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Saturday, May 27
7:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
A La Carte Breakfast, Lunch,
Snacks and Coffee
Available for purchase on site. No advance registration required.
Location: Pi Cafe, Exley
Science Center, 265 Church Street
8 a.m.
President’s Breakfast in Honor of
the WESeniors—Classes of ’26 through ’55
By invitation only
Location: Patricelli '92
Theater
8–10 a.m.
Annual Family Swim
All are welcome to enjoy a morning swim in the Freeman Athletic Center pool.
Towels and light refreshments will be provided.
Location: Pool, Freeman
Athletic Center, 161 Cross Street
8 a.m.–10 p.m.
Registration
Everyone—alumni, parents, students, and families—please check in for a final
weekend schedule (with updates and event locations), meal tick-ets, a welcome
packet, campus maps, and more.
Location: Office of Alumni and Parent Relations, 330 High Street
8:30 a.m.
Crew Reception and Alumni Row
All are welcome to join Phil Carney, coach of Wesleyan’s men’s crew team, for an
early morning row on the Connecticut River.
Location: Macomber Boathouse
8:30 a.m.
Cardinal Loop Fun Run (2.1-, 3.2-,
4.3-Mile Courses)
Join classmates, friends, and family members for an exhilarating run through
campus.
Location: Meet at the base of
Foss Hill
9–10 a.m.
Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement Lesson
Join Holly Bonasera '86 for a session enabling you to learn from your own
body movements. The Feldenkrais Method is for anyone who wants to reconnect with
their natural abilities to move, think and feel.
Location: Multi-Use Room 3, Freeman Athletic Center, Lower Level
9–11 a.m.
Alpha Delta Phi Informal Breakfast
Location: Alpha Delta Phi, 185
High Street
Academic Department Open House
Film Studies
Location: Lobby, Center for
Film Studies, 301 Washington Terrace
9:30–11 a.m.
Reception for Senior Athletes,
Former Athletes, and Families
Hosted by: the Athletic Department
Location: Bridge Lobby,
Freeman Athletic Center, 161 Cross Street
9:30 a.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 15
After Wesleyan: A Conversation
with Members of the Class of 1951
The Class of 1951 was a mid-term class in every way; 225 students began with the
class in 1947 and 193 graduated in 1951—mid-century, and between two wars. WWII
was just over and the “police action” in Korea made it a war in every sense.
Many in the class had served in the “Big War,” and many more found themselves
serving during the Korean engagement. As a class, 1951 was filled with leaders
in medicine, science, academia, business, and in the non-profit world. 51-ers
also stood out for their devotion to Wesleyan and set records year after year
for attendance at class reunions and for their support of the university.
Catch-up with members of this remarkable class and find out what it was that
propelled so many of them into positions of leadership.
Moderator: Ralph “Biff” Shaw ’51, P ’79, Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Middlesex County Community Foundation, a group that provides
support for local programs related to health, human services, the arts, and the
environment, and retired Chairman and CEO of Farmers and Mechanics Bank in
Middletown, CT.
Presenters: Charles Exley Jr. ’51, P ’83, GP ’00, retired CEO and Chairman of NCR
and former Wesleyan Trustee; Kenneth Kenigsberg ’51, P ’89, retired pediatric
surgeon, currently working in the laboratory on sepsis as a post-doctoral
research fellow; David Trask ’51, former chief historian for the U.S. Federal Government
and retired professor of history, SUNY, at Stony Brook
Location: Room 116, Judd Hall,
207 High Street
9:30 a.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 16
Green Street Arts Center: An Important Town-Gown Collaboration
It's been said that art can transform individuals as well as neighborhoods and
communities. With this goal in mind, Wesleyan, in collaboration with the City of
Middletown, the North End Action Team (NEAT), and other local community groups,
has renovated a three-story, 12,800-square-foot building in Middletown’s North
End. The former public school building, built in 1878, has been completely
redesigned by the renowned Centerbrook Architects and provides a
state-of-the-art facility for community enrichment programs. Get acquainted with
GSAC by joining us for a lively presentation, which will be followed by a short
tour of the center. Transportation will be provided to and from the center and
our drivers promise to return all visitors to campus in plenty of time for the
annual parade.
Presenters: Janis Astor del Valle, interim director, Green Street Arts
Center; Maritza Quiñones, president, North End Action Team and After-School
Program Assistant, Green Street Arts Center
Note: University shuttles will be available across campus to provide
transportation to the Center between 10 a.m.–5 p.m. on Friday and between 10
a.m.–2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Location: Room 210, Risk Hall, 262 High Street
9:30 a.m.
Voices of Liberal Learning: WESeminar 17
Religion and Film
Professors Zwelling and Gottschalk argue that films in contemporary cultures do
many of the same things that religion does. They shape our thinking, reinforce
prevailing myths and create new ones, influence moral codes, and construct and
perpetuate social values. Join them for a viewing of short film clips and a
discussion of some of the topics addressed in their new course, “Relgion and
Film,” offered in spring 2006.
Presenters: Jeremy Zwelling, associate professor of religion and director
of the Jewish and Israel Studies Certificate Program; Peter Gottschalk,
associate professor of religion
Location: Kerr Lecture Hall,
Hall-Atwater, Church Street (formerly Shanklin 107)
10 a.m.
