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WELLESLEYIN THEWORLD

THE TANNERCONFERENCE

New Directionsin LiberalEducation

November 4, 2003

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It is our privilege to invite your participationin the 2003 Tanner Conference. Establishedthrough the generosity of trustee emeritaEstelle “Nicki” Newman Tanner ’57, theTanner Conference explores the relation-ship between the liberal arts classroom andstudent participation in an increasinglydiverse and interdependent world. The con-ference is premised on the belief that agreater understanding of the learning thattakes place off campus – combined withcritical inquiry into the purpose, value andeffect of such learning – has the potential tomove liberal education in new directions.

Encompassing the diversity of student experiences and interests, the TannerConference takes as its subject internshipsand service learning, international study,experiential learning in courses, researchconducted away from Wellesley and fellow-ships. The conference provides a venue forfaculty, staff and students to discuss thechallenges to teaching and learning present-ed by new definitions of what constitutesthe classroom. It also invites alumnae toreturn to campus to discuss how their deci-sions to participate in these experiences asWellesley students later proved to be ones ofconsequence.

Representing the work of approximately300 Wellesley students, alumnae, facultyand staff, the 2003 Tanner Conference isorganized around five broad themes:

Culture and the Arts; Politics, Economicsand Activism; Cross-Cultural Interaction;Learning, Service and Youth; and, Science,Medicine and Public Health. The confer-ence includes an exhibition featuring infor-mation on internships, service learningopportunities, international study and fellowships.

We wish to thank all those presenting in theTanner Conference for their roles in helpingus to understand better Wellesley’s place inthe world. We invite you to join the conver-sation they are seeking to foster.

The 2003 Tanner Committee

Judith B. BlackDepartment of Art

Caitlin BlaserClass of 2004

Jenna Bond-LoudenClass of 2004

Amy CapmanCenter for Work and Service

Lee CubaOffice of the Dean of the College

Jessica M. GoldmanClass of 2006

Melissa HawkinsCenter for Work and Service

Sylvia S. HiestandInternational Studies and Services

Lori A. JohnsonDepartment of Political Science

Lidwien KapteijnsDepartment of History

Joanne Murray ’81Center for Work and Service

Nicholas L. RodenhouseDepartment of Biological Sciences

Jessica Shlasko DS’98Alumnae Association

Margaret WardDepartment of German

Winifred WoodThe Writing Program

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THEMATIC OVERVIEW

Culture and the Arts

A Woman in a Man’s World individual presentations 9:15 a.m. Pendleton East 139Where There Is Time and Peace Enough to Hear Your Heart Beat: A Photographic Essay exhibit 9:15 a.m. Pendleton AtriumEndpoints: Moving from Simple Reflection to Finished Work roundtable 9:15 a.m. Pendleton East 151How Work Really Gets Done: From Theory to Practice individual presentations 10:40 a.m. Pendleton West 117Art and Auschwitz: The Ethics of Representing Atrocity panel 10:40 a.m. Collins CinemaThe Arts and Discovery individual presentations 2:10 p.m. Pendleton West 116Facing War: Summer Theatre and World Conflict, Embracing Questions panel 2:10 p.m. Jewett AuditoriumFrom Reflection to Presentation roundtable 2:10 p.m. Pendleton East 151The Politics of Public Buildings individual presentations 3:35 p.m. Pendleton West 116Japan: Common/Uncommon Observations exhibit 3:35 p.m. Pendleton Atrium

Politics, Economics and Activism

Behind Bulletproof Glass: Observations on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia panel 9:15 a.m. Pendleton East 339Off Capitol Hill: How Non-Profits and the Media Shape Federal Law and Public Dialogue panel 9:15 a.m. Pendleton East 239Women’s Leadership in Global Business individual presentations 9:15 a.m. Pendleton West 220Women with a Cause individual presentations 10:40 a.m. Pendleton East 339The State in the Twenty-First Century individual presentations 10:40 a.m. Pendleton East 349Grassroots Projects That Work individual presentations 10:40 a.m. Pendleton West 116The Role of Activism in a Liberal Arts Education roundtable 10:40 a.m. Pendleton East 151Between Partisan Posturing and Turf Battles: How Work Does (and Doesn’t) Get Done in Washington, D.C. panel 2:10 p.m. Pendleton West 212The Politics of Food individual presentations 2:10 p.m. Pendleton East 239From Understanding to Activism individual presentations 3:35 p.m. Pendleton East 339Insider Perspectives individual presentations 3:35 p.m. Pendleton East 139Cities in the Twenty-First Century panel 3:35 p.m. Pendleton West 117

Cross-Cultural Interaction

Mezcla: At Wellesley, at Work and in the World panel 9:15 a.m. Pendleton East 129What Lonely Planet Didn’t Tell Us: Beyond the Academic Bubble panel 9:15 a.m. Pendleton West 212Confronting the Unexpected individual presentations 10:40 a.m. Pendleton East 129Fellowship Travels panel 10:40 a.m. Pendleton West 220American Kimchee: Korean-Americans at a Crossroads panel 2:10 p.m. Pendleton East 349Portraits of Change: Student Perspectives on Postapartheid South Africa panel 2:10 p.m. Pendleton West 117Struggling with Stereotypes individual presentations 2:10 p.m. Pendleton East 351Vienna: Gateway to Eastern Europe panel 3:35 p.m. Pendleton East 351L’Etranger: Experiencing Otherness in France panel 3:35 p.m. Collins CinemaThe Role of Study Abroad in a Wellesley Education roundtable 3:35 p.m. Pendleton East 151


Learning, Service and Youth

Riqueza: Giving by Receiving and Receiving by Giving panel 9:15 a.m. Pendleton East 349Diversity and Identity in the Classroom individual presentations 10:40 a.m. Pendleton East 139For the Children individual presentations 10:40 a.m. Pendleton West 212Growing Pains: Balancing Growth and Service in a Rapidly Expanding Community Organization panel 2:10 p.m. Pendleton West 220Curricular Innovations individual presentations 2:10 p.m. Pendleton East 139Facing Adversity individual presentations 3:35 p.m. Pendleton West 220Learning from Children individual presentations 3:35 p.m. Pendleton East 129

Science, Medicine and Public Health

Public Health in the New Millennium: Not Your Grandma’s Medicine panel 9:15 a.m. Pendleton East 127The Teaching and Practice of Science individual presentations 9:15 a.m. Pendleton West 117Adventures in Hands-on Science panel/individual presentation 9:15 a.m. Pendleton West 116Cancer Research individual presentations 10:40 a.m. Pendleton East 127Third (and Fourth) Rock from the Sun individual presentations 10:40 a.m. Pendleton West 121Common Injuries Associated with Athletic Women panel 10:40 a.m. Pendleton East 239Community-Based Health Initiatives individual presentations 2:10 p.m. Pendleton East 129Neuroscience Investigations individual presentations 2:10 p.m. Pendleton East 127Seeking Cures individual presentations 3:35 p.m. Pendleton East 127Public Health Challenges individual presentations 3:35 p.m. Pendleton West 212Corporate vs. Academic Technology Internships panel 3:35 p.m. Pendleton East 349The Soul of Siberia: Uncovering the Culture and Ecology of the World’s Great Lake, Russia’s Baikal panel 3:35 p.m. Pendleton East 239


CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

8:30–9:15 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

Pendleton Atrium

9:15–10:25 a.m.


A Woman in a Man’s World (individual presentations)Pendleton East 139

Jennifer P. Dietz, Upside Down: EquineMedicine in Australia

Dara S. Antrum, Not as Glamorous as theStars: Behind the Scenes of the NationalBasketball Association

Zehra Q. Fazal, Forging Frontiers,Shattering Stereotypes: Women in theJapanese Entertainment Industry

Mildred Kristine P. Vitug, HollywoodFilmmaking: Breaking Down the Glamour

Where There Is Time and Peace Enough to Hear Your Heart Beat: A Photographic Essay (exhibit)Pendleton Atrium

Lindsay A. Lewis

Endpoints: Moving from Simple Reflectionto Finished Work (roundtable)Pendleton East 151

Alexandra Johnson, Sarah Ligon ’03, ShirleyHsu ’03, Winifred Wood and Judith Black


Behind Bulletproof Glass: Observations onthe International Criminal Tribunal for theformer Yugoslavia (panel)Pendleton East 339

Cecilia A. Fong, Elizabeth A. Mandeville andAnna J. Kurien

Off Capitol Hill: How Non-Profits and theMedia Shape Federal Law and PublicDialogue (panel)Pendleton East 239

Jessica S. Berger, Giffen M. Maupin and ElissaJohnk

Women’s Leadership in Global Business(individual presentations)Pendleton West 220

Jennifer L. Schwalbenberg, A Blank Page:Creating an International InternshipExperience

Jenna Bond-Louden and Monica Chambers,Running and Riding Markets


Mezcla: At Wellesley, at Work and in theWorld (panel)Pendleton East 129

Sarah M. Rettger, Mary McCoy and NicoleStinson

What Lonely Planet Didn’t Tell Us: Beyondthe Academic Bubble (panel)Pendleton West 212

Abby Barker, Sari Alper, Melissa Banzon,Carolina Gomes-Casseres, Meagan Lizarazoand Emily Pierson


Riqueza: Giving by Receiving and Receivingby Giving (panel)Pendleton East 349

Katharine L. Tighe, Kathryn Trites, SultanaNoormuhammad, Narges Bajoghli, MonicaPal, Maria Banica and Ursula Jessee


Public Health in the New Millennium: Not Your Grandma’s Medicine (panel)Pendleton East 127

Leslie M. Wilson, Theresa E. Sommers andAbigail L. Carlson

The Teaching and Practice of Science (individual presentations)Pendleton West 117

Jennifer M. Huff and Kali E. Wilson,Teaching Opportunities in Physical Science:A New Summer Program at the MIT Centerfor Ultracold Atoms

Lindsey M. Habermann, ConflictedCompassion: The Controversy ofRehabilitating Invasive Species

Tara A. Chiatovich ’03, Learning Online andOverseas: Research on the Psychology ofHypertext Navigation in the South of France

Adventures in Hands-on Science(panel/individual presentation)Pendleton West 116

Andrea Hodgins-Davis, Catherine K. Brinkley,KimMi Whitehead and Ashley M. Johnson,Tropical Ecology in Costa Rica and Belize

Erzsi M. Szilagyi, Do Opposites Attract?Conformational Preferences of 2-Fluorosuccinic Acid

10:25–10:40 a.m.

Break

Refreshments served in Pendleton Atrium

10:40–11:50 a.m.


How Work Really Gets Done: From Theoryto Practice (individual presentations)Pendleton West 117

Anne L. Harrington, ExperiencingArchitecture from Within a California Firm

Marlena E.S. Whiting, Christina Walsh andJennifer R. Cone, So, You Want to Be anArchaeologist?

Annie E. Orr, Public Radio: Not Just forFormer Hippies

Art and Auschwitz: The Ethics ofRepresenting Atrocity (panel)Collins Cinema

Sarah Jane Wilson, Beth Merfish, IngridSoderland, Amber L. Lachapelle, Kellie Abbottand Elizabeth Condrick ’03


Women with a Cause (individual presentations)Pendleton East 339

Marilyn M. Yasus, The Coordinating Agencyfor Spanish Americans: Unleashing thePotential of the Burgeoning LatinoPopulation in Suburban New York

Karen L. Andrews, The Legacy of theGreenham Common Peace Women

Regina M. Garza, Brukman: The Factory IsOurs! The Fight Is Everyone’s!


The State in the Twenty-First Century (individual presentations)Pendleton East 349

Marina A. Turlakova, When Big Doesn’tMean Good: German State ParliamentFacing the Challenge of the StrongerEuropean Union

Lindsey C. Boylan, Living on the Line: TheLandscape of the U.S.-Mexican Border

Paulina Ponce de Leon Barido, On the OtherSide: Working for the Afghan Government

Grassroots Projects That Work (individual presentations)Pendleton West 116

Kerry B. Murphy, Basic Ideas, RadicalChanges: Witnessing Grassroots EducationReform in Yunnan’s Minority Areas

Eleanor M. Blume, Networking and the NetResult: Bridging the Theories and Reality ofAsset-Based Community Development

Salwa N. Muhammad, Zafrin Rahman andSamantha S. Huq, Different Facets ofDevelopment in Bangladesh

The Role of Activism in a Liberal ArtsEducation (roundtable)Pendleton East 151

Candice Manatsa, Farrowe Pan, JoanneMurray ’81, Lidwien Kapteijns and MargaretWard


Confronting the Unexpected (individual presentations)Pendleton East 129

Martha A. Ortiz, Layers of Learning:Moving Beyond the Internship andBenefiting from the Experience

Annabelle E. Oh, Far and Away: Asian-Americans in Spain

Amelia Levin, In the Middle of Nowhere

Fellowship Travels (panel)Pendleton West 220

Sung Bang ’00, Tabitha Decker ’01, Jane Mars ’02, Jenn Piscopo ’02 and WallisWilkinson ’01


Diversity and Identity in the Classroom(individual presentations)Pendleton East 139

Aimee S. Mizuno, Finding a Place to BeBoth: The Empowerment of Mixed RaceChildren at the AmerAsian School inOkinawa

Marissa L. Mounds and Courtney R. Gomez,The Psychology of Acculturation: Learningfrom Students and Teachers in aMulticultural Middle School

For the Children (individual presentations)Pendleton West 212

Amber A. Mahone ’03, Kattia and Osvaldo’sLaw: The Campaign Against Violence andSexual Exploitation of Children in CostaRica

Fazeelat Aslam, Human Rights: Injustice inPakistan

Jennie S. Berman, Strengths andWeaknesses of International Organizations:Experiences Working at the United NationsChildren’s Fund (UNICEF)

Motlalepula Mmesi, South Africa’s AIDSOrphans: A Multifaceted Battlefield


Cancer Research (individual presentations)Pendleton East 127

Jing Chen, The Mechanism Underlying theGrowth Stimulating Effect of AntizymeInhibitor in 293 Cells

Alissa R. Cohen, Angiogenesis: The LifeSupport of Cancer

Nicole R. Maddox, Broccoli Power: BroccoliJoins the Battle against Cancer

Laure-Anne Ventouras, Solo or Duet?Understanding the Mechanism of Action ofHsp90 in the Human Cell

Third (and Fourth) Rock from the Sun (individual presentations)Pendleton West 121

Kristin Morell, Martian Geology: WhatCraters Can Tell Us

Melissa S. Rice, Nitric Oxide in the Earth’sUpper Atmosphere

Jessica B. Doyle, Digital Mapping inMuscongus Bay, Maine: Global PositioningSystems, Electronic Total Stations andGeographic Information Systems

Alexis K. Ault ’03, Exploring the LowerCrust: Fieldwork and Geochronology in theSnowbird Tectonic Zone

Common Injuries Associated with AthleticWomen (panel)Pendleton East 239

Portland V. Knox, Jessa Barder, Christina E.Baer, Marisa Johnson, Rebekah C. Rubin andDhivya R. Kannabiran

12–2 p.m.

Tanner Conference Exhibition andLuncheon

Jewett Arts Center

The Tanner Exhibition provides studentsthe opportunity to learn about Wellesley’sinternational study, internship and fellow-ship programs. Faculty, staff and studentrepresentatives from Wellesley’s programswill be available to speak with students.

All members of the Wellesley College com-munity are invited to lunch, which will bedistributed at the following locations: JewettLower Lobby, Pendleton Atrium, and theJewett Archway. (In the event of inclementweather, lunch will be served at Bates,Tower, Cazenove, and Beebe. A Kosheroption will be available upon request atBates. Inclement weather changes will beannounced on Community and Faculty-Staff FirstClass conferences on the morningof the Tanner Conference.)

Specialty desserts will be available at theExhibition in the Jewett Arts Center.

