to use hubble telescopE

Karen Kwitter, the Ebenezer Fitch Professor of Astronomy and chair of the Astronomy Department at Williams, will collaborate with colleagues from Rice University and University of Oklahoma to study glowing gas clouds using the Hubble Space Telescope. Kwitter and her colleagues recently received a $77,000 grant from the Space Telescope Science Institute to fund their program, which aims to calculate the amount of carbon in the gas clouds.

Ø  SEE http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases/03082601.html

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COOL WILLIAMS WEBSITES

a little bit of BILLSVILLE for your desktop

Look no further than the download section of the alumni Web site! Click below to find screensavers of Williams images, MP3 files of College songs, icons for AOL Instant Messenger and more.

> SEE http://www.williams.edu/alumni/services/toys/

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EPH SPORTS

The fall season’s off to a strong start. For up-to-the-minute news on Williams athletics…

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

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