Mystical Seven Society Annual
Meeting
Location: Room 116, Fisk Hall, 262 High Street
Skull and Serpent Society Annual
Meeting
Location: The Tomb, Wyllys
Avenue
Reunion Memorial Service
The names of those alumni who passed away during the last year will be read.
Individuals may offer personal remembrances.
Officiant: The Reverend Robert
H. Thompson '76, School Minister, Phillips Exeter Academy
Location: Memorial Chapel
10 a.m.
Broad Street Books: David Lindorff ’71
Reading and Signing
In The Case for Impeachment journalist Dave Lindorff and co-author Barbara
Olshansky, an attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, review the
history of impeachment in this country and explain how the process works. The
authors scrutinize the record of President George W. Bush and summarize the
crimes they believe he has committed against the American people, which
represent grounds for impeachment. Join Lindorff for a discussion and short
reading, followed by a book signing.
David Lindorff ’71 has worked as an investigative reporter for 32 years and
began his career writing for the Middletown Press. He is the author of
four books: The Case for Impeachment; This Can’t Be Happening!
Resisting the Disintegration of American Democracy; Killing Time: An
Investigation into the Death Penalty Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal; and
Marketplace Medicine: The Rise of the For-Profit Hospital Chains
Location: Broad Street Books, 45 Broad Street (formerly Atticus
Bookstore)
10 a.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 18
The Impact of Sports in American
Society
Many Americans schedule their lives around Superbowl Sunday, the Final Four, the
World Series, the U.S. Open, and other major sports events. And they enroll
their children as young as 4 or 5 years old in organized sports such as Little
League Baseball, Pee Wee Basketball, Youth Soccer, Midget Football, and Mite
Hockey. Sports metaphors dominate headlines and sound-bites, and a high-five has
become a standard greeting among friends. How does this focus on sports in
America influence our culture, and what does the investment of time and money
mean for our economy? Check your game plan and join the huddle as we talk about
the impact of sports in America.
Presenter: Bob Whitsitt P’06, consultant and former president of the
Seattle Seahawks, Portland Trailblazers, and Seattle Supersonics; Jed Hoyer ’96,
Assistant General Manager, Boston Red Sox
Location: Room 150, Exley
Science Center, 265 Church Street
10 a.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 19
Healing Our Bodies—Healing the
Planet
Classmates Joel Kreisberg and Tom Land are environmental advocates who
care greatly about the future of our planet. But their stewardship springs from
two very different places. Kreisberg is a medical professional and a health
educator who believes medical schools aren’t teaching practitioners about the
environmental effects of medicine. To address this, he created the Teleosis
Institute, which educates healthcare professionals about ecologically
sustainable medicine. Land is a mainstream environmentalist who works for the
EPA and studies changes in the Earth’s stratosphere, the atmospheric layer that
protects us from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays.
Join these committed environmentalists for an honest discussion about the many
things we can do to heal our bodies, and, at the same time, heal the planet.
Presenters: Joel Kreisberg ’81, executive director of the Teleosis
Institute, doctor of chiropractic, and certified classical homeopath; Thomas
Land ’81,manager of Inter-national Programs, Stratospheric Ozone Layer Division,
Office of Atmospheric Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Location: Room 121, Exley
Science Center, 265 Church Street
10 a.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 20
The Making Of Cambodian Stories
Cambodian Stories is a stunning collaboration between Japanese-born
choreographers and dancers Eiko & Koma and 10 young artists who study at the
Reyum Painting Collective in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Known for their unique and
riveting theater, Eiko & Koma use Cambodian stories to explore the intersection
of youthful bodies and the Cambodian landscape, reaching across boundaries of
language, culture, and art form. Join them for a review of the April performance
at Wesleyan, which featured music composed by alumnus Sam-Ang Sam ’89 PhD, and
was the only New England stop on an 11-city U.S. tour. The program will include
a 23-minute film clip of the spring performance.
Presenters: Eiko Otake P’07 and Takashi “Koma” Otake P’07 are performance
artists and MacArthur Fellows whose work has been honored on five continents.
Their most recent works have been site-adaptable outdoor performance
installations; Samuel Miller ’75, P’09, is president of Leveraging Investments
in Creativity and was the former director of the New England Foundation for the
Arts (NEFA) in Boston, Mass., where he pioneered the National Dance Project and
Cambodian Artists Project.
Location: Seminar Room, Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies,
343 Washington Terrace
10 a.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 21
A Rational Drug Policy for
Contemporary America
Reunion & Commencement Weekend is a time for reflection, and many will recall
the impact that drug use had on their experiences on campus. Those who were at
Wesleyan (and elsewhere across the country) during the ’60s and ’70s
participated in a great cultural change that was pivotal in the development of
modern drug policy. The nation has moved from the “War on Drugs” metaphor to a
public health approach, to prevention, intervention and treatment, Andrea
Barthwell ’76 has been at the center of defining a rational drug policy. Please
join her as she recalls her campus experiences, examines the impact of the ’60s
and ’70s on contemporary drug policy, and discusses her experiences in the White
House Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Presenter: Andrea Barthwell ’76, founder and CEO, EMGlobal LLC, a global
healthcare and policy consulting firm; and former deputy director for Demand
Reduction in the Office of National Drug Control Policy, serving as a principal
advisor in the Executive Office of the President on policies aimed at reducing
the demand for illicit drugs
Sponsored by: the Black Alumni Council
Location: Hansel Lecture Hall,
Public Affairs Center (PAC), 238 Church Street
10 a.m.–4 p.m.