2:10–3:20 p.m.


The Arts and Discovery (individual presentations)Pendleton West 116

Ailin N. Conant and Rebecca J. Goldberg, EnBusca de la Cantadora: Art and Discovery inthe Andes

Jennifer O’Donnell and Maia MacDonald,“Krik, Krak”, “An Island Possessed” and“Rara”: Synthesizing Dance, Music andCulture in Haiti


Facing War: Summer Theatre and WorldConflict, Embracing Questions (panel)Jewett Auditorium

Alison H. Buchbinder, Kelsey Peterson,Victoria George, Kimberly Hale, ToriWoodhouse, April Rouleau, Emily Hendersonand Nandita Dinesh

From Reflection to Presentation (roundtable)Pendleton East 151

Craig Murphy, Julia Miwa, ChristopherCandland, Ellie Perkins ’65, Leyla Derbali,Lori Johnson and Caitlin Blaser


Between Partisan Posturing and TurfBattles: How Work Does (and Doesn’t) GetDone in Washington, D.C. (panel)Pendleton West 212

Meredith L. Cowie, Kathryn J. Bradley, AnneCatherine Savage, Elizabeth A. Phelps,Rachael C. Ward, Mary K. Horstmann, LouisaT. Olds and Carolyn A. Schultz

The Politics of Food (individual presentations)Pendleton East 239

Roshni Sampath and Jimena Leiva, Rice IsLife: Exploring the Politics of Rice Farmingin the Philippines

Rosalie H. Fazio, 1.4 Billion Tons of Manure:The American Animal Factory Industry andIts Opponents


American Kimchee: Korean-Americans at aCrossroads (panel)Pendleton East 349

Jennifer Yum, Josephine Noah, Kiwon Sue andAmy Y. Cho

Portraits of Change: Student Perspectiveson Postapartheid South Africa (panel)Pendleton West 117

Salma B. Anam, Surayyah T. Hasan, DeAnnaE. Evans and Ashley A. Richardson

Struggling with Stereotypes (individual presentations)Pendleton East 351

Amanda G. Pepper, “Our Greatest Ally”

Isabel Arantes and Kate E. Miller, Suspicionsand Awe: Misconceptions of Japan andAmerica Promoted in Mass Media


Growing Pains: Balancing Growth andService in a Rapidly Expanding CommunityOrganization (panel)Pendleton West 220

Priya P. Chordia, Johanna Pino, DeborahWeaver and Raymond Harris

Curricular Innovations (individual presentations)Pendleton East 139

Jenna A. Bressel and Yelena Biberman, Backin High School: Redefining the UrbanCurriculum

Garen S. Wolff, City Meets Prep: AnEmerging Mentoring Program ThatPromotes Girls’ Leadership and Scholarship

Morgan P. Carberry, Acting Up in France:Theater as Linguistic Education


Community-Based Health Initiatives (individual presentations)Pendleton East 129

Ariel S. Gallantbernstein, From Bucket Bathsto Birthing Babies: Studies with TraditionalBirth Attendants in Rural Ghana, WestAfrica

Lizzi A. Clark, Real-Life ER Experiences

Dante Lenea Costa, Community Health forthe Individual: Integrating Services for At-Risk Women and Children

Neuroscience Investigations (individual presentations)Pendleton East 127

Prianka Chawla and Maia Sharuk, The Roleof the Wallerian Degeneration Gene’sPhenotype in Protection against WallerianDegeneration in Experimental AutoimmuneEncephalomyelitis

Victoria Lyo, Stress, Vacuolization andDeath: The Effects of HBV ProteinAccumulation in the ER

Wannasiri Lapcharoensap, Is Brain EdemaReduced in Aquaporin-4 Null Mice withHepatic Encephalopathy?

Arielle J. Galambos, Creating Nanostructureswith Diblock Copolymer Thin Films

3:20–3:35 p.m.

Break

Refreshments served in Pendleton Atrium

3:35–4:45 p.m.


The Politics of Public Buildings (individual presentations)Pendleton West 116

Katherine D. Alcauskas, Maggie E. O’Gradyand Chava Kronenberg, Museum Work in aPolitical Town: Alternative Internships inthe Wellesley in Washington Program

Meghan Reynard, Karibu Zanzibar: AnExhibit on the Swahili Coast Culture

Chi H. Song, Library Culture in Morocco:Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Japan: Common/Uncommon Observations(exhibit)Pendleton Atrium

Giuliana M. Funkhouser


From Understanding to Activism (individual presentations)Pendleton East 339

Jordan I. Namerow, The Southern-JewishExperience: Fusions of Courage andContradiction

Xian-Zhen Mah, Struggling for Women’sRights in Malaysia

Catherine J. Cachero, The Plight of Filipinasin Japan

Insider Perspectives (individual presentations)Pendleton East 139

Jennifer T. Gordon, Working with Americansfor Peace Now: Education and Activism inSupport of Peace between Israelis andPalestinians


Allison Kramer, Capitol Hill: An Intern’sPerspective on the Inner Workings of aUnited States Senator’s Office

Rae Adams, “More Than Just Snow!”:Interning for the Director of the LargestEmployer in the United States

Cities in the Twenty-First Century (panel)Pendleton West 117

Julie Ota, Emma Sydenham and MeganKinsey


Vienna: Gateway to Eastern Europe (panel)Pendleton East 351

Sarah Barron, Sarah Teetor and ElizabethCastagna

L’Etranger: Experiencing Otherness inFrance (panel)Collins Cinema

Laura E. Jacobsen, Crystal M. Fleming,Elizabeth R. Senecal, Maria D. Lapointe, Yen-Trang X. Vo, Juanita Nava and Chen Yang

The Role of Study Abroad in a WellesleyEducation (roundtable)Pendleton East 151

Lawrence Baldwin, Sylvia Hiestand, RubyLam, Michèle Respaut, Lorraine Roses andAndrea Levitt ’71


Facing Adversity (individual presentations)Pendleton West 220

Elizabeth C. Dayton, Friends with ExpirationDates: A Hospice Experience

Candice W. Chow, Staying on the SunnySide: Finding Hope for Critically IllChildren and Their Families at CampSunshine

Samantha A. Fields, It’s Not about the Chair:Spending a Summer at Camp Oakhurst

Learning from Children (individual presentations)Pendleton East 129

Lisa M. Damon, Learning from Ten-Year-Olds: Diversity through PoliticalUncorrectness

Caitlin Crawford, You Say Rubber, We SayEraser: Educating and Being Educated byScottish Schoolchildren

Madeleine E. deBlois, Cultivating Character:Inner-City Youth Grow Gardens WhileGrowing Themselves at the WashingtonYouth Garden


Seeking Cures (individual presentations)Pendleton East 127

Jerri Chen, Do the Locomotion! The Causesof and Treatment for MovementImpairment in Hemiplegia

Parul N. Barry, An Encounter with a RareDisease: Learning More about the NDPGene, One Mutation at a Time

Clara W. Pau, A Novel Model to ExamineInsulin Signaling in the Mouse Aorta

Levita Y. Robinson, Synthesis andPurification of a Protein from the DengueFever Virus

Public Health Challenges (individual presentations)Pendleton West 212

Brenda A. Kwambana and Wangeci E.Kagucia, The Fight against HIV/AIDS:Issues in Prevention Education andTreatment (Arusha, Boston, Harare)

Jessica R. Bell and Summer B. Zeh, RealizingRape: Advocating, Counseling andEmpowering at the Boston Area Rape CrisisCenter

Maya S. Melczer, Disparities in Health CareRight Next Door: Prevention of CervicalCancer by the Los Angeles CountyDepartment of Health Services, Office ofWomen’s Health

Corporate vs. Academic TechnologyInternships (panel)Pendleton East 349

Zi Dong Fan, Laura E. Jung, June O.Snedecor, Katherine M. Lau and January Y.Choy

The Soul of Siberia: Uncovering the Cultureand Ecology of the World’s Great Lake,Russia’s Baikal (panel)Pendleton East 239

Cheryl Hojnowski, Leslie Ordal, PatriciaKissinger, Jeenah Jung, Alexandra Evans andAshley Lauren Ortiz


TANNER CONFERENCE 2003ABSTRACTS

9:15–10:25 a.m.


A Woman in a Man’s World (individual presentations)

Upside Down: Equine Medicine in AustraliaJennifer P. Dietz ’05, Biological Sciences andFrenchAdvisor: Emily Buchholtz, Biological Sciences

Seabiscuit, Northern Dancer, SundaySilence, Exterminator, Tom Fool – what doall of these names have in common? Theseare the kings of the unofficial Thorough-bred Hall of Fame and the fathers of manyof my patients at the Randwick EquineCentre (REC) located in Sydney, Australia.REC is the largest and most well-knownequine hospital in the country, and it iswhere I tested and challenged my careerplan to be an equine veterinarian. Duringmy three-month internship, I learned aboutmodern diagnostic tools such as ultrasound,scintigraphy, electric-shock therapy, radiolo-gy, and arthroscopy, as well as their applica-tions in equine medicine. I also spent timeat stud farms to assist foalings, observeneonatal foal care, and understand true“bush” medicine. This presentation will pro-vide an overview of equine medicine, a comparison of the American and Europeaneducational systems, and a reflection onworking in a male-dominated profession.(Internship supported by the SusanRappaport Knafel ’52 InternationalInternship Fund.)

Not as Glamorous as the Stars: Behind the Scenes of the NationalBasketball AssociationDara S. Antrum ’04, Psychology Advisor: Karl Case, Economics

In summer 2003, I worked with the 16-timechampionship-winning Boston Celtics. As acommunity and public relations intern, Ilearned just how essential the staff’s time,energy, and effort was to the fundamentaloperation and effectiveness of the franchise.My internship offered perks such as person-al interaction with National BasketballAssociation (NBA) legends and currentplayers, as well as VIP admission to sum-mer league basketball games and the NBAdraft party. At the same time, it enabled meto see the underrepresentation of women inprofessional sport operations, the falseimages generated for professional athletes,and the seriousness behind the notion, “It’snot what you know, but who you know.”There are several career opportunities avail-able for women to explore; I will provide an in-depth view into the field of sport.(Internship supported by the Carolyn ShawBell Internships.)

Forging Frontiers, Shattering Stereotypes:Women in the Japanese EntertainmentIndustryZehra Q. Fazal ’05, Japanese and Multimedia ArtsAdvisor: Amy Capman, Center for Work andService

I spent the past summer interning at TokyoBroadcasting System, working on a varietyof programming from daytime dramas tomystery night theaters. The majority of theJapanese television audience is comprisedof women, rendering it one of the few areasof this patriarchal society in which womenare in control. In order to meet the viewer’sdemands, a female perspective is needed,and women behind the scenes are growingsteadily in numbers. In this presentation, Iwill share the stories of the female produc-ers – their experiences in the workplace andhow they help to define the changing role ofwomen in Japanese society. Hearing thesewomen speak about their lives and experi-encing the Japanese workplace as anAmerican woman, I realized the signifi-cance cross-cultural communication has inbreaking down stereotypes and misconcep-tions. (Internship supported by theElisabeth Luce Moore ’24 Wellesley-Yenching Program.)

Hollywood Filmmaking: Breaking Downthe GlamourMildred Kristine P. Vitug ’04, Cinema andMedia Studies and SpanishAdvisor: Amy Capman, Center for Work andService

Cinema classes at Wellesley taught me howto pay attention to the image, put it in thecontext of its time, identify the signatureshots of a certain director – all the essentialsof how to read a film. What I quicklylearned as an intern at a small productioncompany in L.A. this summer was thatwhile this knowledge about major cinematicauteurs was important for my artistic devel-opment, I knew nothing about the businessof film. On the surface, I learned what firstdrafts of scripts were like and experiencedan extreme variation in work pace. On amore profound level, I realized that if Iwanted to make a career in Hollywood, thegreatest skill I had to learn was knowing theindustry’s key players – remembering peo-ple’s names, the movies in which they hadbeen involved, and how to access the criticalnetworks that get work done. I also experi-enced a serious lack of women’s leadershipin an industry that wields extreme power inshaping culture. This fueled my passion forentering the film business and encouragingmore women to do the same – to keep theirartistic vision in a commercial industrywhere one of the most important rules ofthe game is to sustain contacts with peoplewho can help them realize the films theywant to make. (Internship supported by theKnafel Infrastructure Fund.)


Where There Is Time and Peace Enough to Hear Your Heart Beat: A Photographic Essay (exhibit)

Lindsay A. Lewis ’04, Cognitive and LinguisticSciences and Studio ArtAdvisor: Judith Black, Art

I spent the past summer taking ColorPhotography at the Minneapolis College ofArt and Design. I chose to document asmall Midwestern town, Owatonna,Minnesota. I was drawn to the splendor,simplicity, and serenity of this small townand its capability to remain untouched. Thefields of corn and towering silos are steadyand predictable, yet radiate life. Owatonnais a place where time stands still, and life isunhurried and refreshing. In my images Iwanted to capture the essence of this andthe quirky little eccentricities that can onlybe found in small towns. It’s not often yousee a closed McDonald’s or a farm housenext to an outlet mall, but when you do, it’sworth stopping to take a look. I have createdan essay of images that explore the power ofsimplicity and the dynamics of color. I inviteyou to experience them.

Endpoints: Moving from SimpleReflection to Finished Work (roundtable)

Alexandra Johnson, Writing Program, SarahLigon ’03, Studio Art and English and ShirleyHsu ’03, International RelationsAdvisors: Winifred Wood, Writing Programand Judith Black, Art

This roundtable is about craft: about trans-lating the important elements of one’s off-campus experience into a substantive,durable, beautiful, and meaningful product.How does one identify these central ele-ments; reflect on them; and arrange, shapeand present them in a way that both sayssomething significant and excites memory?

Participants will discuss and examine pastTanner artifacts that have been particularlystriking, and we’ll talk about what madethem work, about the hard work of makingthem, and about how to plan ahead to makea record of your own off-campus experience.Among the objects we’ll discuss are photoexhibits, written essays and memoirs, stan-dard presentations, and pieces of perform-ance art.


Behind Bulletproof Glass: Observationson the International Criminal Tribunalfor the former Yugoslavia (panel)

Cecilia A. Fong ’04, Peace and Justice Studies,Elizabeth A. Mandeville ’04, InternationalRelations and Anna J. Kurien ’04, French andEnglishAdvisor: Thomas Cushman, Sociology

Three judges, one defendant, two teams oflawyers…this may look like a normal court-room, but they are not your average legalparticipants; they are the key players in theproceedings of the International CriminalTribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).Here Slobodan Milosevic sits on trial in aninstitution he does not recognize as havingany jurisdiction over him. He is chargedwith four crimes that fall within theTribunal’s authority: grave breaches of the1949 Geneva Conventions; violations of thelaws or customs of war; genocide; and,crimes against humanity. For six weeks, weobserved the international court created as aresponse to the threat to international peaceand security. From war criminals to massexecution survivors, each participant con-

tributes to the ongoing process of seekinginternational justice for gross violations ofhuman rights. This presentation will be apanel which will focus on observations onthe proceedings of the ICTY by three stu-dents who spent the summer of 2003observing the proceedings. (Internshipssupported by the Susan Rappaport Knafel’52 International Internship Fund.)

Off Capitol Hill: How Non-Profits andthe Media Shape Federal Law andPublic Dialogue (panel)

Jessica S. Berger ’04, Political Science, GiffenM. Maupin ’04, English and Latin and ElissaJohnk ’04, Religion and Political ScienceAdvisor: Alan Schechter, Political Science

While lofty images of the Capitol and OvalOffice are most commonly associated withthe federal legislative process, members ofnon-profit organizations as well as opinionjournalists also play a vital role in creatinglaws and shaping public opinion on a widevariety of issues. Working on behalf of suchorganizations inspires several questionsconcerning the fine line between the politi-cized and the political. How does one, forexample, differentiate between fact andopinion when participating in political dia-logue? What challenges do nonpartisan butpolitically charged organizations face whenshaping language for grant proposals andbills? Three participants in last summer’sWellesley in Washington program will dis-cuss how they struggled to answer thesequestions and others while completing theirWashington internships at The NationalWomen’s Law Center, The NationalCoalition Against Domestic Violence, andThe American Prospect magazine.(Internships supported by WashingtonSummer Internship Program.)

