EphNotes - For Williams Alumni, Parents and Friends

Volume 15, Number 11, December 2009

A More Sustainable Williams

In January 2007, Williams pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to
10 percent below 1990-91 levels by 2020. We've come a long way since then.
Click on the video above and go here to learn more about the College's sustainability efforts and the Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives.

Behind the Admission Scenes

Williams admission director Dick Nesbitt '74 joined counterparts at other
colleges to discuss and demystify the admission process in a Wall St. Journal
webcast here.

Williams Community Responds to Incident

An incident of graffiti in Dennett House over Thanksgiving Break has prompted response from many Williams quarters. In a message to the campus community, Dean of the College Karen Merrill and Interim President Bill Wagner expressed strong support of student efforts to end “all behaviors aimed at intimidating or targeting people because of their gender, sexual identity, or gender expression and to build a community that welcomes and supports all.” For more about the incident and larger concerns see the student site here. Alumni who would like ongoing updates on issues of gender and sexuality on campus are welcome to subscribe to the Williams College Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Alumni (BiGLATA) organization’s list server by e-mailing subscriptions@alumni.williams.edu.

Aroop Mukharji '09 Named Marshall Scholar
One of 35 new Marshall Scholars nationwide, Aroop will study in the first year of his scholarship at the London School of Economics for a master's in international relations and the second year at King's College London for a master's in international conflict studies. Read on.

New Student Magazines!
Discuss examines Williams social issues from the 1800s to the present, while Gusto examines all things culinary.

Prof. Dew on Delusions and the Color-Line
Despite lingering myths to the contrary, Prof. Charles Dew '58,
Ephraim Williams Professor of American History, makes clear that the Confederacy's main motive for secession was to preserve the institution of slavery. Listen to the interview.

Prof. Lewis on American Libraries
"The cornerstones of two great American libraries were laid just a month apart in the fall of 1888, one in Philadelphia and one in Boston..." Read the rest of the Wall St. Journal piece by Michael Lewis, Faison-Pierson-Stoddard Professor of Art History, here.

Prof. Shevchenko Wins Best Book Award
A new book by Olga Shevchenko, assistant professor of sociology, has been awarded a 2009 Heldt Prize from the Association for Women in Slavic Studies. Read on.

Giving to Williams at Year's End
Make a (tax-deductible) Alumni Fund gift with a credit card (entered and authorized online by 11:45pm EST on 12/31/09) or personal check made out to "Williams College" and mailed to the Office of Annual Giving, 75 Park St., Williamstown, MA 01267 (postmarked no later than Dec. 31, 2009). If you plan to transfer appreciated securities or mutual fund shares to Williams in December, please get that ball rolling now here or contact Sue Morin (413-597-4118, securities@williams.edu). If you’d like to make a planned gift in 2009, please contact the Gift Planning team now (toll-free : 877-374-7526, gift.planning@williams.edu). Finally, for Ephs 70 1/2 or older, unless Congress takes further action, December 2009 may be your last chance to make a tax free gift from your IRA. Many thanks!

Interested in Hiring a Student for a Job or Internship?
Register for the Office of Career Counseling’s Job & Internship Fair, February 26, 2010, in Paresky Student Center! For more information, go here or e-mail Kristen McCormack (kmccorma@williams.edu) or Robin Meyer (rmeyer@williams.edu).

Making the Most of Williams
Hot tips, including what students appreciate most (and least) from parents and a shelf of good book recommendations, can be found at our most-visited Williams parent site.

...and The Parents Fund
See Alumni Fund info above for tax-wise tips that apply equally to Parents Fund contributors. Thanks for giving here now!

Remembering Al Shaw
Long time Williams basketball coach Al Shaw, a member of the New England Basketball Hall of Fame, passed away November 29. For Interim President Bill Wagner's letter to the Williams community and links to more information and news stories, go here.

Men's Soccer Season Ends in San Antonio
Ephs gave defending champion Messiah a run for the money before a 2-1 loss in the national semifinals. More on the game and photos here. For San Antonio Spurs’ head coach Gregg Popovich's surprise visit to the team, go here. And for more on the team's community engagement efforts and sophomore Nick Pugliese's Elite 88 Award, go here.

Ephs Make It Three in a Row
Men's hockey's Matt Masucci '11 assisted on the opening score, then notched the game winner to lead the Ephs past the University of Southern Maine 3-1 Saturday. Read on.

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