The Rick Nicita Gallery
Location: Center for Film Studies,
301 Washington Terrace
10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Senior Class Diploma Pickup
Graduates must provide a photo ID.
Diploma Cover Recycling
Any 2006 graduate who will not have use for the diploma cover that is handed out
during Commencement may recycle the cover by dropping it off in the lobby of
North College after the ceremony. A box marked "Diploma Cover Recycling" will be
located in the lobby.
Location: Lobby, North College
11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Senior Projects in Film Studies
View a series of 16mm films and digital videos made by members of the graduating
Class of ’06.
Location: The Goldsmith Family
Cinema, Center for Film Studies, 301 Washington Terrace
11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Delta Kappa Epsilon Open House
Location: Delta Kappa Epsilon
11 a.m.–5 p.m.
Special Collections and Archives
Open House
Drop in at the University’s Special Collections and Archives to remember your
student days—yearbooks, The Argus, Hermes, face books, and many other historical
Wesleyan materials are all here. Chat with SC&A staff about the riches of the
University’s rare book collection and how it supports Wesleyan’s educational
mission.
Location: Special Collections
and Archives and Davison Rare Book Room, Olin Memorial Library
11:15 a.m.
Assemble for the Annual Parade Of
Classes
Seniors and their families are invited to join alumni for this traditional
Wesleyan festivity. The parade is scheduled to begin promptly at 11:30 a.m. and
is followed immediately by the Assembly and Annual Meeting.
Location: Observatory Circle,
Top of Foss Hill
11:30 a.m.–2 p.m.
Academic Departments and Programs
Open Houses
Asian Languages and Literatures
Location: Mansfield Freeman
Center for East Asian Studies, 343 Washington Terrace
East Asian Studies Program
Location: Mansfield Freeman
Center for East Asian Studies, 343 Washington Terrace
Noon–1 p.m.
Wesleyan Assembly and Alumni
Association Annual Meeting and Presentation of the Distinguished Alumni and
Out-standing Service Award Recipients
Remarks by Bradley Whitford ’81: from Wesleyan to The
West Wing.
Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
William G. Greiner '56
Allan Williams '61, P'89
Andrea Grubb Barthwell '76
Donna S. Morea '76, P'06
Peter H. Schube '81
Outstanding Service Award
Recipients
Richard F. Irwin '56, P'82
Charles G. Hill '46, P'85
The assembly and annual meeting will begin promptly at noon.
Location: Arena, Freeman
Athletic Center, 161 Cross Street
This event will be viewable
online. Please check back during the week of May 21st for more information
about how to view this webcast.
12:30 p.m.
Remembrance of Things Past, a Time
to Share Your Memories of Alpha Delta Phi
If there’s one thing all the brothers and sisters of the Phi know how to do
well, it’s tell a story. Come and celebrate Alpha Delta Phi’s tradition of
storytelling and literature by sharing the stories of your time at Alpha Delta
Phi, helping us preserve our history by passing along your memories to the
current generation of undergraduates.
Location: Alpha Delta Phi, 185
High Street
1 p.m.
Eclectic and Phi Nu Theta Alumni
Reception
Alumni, students, families and guests are welcome.
Location: Eclectic, 200 High
Street
1–2:30 p.m.
Academic Departments and Programs
Open Houses
Philosophy
Location: Tent, Russell House,
350 High Street
Science in Society Program
Location: Tent, Russell House,
350 High Street
1–3 p.m.
Graduate Liberal Studies Program
Luncheon
The Graduate Liberal Studies Program invites 2006 GLSP graduates, their family
and friends, and faculty and staff to the GLSP Commencement Luncheon celebrating
the program’s 53rd graduating class. GLSP 2006 graduates will receive their
diplomas and will be honored by deans, faculty, and staff. Essay prize winners
and faculty advisors will also be introduced and recognized.
Location: Tent (with black
flag), North College Lawn
1–3 p.m.
Academic Departments and Programs
Open Houses
Archaeology Program
Location: Lounge, Downey
House, 294 High Street
Art and Art History
Location: Tent, Center for the
Arts
Classical Studies
Location: Lounge, Downey
House, 294 High Street
College of Social Studies (Alumni
only)
Location: CSS Lounge, Public
Affairs Center (PAC), 238 Church Street
Dance
Location: Tent, Center for the
Arts
Economics
Location: North College Lawn
(tent with red flag)
German Studies
Location: Room 403, Fisk Hall,
262 High Street
Government
Location: North College Lawn
(tent with red flag)
History
Location: North College Lawn
(tent with red flag)
Medieval Studies Program
Location: Lounge, Downey
House, 294 High Street
Music
Location: Tent, Center for the Arts
Psychology
Location: North College Lawn
(tent with red flag)
Sociology
Location: North College Lawn
(tent with red flag)
Theater
Location: Tent, Center for the
Arts
1–3:30 p.m.
Celebrate
Wesleyan’s 175th birthday!
All-College Picnic, Festival on Foss Hill and “Kids Fair”
Gather under the tent on Andrus Field to celebrate Wesleyan’s 175th anniversary
with a spectacular birthday cake, hats, tee-shirts, and more. Picnic on the
field with your classmates and families. A lively festival of music plus
entertainment and games awaits you on the hill. This event is a great place to
connect with friends and family members between WESeminars and other weekend
programs. Don’t miss the magic show, face painting, tattoos, caricaturist
drawings, and more. The picnic lunch is free for everyone; advance registration
is not required.