Women’s Leadership in Global Business(individual presentations)

A Blank Page: Creating an InternationalInternship ExperienceJennifer L. Schwalbenberg ’04, Economics andChinese StudiesAdvisor: Akila Weerapana, Economics

Many students enter into internshipsexpecting to be told what work they shoulddo, but what happens when that guidancenever comes? From July 2002 until August2003, I had the opportunity to intern withan American clearing firm in their Londonand Chicago offices. What I expected to be arigid experience of mundane tasks andclosed doors developed instead into a year ofpersonal initiative and one-on-one experi-ences with members of the senior manage-ment team. Soon after arriving, I realizedthat there was little planning or expectationabout what the “intern” would do. This lackof structure forced, or allowed, me to takethe lead in developing a place for myselfwithin the company, strengthen male-female working relationship skills, andunderstand international corporate cultureswithin the same company. In this presenta-tion, I will discuss my unique experiencesand projects over those 13 months.

Running and Riding MarketsJenna Bond-Louden ’04, InternationalRelations and Monica Chambers ’04, FrenchAdvisor: Kelly Brown, Harambee House

Summer 2003 presented two students withthe opportunity to chart their careers in twodifferent parts of the world, working on thevanguard of cultural change. One studentextended her study abroad and interned as amarketing strategist in the south of France.Working at La Manifacture and Le RelaisFleuri, she assisted foreign investors inredeveloping a small rural community. The


other worked at Savoy, the emerging maga-zine for the power generation of African-Americans, developing stories, organizingadvertising solicitation, and assisting inmarketing a new magazine to an evolvingmarket. In a small, African-American runbusiness, she connected new products to anemerging affluent community. The studentswill compare their experiences working as aforeigner among foreigners as well as a for-eigner among the French, and working as aminority among minorities demanding theattention of a majority-centric industry. Thispresentation will relate their experiences indefining a new cultural landscape for under-exposed communities and discuss thedynamics of small companies commandingcultural revision. (Internships supported bythe Carolyn Shaw Bell Internship and theFrench House Fellows Program.)


Mezcla: At Wellesley, at Work and inthe World (panel)

Sarah M. Rettger ’04, Latin American Studies, Mary McCoy ’04, InternationalRelations and Latin American Studies andNicole Stinson ’04, International Relations Advisor: Mared Alicea-Westort, MulticulturalPrograms and Services

For the past 31 years, Mezcla, the Wellesleystudent organization that supports Latinason campus and the advancement of Latinoissues at Wellesley, has inspired and encour-aged students to look beyond conventionalopportunities to serve their communitiesbetter. Although the many women whomake up this organization come fromdiverse ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, andracial backgrounds, the common goal ofupward mobility for the Latino community

drives them forward and keeps them unit-ed. This past summer, that common inter-est took Mezcla members to a variety ofinternships from Spain to Washington,D.C., from business to historic preservation.The students will discuss how these intern-ship experiences have contributed to theirsuccess as leaders within Mezcla, Wellesleyand beyond.

What Lonely Planet Didn’t Tell Us: Beyond the Academic Bubble (panel)

Abby Barker ’04, Spanish, Sari Alper ’04,Anthropology and Spanish, Melissa Banzon ’04, Psychology and Spanish, CarolinaGomes-Casseres ’04, Economics and Spanish,Meagan Lizarazo ’04, Biological Sciences andEmily Pierson ’04, Biological SciencesAdvisor: Carlos Vega, Spanish

As part of our study abroad experience inCórdoba, Spain, we participated in a volun-teer program through the Programa deEstudios Hispánicos en Córdoba (PRESH-CO). Through this work, we developed closerelationships with community membersthat would have not been possible other-wise. We volunteered at nongovernmentalorganizations (NGOs) providing alternativetherapy for disabled children; AIDS preven-tion programs; gay, lesbian and bisexualsupport groups; women’s rights organiza-tions; and job skill development for immi-grants and refugees. From triggering newinterests, to raising awareness of culturaldifferences in NGO settings, our work inthese varied organizations enhanced ourconfidence in the value of the internationalexchange of ideas, values and conflicts.


Riqueza: Giving by Receiving andReceiving by Giving (panel)

Katharine L. Tighe ’04, Political Science,Kathryn Trites ’04, Peace and Justice Studies,Sultana Noormuhammad ’04, InternationalRelations and Spanish, Narges Bajoghli ’04,International Relations, Monica Pal ’05,International Relations and French, MariaBanica ’06, Undeclared and Ursula Jessee ’05,International Relations and EconomicsAdvisor: Veronica Darer, Spanish

Seven Global Learning volunteers will pres-ent a model of giving by receiving andreceiving by giving that they practiced whileparticipating in service programs in Liberia,Costa Rica; San Jorge, Nicaragua; and SantaAna Maya, Mexico. By using this reciprocalservice model, the presenters have returnedfrom their experiences greatly influenced bythe communities in which they worked.Each presenter will discuss how her experi-ence with this new service model has affect-ed her work in the present and her plans forthe future. (Internships supported by theService Opportunity Stipends.)


Public Health in the New Millennium:Not Your Grandma’s Medicine (panel)

Leslie M. Wilson ’04, International Relations,Theresa E. Sommers ’04, InternationalRelations and Abigail L. Carlson ’05,International Relations Advisor: Craig Murphy, Political Science

What do aging baby boomers, SARS, andU.S. bioterrorism policy have in common?While these subjects seem loosely associat-ed at best, they are all examples of theincreasingly interconnected world of publichealth. Public health issues are not onlyaffecting the work of doctors, but also creat-

ing a new set of implications for politicalscientists, economists, and even the averageindividual. In our work at the World HealthOrganization, the Mayo Clinic, and ScienceApplications International Concepts, wehave seen how these issues are interactingat the institutional, domestic, and global lev-els. In our presentation, we will discuss theeconomic impact of SARS, the difficulties ofpracticing under Medicare, and the chal-lenges of biodefense. Additionally, by apply-ing our training in international relations,we will connect these issues and challengeour preconceived notions, bringing intofocus the new face of public health.

The Teaching and Practice of Science(individual presentations)

Teaching Opportunities in Physical Science:A New Summer Program at the MIT Centerfor Ultracold AtomsJennifer M. Huff ’04, Astrophysics and Kali E.Wilson ’04, Physics Advisor: Theodore Ducas, Physics

Teaching Opportunities in Physical Science(TOPS) is a new summer program based atthe Center for Ultracold Atoms (CUA) atMIT and Harvard. TOPS has the goal ofacquainting physics majors with teaching atthe middle and high school levels and moti-vating them to consider the teaching profes-sion. Guided by teachers from the WinsorSchool and Thayer Academy, we developedlesson plans and then taught concepts tomiddle and high school students using avariety of hands-on activities. Our teaminvestigated heat and temperature as topics,which we taught to students at the BostonMuseum of Science and Project RISE atThayer Academy. In addition to our teach-ing, we participated in seminars rangingfrom research at the CUA, to pedagogy, to


opportunities for obtaining teaching posi-tions. TOPS successfully introduced us tothe real world of pre-college teaching inphysical science. (Internship supported bythe Susan Rappaport Knafel ’52 Internation-al Internship Fund.)

Conflicted Compassion: The Controversy ofRehabilitating Invasive SpeciesLindsey M. Habermann ’04, EnvironmentalStudies Advisor: Marcia Thomas, Biological Sciences

An infant bird lies in the palm of your handand you must decide its fate. The choicesare rearing and treatment for eventualrelease, euthanasia, or returning it to thechild who found it. Each choice carriesdiverse consequences, and the decisionbecomes more difficult as you watch itstruggle for life. The hatchling is an Englishsparrow, an invasive species on Cape Cod.Since invasive species pose serious risks toendangered or threatened plants, animals,and ecosystems, releasing it would meancontributing to that threat. Yet, this childbrought the bird to you to save. You are tornbetween your responsibilities to the individ-ual animal, the child at the desk, and theecosystem as a whole. There are no simpleanswers. During my internship at WILDCARE on Cape Cod, I encountered theunexpected issues of rehabilitating andadmitting non-native species and the diffi-culty associated with making such choices.

Learning Online and Overseas: Research onthe Psychology of Hypertext Navigation inthe South of FranceTara A. Chiatovich ’03, Psychology and FrenchAdvisor: Tracy Gleason, Psychology

The value of the Internet as an educationaltool has lead to computer-based tutorialsoutside of the classroom as well as universi-ty courses conducted entirely online.

Despite the increase in e-learning situa-tions, psychologists know relatively littleabout how the brain processes informationin this new environment. Researchers at theLaboratoire de Psychologie Experiementaleet Quantitative, a psychology laboratory atthe University of Nice, are examining thefactors that enhance the learner’s ability tolocate and recall information in hypertexts.As an intern, I investigated the role thatprior knowledge of a topic plays in hypertextnavigation and developed a pre-test toassess subjects’ prior knowledge of basicpsychology. The research skills I broughtback to Wellesley proved invaluable duringmy senior year, and my new understandingand appreciation of French culture hasforced me to reevaluate my place in theworld. (Internship supported by the SusanRappaport Knafel ’52 InternationalInternship Stipend.)

Adventures in Hands-on Science(panel / individual presentation)

Tropical Ecology in Costa Rica and BelizeAndrea Hodgins-Davis ’04, BiologicalSciences, Catherine K. Brinkley ’04, BiologicalSciences, KimMi Whitehead ’04, BiologicalChemistry and Ashley M. Johnson ’04,Biological Sciences Advisors: Martina Königer, Biological Sciencesand Simone Helluy, Biological Sciences

In fall 2002, twelve Wellesley studentsbegan a period of intensive study of the pri-mary literature of tropical ecology of bothreef and rainforest systems. Their coursework culminated in an opportunity todesign and carry out their own experimentsamong the coral reefs of Belize and in therainforest of Costa Rica. Four returning stu-dents reflect on the questions that arose ingoing from the classroom to the field. Howdoes one record camera-shy spiny lobsters?Is it possible to watch French grunts and

mind a watch at the same time? How doyou assay for anthocyanin production in themiddle of a rainforest? How do you stealleaves from leaf cutter ants without beingcut up yourself? Panelists will discuss howthey overcame these unexpected obstaclesas well as the unanticipated rewards ofhands-on scientific learning.

Do Opposites Attract? ConformationalPreferences of 2-Fluorosuccinic AcidErzsi M. Szilagyi ’04, Chemistry Advisors: Julia Miwa, Chemistry and John D.Roberts, California Institute of Technology,Pasadena, CA

Researchers are currently unable to predictthe structure of proteins based on the orderof their amino acids. Acquiring such capa-bilities requires an increased understandingof factors that affect structural preferences.This summer I studied 2-fluorosuccinicacid in order to examine the conformationaleffects of a highly electronegative fluorineatom. The data suggest that trends observedmay be due to either the “gauche effect” orintramolecular hydrogen-bonding. In thefuture, the combination of this research willcontribute to a better understanding of thebehaviors of proteins. (Research supportedby the Summer Undergraduate ResearchFellowship Program at the CaliforniaInstitute of Technology.)


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So, You Want to Be an Archaeologist?Marlena E.S. Whiting ’05, Medieval andRenaissance Studies and Greek, ChristinaWalsh DS’05, Classical and Near EasternArcheology and Jennifer R. Cone ’04,Anthropology and FrenchAdvisor: Miranda Marvin, Art and Classical Studies

You have your fedora and your bullwhip.Ready to go on an excavation? Not quite.There are a lot of romanticized notionsabout archaeology, most of which are farfrom the reality of the discipline. So what’sit really like out there in the field? Muddy.Frustrating. Dusty. Exhausting. And loads offun. Want to be an archaeologist? ForgetIndiana Jones – join us as we divulge therealities of archaeological work. We’ll tellyou all about the Ancient Cypriot Kingdomof Idalion, the Monastery of High PriestAaron in Jordan, and the Neolithic Cucuteniculture of Eastern Europe. We won’t forgetto mention the dirt: the less-than-luxuriousliving conditions, the culture shocks, the tri-als (and joys) of excavation work, and ofcourse, the really big bugs.

Public Radio: Not Just for Former Hippies Annie E. Orr ’04, American Studies Advisor: William Cain, English

When you’re in the car scanning throughthe radio stations, do you skip over the voices on public radio on your way to a songyou like? Do you know how many small,smart, independent shows are out therewaiting for you? I discovered the answer tothis question this past summer in my

internship at WAMC Northeast PublicRadio in Albany, New York. Diverse, creativeprograms are broadcast all over the countryby different stations, making them an excel-lent, if also underused, means of communi-cation and education. Working on anationally distributed show about women’sissues, I learned how these programs cometogether, from the initial idea for a theme tothe final digital editing process. I will shareexcerpts from the result of my summer inpublic radio – a half-hour program thatshowcases essays and commentaries from arange of women about their educationalexperiences. (Internship supported by theParents’ Internship Program.)

Art and Auschwitz: The Ethics ofRepresenting Atrocity (panel)

Sarah Jane Wilson ’05, Art History, BethMerfish ’05, Jewish Studies and Art History,Ingrid Soderland ’05, Art History, Amber L.Lachapelle ’05, Women’s Studies and History,Kellie Abbott ’04, Art History and ElizabethCondrick ’03, Anthropology and Art HistoryAdvisor: David Mickenberg, Davis Museumand Cultural Center

In January 2003, fifteen students traveled toPoland in conjunction with the exhibition,“The Last Expression: Art and Auschwitz,”then on view at the Davis Museum andCultural Center. The purpose of the trip wasto explore the aesthetic, social, political andhistorical issues raised by the exhibitionwithin the context in which the works werecreated. While visiting four of the originalproduction sites of the works on view in theexhibition, the group was also able to inter-

view surviving artists and to meet Polishhistorians. The class explored the role thatart can play in periods of cultural constraintand confronted numerous issues relating tothe politics and appropriateness of repre-senting atrocity. This panel will exploreissues and discuss personal responses toboth the site of Auschwitz and the art pro-duced there between 1941 and 1945.


Women with a Cause (individual presentations)

The Coordinating Agency for SpanishAmericans: Unleashing the Potential of theBurgeoning Latino Population in SuburbanNew YorkMarilyn M. Yasus DS’05, Political ScienceAdvisor: Jill Syverson-Stork, Spanish

Imagine the leap of faith when Latinoimmigrants come to New York and dare toreach for the American dream. Tough reali-ties include the language barrier, possibledeportation, desperate living conditions,hate crimes, manual labor jobs, street crimeand gang warfare. Survival response? Stayinvisible. The drawback? Inability todemand human rights or to report crime.The Coordinating Agency for SpanishAmericans (CASA) is a welcoming havenfor immigrants facing poignant daily strug-gles. As an intern, I joined the invigoratingsynergy of seven remarkable women whoare the voice, heart and soul of CASA, tack-ling Latino issues through outreach andwith increasing clout. Despite some painfulsetbacks, exquisite signs of hope are seen –


How Work Really Gets Done: From Theory to Practice (individualpresentations)

Experiencing Architecture from Within aCalifornia FirmAnne L. Harrington ’04, Architecture Advisor: Alice Friedman, Art

While interning for a small architecturefirm in southern California this past sum-mer, I focused on the first phase of therestoration and conversion of an 1895 his-toric Queen Anne Victorian house into anot-for-profit counseling center. My presen-tation will center on the city approvalprocess, including: surveying the site andexisting structure; working closely with citypersonnel and the client; meeting theAmericans with Disabilities Act require-ments; researching the history of the struc-ture and relevant historic styles; andcreating a site utilization map, floor plans,exterior elevations, and a conceptual land-scape plan. My internship added the ele-ment of practical experience to thetheoretical knowledge of Wellesley and MITarchitecture courses. (Internship supportedby the Parents’ Internship Program.)


in the pride of successful ESL students, thehuge turnout of Latino clergy to accessmoney for worthy programs, and the hard-won respect of other county departmentsnow implementing measures to improvecultural competency and compliance. Bypeeling back the thick layers of prejudicethat deepen the divide, CASA is leadingNassau County toward progressive multi-culturalism where Latinos can finally flour-ish and bring their gifts to America.(Internship supported by the Class of 1969Community Service Internship Fund.)

