Any alumna who attended wellesley as a degree candidate is eligible for nomination, with the exception of current employees of the college and alumnae serving on the college s board of trustees, the alumnae association board of directors, or the alumnae achievement award committee. Make sure your contact information is updated with the college and that you are receiving the wcaa volunteer newsletter top 5 on the 5th sent on the 5th of each month. As manager of hathaway house bookstore now stuart swan furniture in wellesley square, hale was a wellknown literary figure with a large following. The wellesley book award program sponsored by the wellesley college alumnae association recognition of outstanding young women for exceptional scholarship and distinction in other fields is a primary objective of wellesley college.
The book award program recognizes young women who have excelled and gives them the opportunity to become better acquainted with wellesley. The wellesley college bo ok award program a message from jennifer desjarlais, dean of admission. May 28, 1993 wellesley college commencement address. The wellesley book award honors young women who have been top scholars in high school as well as. Aar book award recipient form use this form to provide wellesley with the names and addresses of the wellesley college book award recipients in your area. For lunch reservations, call the college club at 7812832700. Wellesley college is an institution whose aim is to educate. Receiving a book award from a college or university does not guarantee the recipient admission to that school, but students who receive book awards are strong candidates and encouraged to apply to that school. The wellesley centers for women is a premier women and genderfocused, socialchange oriented researchandaction institute at wellesley college. Marlana shile field hockey stanford university athletics. A ceremony and reception honoring this years recipients will be held thursday, february 12, 2015, at 5. Book arts at wellesley welome to wellesleys book arts program.
The wellesley college alumnae of boston is looking for volunteers to help with events and projects. Winner is an institution enter name here this will display to the public. The wellesley college book award mirrors that goal, recognizing young women who have excelled in their intelligence, determination, motivation, and achievement and are visible members of their schools and communities. Toggle navigation menu wellesley college alumnae association. Understanding your financial aid by wellesley student. Ang lee, the awardwinning director responsible for blockbusters like brokeback mountain, life of pi, and crouching tiger, hidden dragon, will discuss his work at wellesley college this month. Jul 28, 2009 winner is an institution enter name here this will display to the public.
The wellesley college alumnae association presents several awards to recognize. The book award recipient form linked below under information for. I recieved the wellesley book award this morning at an awards ceremony at my hs and was just wondering how much weight this bears on. Barbara bush served as the first lady of the united states from 1989 to 1993. Since 1982, the book award program has honored high achieving young. Sponsor a 2017 wellesley book award support highachieving high school students from the dc area with a generous gift of a wellesley book award. Colleges gift book to high school leaders books make a difference. Our mission is to advance gender equality, social justice, and human wellbeing through high quality research, theory, and action programs. All achievement award recipients wellesley college.
Hillary clinton attended wellesley college and was deeply impacted by the. Fenney high honours and society of women engineers high honours recipient of the wellesley college book award. Each college book award recipient is presented withas the title of the award. Each year, the washington wellesley club presents approximately 65 wellesley book awards to welldeserving high school juniors from across the washington, dc, area. Students who come to wellesley hail from a variety of diverse backgrounds. Help us recognize outstanding junior girls in san antonio rss. The admission office follows up with each recipient by sending a congratulatory letter from the dean of admission.
The book award program recognizes you ng women who. The freedom project is dedicated to exploring the idea of freedom in all of its manifestations. Wellesley book award for academic leadership, given to one junior per participating school. She helped advance universal literacy and founded the barbara bush foundation for family literacy. The book award chair is the primary contact for the wcaa, their club, and area high schools for the wellesley book award program. College profiles are based primarily on information supplied by the colleges themselves in response to the college board s annual survey of colleges, with some data provided via federal and state agencies. In 1980, hunt assembled a small group of wellesley alumnae with the idea of carrying on the tradition of the popular but recently defunct hathaway house book series, moderated by robert hale. Award winners are nominated and selected by a panel of writers and. Brid oconnell cross country air force academy athletics. Young women should be chosen for their intelligence, determination, motivation, and achievement.
Magda blakeson womens soccer york university athletics. With this diversity comes previouslyheld biases that are in part the products of home environments. Andrea duggan womens lacrosse university of pennsylvania. The wellesley college catalogs archives wellesley college. For most recipients, this will be their first contact with wellesley, so having all the contact information for the book award recipients is an important component of our recruitment efforts. Seeley yoo womens soccer davidson college athletics. In 1990, she gave a commencement speech at a womens college, wellesley college, addressing womens roles and opportunities in the modern world. Wellesley college student newspaper ignites free speech debate. Wellesley college class of 2016, wellesley hills, ma. The wellesley college book award program guidelines. Any alumna who attended wellesley as a degree candidate is eligible for nomination, with the exception of current employees of the college and alumnae serving on the colleges board of trustees, the alumnae association board of directors, or.
The wellesley college writing program aims to help students become the best writers they can be in whatever field they are studying. Mar 06, 20 the wellesley college alumnae achievement awards recognize alumnae who have brought honor to themselves and to wellesley college through their outstanding achievements. Receiving a book award from a college or university does. Receiving a book award from a college or university does not. Perpetuating the shared belief of lifelong learning, college book awards are usually presented by alumni, and the books are sponsored by a local alumni association.