Location: Foss Hill and Andrus
Field (tent)
1:30 p.m.
West African Drumming and Dance
Enjoy an invigorating performance filled with the rhythms of West Africa,
featuring artist-in-residence Helen Mensah and master drummer Abraham Adzenyah.
Location: Andrus Field (rain
site: Andrus Field tent)
1:30 p.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 22
Philip Trager: A Retrospective
For 30 years Philip Trager balanced simultaneous careers as a lawyer and as a
photographer renowned internationally for his images of architecture and modern
dance. The exhibition, “Philip Trager: A Retrospective,” celebrates his
insightful eye and immaculate skill with the camera. On display at both the
Davison Art Center and Zilkha Gallery, the exhibition includes Trager’s early
photographs of Connecticut, dramatic views of Manhattan, and emblematic images
of the Italian villas of Palladio. In photographs of Mark Morris, Ralph Lemon,
Eiko and Koma, and other dancers, Trager captured the energy and movement of
modern dance. Throughout his career, Trager has maintained a close relationship
with Wesleyan. A notable highlight was the portfolio Wesleyan Photographs,
1982, in which Trager recorded the architecture of Wesleyan with fresh eyes.
Join Trager in the Zilkha Gallery to hear more about his art and life.
Introduction: Clare Rogan, curator, Davison Art Center
Presenter: Philip Trager ’56, P ’81, former attorney, and critically
acclaimed photographer whose work has been exhibited by the Witkin Gallery in
New York, the Museum of the City of New York, and the Bibliothèque Nationale in
Paris. His work is included in numerous museum collections including the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Smithsonian
Institution.
“Philip Trager: A Retrospective” has been organized by the Davison Art Center
together with the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. The
exhibit will travel to various venues including the Library of Congress.
Location: Zilkha Gallery,
Center for the Arts
1:30 p.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 23
Moving America—A Discussion Of
American Transportation Today And Tomorrow
America’s transportation system has always played a key role in connecting
the nation’s regions and in assuring our economic prosperity. Investments in
river navigational improvements, ports, canals, railroads, aviation, and
highways have also shaped our communities and influenced our environment. Now,
on the 50th anniversary of the authorization of the Interstate Highway program,
America faces fundamental questions about the capacity, efficiency, safety, and
security of the nation’s transportation system. What is the role of the Federal
government in transportation? How can we assure that the nation’s system of
highways, railroads, and other surface transportation modes will continue to
provide for economic competitiveness and sustainable communities? What are our
priorities, and how will the necessary transportation investments be financed?
Presenters: Richard Adelstein, professor of economics and a 1993
recipient of the Binswanger Prize for Excellence in Teaching; Emil Frankel ’61, senior vice president, Parsons Brinckerhoff,
an international transportation engineering and consulting company, former
assistant secretary for transportation policy with the U.S. Department of
Transportation, and Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Transportation
from 1991–1995; Robert Gallamore ’63, professor of managerial economics and
director of the Transportation Center, Northwestern University
Location: Hansel Lecture Hall,
Public Affairs Center (PAC), 238 Church Street (formerly PAC 001)
1:30–3:10 p.m.
Reunion Class Photos
Group photos of the Classes of '56,
'61, '66, '71, '76, and '81 will be taken at this time.
1:30 p.m. - 1976
1:50 p.m. - 1981
2:10 p.m. - 1961
2:30 p.m. - 1966
2:50 p.m. - 1971
3:10 p.m. - 1956
3:30 p.m. - 1986
Location: Base of Denison Terrace, Andrus Field
2 p.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 25
Parenting Through the Admission
Process
Nancy Hargrave Meislahn, dean of admission and financial aid, will moderate a
panel of Wesleyan-connected parents to share lessons learned from taking their
own children through the college search process. Come hear advice about the
roles for parents as families go through the increasingly complex and often
stressful college admission process.
Presenters: Nancy Hargrave Meislahn, dean of admission and financial aid;
Barbara-Jan Wilson, vice president for university relations and former dean of
admission and financial aid; Gregory Pyke, senior associate dean of admission;
Carol Scully P’08, director of foundation and corporate relations; Irma V.
González ’78, P ’09, Director of Communications and Development, Proteus Fund,
and former Wesleyan Trustee
Location: Room 002, Public
Affairs Center (PAC), 238 Church Street
2 p.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 26
From Civil Union to Marriage Equality
How did the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender civil rights movement that
articulated fundamental challenges to traditional sexuality and family find
itself fighting for marriage equality? Can a struggle for traditional rights
lead to transformational social change? Will laws providing civil unions lead to
full marriage rights? Join long-time lesbian and feminist activist Leslie
Gabel-Brett for a discussion about the current LGBT fight for marriage equality
in Connecticut and across the country.
Presenter: Leslie J. Gabel-Brett ’76 is executive director of the
Connecticut Permanent Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) and former
chairperson of the state’s Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. She
currently serves on the steering committee of Love Makes a Family, an
organization fighting for full marriage equality. She and Carolyn, her partner
of 26 years, were married in Massachusetts last year.