The Legacy of the Greenham CommonPeace WomenKaren L. Andrews DS’05, Peace and JusticeStudies Advisor: Craig Murphy, Political Science

In 1981, forty-six people headed from CityHall in Cardiff, Wales, to the Royal AirForce Greenham Common in England. AU.S. Air Force Base, Greenham Commonwas slated to receive ground launch cruisemissiles to be stored at the base. This groupof forty-six, mostly women, were angry –angry that they had no voice in the matter,and angry that their country had agreed tolet the United States store nuclear weaponsthere. For over twenty years, the GreenhamCommon Peace Women lived at GreenhamCommon, all the while insisting that themissiles be taken out of the UnitedKingdom. With their peace movementgoing into the history books, their legacy isstill alive today. My project comes out of myown connection with this movement. InJuly, I attended a statue unveiling of theGreenham Common Peace Women inCardiff, although my story actually begins in1990, when my husband and I were sta-tioned at Greenham Common. Through mypresentation, I will share my experiencewith the Peace Women from several per-

spectives – as a military wife, an ally, andnow, as a peace and justice studies major.(Research supported by the Office of theDean of the College.)

Brukman: The Factory Is Ours! The Fight IsEveryone’s!Regina M. Garza ’04, Sociology Advisor: Alejandra Osorio, History

“An injury to one is an injury to all!” is theirwar cry. In the midst of profound economicand political crisis, they are fighting to takecontrol of the very system that has failedthem. They are the 56 seamstresses ofBrukman, a clothes-manufacturing factoryin downtown Buenos Aires. After the own-ers fled in December 2001, leaving the fac-tory in debt, these women took over andcontinued production. From the mothers ofthe Plaza Mayo to students and neighbors,thousands have rallied to defend theseworkers from police eviction. The over-whelming community support for theBrukman women has transformed an eco-nomic survival tactic into a powerful politi-cal symbol. During my study abroad inArgentina, I conducted an independentresearch project to reveal why 56 womencould bolster so much popular supportthroughout the country.

The State in the Twenty-First Century(individual presentations)

When Big Doesn’t Mean Good: GermanState Parliament Facing the Challenge ofthe Stronger European UnionMarina A. Turlakova ’06, Political Scienceand EconomicsAdvisor: Edward Stettner, Political Science

This summer, while interning at theGerman State Parliament, I had a chance toexplore the legislative process, to experiencethe tensions of party politics, and to learnabout budgetary issues of the State.

Moreover, I observed the reaction of the par-liament to the completion of the draft of theEuropean Union (EU) constitution. Whileofficially all parliamentary parties sharedmy enthusiasm towards the growing powerand size of the EU, I was surprised to hearoff-the-record discussions about EU intru-sion into the business of the states. With thegrowth of the EU, the parliament facedinfringement on its power and the inabilityof its deputies to influence EU policies. Inthis presentation, I will share my thoughtson the work of the German State Parliamentwith a focus on the problems it confronts asa regional legislative body inside the EU.

Living on the Line: The Landscape of theU.S.-Mexican BorderLindsey C. Boylan ’06, International Relationsand Political ScienceAdvisor: Alejandra Osorio, History

Where do the boundaries of one countryend and another begin? Do official bordersreally separate the people on either side ofthem? Geographically, the U.S.-Mexicanborder at El Paso-Juarez exists on the fringeof political and economic power within thecontext of their respective state and nationalgovernments. In my summer researchbased at New Mexico State University, Iexplored many facets of life in the borderregion through interviews with BorderPatrol agents, Embassy and Consular offi-cials, Maquila employees, migrant workers,local politicians, immigration officials and awhole host of characters who contribute tothe landscape of the region. The border thatI experienced is one where national policy isvastly different from local reality. People,culture and money flow across in spite ofpolicies intended to repress such exchanges.(Supported by the Barnette Miller Fund forInternational Study.)

On the Other Side: Working for the Afghan GovernmentPaulina Ponce de Leon Barido ’05, Physics Advisor: Sylvia Hiestand, InternationalStudies and Services

The events of 9-11 accomplished somethingthat for years many had been trying toobtain: the world’s undivided attention towar-torn Afghanistan. Fearful of the stabilityand security status of the region, withstrong beliefs against American interven-tion in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and withonly a basic knowledge of the country, I ven-tured into Afghanistan to experience a verydifferent country from the one portrayed bythe media. This summer, I was part of agroup of students that traveled to Kabul towork for the Afghan government. Workingfor the Chief of Staff of H.E. PresidentHamid Karzai, my beliefs about internation-al politics and the reconstruction processwere challenged. I will present a differentface of Afghanistan, an insight into wherethe country stands and where it is heading,and possible ways for the Wellesley commu-nity to become involved.

Grassroots Projects That Work (indi-vidual presentations)

Basic Ideas, Radical Changes: WitnessingGrassroots Education Reform in Yunnan’sMinority AreasKerry B. Murphy ’04, Chinese Studies Advisor: Pat Giersch, History

Nestled in southwest China, YunnanProvince boasts 26 of China’s 57 nationallyrecognized minority groups. Frequently liv-ing in substandard economic conditions,minorities struggle to sustain adequate localprimary education. Dropout rates are stag-gering, and children are often left withoutthe basic skills needed to enter the work-


force. During my four-month stay inYunnan, I was able to work with the Britishnongovernmental organization, Save theChildren, as it launched a cooperative gov-ernment project to regenerate minorityschools. Dubbed the Yunnan Minority BasicEducation Project (YMBEP), this initiativetrains teachers in radical education methodology for the implementation ofchild-friendly classrooms. Through thisexperience, I was able to examine the com-plexities of adopting grassroots techniquesin a region unfamiliar with this approach.In looking at how grassroots methodologychallenges China’s political and social struc-ture, I will discuss how these techniquessurprisingly proved to be more radical thanthe schools they created.

Networking and the Net Result: Bridgingthe Theories and Reality of Asset-BasedCommunity DevelopmentEleanor M. Blume ’06, Sociology and PoliticalScienceAdvisor: Victor Kazanjian, Office of Religiousand Spiritual Life

I grew up watching one of the oldest, poor-est, and culturally diverse neighborhoods inFlagstaff, Arizona, struggle to organize. Ireturned home this summer full of ambi-tion and theories, intent on mobilizing theneighborhood in a focused manner andwith a refined mission. Instead, I found thatall the models and plans in academia meanlittle if the community is not present andready to change. Working out of the UnitedWay of Northern Arizona, I attempted toapply theories of socioeconomic stratifica-tion, youth and community asset develop-ment and community mobilization to aseries of small projects, including promot-ing youth-adult partnerships and communi-ty engagement. These interactionsdemonstrated the centrality of networking

and trust in community mobilization andthe importance of small victories in theinterplay between broad future goals andimmediate tangible needs. This presenta-tion explores the difference between expec-tations, models and reality in asset-basedcommunity development. (Internship sup-ported by the Service Opportunity Stipend.)

Different Facets of Development inBangladeshSalwa N. Muhammad ’06, Psychology, ZafrinRahman ’06, Economics and Samantha S.Huq ’06, EconomicsAdvisors: Daniel Johnson, Economics andKenneth Hawes, Education

Bangladesh, an underdeveloped nation, is plagued by poverty and illiteracy.Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)are struggling to overcome these issuesthrough micro-credit, social awareness andeducation programs. The three panelistswill address different faces of developmentin these fields. At Grameen Bank, one pan-elist encountered problems with micro-credit that wait to be addressed. Doesmicro-credit really empower women anddoes it actually reach those at the bottom ofthe financial ladder? The Bangladesh RuralAdvancement Committee (BRAC), one ofthe leading NGOs, began a revolutionaryprogram, CFPR, for the rural, ’ultra poor’women. Another panelist’s work thereinvolved the selection process and improve-ment of program policies. Democracywatch,another not-for-profit organization, works topromote democracy by educating for aware-ness. It aims to develop children’s educationthat currently doesn’t exist in Bangladesh.The third panelist designed a children’s pro-gram for two- to four-year-olds that willaddress problems with the educational sys-tem at the root level. (Internships supportedby the Service Opportunity Stipend.)

The Role of Activism in a Liberal ArtsEducation (roundtable)

Candice Manatsa ’07, Undeclared, FarrowePan ’04, Peace and Justice Studies and JoanneMurray ’81, Center for Work and ServiceAdvisors: Lidwien Kapteijns, History andMargaret Ward, German

Is “activism” a bad word for you or a positiveconcept? How would you define it and whatis its role, if any, in a liberal arts education?Many Wellesley students, professors andstaff believe that we need to be both pas-sionate and principled in our daily lives, andthat we should act on what we believe. Atwhat point does acting on one’s principlesbecome activism and what place do passion-ately held values have in our classrooms,our research, our extracurricular activitiesand in a liberal arts education in general?Bring your questions and opinions to thisroundtable discussion.


Confronting the Unexpected (individual presentations)

Layers of Learning: Moving Beyond theInternship and Benefiting from theExperienceMartha A. Ortiz ’04, Chinese Advisor: Amy Capman, Center for Work andService

This wasn’t supposed to happen – I wouldgo to China for a summer internship, havea wonderful time in a country that I love,and come back to Wellesley to continue mysenior year as planned. I did not expect tobe denied the opportunity to go to Beijingby a virus named SARS, and I certainly didnot expect that this denial would lead to achange in my life goals and outlook on theworld. From a Sino-centric career vision, toa new interest in Japan-China relations, the

internship opportunity at a Tokyo-based not-for-profit organization turned into a person-al lesson far more beneficial than I everimagined. In going to Japan, I was expect-ing a consolation prize, but through thesense of loss came a new synthesis of ideasand vision for my future, both withinWellesley and beyond. (Internship support-ed by the the Elisabeth Luce Moore ’24Wellesley-Yenching Program.)

Far and Away: Asian-Americans in SpainAnnabelle E. Oh ’04, International Relations Advisor: Carlos Vega, Spanish

How does one approach understandingmulticulturalism without offending? It isnot possible, as I learned during my semes-ter abroad in Valencia, Spain. My surpris-ingly great experiences forced me to thinkmore carefully about my own identity as anAsian-American. I discovered thatSpaniards have many misconceptions aboutAsian-Americans with one foot in eachworld. Understanding multiculturalism inSpain is not approached with the same sen-sitivity Americans are encouraged to use. Ilearned to appreciate political correctnessmore while I was there. I have always madea distinction between my American nation-ality and Korean ethnicity. Yet, I also learnedthat I can embrace my Korean heritage inbalance with my national pride, something Ihad not previously done. Leaving one’s com-fort zone is a key part of studying abroadand the Wellesley experience. I wouldencourage minority students to studyabroad.


In the Middle of NowhereAmelia Levin ’05, Economics and ReligionAdvisor: Stephen Marini, Religion

Midway through my Wellesley career, Ispent a summer in Australia working on acattle station in the Outback, traveling, andparticipating in a cattle show team wherewe exhibited cattle under contract for vari-ous stations. The station offered me achance to live in a world of isolation, sex-ism, male chauvinism, and hard work. Thisopportunity allowed me to interact with asegment of society that did not care about aWellesley education. While I worked for upto 18 hours per day with the show team, Iwas able to learn about parallel ways of life,work, and success on the other side of theworld. My experience in Australia expandedmy knowledge of cattle and horses, but alsoafforded me a well-needed chance to ana-lyze my education and my life.

Fellowship Travels (panel)

Sung Bang ’00, Fulbright English TeachingAssistantship to Korea, Tabitha Decker ’01,Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, Jane Mars ’02,Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship, JennPiscopo ’02, Gates Cambridge Scholarship andWallis Wilkinson ’01, Wellesley-YenchingGraduate Fellowship at Ginling CollegeAdvisor: Ellie Perkins ’65, Center for Work andService

A fellowship brings more than a period ofintense learning and adventure. Its effectswill reach into the future and transformone’s plans in subtle and significant ways.How have their fellowship experiencesinfluenced the personal and professionallives of these Wellesley alumnae?


Diversity and Identity in the Classroom(individual presentations)

Finding a Place to Be Both: TheEmpowerment of Mixed Race Children atthe AmerAsian School in OkinawaAimee S. Mizuno ’04, Japanese Advisors: Elena Creef, Women’s Studies andJames Kodera, Religion

“They don’t call me gaijin (Japanese for ‘foreigner’), here they call me by my name,”a third-grader told his mother after startinghis first day at the AmerAsian School inOkinawa (AASO). His voice echoes those ofthe many mixed race Japanese-Americanchildren who have found community andsafety at this school, where they are not bul-lied for being different. During the twomonths that I spent at AASO, I learned howthe school has tirelessly pushed for therecognition of the educational rights ofAmerasian children who deserve an identityaffirmed by bilingual and bicultural educa-tion. I saw firsthand how this educationbuilds self-esteem and leads to future edu-cational and economic opportunities. I alsodiscovered I could play a role in fostering asense of pride in being “both” Japanese andAmerican and to share the story of AASOwith people in both Japan and the UnitedStates. (Internship supported by the Beth K.Smith Public Service Internship Fund.)

The Psychology of Acculturation: Learning from Students and Teachers in aMulticultural Middle SchoolMarissa L. Mounds ’04, Latin AmericanStudies and Courtney R. Gomez ’05,Psychology and EconomicsAdvisor: Nancy Genero, Psychology

How do Hispanic and Brazilian girls recon-cile the values of their traditional ethnic cul-tures with mainstream American ways?

How does acculturation affect their psycho-logical development and ability to thrive inschool? To explore these questions, we stud-ied theories of acculturation, social identitydevelopment, resilience and coping as partof our seminar in psychology. In addition,fieldwork at a multicultural middle schoolin Framingham, Massachusetts, allowed usto interview bilingual teachers and theirbicultural students. The purpose of thispresentation is twofold. We will firstdescribe some of the challenges posed byacculturation for adolescents and their fami-lies. Second, we will highlight how our fieldexperience expanded our understanding ofacculturation and contributed to our ability to generate specific research ques-tions about acculturation among femaleadolescents.

For the Children (individual presentations)

Kattia and Osvaldo’s Law: The Campaignagainst Violence and Sexual Exploitation ofChildren in Costa RicaAmber A. Mahone ’03, International Relations Advisor: Lois Wasserspring, Political Science

Despite the fact that Costa Rica is oftencalled the “Switzerland of Latin America”,the country has an often ignored darker sideof violence against children and of child sex-ual exploitation. This summer, workingwith Casa Alianza, a leading children’shuman rights nongovernmental organiza-tion in Costa Rica, I helped to gather overone million signatures in support of Kattiaand Osvaldo’s Law, a Casa Alianza initiativesimilar to Megan’s Law in the United States.Amidst the fervor of the campaign, I strug-gled with my own reservations about thecivil rights implications of the proposed law.By helping our attorney research the law, Ianswered some of my ethical and social pol-icy questions. I also tried to understand

what the unprecedented success of the cam-paign demonstrated about Costa Rican soci-ety. As I gathered signatures on the streets,sobering conversations with mothers,grandmothers, and brothers helped mebegin to understand. (Internship supportedby the Mollie Green Lumpkin ’25 Fund forExperiental Learning in Latin America.)