The legenda, the wellesley college yearbook, has been published annually beginning in 1889. One of the founding seven sisters schools, wellesley is considered one of the best liberal arts womens colleges in the nation. High school junior book awards program boston university. Salaries posted anonymously by wellesley college employees. Ang lee, the award winning director responsible for blockbusters like brokeback mountain, life of pi, and crouching tiger, hidden dragon, will discuss his work at wellesley college this month. With the exception of the 1896 and 1899 issues, which were purely literary issues, the legenda contains information on class members, lists of officers and sometimes members of. Support the washington state wellesley club with a donation. The wellesley college alumnae achievement awards recognize alumnae who have brought honor to themselves and to wellesley college through their outstanding achievements. Fines are suspended and due dates extended during this time. The office of admission sends each recipient a congratulatory letter from the dean of admission and financial aid, so having correct names and addresses is an important component of our recruitment efforts.
Founded in 1870 by henry and pauline durant, it is a member of the original seven sisters colleges. The sisterhood fund provides complimentary tickets so that all wellesley alumnae in washington state are able to participate in club events book award nort. If a nominee is selected as a book award recipient, the book will be. Even though we are between reunions, our class is still getting together with family, classmates, college mates and planning more get togethers. Free speech is not violated at wellesley the wellesley news. Commonlit first lady barbara bushs commencement address. Costs, dates, policies, and programs are subject to change, so please confirm important facts with college admission personnel. Learn more about wellesley colleges summer precollege summer program for high school students. Located 12 miles outside of boston, wellesly college is a liberal arts college for women and is one of the original seven sisters consortium, including mount holyoke, vassar, smith, radcliffe now part of harvard, bryn mawr and barnard. We recruited some of the areas most credentialed college hopefuls, who.
In the meantime, our aim is to distinguish these young women who have been so outstanding in their academic and personal lives. Wellesley colleges recent and ambitious fundraising campaign resulted in a total rebuilding of the west side of campus. The award should reflect wellesleys preeminence as a womens college. My daughter also received the wellesley book award last year and thats how we came to know about wellesley. Recipient of the garden state press association first place for special projects.
Whs undergrad awards listed achievements in academics, the arts, physical fitness and community values recognized. Understanding your financial aid award from wellesley college wellesleys strong endowment, even in this challenging economy, enables the college to remain committed to making financial aid our. Visit our childrens department to find all of these great books that were either nominated or awarded for the massachusetts childrens book award all wellesley free libraries are closed. A message from the dean of admission and financial aid. Through the book award program, parents and students become familiar with wellesley and consider applying to the college in their senior year. Use this form to provide wellesley with the names and addresses of the wellesley college book award recipients in your area. The swarm of the college superapplicants new york magazine. The wcaa has developed the following social media guidelines to help our alumnae volunteers manage wellesley class, club, or shared identity group social media channels. Academy awardwinning director ang lee to discuss films at. Too often freedom is seen as existing in inevitable tension with other important social goals, like civility, diversity, and tolerance. The wcaa has developed the following social media guidelines to help our alumnae volunteers manage wellesley class.
Learn more about wellesley college s summer pre college summer program for high school students. She is now very happy at wellesley, she is back home now just completing her first year. To extend that recognition beyond the college and to alert superior students. Wellesleys book awards program has inspired hundreds of young women in the. Mywellesley is a secure site that provides the wellesley college community access to important college information. A free inside look at wellesley college salary trends based on 179 salaries wages for 117 jobs at wellesley college. Apr 09, 2020 the wellesley college alumnae of boston is looking for volunteers to help with events and projects. Wellesley college, widely acknowledged as the nations top liberal arts college for women, offers vast opportunities and prepares students to realize their own highest ambitions and compete in any setting. Wellesley college is a private womens liberal arts college in wellesley, massachusetts. Commonlit first lady barbara bushs commencement address at. Mar 17, 2016 understanding your financial aid award from wellesley college wellesleys strong endowment, even in this challenging economy, enables the college to remain committed to making financial aid our. She received it in 2011 when she traveled to the college to accept wellesleys highest honor, the alumnae achievement award, in recognition of her leadership in the most senior echelons of the british banking system. Housed on the 4th floor of clapp library and pendleton west, the book arts program invites you to explore letterpress printing, papermaking, and bookbinding. She received it in 2011 when she traveled to the college to accept wellesleys highest honor, the alumnae achievement award, in recognition of her leadership in the most senior echelons of.
The wellesley book award honors young women who have been top scholars in high school as well as talented performers in extracurricular areas. All achievement award recipients wellesley college skip to main content. Wellesley strives to capture the vibrancy and diversity of the college communityits academic programs, its faculty and students. Winner of his schools gaudeamus latin award 2006, given to one. Instead, the legenda of the class of 1898 was published in their junior year. Dame susan wunsch rice dbe, class of 67, tells a great story about her gold oak leaf pin. Colleges gift book to high school leaders books make a. Wellesley is home to 56 departmental and interdepartmental majors spanning the liberal arts, as well as over 150 student clubs and organizations. Yeah, as wendy said, do check out wellesley, it is an awesome college. Book award recipients are nominated by high school faculty and staff based upon each college s specific criteria, and abington high school is pleased to announce that it received four. Book award program faculty speaker program alumnae admission representative aar program. Wellesley magazine is a quarterly publication of the wellesley college alumnae association, which has the mission of supporting wellesleys strategic goals by connecting alumnae to each other and to the college.