Location: Kerr Lecture Hall, Hall-Atwater, Church Street (formerly
Shanklin 107)
2 p.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 27
Risk, Ethics, and
Entrepreneurship
Has American business entered a new phase? Is there a changed culture in the
U.S. economy, with restatements of earnings, revelation of corporate misdeeds,
and legislative reaction in Washington? Have ethical standards been mislaid as
risk has increased? Have leadership and entrepreneurship become more difficult?
Is the current climate an unnecessary drag on the market economy? Join these
savvy business leaders for an in-depth discussion about whether our current
education system is up to the task of preparing corporate leaders, citizens, and
politicians for the challenges of the 21st century?
Moderator: Richard Miller, Woodhouse/Sysco Professor of Economics
Presenters: Timothy Dibble ’86, a managing general partner of Alta
Communications, Inc., a venture capital firm based in Boston that specializes in
equity in-vestments in media, telecommunications, and Internet services
companies; Charles Exley Jr. ’51, P’83, retired CEO and Chairman of NCR and
former Wesleyan Trustee; Cornelia “Connie” McCann ’76, former
Wesleyan Trustee, and managing director of Spencer Stuart’s North American
Financial Services Practice, who has led a wide range of searches for senior
executives
Location: Memorial Chapel
2 p.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 28
Before Christopher Columbus
There Was Zheng He
Zheng He was a towering maritime figure who stands out in the annals of China’s
4,000 year history. He is considered a visionary who imagined a new world
be-yond China’s borders and set out to find it, 80 years before Christopher
Columbus set sail. A Muslim captured by the Chinese as a young boy, Zheng He
became a confidant of the Chinese emperor Zhu Di, who ultimately chose him to
lead one of the most powerful fleets ever assembled. Between 1405–1433, Zheng
made seven voyages for China, commanding the great baochuan, the “treasure
ships,” believed to have been the largest wooden ships ever launched. Zheng He’s
nine-masted ships, with 400-foot long decks, sailed more than 10,000 miles from
Nanjing to Africa’s Swahili coast. From the beginning, his fleet mixed business
with explora-tion and diplomacy, carrying more than a million tons of Chinese
silk, ceramics, and copper coinage to be exchanged for tropical spices, fragrant
woods, and precious gems. Join National Geographic photographer Mike
Yamashita, back by popular demand, on a photographic journey sailing the routes
of Zheng He, and meet the 15th-century explorer he came to know.
Presenter: Michael Yamashita ’71, a veteran photographer for National
Geographic who specializes in Asian topics and whose books include Marco
Polo: A Photographer’s Journey; Mekong: A Journey of the Mother Waters;
and Zheng He (to be available in fall 2006)
Location: Room 150, Exley
Science Center, 265 Church Street
2 p.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 29
Schooling in America—Is it Possible to Fix?
Join two Wesleyan alumni—one a founder of two different schools, the other a
former state commissioner of education and now overseer of a major urban high
school re-form initiative—as they lead an interactive exploration of the future
of education in the United States. Will our schools ever be able to prepare “all
children” for the kind of experience a place like Wesleyan provides? How will we
fix the thousands of schools in need of educational repair, or should we? What
is No Child Left Be-hind—the good, the bad, and the ugly? Don’t miss this
opportunity to engage with people who are doing the work in a non-jargon,
participatory workshop. You will never think about K-12 education the same way
again!
Presenters: Michele Pierce ’91, cofounder of two schools and currently
executive director of the Harriet Tubman Charter School, Bronx, N.Y.; Nicholas
Donohue ’81, Special Master, Inner City High School, Providence, R.I. and former
commissioner, Department of Education, State of New Hampshire
Location: Room 58, Exley Science Center, 265 Church Street
2–3 p.m.
WESgrandparents Gathering
Join other grandparents of graduating seniors for a reception honoring your
Wesleyan graduates. Help us celebrate the many successes of these amazing young
people.
Hosted by: Bill '41 and Helen
Allison, P'71, Grandparents 2006
Location: Zelnick Pavilion
2–4 p.m.
Center for Community Partnerships
Open House
Students, graduates, alumni, parents,
and friends are welcome to drop by the Center for Community Partnerships to
learn about service, service-learning, and other initiatives that contribute to
university and community building. Refreshments will be offered.
Location: Center for Community Partnerships, 167 High Street
2–4 p.m.
Academic Departments and Programs
Open Houses
Biology
Location: Lobby, Exley Science
Center, 265 Church Street
Chemistry
Location: Lobby, Exley Science
Center, 265 Church Street
College of Letters
Location: COL Lounge, Butterfield
Colleges
Earth and Environmental Science
Location: Lobby, Exley Science
Center, 265 Church Street
Mathematics and Computer Science
Location: Lobby, Exley Science
Center, 265 Church Street
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Location: Lobby, Exley Science
Center, 265 Church Street
Neuroscience and Behavior Program
Location: Lobby, Exley Science
Center, 265 Church Street
Physics
Location: Lobby, Exley Science
Center, 265 Church Street
Religion
Location: Seminar Room,
Religious Studies Center, 171 Church Street
2–6 p.m.
Celebrating 150 years of Alpha
Delta Phi at Wesleyan—Open Archives
All are welcome to head to Alpha Delta Phi and view an exhibit of our archives,
assembled by our archivist and a team of undergraduates. There will be a variety
of treasures reflecting our chapter’s colorful history. If you have something
you think would be a good addition to the archives, please bring it by.