Human Rights: Injustice in PakistanFazeelat Aslam ’07, Psychology and Studio ArtAdvisor: Afshan Bokhari, Art

I sat under the shade of the large tree; herested his small head in my lap, breathlessafter an excited game of cricket. My handsmassaged arms that felt peculiarly unnatu-ral. Unnatural, because this young boy, atthe mere age of nine, had gone throughsuch intense physical abuse that his armsand legs could no longer be distinguishedfrom the branches of the tree beneathwhich we sat. Sajjid could be my next-doorneighbor, my cousin, my brother. He is oneof the children with whom I work in theSOS Orphanage in Lahore, Pakistan. Ibegan by teaching the children English andlater conducted individual research on theirpersonal experiences, while attempting toobtain psychological support and legal jus-tice for them. I am eager to present myresearch findings to expose the lack ofhuman rights in Pakistan.

Strengths and Weaknesses of InternationalOrganizations: Experiences Working at theUnited Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)Jennie S. Berman ’05, International Relations Advisor: Sally Merry, Anthropology

In a world faced with humanitarian issuessuch as sexual exploitation of women andchildren, internally displaced persons, childsoldiers, and land mines, the role of interna-tional humanitarian organizations, like the


United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF),is becoming increasingly important. Basedon my experiences interning in the Office ofEmergency Programmes at UNICEF, I willexplore the way in which UNICEF workswith national governments, nongovernmen-tal organizations, and the private sector toshape policy agendas and the distribution ofresources in support of children’s rights. Iwill also look at UNICEF’s role in relation tothe United Nations’ system, specifically itsinteraction with other UN bodies, and howeffective UNICEF has been in achieving itsgoals. (Internship supported by the Beth K.Smith Public Service Internship Fund.)

South Africa’s AIDS Orphans: AMultifaceted BattlefieldMotlalepula Mmesi DS’06, Undeclared Advisor: Filomina Steady, Africana Studies

By 2010, South Africa must contend withan estimated 1.8 million AIDS orphans. If aconcerted strategy of response is not adopt-ed soon, it will be difficult to know how thisdynamic democracy will develop leadersand citizens capable of shaping its future.The majority of the orphans affected by theepidemic aren’t infected with the virus.They need to be nurtured, fed, educated andmentored. They also need to giggle, playand dream as children. In response, theStarfish Charity Foundation emerged as aconduit for grassroots projects. This sum-mer, I worked for the Foundation and wascompelled to grapple with disease, poverty,hunger and death, as well as hope, dignityand resilience. What would be my responsi-bilities and contributions in the future? Isought answers from the orphans, care-givers, project facilitators and others. Joinme as I try to decipher these challenges andquestions. (Internship supported by thePublic Service Internship Fund.)


Cancer Research (individual presentations)

The Mechanism Underlying the GrowthStimulating Effect of Antizyme Inhibitor in293 CellsJing Chen ’05, Biological Chemistry Advisor: Mary Allen, Biological Sciences

This summer my research centered on find-ing a mechanism by which a protein namedantizyme inhibitor (AZI) can cause theuncontrollable cell proliferation that is seenin many forms of cancer. Previous experi-ments have shown that there is a positivecorrelation between AZI levels and the pro-liferation rates of several cell types.Immunoprecipitation of cyclin D1 withtruncated mutant AZI derived from rats,followed by western blot analysis, indicatedthat the mechanism underlying the effect ofAZI may come from its interaction with theG1 cell cycle protein cyclin D1. Further, myresults also showed that antizyme inhibitornot only carries a binding site for cyclin D1,but may also possess an inhibitory DNAsequence that does not allow interactionwith cyclin D1. Through working at BostonEnders Research Institute, I gained valuableexperience and improved my molecularbiology lab techniques. (Research supportedby the Staley Fund Awards for Cancer-Related Research.)

Angiogenesis: The Life Support of CancerAlissa R. Cohen ’06, Biological Chemistry Advisors: Andrew Webb, Biological Sciencesand Dr. Patricia D’Amore, Schepens EyeResearch Institute and Harvard MedicalSchool, Boston, MA

Pathological angiogenesis is the process bywhich tumors recruit blood vessels. Once atumor is the size of a pinhead, it can nolonger grow without finding a more effec-tive way to obtain nutrients and excretewastes. A tumor can accomplish this byrecruiting its own network of blood vessels.The new paradigm, under which angiogene-sis fits, aims to address the environmentthat surrounds the tumor and find ways totarget the tumor’s life support. The majorgrowth factor that stimulates angiogenesisis vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF). VEGF stimulates the endothelialcells involved in blood vessel formation.Over the summer, I worked to develop an invitro angiogenesis assay in which endothe-lial cells were co-cultured with angiogenicpancreatic islets from transgenic mice. Thissystem allows a useful way to qualitativelyassess angiogenesis in vitro and poses someinteresting questions about the nature ofblood vessel formation in tumors.

Broccoli Power: Broccoli Joins the Battleagainst CancerNicole R. Maddox ’06, Biological SciencesAdvisor: Jean Fuller-Stanley, Chemistry

A staggering 10.3 million new cancer casesare diagnosed each year worldwide, makingcancer prevention a top public health priori-ty. Fortunately, the right diet can be a power-ful weapon against development of thisdevastating disease. Fruits, vegetables andherbs are particularly rich in chemicals thatcan prevent cancer. Through a studentinternship granted by Oak Ridge Institutefor Science and Education (ORISE), I was

able to work at the United States Food andDrug Administration’s (FDA) NationalCenter for Toxicological Research (NCTR).There, I studied the chemo-preventativeproperties of broccoli and its potentialeffects on pancreatic cancer. I will share myresearch experience from one of the world’srenowned research centers. This presenta-tion will be of interest to both science andnonscience people!

Solo or Duet? Understanding theMechanism of Action of Hsp90 in theHuman CellLaure-Anne Ventouras ’04, BiologicalChemistry Advisors: Julia Miwa, Chemistry and SophieJackson, Chemistry Department, University ofCambridge, United Kingdom

A fundamental principle learned in biologycourses is that a protein’s function isdependent upon its structure. This meansthat a protein that is not folded correctlycannot function properly. Hsp90 is one ofthe essential molecular chaperones in thecell, which is involved in helping other pro-teins reach their functional conformation.Hsp90 is especially important for the matu-ration of cyclin-dependent kinases, whichmakes Hsp90 a good target for anti-tumordrugs such as Geldanamycin. Therefore, inorder to develop more potent anti-tumordrugs, it is necessary to understand precise-ly the mechanism of action of Hsp90. Thisproject was specifically targeted at verifyingthe existing model for Hsp90’s mechanismof action in which its N-teminus dimerizesupon binding with ATP resulting in thehydrolysis of ATP. I learned about the chal-lenges and the joys of working in such astimulating environment. (Research sup-ported by the Hughes Summer ResearchGrants.)


Third (and Fourth) Rock from the Sun(individual presentations)

Martian Geology: What Craters Can Tell UsKristin Morell ’04, GeologyAdvisor: Margaret Thompson, Geology

Extraterrestrial objects from space are con-stantly bombarding both the Earth andMars at all times. Because Mars has less ofan atmosphere than Earth, it is easy to seethe evidence of these objects by looking atthe Martian land surface. Fresh craters canbe recognized on the surface of Mars bytheir clear ejecta patterns, distinguishableby the visible star-like splashing of bothimpactor material and the land surface fromthe impact site. In studying these fresh darkray craters, we can infer information regard-ing atmospheric filtering and crater locationpreference, as well as the ages of both theMartian landscape and the craters them-selves. Mapping these craters in aGeographic Information Systems (GIS)environment produced interesting resultsregarding erosional and resurfacingprocesses on Mars.

Nitric Oxide in the Earth’s UpperAtmosphereMelissa S. Rice ’04, Astrophysics Advisor: Glenn Stark, Physics

Nitric oxide (NO) is partially responsible forthe depletion of the ozone layer. Unlikemost well-known ozone-destroyers, it is nota pollutant; rather, NO is created from thesolar X-rays that enter the Earth’s upperatmosphere. The incoming solar radiationionizes atmospheric atoms and moleculesabout 200 km above the Earth’s surface,releasing energetic photoelectrons that reactwith other atmospheric constituents toeventually produce NO. This past summerI worked with a group at the University ofAlaska, Fairbanks, to model NO production.

My advisor designed a satellite that hasbeen measuring the incoming solar X-rays,photoelectron fluxes, and NO concentra-tions for six years. I collected data from thissatellite and compared them to the predic-tions generated by our models. In this presentation, I will describe the model that we used and explain its results andimplications.

Digital Mapping in Muscongus Bay, Maine:Global Positioning Systems, Electronic TotalStations and Geographic InformationSystemsJessica B. Doyle ’04, GeologyAdvisor: James Besancon, Geology

Traditional geological maps record large-scale structures (for example, folds andfaults) and are often made at a scale of1:24,000, that is 1 cm on the map repre-sents 240 m on the ground. Precision digi-tal mapping techniques, on the other hand,can be used to record much smaller struc-tures as precision ranges from ±1 mm to±10 m depending on the techniques andinstruments employed. This summer Ispent six weeks in the field as part of a teammapping several outcrops in MuscungusBay, Maine. I learned how to use and inte-grate Global Positioning Systems (GPS)receivers with data dictionaries, GPS roversthat receive base station corrections in realtime, and electronic total stations (ETS).Using the Geographic Information Systems(GIS) application ArcMap, my team createda digital map of the study area, which is cur-rently being used for structural analysis inrelation to the Norumbega fault zone.

Exploring the Lower Crust: Fieldwork and Geochronology in the SnowbirdTectonic ZoneAlexis K. Ault ’03, Geology and PoliticalScienceAdvisor: Margaret Thompson, Geology

The East Athabasca Mylonite Triangle in theSnowbird tectonic zone is one of the moststriking and yet puzzling features of thewestern Canadian shield and is spectacular-ly exposed in the East Athabasca area ofNorthern Saskatchewan. Located in thisarea is a remarkable 3,000 km2 exposure oflower crustal rocks, which were once 30–60km beneath the earth’s surface. One of themost prominent rock types in the area is theChipman tonalite, a ca. 3.0 billion-year-oldmetamorphic rock which records a long his-tory of magmatism within the lower crust.The tonalite contains inclusions of olderrocks that may be as old as 3.6 billion years.Fieldwork completed in the summer of2003 and continuing petrographical andgeochronological studies have aimed to bet-ter examine the nature and ages of theserocks. Ultimately, this research will provideinsight into the formation and evolution ofthe lower crust.

Common Injuries Associated withAthletic Women (panel)

Portland V. Knox ’06, Undeclared, JessaBarder ’05, History, Christina E. Baer ’05,Physics, Marisa Johnson ’05, Psychology,Rebekah C. Rubin ’06, Undeclared andDhivya R. Kannabiran ’05, BiologicalChemistryAdvisor: Connie Bauman, Physical Educationand Athletics

As a woman, have you ever wondered whyyou might be more susceptible to certaininjuries? Does your gender really have aninfluence on your body’s vulnerability to

injury? Ever wondered if those raging hor-mones put you at a greater risk for injury?This panel will focus on these importantissues by giving a whirlwind tour of com-mon injuries among active women today.We will cover a variety of injuries such asankle sprains, shinsplints, ACL tears (kneeligament), back strains, and shoulder ten-dinitis. Learn why you may be more proneto these injuries and what you can do to pre-vent them. Students who participated in theSports Medicine 205 eight-week internshipand current Athletic Training Aids will pres-ent live demonstrations and share theirexperiences regarding their participation inthe Student Athletic Training Program.


2:10–3:20 p.m.

eling to the country is so important to thestudy of Haitian life. On the island duringWintersession last year, we witnessed theintersection of dance, music and culture,along with the intersection of politics andissues of development. In our presentationwe will impart the unexpected lessons welearned. Surrounded by master drummersand a world-renowned choreographer,much of what we learned was in the form ofrhythms and movements. We will bring thecultural richness in the form of dance andmusic to our presentation.

Facing War: Summer Theatre and WorldConflict, Embracing Questions (panel)

Alison H. Buchbinder ’05, Theatre Studies and American Studies, Kelsey Peterson ’05,Undeclared, Victoria George ’05, Undeclared,Kimberly Hale DS’04, Urban Studies, Tori Woodhouse ’06, Undeclared, AprilRouleau ’06, Undeclared, Emily Henderson ’05,Theatre Studies and Nandita Dinesh ’06,Undeclared Advisor: Nora Hussey, Theatre and TheatreStudies

The role of theatre is twofold. It entertainsand it educates; often it does both simulta-neously. This twofold purpose can be atransformative force in a community andcan shed new light on an old issue for theaudience. The Wellesley Summer Theatre inits sixth season broke the comedic mold ofmany summer stock theatres in choosing toaddress the Iraq War. In its productions of“The Little Moon of Alban” and “Antigone,”the company sought to explore the meaning

and purpose of war and the human toll itexacts. These two vastly different produc-tions, using the same set and acting compa-ny, revealed universal truths about ourexperience as participants and observers of war.

From Reflection to Presentation (roundtable)

Craig Murphy, Political Science, Julia Miwa,Chemistry, Christopher Candland, PoliticalScience, Ellie Perkins ’65, Center for Work andService and Leyla Derbali ’04, Political Scienceand ReligionAdvisors: Lori Johnson, Political Science andCaitlin Blaser ’04, International Relations

You’ve had your internship, study abroad orWintersession experience. How do youdetermine what to make of it? What lessonscan you draw? What steps would be helpfulin translating your experience into anabstract for a Tanner presentation or anindependent research project? How can youdo more than simply “show and tell” aboutthe time you spent? How do you connect itboth to what you’re studying at Wellesleyand what you hope to do after graduation?Are there helpful suggestions for conveyingconcretely to prospective graduate schoolsor employers what you have learned? Jointhis roundtable discussion of these ques-tions and others related to effectively trans-forming aspects of your experience intoconcrete benefits for you in the future.


Between Partisan Posturing and TurfBattles: How Work Does (and Doesn’t)Get Done in Washington, D.C. (panel)

Meredith L. Cowie ’04, Computer Science,Kathryn J. Bradley ’04, Economics, AnneCatherine Savage ’04, History and ClassicalCivilization, Elizabeth A. Phelps ’04, PoliticalScience and History, Rachael C. Ward ’04,Political Science, Mary K. Horstmann ’04,Political Science, Louisa T. Olds ’04, Historyand Chinese Studies and Carolyn A. Schultz ’04, Political Science Advisor: Alan Schechter, Political Science

In a summer marked by highly publicizedpolitical battles and tensions among thebranches of government, Wellesley inWashington interns working on CapitolHill, at the White House, in the StateDepartment and in the Justice Departmentencountered not only obstruction, but alsobipartisan cooperation. Through their var-ied experiences, the interns discovered thatbehind the common perception of bureau-cracy and red tape, the U.S. government isstaffed by people who sometimes workacross party lines in a high-pressure andfast-paced environment to turn ideas intoeffective policies. At other times, internswere frustrated by how the obstructionistnature of party politics stood in the way offorming and implementing what they sawas necessary changes. Interns will discussdifferent approaches taken by the executiveand legislative branches, how they respond-ed to the rewards and frustrations of gov-ernment work and how their experienceshaped their perceptions of political


The Arts and Discovery (individual presentations)

En Busca de la Cantadora: Art and Discovery in the AndesAilin N. Conant ’04, Theatre Studies andRebecca J. Goldberg ’04, Political Science Advisor: Veronica Darer, Spanish

Seen through the eyes of a camera, the linesof a drawing or the sounds of a monologue,complicated and painful issues such asdevelopment of identity and relationships ofpower can suddenly snap into a differentfocus that resonates in the visceral con-sciousness, leaving behind the illusiverealm of ivory tower intellectualism. Lastyear, we had the opportunity to explore sucha vision. We used art as a medium forunderstanding our surrounding culturesand ourselves in Bolivia and Ecuador. Wewill present our respective experiences bysharing the art that our journeys evoked. Inthis session, you will see a monologue inSpanish as well as a storybook representa-tion of a Quechua community.

