August 2002
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Campus News & Events
Noted artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason to exhibit at Wheaton
From Sept. 9 through Oct. 20, Wheaton will host an exhibition of works by noted painters Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason. Kahn and Mason, who received honorary degrees from Wheaton in 2000, are the first to be featured in a major exhibition in the Beard and Weil galleries. The opening reception and artist's lecture will be held on Thursday, September 19.
Wheaton's $20 million arts facility opened last spring, generating buzz as the premier home for the arts in southeastern Massachusetts. The renovation of Watson, along with Mars Arts and Humanities, expands the space for study, practice and performance of the arts by nearly 40 percent.
Wheaton summer reading choice noted by national media
The Class of 2006 arrives on Saturday, August 31 for orientation, and one of their first academic meetings will include a panel discussion with faculty about their summer reading assignment, Edward O. Wilson's The Future of Life. The July 19, 2002 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education took note of Wheaton's summer reading selection for first-year students, citing Provost Susanne Woods who says the book is "well written, accessible but challenging, and the issues it raises are important and controversial."
Wheaton student weighs in on Big Dig landmark
In the June/July 2002 issue of Art NewEngland, William Richards '04 suggests that the name of Boston's new Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge is as congested as its lanes will be. The Zakim Bridge, under construction in Boston right now as part of the Big Dig project, will be the world's widest cable-stayed bridge when it is complete. But will it ease traffic congestion? Click here for Richards' original essay, reprinted with permission from Art NewEngland.
Faculty member earns Fulbright to Jamaica
Associate Professor of Economics Brenda Wyss has been awarded a teaching and research Fulbright to Jamaica for the spring 2003 semester. Wyss, a feminist and political economist, studies the intersections of gender, family studies and economics. Her research focus ranges from childrearing in Jamaica; caribbean economic development; family policy; household and family economies and feminist economic theory.
Alden Trust grants Wheaton $75,000 for science equipment
Wheaton has received a $75,000 grant from the George I. Alden Trust for a variety of science equipment priorities, giving Wheaton science faculty tools to illustrate critical connections between the sciences and other disciplines.
Alumnae/i Matters
Cheryl Hoenemyer's Crowded Bed
Folk singer Cheryl Hoenemyer '79 writes "real music for real people." In a recent interview with the Wheaton Quarterly Hoenemyer says, "I look at every day situations and find the poetry and meaning in them." Download two tracks from Hoenemyer's current CD, Crowded Bed here: Rural Rag and Crowded Bed.
Me Times Three by Alex Wichel '79
Everything is going right for Sandra Berlin. She's living in Manhattan, climbing the editorial ladder at a fashion magazine and has just become engaged to her high school sweetheart, Bucky Ross. Three weeks later, she meets Bucky's other fiancee, who tells her about Bucky's third fiancee. New York Times style reporter Wichel's first novel was released to rave reviews from the New York Times Book Review, USA Today and others.
Athletics
Men's and women's athletics at Wheaton cited for excellence
Nationally ranked athletic teams at Wheaton continue to excel, with both men's and women's teams topping the lists of best in the country. A report in the August 6, 2002 edition of the Providence Journal reviewed Wheaton's past-year performances, calling the college a "quick study in a successful coed program."
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