Location: Alpha Delta Phi, 185
High Street
2–7 p.m.
Alpha Delta Phi Barbeque and Open
House
Come join us at our Chapter House for barbeque, activities, tours, and a chance
to view our archives as we celebrate 150 years of our existence not only as a
chapter, but also as an organization at Wesleyan and within the Middletown
community.
Location: Alpha Delta Phi, 185 High Street
2:30–4 p.m.
Academic Departments and Programs
Open Houses
English
Location: Tent, Russell House,
350 High Street
Women's Studies Program
Location: Tent, Russell House,
350 High Street
2:30–4 p.m.
Freeman Scholars Reception
Freeman Scholars and their families,
friends, and alumni are invited to a reception honoring the Freeman Scholars of
the Class of '06. By invitation only.
Location: Mansfield Freeman
Center for East Asian Studies, 343 Washington Terrace
3 p.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 24
Argentine Tango
Argentine Tango often conjures up
images of dancers with roses between their teeth, sequined dresses, and entwined
legs. Caroline Peattie and her husband Christopher Nassopoulos were attracted to
the social variations of the Tango they saw in the clubs of Buenos Aires and
wanted to introduce people to the subtleties of this sublime form of dance. They
have been dancing, teaching, and performing around the country together since
1998, and have taught the social form of Argentine Tango to people with
professional dance backgrounds as well as to those who claim to have two left
feet. They emphasize connection, musicality, and simplicity in their teaching
and their own dance. They also bring backgrounds of martial arts, yoga, pilates,
and other forms of movement to their teaching. Join them for a fun and relaxed
introduction to the Argentine Tango.
Presenters: Caroline Peattie ’81, Executive Director, Senior Fair
Housing, San Rafael, California and professional dance instructor who
specializes in the Argentine Tango; Christopher Nassopoulos, importer of fine
Greek foods by day and Argentine tanguero at night
Location: Bessie Schonberg
Dance Studio, 247 Pine Street
3 p.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 30
Winning Customer Loyalty with Personal Touches or “Hugs”
Jack Mitchell is a master of customer service who likes to share his secrets for
building long-lasting business relationships. And, he has a lot to share because
he’s been a highly successful retailer since 1969 when he joined his family’s
business, Ed Mitchell, Inc., in Westport, Connecticut. Since then, the business
has grown into Mitchells of Westport and acquired Richards, the leading men’s
clothing store in Greenwich, Connecticut. Today, Jack and his family, plus a
team of loyal staff, manage both stores, enjoying record sales and intensely
loyal customers. The family’s winning manner is best captured in Jack’s mantra
Hug Your Customers. Join this extraordinary retailer, who has agreed to
step out of his Westport store (but insists on bringing his tape measure), for a
rare Saturday appearance, to offer his “deceptively simple” but winning advice
on building professional relationships that last.
Presenter: John “Jack” R. Mitchell ’61, CEO and chairman of Mitchells of
Westport, Richards of Greenwich, and Marshs in Huntington, Long Island. He is
the author of Hug Your Customers—The Proven Way to Personalize Sales and
Achieve Astounding Results and an internationally acclaimed motivational
speaker. He is married to Linda Mitchell, who is the women’s buyer for Mitchells/Richards/Marshs;
their four sons also hold senior positions in the family business.
Location: Room 116 Judd Hall, 207 High Street
3 p.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 31
Working in Hollywood
Join this conversation with some of Hollywood’s most successful alumni.
Moderator: Jeanine Basinger, Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies,
curator of the Cinema Archives, chair of the Film Studies Department, and a 1996
recipient of the Binswanger Prize for Excellence in Teaching
Presenters: Paul Schiff ’81, producer of the films My Cousin Vinny
and Rushmore; Bradley Whitford ’81, actor, currently appearing in the
television drama, The West Wing
Location: The Goldsmith Family Cinema, Center for Film Studies, 301
Washington Terrace
3 p.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 32
Gamelan Workshop
Dominated by colorful, bronze percussion instruments, the gamelan ensemble
features gongs, bronze and wooden xylophones, two-headed drums, a female
soloist, and a male chorus. Some of the instruments date back to the 12th
century in Java, an Indonesian island located between Sumatra and Bali. The
music is considered a communal expression, with no single instrument separated
from the whole sound of the ensemble, and is based on several melodic layers
framed by the striking of gongs. Gamelan music is frequently used in Javanese
ceremonies including weddings and village cleansings, and as an accompaniment
for dance and puppet theater. Join us for this lively, hands-on workshop and get
some real experience playing the gamelan.
Presenters: I. M. Harjito, artist-in-residence, Music Department; Darsono,
visiting gamelan instructor, Music Department; Sumarsam, chair and adjunct
professor, Music Department. Former gamelan students are welcome to join the
workshop.
Location: World Music Hall,
Center for the Arts
3–5 p.m.