“Krik, Krak,” “An Island Possessed” and“Rara”: Synthesizing Dance, Music andCulture in HaitiJennifer O’Donnell ’05, International Relationsand Latin American Studies and MaiaMacDonald ’06, MusicAdvisor: Gerdès Fleurant, Music

As all the literature says, life in Haiti movesto a different rhythm. Deeply interwoven inthe culture are elements of music anddance, which is part of the reason why trav-


activism and public service. (Internshipssupported by the Washington SummerInternship Program.)

The Politics of Food (individual presentations)

Rice Is Life: Exploring the Politics of RiceFarming in the PhilippinesRoshni Sampath ’04, Environmental Studiesand Jimena Leiva ’04, Political Science Advisor: Lois Wasserspring, Political Science

When you hold a grain of rice it looks small,innocuous. Look closely and you will seethat there’s a hidden story of politics, strug-gle, and history inside the grain. While trav-eling on the International Honors Program:Global Ecology, we had the chance to studyenvironmental and developmental issues inEngland, India, the Philippines, NewZealand, and Mexico. We were amazed bythe controversies and silent politics thatunderlie our food systems. Using the exam-ple of rice farming in the Philippines, wewill discuss larger political issues such asconservation, peasants’ movements, envi-ronmental revolutions, and institutionalizedknowledge. Though our illustrations will bespecific to the Philippines, the pattern thatthey set forth may be found worldwide.Through our presentation, we hope to sur-face issues that are rarely discussed.

1.4 Billion Tons of Manure: The AmericanAnimal Factory Industry and Its OpponentsRosalie H. Fazio ’04, International Relations Advisor: Elizabeth DeSombre, PoliticalScience

The transition of the animal agricultureindustry over the past 50 years from small,independent farms to large-scale agribusi-ness corporations has had far-reaching,often underreported, effects. The GRACEFactory Farm Project (GFFP) is a not-for-profit resource for citizens who are affectedby the environmental, economic or public

health externalities of animal factory farms.As a GFFP intern, I researched these exter-nalities and worked to create a publicationfor middle and high school students whoare interested in taking action against facto-ry farms. In my presentation, I will sharesome of my newly acquired knowledge ofhogs and manure, and reflect on the chal-lenges and rewards of working for a not-for-profit environmental organization.


American Kimchee: Korean-Americansat a Crossroads (panel)

Jennifer Yum ’05, History and InternationalRelations, Josephine Noah ’04, English andInternational Relations, Kiwon Sue ’05, Inter-national Relations and Amy Y. Cho ’04, English Advisors: William Joseph, Political Scienceand Y. Tak Matsusaka, History

All too often, we as Americans are temptedto see the world through our own precon-ceptions. Upon entering a foreign country,however, stereotypes and assumptions arebound to be challenged. This summer, fourKorean-American Wellesley students spentten weeks in Seoul where they promotedKorean education and culture to the inter-national community, interned for the country’s foremost law firm and shadowedreporters at Korea’s leading newspaper. Thepanelists will discuss their experiences fromthe vantage point of Korean-Americanswhose understanding of Korean society,until then, had been built solely on books,the media and accounts of others. The pres-entation will address coming to grips withthe recent surge of anti-American senti-ment on the peninsula, striking a balancebetween Korean and American expectationsin the workplace, and more generally, com-ing to realize the complexity of a society thatis in the process of transition. (Internshipssupported by the Elisabeth Luce Moore ’24Wellesley-Yenching Program.)

Portraits of Change: StudentPerspectives on Postapartheid South Africa (panel)

Salma B. Anam ’04, International Relations,Surayyah T. Hasan ’06, Undeclared, DeAnna E. Evans ’06, Peace and JusticeStudies and Political Science and Ashley A.Richardson ’06, UndeclaredAdvisor: Pashington Obeng, Africana Studies

Four Wellesley students spent the month ofAugust in South Africa studying variousaspects of change in postapartheid SouthAfrica. One investigated issues surroundingpublic health and the HIV/AIDS epidemicin South Africa, and the astounding effectson the country’s economic and social wel-fare. Another explored the problem of vana-dium poisoning and the exploitation of adisenfranchised community. The thirdexamined postapartheid race relations inSouth Africa and expanded her understand-ing of race, race relations and racial healing.The fourth student delved into the conun-drum of urban planning by examining gov-ernmental housing policies as compared tocitizens’ needs. Together they will challengeyou to think critically about the complexitiesof development in a transitional nation.

Struggling with Stereotypes (individual presentations)

“Our Greatest Ally”Amanda G. Pepper ’04, EnglishAdvisor: Sylvia Hiestand, InternationalStudies and Services

The United Kingdom was America’s great-est ally in the recent conflict in Iraq. BehindTony Blair’s dogged defense of America’sdecision to invade, however, was a countrybitterly divided over the issue of war. Thispresentation will illustrate both the politicalclimate of London and the United Kingdomduring the conflict, as well as a personal

experience as an inhabitant of London, astudent and an American abroad during atime of international tension. The presenta-tion aims to encourage a more critical viewof the American media and leadership rolesin politics.

Suspicions and Awe: Misconceptions of Japan and America Promoted in Mass MediaIsabel Arantes ’04, Japanese Studies and KateE. Miller ’04, Japanese Studies Advisor: Carolyn Morley, Japanese

One of the most prevalent misconceptionsabout Japan is that it is a homogenous soci-ety with enduring traditional values. In themass media, Japanese are pictured as alienslacking emotion. This picture is based onthe period of Japan’s economic boom aswell as on outdated images of feudal Japan.On the other hand, Japan’s conception ofAmerica is based on pop culture and cow-boy movies. We found that these distortedimages colored our interactions with thepeople we met in Japan. While these images(samurai and cowboy) create suspicion, theyalso generate a sense of awe because theimages are so powerful. We would like todiscuss how our experiences in Japan wereaffected by this phenomenon.


Growing Pains: Balancing Growth andService in a Rapidly ExpandingCommunity Organization (panel)

Priya P. Chordia ’04, Political Science,Johanna Pino ’04, Undeclared, DeborahWeaver and Raymond Harris, Lena ParkCommunity Development Corporation Advisor: Deborah Weaver, Physical Educationand Athletics

Since 1997, Wellesley students have beenintegral to LEAP (Lifetime Empowerment &Awareness Program), a program designed


to empower at-risk girls (ages 8–14), using aunique combination of self-defense, safetyawareness, life skills and support. The pres-entation will focus on the broader theme ofhow to bridge cross-cultural and socio-eco-nomic differences while maintaining theintegrity of the organization. LEAP has cho-sen to build relationships with certain com-munities, like Lena Park CommunityDevelopment Corporation, to help establishan environment where LEAP is not an out-sider, but rather an organization that has arapport with the people it serves. As LEAPgrows in breadth and range, the next stepwill be to train other agencies to provide theLEAP curriculum locally. Through thesepartnerships and a training institute, LEAPis creating a model that addresses issues ofreplicability and grassroots communityinvolvement whereby communities becomeactive agents of change. (Internship sup-ported by the Lumpkin Summer Institutefor Service Learning.)

Curricular Innovations (individual presentations)

Back in High School: Redefining the Urban CurriculumJenna A. Bressel ’04, International Relationsand Yelena Biberman ’04, InternationalRelations Advisor: Corrine Taylor, QuantitativeReasoning and Economics

How do college students dream of spendingtheir summers? Back in the classroom! Thissummer two Wellesley College studentstook the inner city school curriculum intotheir own hands, composing a college prepprogram to empower high school studentsin their academic endeavors and the pursuitof higher education. As mentors, theyassisted students in establishing a traditionof service, leadership and commitment tolearning. They had two different experi-

ences, but one common goal: to serve aseducational resources to and advocates forinner city youth. (Internships supported bythe Service Opportunity Stipends.)

City Meets Prep: An Emerging MentoringProgram That Promotes Girls’ Leadershipand ScholarshipGaren S. Wolff ’07, Undeclared Advisor: Kelly Brown, Harambee House

The life of an adolescent girl is very chal-lenging. Societal influences, such as themedia’s standard of beauty, often hinderindividuality and destabilize self-confidence.Conversing with parents, reflecting uponmy childhood, and realizing the lack of peermentorship in my community, I foundedthe Official City~Prep Mentoring Program.City~Prep is a not-for-profit organizationdedicated to helping middle school girlsimprove their results on standardized tests,become leaders in their environments,effectively deal with social problems andthink “outside the box”. The program pairsgirls in the sixth to eighth grades with jun-ior and senior high school student mentors.Through the program, these mentors giveback to their community and develop them-selves as young women with a purpose.Knowing they are being watched, evaluatedand cheered creates a great symbiotic rela-tionship. This presentation focuses on theevolving dynamics of City~Prep – how theorganization was started, its mission, itsimpact and its future.

Acting Up in France: Theater as Linguistic EducationMorgan P. Carberry ’04, French Advisor: Michèle Respaut, French

Have you ever been terrified to speak up ina foreign language class? Join the manyFrench students who miss out on importantoral communication skills in traditional

English courses. I set out to help solve thisproblem last year in France as a teacher anddirector for the Association Culturelle etThéâtrale d’Échanges Européens(A.C.T.E.E.), a not-for-profit organizationthat uses theater as a means of teaching for-eign languages to French people. Teachingclasses in three French high schools inMarseille led me to create an intensive the-ater workshop last summer through which Idirected eight French students in a full-length comedy in English. Come and learnabout the challenges and creativity involvedin teaching theatrical principles and lan-guage skills at the same time. (Internshipsupported by the French House FellowsProgram.)


Community-Based Health Initiatives(individual presentations)

From Bucket Baths to Birthing Babies:Studies with Traditional Birth Attendants inRural Ghana, West AfricaAriel S. Gallantbernstein ’04, Music Advisor: Pashington Obeng, Africana Studies

I sat on a short wooden stool in between themother-to-be’s wide-spread legs, holding theoil lantern close. Auntie Agnes pulled myarm, repositioning the light in order to seethe baby’s head. It was six hours since I hadcome running into the compound and final-ly, the new baby boy was about to make hisappearance.

Due in part to the implications of modernmedical practices, health ideology is recog-nizing the significance of the traditionalbirth attendant (TBA) in rural Ghanaian vil-lages less and less. However, as develop-ment continues, it is becoming increasinglymore important to acknowledge and valuethese individuals, who have sustained life

thus far. I had the opportunity to spend sixweeks studying with three TBAs from twodifferent ethnic regions in Ghana (Ashantiand Ewe) in an attempt to learn about tradi-tional birth practices and the ways in whichtraditional medicine is integrated intoGhanaian culture. My research threw meinto the depths of Ghanaian culture andpeoples, and vividly displayed the chal-lenges of maintaining human existence.

Real-Life ER ExperiencesLizzi A. Clark ’06, Undeclared Advisor: Lois Wasserspring, Political Science

I spent six weeks this summer working inan urban clinic in Zapote, Costa Rica, asmall suburb outside of San Jose. Patientsfrom a wide range of socioeconomic back-grounds and ages complained of a variety ofillnesses, from infected toenails to fecalvomiting. Because of air pollution and poordiet, the most common illnesses were asth-ma, diabetes, hypertension and diarrhea.Since Costa Rica operates on a socialisthealth system, all health care and state-approved medications were free. As anintern, I was able to assist the physicians inclinical exams and learned such proceduresas giving insulin shots, preparing steroidmasks for asthmatics, taking blood pressureand temperature, and suturing. My mentors– two student-doctors, five nurses, and alaboratory technician – were critical to myunderstanding of the value of medicine and to my desire to become a doctor. Mypresentation will focus on the patients wereceived and my participation in their care.(Internship supported by the Mollie GreenLumpkin ’25 Fund for Experiential Learningin Latin America.)


Community Health for the Individual:Integrating Services for At-Risk Women andChildrenDante Lenea Costa ’06, Undeclared Advisors: Sally Merry, Anthropology and NanStein, Center for Research on Women

Community-based health centers and not-for-profit service providers are in theprocess of strengthening their capacity tointegrate services to benefit at-risk popula-tions with multilayered, interconnectedneeds. How are we to best understand andaddress the circumstances of crisis andunderprivilege defining so many families inour communities? How are we to employservice and child protection systems to helpmake societal and demographic changes,and to ensure that the specific issues facedby women and children are not neglected byour healthcare system? While interning inthe integrated domestic violence, mentalhealth, child guidance, and maternal-infantprograms at a Connecticut communityhealth center, I worked on these questionsand found that the state of crisis sustainedby at-risk families demands continual inno-vation in the efforts of service providers.

Neuroscience Investigations (individual presentations)

The Role of the Wallerian DegenerationGene’s Phenotype in Protection againstWallerian Degeneration in ExperimentalAutoimmune EncephalomyelitisPrianka Chawla ’04, Neuroscience and MaiaSharuk ’05, Biological SciencesAdvisors: Barbara Beltz, Biological Sciencesand Drs. Samia Khoury and Tanuja Chitnis,Center for Neurological Diseases, Brigham andWomen’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmunedisease of the central nervous system(CNS). Most people are diagnosed between20–50 years of age, and women are moresusceptible to the disease than are men. MSis characterized by CNS inflammation,demyelination, and axonal damage. Clinicalsymptoms include limb weakness and even-tual paralysis. Damage to the axon may playa role in the progression of MS. This hasbeen demonstrated in the animal model ofMS, experimental autoimmuneencephalomyelitis (EAE).

Wallerian degeneration refers to a mecha-nism by which the axon degenerates follow-ing injury. It is thought to play an importantrole in a variety of neurodegenerative dis-eases, and may be involved in inducingaxonal damage in EAE and multiple sclero-sis, as animals that exhibit a spontaneouslyoccurring mutation in the slow Walleriandegeneration gene (WLDs), appear to be rel-atively protected from MS.

Stress, Vacuolization and Death: The Effectsof HBV Protein Accumulation in the ERVictoria Lyo ’05, Biological Sciences andChemistryAdvisor: Jennifer Hood-DeGrenier, BiologicalSciences

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) large surfaceprotein (LSP) is a probable culprit in theinduction of hepatocyte death by the rapidlyprogressive form of viral hepatitis B, fibros-ing cholestatic hepatitis. The viral proteinsaccumulate in intracellular particles of the ER and Golgi, causing ER stress, cyto-plasmic vacuolization, and apoptosis.Intriguingly, the accumulation of poly-glutamine proteins in many neurodegenera-tive diseases exhibits similar cytopathology.Therefore, in my work this summer, I inves-tigated whether several mediators of apopto-

sis in neurodegenerative diseases also areinvolved in LSP-induced apoptosis. Myresults suggest that, as in neurodegenera-tive diseases, VCP/p97 dysfunction andactivation of ASK1 appear to be involved inapoptosis caused by LSP. However, prelimi-nary experiments indicate that LSP does notblock proteasome function, unlike in neu-rodegenerative diseases. These results indi-cate that, while there may be commonpathways in these diseases, their pathogene-sis may not be identical. (Research support-ed by Hughes Summer Research Grants.)

