July 2004
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Campus News & Events
Talkin' Tolkien
On June 3, Associate Professor of English Michael Drout participated in a live online chat with Tolkien devotees and scholars via the Chronicle of Higher Education's "Colloquy Live" series. Drout addressed the allegorical dimensions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, how Tolkien scholars perceive the recent film adaptations of those books, and many other questions. The chat followed publication of the inaugural issue of Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, which Drout co-edits. (Read the chat transcript.)
Annual Fund giving hits record
The final tallies are in! And thanks to your generosity, the Annual Fund has topped its $3 million goal for the 2003-04 academic year. Together, Wheaton's alumnae/i, parents and friends contributed $3,038,096 to the Annual Fund—an all-time record for Wheaton. Your thoughtful gifts support student scholarships and help sustain Wheaton's excellent faculty, campus life and facilities. Thank you!
President's day
The community of Norton honored outgoing President Marshall by declaring Wednesday, June 30, to be Dale Rogers Marshall Day. The selectmen thanked Dale for her contributions to the community during her 12-year tenure, and presented her with a framed print of an 1891 aerial drawing of the college. (Read more.) Wheaton staff and faculty gave the president a grand send-off at a party on the Science Center patio on June 29. (View photos.)
Media Moments
Electronic annals of war
Soldiers on the front lines have always written letters home and kept diaries of their wartime experiences. But more and more, today's military men and women are eschewing paper letters and journals in favor of e-mail and online blogs. What will this trend mean to historians who rely on eye-witness accounts as source material? Will these ephemeral media be preserved? Anni P. Baker, assistant professor of history, was interviewed for a Philadelphia Inquirer article on this subject. (Read the article. Note: Site requires users to complete free registration.)
Movie tourism
Film fans often make pilgrimages to public places where iconic scenes have been set—such as the exterior steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, which Sylvester Stallone triumphantly mounted in the film "Rocky." Josh Stenger, assistant professor of film studies and literature, was recently quoted in an Associated Press story about this phenomenon. (Read the article. Note: Site requires users to complete free registration.)
Photo of the Month
Material as metaphor
Professor of Art Tim Cunard asked students in his Three-Dimensional Design course to create a portrait using material as metaphor. Kim Spence '04 chose a highly unusual medium. (View photo.)
Athletics
Flying high
High jumpers Daniel Olson '05 and Beth Castagno '00 competed at the Olympic track and field trials in Sacramento, California, this month. (Read story)
Leadership laurels
Wheaton's Chad Yowell has been named 2003-04 Division III Northeast Athletic Director of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Under Yowell's leadership as executive director of athletics, Wheaton teams have captured 8 NCAA national championships, 11 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) titles and 49 New England Women's and Men's Athletic (NEWMAC) regular season and tournament crowns. (More)
Competitive edge
Wheaton finished 17th overall in the competition for the 2003-04 United States Sports Academy (USSA) Directors' Cup. The ranking was the Lyons' highest ever. (More)
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