Academic Departments and Programs
Open Houses
American Studies Program
Location: Center for the
Americas, 255 High Street
Anthropology
Location: 281 High Street
College of Social Studies (for
seniors and families)
Location: CSS Lounge, Public
Affairs Center (PAC), 238 Church Street
Latin American Studies
Location: Center for the
Americas, 255 High Street
Romance Languages and Literatures
Location: Common Room, Romance
Languages, 300 High Street
Russian Language and Literature
Location: Common Room, Romance Languages, 300 High Street
3:30 p.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 33
Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture
The experience of childhood has changed dramatically in recent years. Children
are the targets of an ongoing barrage of advertising and marketing, and they
have be-come avid consumers, with substantial buying power, definitive brand
tastes, and an enthusiasm for many marketed products. How did this happen and
what are the con-sequences? How does it affect children's well-being? What can
parents do to help their children maintain a healthy relationship to consumer
culture? Learn about sociologist Juliet Schor’s firsthand research inside
advertising agencies and her pioneering study of our consumer culture.
Presenter: Juliet Schor ’75, professor of sociology, Boston College, and
author of Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture;
The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don’t Need; and The
Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure
Location: Hansel Lecture Hall, Public Affairs Center (PAC), 238 Church
Street
3:30 p.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 34
The Future of the Newspaper: Views From The Trenches
Journalism has never been under as much pressure as it is now. Join four news
veterans for a frank discussion about how their news organizations deal with
governments (in Washington and elsewhere), war coverage, credibility challenges,
and intense political and market pressures.
Introduction by: Daniel Haar ’81, business and economics columnist,
Hartford Courant
Moderator: Alberto Ibarguen ’66, P’97, longtime publisher of The Miami
Herald and now director of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Presenters: Ethan Bronner ’76, deputy foreign editor of The New York
Times; Alan Miller ’76, Pulitzer-prize winning investigative reporter for
The Los Angeles Times; David Lynch ’81, USA Today staff writer and
former Beijing bureau chief
Location: Cinema, Center for the Arts
This event will be viewable
online. Please click here for
more information, or check out
http://wescast.wesleyan.edu.
3:30 p.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 35
Making the Dream of Family a Reality: Current Issues in Donor
Insemination
Historically donor insemination has been shrouded in secrecy and restricted to
married heterosexual couples. But over the past two decades, there has been a
growing movement toward disclosure and family diversity. Join Alice Ruby, who
directs the nation’s only nonprofit sperm bank for a discussion of current sperm
donation issues including open-identity donation and meetings between biological
half-siblings. Attention will be given to legal issues for lesbians and sin-gle
women, to the implications of recent regulations for gay donors, and to
international trends.
Presenter: Alice Ruby ’91, executive director, The Sperm Bank of
California.
Location: Kerr Lecture Hall,
Hall-Atwater, Church Street (formerly Shanklin 107)
3:30–5 p.m.
Alumni of Color (AOC) Network
Reception
Alumni and parents are welcome to join the AOC Network for an afternoon
reception.
Location: Tent, Davison Art
Center, 301 High Street
4 p.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 36
Lapping America: A Man, A Corvette, and the Interstates
June 29, 2006 will mark the 50th anniversary of the Dwight D. Eisenhower
System of Interstate and Defense Highways, the largest public works project in
history. Lapping America, published to coincide with the golden
anniversary hoopla, details a 10,000-mile journey made by Bud Smith around the
perimeter of the 48 states, traveling solely on the interstates. His grand lap
of America, made in a ’96 Corvette in the fall of 1999, was a millennial tribute
to the Interstate System. En route he planted a millennial banner in the four
corners of the country and interviewed more than 100 people as to their opinions
of the interstates. Neither paean nor apology for Ike’s ribbon of concrete,
Lapping America seeks to put the cult of “blue highways” into a much-needed
perspective. Join Bud for a bit of interstate history and the search for the
perfect interstate ride, and be sure to pack your own interstate experiences.
Presenter: Claude “Bud” Smith ’66, professor of English at Ohio Northern
University, is an author whose work has been variously translated into French,
Danish, Swedish, Russian, and Chinese; Lapping America is his seventh
book.
Location: Room 58, Exley Science Center, 265 Church Street
4 p.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 37
Five Years Out
Alumni from the Class of 2001 have been up to all kinds of things since they
left campus. Some have become teachers, joined the Peace Corps, published
magazines, or sold stocks. Others are actors, directors, designers, musicians,
or writers. Many are job hunting, and some are still trying to figure it all
out. Join members of the class for some hardcore catching up on where life has
taken them in their first five years out.
The panel will include time for discussion by alumni in attendance. The Class of
2001 welcomes members of the Class of 2006 to come hear about the first five
years out.
Moderator: Louise S. Brown, associate dean of the college, dean for the
Class of 2009, and adjunct lecturer in government
Presenters: Elizabeth Collins Bliss ’01, director of institutional
relations, Children’s Hope Foundation, and formerly a fourth grade teacher in
New York City; Matthew Bourke ’01, exploration geologist, ExxonMobil; Regan
Schubel ’01, assistant director of the Annual Fund for Excellence at
Wesleyan and the former driver of the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile
Location: Room 150, Exley Science Center, 265 Church Street
4 p.m.
Voices of
Liberal Learning: WESeminar 38
Ten Years Out
Alumni from the class of 1996 have ventured off in all kinds of directions since
they left campus. Some have followed traditional paths and gone to law school or
medical school; some teach school and manage their own classrooms. Some analyze
financial portfolios, or work as professional headhunters. Others are working
journalists, landscape designers, dancers and choreographers, and professional
chefs. Some 96-ers are between jobs and some are taking a little time to decide
what comes next. Join members of this lively class to find out what everyone’s
been up to in the ten years since they left campus.