Is Brain Edema Reduced in Aquaporin-4Null Mice with Hepatic Encephalopathy?Wannasiri Lapcharoensap ’04, NeuroscienceAdvisor: Joanne Berger-Sweeney, BiologicalSciences

Brain edema is a major cause of death inpatients with acute liver failure. This condi-tion is termed hepatic encephalopathy.Aquaporin-4, a water channel proteinexpressed in astrocytic foot processes, mayplay an important role in the developmentof brain edema. The purpose of my sum-mer research at the University of California,San Francisco, was to investigate the role ofaquaporin-4 in brain edema associated withacute liver failure. I worked to develop amouse model for hepatic encephalopathy.This process constituted the bulk of mysummer activity and involved a greatamount of trial and error. Major resultsfrom the key experiments revealed surpris-ing conclusions that were contrary to myinitial hypothesis. The process of develop-ing a model and independently carrying outexperiments trained me to approach scien-tific problems from different angles.

Creating Nanostructures with DiblockCopolymer Thin FilmsArielle J. Galambos ’06, Neuroscience Advisor: Nolan Flynn, Chemistry

Nanostructures, hundreds of times smallerthan human cells, can be used in variousapplications from magnetic data storage todrug delivery. In my research, I useddiblock copolymers that have the ability toself-assemble under certain conditions,making nanostructures. This summer Icontinued my research at Stony BrookUniversity by investigating methods of mak-ing polymer thin films in an effort to con-trol the resulting nanostructures. Using anatomic force microscope, nanoposts, alongwith other morphologies, were observedwhen poly (styrene-block-ferrocenyl-dimethylsilane) films were annealed undercertain conditions. Polymer films were alsomade using a Langmuir Blodgett (LB)trough, where micelles occurring in the LBfilms began fusing together, forming chan-nels when different conditions wereapplied. Because the wide applicability ofnanotechnology is so exciting, I plan toincorporate knowledge gained from mycourse work at Wellesley College and focusmy future research on neuroscience applica-tions. (Research supported by HughesSummer Research Grants.)


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Karibu Zanzibar: An Exhibit on the SwahiliCoast CultureMeghan Reynard ’05, History and Studio Art Advisor: Lidwien Kapteijns, History

Zanzibar, at the crossroads of African, Arab,Indian and Far-Eastern cultures, is an islandof perpetual confrontation between idyllic,paradisical nature and the sobering realityof a floundering capitalist economy. Histori-cally, Zanzibar has been part of a long tradi-tion of cultural exchange that has createdwhat is now considered the Swahili Coastculture. This two-part presentation will firstintroduce Zanzibar as an ideal representa-tion of this multi-faceted Swahili Coast culture, briefly surveying the historical rootsof contemporary politics, religion and customs. Second, the presentation willhighlight the work of the House ofWonders, a Zanzibar museum of historyand culture, which is currently researching,developing and constructing a permanentexhibition on the culture of the SwahiliCoast. As a recently established museum,the House of Wonders faces considerableobstacles concerning methods of conserva-tion, historical representation and politicalpressures, while it also faces difficult ques-tions with regard to the preservation ofSwahili customs that are being rapidlyreplaced by more financially profitableWestern practices. (Internship supported bythe Susan Rappaport Knafel ’52International Internship Fund.)

Library Culture in Morocco: Yesterday,Today and TomorrowChi H. Song ’04, International Relations Advisor: Lidwien Kapteijns, History

The Wellesley College Library mission is to“…fully engage in the collaborative educa-tion process of the college through the cre-ation of intellectual partnerships with thestudents, faculty, and staff…” The role andvalue of a working national library systemas a full-fledged partner in education isoften overlooked – simply taken for granted.What happens when it is not a matter offact? Can a similar library mission be ful-filled in Morocco? As a library developmentintern at the Center for Cross CulturalLearning in Rabat, Morocco, I worked first-hand in library development and beganresearching libraries in Morocco. Whileproblems of conservation, resourceexchange and lack of a popular library cul-ture exist, these are not insurmountableproblems. This presentation depicts a picture of libraries in Morocco today andprovides a glimpse into their future.(Internship supported by the SusanRappaport Knafel ’52 InternationalInternship Fund.)

Japan: Common/Uncommon Observations (exhibit)

Giuliana M. Funkhouser ’04, Japanese Advisors: Carolyn Morley, Japanese andJudith Black, Art

Common visualizations of Japan are geishasdaintily eating tofu without smudging theirred lips, landscapes with orange and whitekoi swimming in the lake with a waterfall,quiet rock gardens in Zen temples, ornaterectangular plates of colorful sushi andunintelligible English printed on tee-shirts.Tokyo has its own visual reputation as asprawling chain of department stores with flashy lights linked by trains that arenever late.

In 2002, I lived with a host family as part ofmy exchange program to Japan Women’sUniversity hoping to experience Tokyo lifeas authentically as possible. In modernJapanese fashion, I always had a camerawith me to take pictures of things thatcaught my eye. In lieu of glossy postcardbooks full of quintessential imagery, Ibrought back my own pictures of Japanesepeople, places and things, which I will sharein this exhibit.


The Politics of Public Buildings (indi-vidual presentations)

Museum Work in a Political Town:Alternative Internships in the Wellesley inWashington ProgramKatherine D. Alcauskas ’04, Art History andClassical Civilization, Maggie E. O’Grady ’04,History and Chava Kronenberg ’04, UrbanStudies Advisor: Alan Schechter, Political Science

What effect do politics and federal fundinghave upon museums and how they presentinformation about America, its infrastruc-ture, its art and its history? Three studentswho spent their summer interning at theNational Building Museum, the KreegerMuseum, and the Smithsonian Museum ofAmerican History will speak about theirexperiences, both positive and negative,working in museums in the Nation’sCapitol. When planning a conference onaffordable housing, whom can you invite tospeak? Why will an $80 million donationbuy you part of the Smithsonian? Are pri-vate museums affected in the same way aspublic institutions? While each intern hadher own unique responsibilities, projects,and expectations for the summer, each sooncame to learn that there is no such thing asan apolitical internship in Washington, D.C.(Internships supported by the WashingtonSummer Internship Program.)



From Understanding to Activism (individual presentations)

The Southern-Jewish Experience: Fusions of Courage and ContradictionJordan I. Namerow ’05, Sociology Advisor: David Bernat, Religion

Nineteenth-century Jewish immigration tothe American Deep South is an unfamiliarnarrative. Dually drawn by kinship and agri-cultural pursuits, a small number of perse-cuted European Jews sought a life ofopportunity along the Mississippi River.Although institutional affiliations, economicendeavors, and family life largely resembledJewish development in other Americanregions, three historical factors make thesouthern-Jewish experience unique: a rurallifestyle permeated with Christian influ-ences and few ethnic enclaves, demands forsouthern loyalty that often muted Zionistexpression and a struggle to reconcile religious values with social mores in aracially-divided society. As an intern at theInstitute of Southern Jewish Life in Utica,Mississippi, I explored facets of southern-Jewish identity and helped revitalize reli-gious activity that is tragically waning bothin numbers and resources. This presenta-tion will discuss the transformations ofsouthern-Jewish communities and the inter-play between religious identity and racerelations in the Deep South.

Struggling for Women’s Rights in MalaysiaXian-Zhen Mah ’04, International Relations Advisor: William Joseph, Political Science

Women in Malaysia have been sufferingfrom discrimination and violence through-out their history. From the struggles ofwomen’s groups advocating for the Domes-tic Violence Act, to their current fight to

redefine the country’s rape laws, women’srights advocates have helped to bringwomen’s issues to the attention of thenation. Although the Malaysian Govern-ment has signed on to the Convention onthe Elimination of All Forms of Discrimina-tion (CEDAW), the question as to whetheror not the government is actively promotingnondiscrimination policies remains highlydebatable. Statistics show that the incidenceof domestic violence and rape are on therise and that women are still openly dis-criminated against in the workplace and inother aspects of their lives. My internshipthis summer at a Malaysian women’s non-governmental organization exposed me tothe plight of Malaysian women and to theissues blocking support for the critical workof women’s rights advocates in the society.This presentation will examine the strugglesof women’s groups with the legal systemand the preconceived ideas of societyregarding the status of women. (Internshipsupported by the Elisabeth Luce Moore ’24Wellesley-Yenching Program.)

The Plight of Filipinas in JapanCatherine J. Cachero ’04, Sociology andEconomicsAdvisor: Amy Capman, Center for Work andService

Despite the Philippines’ history as amigrant-sending country and its close prox-imity to Japan, Filipinos only began to travelthere in large numbers in the 1970s. Today,migrant Filipinas can be found in all enter-tainment districts, from Tokyo’s Roppongito Osaka’s Shinsaibashi, as well as in manyrural farm communities across Japan. Formany, life as foreign, often illegal, femaleworkers in Japan is not easy. Their realities

are often exploitation, discrimination,threats of violence from employers and hus-bands, and legal status issues. My experi-ence as an intern with Kapatiran, aTokyo-based not-for-profit organizationadvocating for foreign women’s rights,exposed me to the world of migrant womenin Japan. I worked closely with Japaneseand Filipino caseworkers to help foreignwomen with immigration and labor laws,family and marital issues, the education oftheir children, homesickness, and threats ofviolence. Through home visits, one-on-onecounseling sessions, phone conversations,shelter visits, court appearances, interviewswith Philippine consular officials, and com-munity workshops, I learned about myself,my fellow Filipinos, and the steadfast com-mitment of a small group of Japanese andFilipina women working tirelessly toincrease the status of all women in theirsociety. (Internship supported by theElisabeth Luce Moore ’24 Wellesley-Yenching Program.)

Insider Perspectives (individual presentations)

Working with Americans for Peace Now:Education and Activism in Support of Peacebetween Israelis and PalestiniansJennifer T. Gordon ’04, Middle Eastern StudiesAdvisor: Barbara Geller, Religion

This summer I interned in Washington,D.C., with Americans for Peace Now (APN). For over twenty years, this AmericanJewish organization has advocated, formoral and pragmatic reasons, a two-statesolution in which Israel and Palestine existin peace as sovereign and neighboringstates. Washington’s political world mademe appreciate the diverse narratives of theIsraeli-Palestinian conflict. I addressedthese issues in new ways, and these experi-ences will factor into my academic and

extracurricular work at Wellesley. Inspiredby the dedication of the people I saw working to bring peace to Israelis andPalestinians, I drafted a guide to help othercollege students advocate for peace betweenIsrael and Palestine. My presentation willdescribe how this internship challenged myunderstanding of the Israeli-Palestinianconflict and the peace process.

Capitol Hill: An Intern’s Perspective on the Inner Workings of a United StatesSenator’s OfficeAllison Kramer ’06, Undeclared Advisor: Robert Paarlberg, Political Science

United States Senator Jon S. Corzine ofNew Jersey receives approximately 13,000pieces of mail a week at just one of his fouroffices. This summer, as an intern, I sawintimately how the Senate operates byattending hearings and briefings, conduct-ing research on the senator’s key policyissues, and writing letters to constituents. Ifound myself amazed by how little I knewabout the “behind the scenes” mechanics ofa senator’s office and learned the impor-tance of every person involved in a senator’sappearance. The staff members – the back-bone of senators’ offices – are typicallyrecent undergraduates who construct legis-lation and bills for their senators, writespeeches, and instruct the senator onhis/her policies. This valuable experiencealso taught me about the foundations andlengthy processes of the Senate that pro-duce the legislation and policies aboutwhich the public hears.


“More Than Just Snow!”: Interning for theDirector of the Largest Employer in theUnited StatesRae Adams ’05, History and ClassicalCivilizationAdvisor: Jeff Gulati, Political Science

Interning directly for Mrs. Kay Cole James,Director of the U.S. Office of PersonnelManagement (OPM), who reports toPresident Bush, I noted a lapel button:“OPM: More Than Just Snow!” Little knownfor power politics inside the Beltway, OPMis responsible for more than 1.3 million fed-eral employees – the entire federal work-force – and a myriad of programs includinghealth benefits for a reported eight millionretirees, members of Congress, their fami-lies, and staff. Managing the mundane(snow days) to the mysterious (keepingspies out of government via backgroundchecks), while heading up the President’spersonnel and human resources outsourc-ing management agenda, requires transfer-able skill sets. Writing, the ability to digestand analyze volumes of information, anddecision-making were all critical to my success.

Cities in the Twenty-First Century(panel)

Julie Ota ’04, Political Science, EmmaSydenham ’04, International Relations andMegan Kinsey ’04, Economics Advisor: Melissa Kearney, Economics

Last semester, we joined 29 other studentsfrom universities across the country andfour faculty members to travel and study inBangalore and Mysore, India, Cape Town,South Africa, and Rio de Janeiro andCuritiba, Brazil. During the semester wetook four urban studies courses that

focused on the economics, environment,governance, and society of each country. Inaddition to course work, we each carried outan independent comparative research proj-ect. In this presentation, we will presentresearch on the availability and use of waterand sanitary systems, the effectiveness ofgovernment policies to manage urbansprawl, and on HIV/AIDS policies.Together, we will discuss the major issuesand ideas we have brought back to theUnited States and Wellesley.


Vienna: Gateway to Eastern Europe(panel)

Sarah Barron ’04, German, Sarah Teetor ’04,Art History and German and ElizabethCastagna ’04, International Relations Advisor: Margaret Ward, German

Since the Middle Ages, Vienna has beenregarded as the eastern-most point ofWestern Europe. Based on our experiencesstudying there in 2002-2003, we will reflecton the varied ways this vibrant Austrian citystill functions as a gateway to EasternEurope. We will discuss specificallyVienna’s international role in a Europewhose boundaries are expanding eastward,the importance of its university system as adraw for Eastern Europeans, and the way inwhich Eastern European cultures continueto flavor Viennese daily life. As theEuropean Union expands eastward, Viennamarks a geographical center of the conti-nent. The city’s importance in internationalpolitics is exemplified by the existence ofimportant United Nations offices andOPEC’s headquarters. Especially in fieldssuch as economics and medicine, theUniversity of Vienna attracts a wealth of stu-dents from Eastern Europe. Vienna is there-

fore a unique place for fostering dialoguebetween Eastern and Western Europeans.As the former seat of the Habsburg Empire,the city is infused with diverse peoples anda unique cultural blend reflected inViennese art, food and architecture, influ-ences that remain strong to the present day.

L’Etranger: Experiencing Otherness inFrance (panel)

Laura E. Jacobsen ’04, Art History andMedieval and Renaissance Studies, Crystal M.Fleming ’04, Sociology and French, ElizabethR. Senecal ’04, French and Psychology, MariaD. Lapointe ’04, International Relations andFrench, Yen-Trang X. Vo ’04, French andEnvironmental Studies, Juanita Nava ’04,Political Science and French and Chen Yang ’04, International Relations and FrenchAdvisor: Sylvaine Egron-Sparrow, French

Students who returned from studyingabroad in France reported diverse experi-ences, yet all grappled with challenges relat-ed to being “an other” in French society.Panelists will present their reflections onhow their time in France prompted them toconsider minority and difference. They willdiscuss questions such as these: How areminorities depicted in French culture andhow do they influence pop culture? Whatwas it like being a racial minority in France,yet feeling that one’s American identity wasthe most stigmatizing characteristic? Howcould an athletic American female pursueher interest in playing soccer in France?How did they form their own subculturethat was neither American nor French, butultimately liberating...taking the best fromboth worlds?

The Role of Study Abroad in aWellesley Education (roundtable)

Lawrence Baldwin, Institutional Research,Sylvia Hiestand, International Studies andServices, Ruby Lam, Chinese, Michèle Respaut,French and Lorraine Roses, SpanishAdvisor: Andrea Levitt ’71, Office of the Deanof the College

This roundtable will discuss the value ofstudy abroad as part of the WellesleyCollege educational experience, with a par-ticular focus on the results of a study abroad survey conducted by the Office ofInstitutional Research in the fall of 2002.The roundtable will feature faculty mem-bers from several language departments aswell as the directors of international studiesand institutional research.