Moderator: Michael Sciola, director, Career Resource Center
Presenters: Barret Feldman’96, visiting assistant professor of art, Wesleyan
University; Jed Hoyer ’96, Assistant General Manager, Boston Red Sox; Alison
Schwartz ’96, general manager of Blue Man Productions
Location: Room 210, Fisk Hall,
262 High Street
4–5:30 p.m.
Reception Honoring Retiring
Faculty and
Dedication
All are welcome to honor the following members of the faculty are retiring retire
this year.
Richard W. Boyd, Professor of Government
Sue Carole Fisher, Professor of Sociology
Gertrude Reif Hughes, Professor of English
Eugene Marion Klaaren, Associate Professor of Religion
Fred E. J. Linton, Professor of Mathematics
Richard A. Miller, Woodhouse/Sysco Professor of Economics
Harry M. Sinnamon, Professor of
Psychology
Yoshiko Yokochi Samuel, Professor of Asian Languages and Literatures
We will also dedicate spaces in the
Center during this time.
The Director's Office on the second floor will be named in honor of Karl Scheibe
The first floor conference room will be named the Barber Room in honor of
William and Sheila Barber through the generosity of Steven B. Pfeiffer '69 and
friends of Bill and Sheila
The first floor foyer will be named The Hallowell Foyer given by the class of
1952 in admiration and affection for our honorary classmate Burton C. Hallowell
'36
A series of paintings have been generously donated by John T. Frazer, Professor
of Art, Emeritus. John T. Frazer, Red Grapes, White Grapes, Blue Grapes 1997
Location: Susan B. and William K. Wasch center for Retired Faculty, 51
Lawn Avenue
4–5 p.m.
Academic Program Open House
African American Studies
Location: Center for African
American Studies, 343 High Street
4–6 p.m.
Phi Beta Kappa Initiation
The 4 p.m. ceremony is followed by a 5 p.m. reception for inductees and their
families.
Speaker: John Driscoll '62,
Alumni Director
Location: Crowell Concert
Hall, Center for the Arts
4:30 p.m.
Japanese Tea Ceremony
Demonstration and Tour of the Freeman Family Japanese Garden
Presenter: Stephen A. Morrell, landscape designer
Location: Mansfield Freeman
Center for East Asian Studies, 343 Washington Terrace
5 p.m.
Roman Catholic Mass
Location: Memorial Chapel
Ecumenical Protestant Service
An informal sharing of the Eucharist with time for quiet prayer and reflection.
Location: Chaplains' lounge, 169 High
Street
5:30 p.m.
Class Reunion Receptions and
Dinners
The Classes of ’36, ’41, ’46, ’51, ’56, ’61, ’66, ’71, ’76, ’81, ’86, ’91, ’96,
’01, and WESeniors (Classes of ’26–’55) gather for their Class Dinners and
special programs.
WESeniors (Classes of 1926-1955)
Location: Bridge Lobby,
Freeman Athletic Center
Class of ’36
Location: Bridge Lobby,
Freeman Athletic Center
Class of ’41
Location: Bridge Lobby,
Freeman Athletic Center
Class of ’46
Location: Bridge Lobby,
Freeman Athletic Center
Class of ’51
Location: Main Lobby, Freeman Athletic Center
Class of ’56
Location: Tent, President ’s House, 164 High Street
Class of ’61
Location: Patricelli ’92 Theater
Class of ’66
Location: Campbell Reference Center, Olin Memorial Library
Class of ’71
Location: Tent (with black flag), North College
Class of ’76
Location: Lobby, Exley Science Center (Lawn Avenue side)
Class of ’81
Location: McConaughy Dining Hall
Class of ’86
Location: Tent (with yellow flag), North College
Class of ’91
Location: Theater, Center for the Arts
Class of ’96
Location: Andrus Field (tent)
Class ’01
Location: Tent, Russell House Garden, 350 High Street
9 p.m.
Traditional All-College Sing on
the Steps of North College
This year's sing will be led by
members of Alpha Delta Phi in honor of their Sesquicentennial.
Location: Steps of North
College (Rain site: Memorial Chapel)
10 p.m.
Wesleyan Spirits 25th Anniversary
Concert
Old favorites and new arrangements, all in sweet harmony. Everyone is welcome.
Location: Memorial Chapel
All-Campus Dance Party
Musical selections by Wesleyan's own Javaid Khan '96 aka DJ Van Vader (www.vanvader.com).
A maestro of the unexpected, the dance floor will never be the same..." Open to all.
Location: Andrus Field (tent)
A Concert by the Last of the High
Street Five: An Evening of Mainstream Swing and Jazz
Enjoy popular classics from the likes of Gershwin, Kern, Rodgers, Ellington,
Waller, and more. Featuring Charlie Hoyt ’53, P’99 (piano); Dave Rich ’55
(reeds); Sam Hoyt ’99 (lead trumpet); Craig Grant (trombone); Jim Schettino
(drums); and Bugsy Moran (bass).
Location: Tent, Center for the
Arts
Midnight
Communal Moan
Channel the angst of the early ’80s in this revival of a sociological experiment
of communal awareness. Be there.
Sponsored by the Class of ’81
Location: Foss Hill
A free shuttle service back to all
hotels and residence halls will be provided until 2 a.m.
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