Facing Adversity (individual presentations)

Friends with Expiration Dates: A HospiceExperienceElizabeth C. Dayton ’04, French Advisor: Winifred Wood, Writing Program

Sixteen terminally ill patients spend theirlast days at Christus Schumpert GraceHome in Shreveport, Louisiana. It wasthere that I spent the summer of 2002 as afull-time hospice volunteer. My presenceinitially aroused skepticism among staffmembers, for I was the youngest volunteerin the organization’s history. What comfortcould a 20-year-old possibly provide thesepatients? I discovered that the young are notonly qualified to do hospice work, but arealso uniquely gifted to help hospice patientslive until they die. As my patients becamemy friends, they provided me with an edu-cation that put the value of my personalrelationships and my Wellesley career into


focus. My presentation will focus on how Ilearned to make meaningful connectionswith my patients, what the young can offerthe elderly and dying, and what the dyingcan teach us about living.

Staying on the Sunny Side: Finding Hopefor Critically Ill Children and Their Familiesat Camp SunshineCandice W. Chow ’05, Psychology Advisor: Linda Carli, Psychology

Nestled in southern Maine, Camp Sunshineis a site where families of children with life-threatening illnesses can come for a weekand experience respite from the strains ofliving with a child who is very sick. At thiscamp, not only do the kids who have illness-es partake in a week of fun, but also theirparents and siblings can experience a timeof relaxation, professional counseling andmedical support. As a lead counselor forvarious age groups at Camp Sunshine fornine weeks, I was able to work directly withnearly four hundred remarkable familiesand also observe and experience thedemands of a rapidly growing not-for-profitorganization. In my presentation, I will con-vey the impact that Camp Sunshine and itsfamilies have had on my appreciation forhuman generosity, resilience of spirit andlife as seen through the eyes of children.(Internship supported by the ServiceOpportunity Stipend.)

It’s Not about the Chair: Spending aSummer at Camp OakhurstSamantha A. Fields ’06, UndeclaredAdvisor: Judith Black, Art

When most people meet a person in awheelchair, they see the chair, the disability,rather than the person. This summer Iworked as a counselor at Camp Oakhurst, anot-for-profit organization that runs a year-

round respite program as well as a summercamp for people who are physically chal-lenged. It was a summer of long hours, end-less demands and hard work, but what Icame away with, above all, was a changedimage of physically “disabled” people, andmany new friends. It was, without question,the most intense experience of my life. Mycomfort zone was challenged, as I helpedcare for people in every possible way – fromshowering, to changing, lifting, eating andusing the bathroom. After this experience, Ifeel confident that I can do just about any-thing. At orientation we were told that bythe end of the summer we would no longersee the wheelchairs and walkers that filledthe dining hall, and it was true. Spendingthe summer at Camp Oakhurst foreverchanged the way I look at people who arephysically challenged. Come and learn moreabout this special place through photo-graphs and stories of the summer.(Internship supported by the ServiceOpportunity Stipend.)

Learning from Children (individual presentations)

Learning from Ten-Year-Olds: Diversitythrough Political UncorrectnessLisa M. Damon ’06, Undeclared Advisor: Adam Schwartz, Writing Program

After growing up in homogeneous Maineand studying in the diverse environment ofWellesley, I actually learned about race frommy fifth grade campers this summer.Teaching in Roxbury, Massachusetts, I dis-covered that children are the best educatorsabout race. Many of my campers immigrat-ed to the United States or have close tieswith extended family in their parents’ coun-try of origin. Their ethnicity most defineswho they are. Many times this summer theyasked me what race I was, yet I was at a lossfor an explanation. Through their questions,

fistfights, birthday cards, and defining“white words and black words”, the childrenwere honest and unaware of the confiningdiscourse about race and diversity that Ihave experienced at Wellesley. (Internshipsupported by the Service OpportunityStipend.)

You Say Rubber, We Say Eraser: Educating and Being Educated by ScottishSchoolchildrenCaitlin Crawford ’04, Psychology Advisor: Laura Wagner, Psychology

This summer I had the opportunity to con-duct psychological research in Dundee,Scotland, with primary school children. Myresearch uniquely integrated my work inpsychology and education by examiningboth developmental trends in the childrenand educational philosophy in the class-room within a cross-cultural framework.Specifically, I performed an analysis of ver-bal and nonverbal Stroop tasks, an EASTemperament Survey, and observations ofthe children’s interactions on the play-ground to find correlations between theirinhibitory and attentional control and thequality of their social activity. In conjunctionwith my psychological analyses of the chil-dren, I enjoyed the role of student teacher.This permitted me not merely to observe,but also to participate in the children’sschooling process. This allowed me to pur-sue my psychological research in greaterdepth and greatly broadened my pedagogi-cal perspective as an American in a Britishclassroom.

Cultivating Character: Inner-City YouthGrow Gardens While Growing Themselvesat the Washington Youth GardenMadeleine E. deBlois ’04, EnvironmentalStudiesAdvisor: Sohie Moody Lee, Computer Science

“These are my tomatoes, this is zucchini,and here are peppers, these were eggplants,but rabbits ate the leaves…” Shahara contin-ues, proudly showing her mother her metic-ulously planted rows, her recently stakedtomatoes. My internship at the WashingtonYouth Garden, an oasis in the heart ofnortheast D.C., taught me the truth in theSpanish proverb, “More grows in the gar-den than the gardener sows.” The pride andknowledge with which Shahara shares hergarden is new, yet common among all ourgardeners. Even in the span of a summer,the children showed marked advances intheir practices of responsibility, lending ahelping hand, having patience, respectingnature, coping with frustration, and eatingtheir fruits and vegetables! Through themaintenance of their own garden plots, gar-den science lessons, and cooking and nutri-tion classes, inner city youth gained notonly a wealth of new knowledge, but also anew perspective on themselves.



Seeking Cures (individual presentations)

Do the Locomotion! The Causes of andTreatment for Movement Impairment inHemiplegiaJerri Chen ’05, Neuroscience Advisors: John Cameron, Biological Sciencesand Jean-Michel Gracies, M.D., Ph.D.,Neurology, Mount Sinai Medical School, NewYork, NY

Hemiplegia, a condition resulting fromstroke or other traumatic brain injury, is asource of handicap in patients, affectingposture, ability to walk, or the use of onehand. While motor weakness and muscleshortening are widely accepted as signifi-cant factors contributing to the handicap inhemiplegia, the existence and role of excessmuscle activity (cocontraction) in impairingpatients is still disputed, as is the use of bot-ulinum toxin (Botox®) injections as a treat-ment. In a project that allowed me to applyconcepts learned at Wellesley in a clinicalsetting, I worked with patients who per-formed tasks with the upper limb beforeand after injection to assess their strengthand movement ability, while their muscleactivity was recorded by electromyography.In analyzing the data, I sought to prove theexistence of cocontraction, to show its rolein movement impairment, and to explorethe effectiveness of treatment with Botoxinjections. (Research supported by theHughes Summer Research Grants.)

An Encounter with a Rare Disease:Learning More about the NDP Gene, One Mutation at a TimeParul N. Barry ’05, Neuroscience Advisor: Andrew Webb, Biological Sciences

What is Norrie Disease? This summer, Iwas given the opportunity to learn moreabout this rare genetic disease in the Lab ofMolecular Medicine. Norrie Disease is arare X-linked disease that leads to blindness,deafness, mental retardation and other vas-cular defects. Before this position, I believedthat researching rare diseases was a poorallocation of resources; my opinion changedimmediately after reviewing photos andcase studies of the affected. As an intern, Iwas not allowed to have patient contact.This limitation never affected my project,which required my creating a data collectionform and protocol that in the future willallow me to analyze data submitted in theform. This internship reinforced my desireto continue with science and later medicine.I invite you to learn about this disease, and Ihope that you, too, will agree that diseaseseverity is just as important as frequency.

A Novel Model to Examine InsulinSignaling in the Mouse AortaClara W. Pau ’04, Biological Chemistry Advisor: John Cameron, Biological Sciences

Obesity often leads to insulin-resistance andtype II diabetes. Insulin plays a number ofvital roles in vascular function, includingthe enhancement of nitric oxide (NO) avail-ability, which in turn promotes vessel relax-ation. Normally, insulin acts by activatingendothelial nitric oxide synthase throughthe phosphorylation of Akt/protein kinaseB. On the other hand, insulin resistance anddiabetes have been found to decrease NOavailability and to increase the risk of ather-

osclerosis. The diabetic state may alter arte-rial insulin signaling, thereby decreasingNO availability. This summer I worked atthe Cardiovascular Institute at Mount SinaiSchool of Medicine in New York City todevelop an in vitro mouse model in which toinvestigate insulin-signaling in the aortae ofobese and lean mice. Use of this model willserve to clarify further the mechanism bywhich obesity/diabetes impairs vascularrelaxation. This experience exposed me tothe exciting sense of exploration that cancome with basic scientific research.

Synthesis and Purification of a Protein from the Dengue Fever VirusLevita Y. Robinson ’05, Neuroscience Advisor: Mary Allen, Biological Sciences

This summer my research focused on devel-oping an efficient protocol that would yieldlarge amounts of the viral protein NS5.Previous experiments have shown that thisprotein is primarily responsible for replica-tion of the dengue fever virus, causing hem-orrhagic fever. A number of experimentsand protein purifications were carried out,showing that only a very small amount ofNS5 was being synthesized. Several addi-tional transformation and protein purifica-tion procedures were used before thepurified protein was sent off for X-ray crys-tallography, the goal of which is to solve thestructure of the complex. Knowing thestructure will make it possible to designways to interfere with the viral replicationprocess, and therefore stop viral synthesisand the disease process. As a result of work-ing at Georgetown University MedicalCenter, I reinforced skills and conceptslearned at Wellesley, while being introducedto modern genetic and molecular cloningtechniques that have enhanced my overalllearning experience.

Public Health Challenges (individual presentations)

The Fight against HIV/AIDS: Issues inPrevention Education and Treatment(Arusha, Boston, Harare)Brenda A. Kwambana ’05, Biological Sciencesand BioEthics and Wangeci E. Kagucia ’05,Biological Sciences and Africana StudiesAdvisor: Mary Allen, Biological Sciences

We spent summer 2002 in rural Arushatraining Tanzanians of all ages to beHIV/AIDS educators. Two hundred traineeswere taught about HIV/AIDS prevention,treatment, and support. In summer 2003, aScience Center-sponsored research projectin Zimbabwe evaluated the effectiveness ofCotrimoxazole prophylaxis in the preven-tion of respiratory opportunistic infections.The project included patient clinical andhome visits, clinical microbiological tests,hematological examinations, and basicHIV/AIDS screening. All patients werehighly immuno-compromised. At the sametime in Boston, a Center for Work andService-sponsored project geared towardsincreasing patient HAART regimen adher-ence was conducted. Aspects of the projectincluded updating an adherence supportmanual, evaluating provider follow-up onadherence, and focus group discussions. Inaddition to discussing our experiences, thepresentation will assess the challengesTanzania, the United States and Zimbabweface in curbing HIV/AIDS. (Research sup-ported by the Hughes Summer ResearchGrants. Internships supported by theService Opportunity Stipends and theLumpkin Summer Institute for ServiceLearning.)


Realizing Rape: Advocating, Counselingand Empowering at the Boston Area RapeCrisis CenterJessica R. Bell ’06, Undeclared and Summer B.Zeh ’04, English Advisors: Winifred Wood, Writing Programand Sally Merry, Anthropology

Who rapes? Who can be raped? What con-stitutes rape in Massachusetts, anyway? Asinterns and volunteers at the Boston AreaRape Crisis Center (BARCC), we learned tobring these and other questions about sexu-al assault out of the shadows and into a safespace for survivors of sexual assault andtheir significant others to discuss. In thispresentation, after giving brief backgroundon the realities of sexual assault, we will dis-cuss what it means to work in a rape crisiscenter, a site we experienced both as a crisismanagement organization and as an under-funded not-for-profit. We will describe whatBARCC does and the roles that we played(and continue to play) in the organization,as well as offer our reflections on this diffi-cult work. (Internships supported by theLumpkin Summer Institute for ServiceLearning.)

Disparities in Health Care Right Next Door:Prevention of Cervical Cancer by the LosAngeles County Department of HealthServices, Office of Women’s HealthMaya S. Melczer ’04, Psychology Advisor: Adrienne Asch, Women’s Studies

The incidence of cervical cancer in LosAngeles County is three times the nationalrate. Women from low-income, ethnic com-munities are disproportionately affected bythis disease. Yet, this deadly cancer is nearly100% preventable with a simple, routinePap test. Cervical cancer deaths represent a

failure of the system to provide adequateaccess to simple, inexpensive preventativecare, as well as ineffective communicationregarding the need for annual Pap smears.The Office of Women’s Health is working totake control of these complications bymeans of their Cervical Cancer Educationand Prevention Initiative. I had a firsthandglance at the inner workings of health careand became aware of the extreme variancesin health throughout the city. All led me tocomprehend how prevention and educationcan be the most significant facets of anextremely broad field called public health.(Internship supported by the ServiceOpportunities Stipend.)

Corporate vs. Academic TechnologyInternships (panel)

Zi Dong Fan ’04, Computer Science andMathematics, Laura E. Jung ’04, ComputerScience and Economics, June O. Snedecor ’04,Computer Science and Biological Sciences,Katherine M. Lau ’04, Computer Science andJanuary Y. Choy ’04, Computer Science andEconomicsAdvisors: Franklyn Turbak, Computer Scienceand Scott Anderson, Computer Science

Upon graduation, many college studentsmust decide between pursuing research at auniversity and entering the corporate world.These work experiences can be very differ-ent. An academic internship offers a gradu-ate school environment that fosters thedevelopment of essential research skills andpresents some flexibility in research topicsand schedule. A corporate internship focus-es more on learning how the company isstructured and how the student can con-tribute to a particular area than on trainingthe student in certain skills. Because ofthese distinctions between corporate workand university research, students are strong-ly encouraged to explore both academic andcorporate internship experiences to make

an informed choice among postcollegeopportunities. This panel will focus on theexperiences of five Wellesley College stu-dents with technology internships in soft-ware at Microsoft, finance at Credit SuisseFirst Boston, biotechnology at Genentech,medical informatics at the University ofWashington, and digital media atPolytechnic University.

The Soul of Siberia: Uncovering theCulture and Ecology of the World’sGreat Lake, Russia’s Baikal (panel)

Cheryl Hojnowski ’05, Undeclared, LeslieOrdal ’04, Biological Sciences, PatriciaKissinger DS’04, Psychology, Jeenah Jung ’04,Biological Chemistry, Alexandra Evans ’05,Russian and Ashley Lauren Ortiz ’06,UndeclaredAdvisors: Thomas Hodge, Russian andMarianne Moore, Biological Sciences

Its name is almost unknown to Americans;it is scarcely mentioned in Western litera-ture. Yet Lake Baikal inspires awe not onlyin the hearts of Russians but also amongthe world’s most renowned scientists. Afterspending a semester studying history, reli-gion and literature coupled with biology,chemistry and geology, twelve Wellesley stu-dents reunited in August at the world’s old-est, deepest and most biodiverse lake for thefieldwork component of ES/RAST 212. Bymeeting with limnologists and collectingdata, we studied the lake’s numerousendemic species, the ecology of the sur-rounding forest and steppe, and the impactof human activity on this environment. Inspeaking with locals and activists, wesought to understand the cultural signifi-cance of a lake considered a fundamentalpart of the Russian spirit. As we present ourslides, research and personal accounts, findout what matches the books, and what hasyet to be recorded.


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Wellesley College gratefully acknowledgesthe generous alumnae and friends who sup-port experiential learning opportunities.Their support enables students to choosefrom a wide and varied array of off-campuslearning opportunities that have become anintegral part of the Wellesley College educa-tional experience.

The Tanner Committee gratefully acknowl-edges staff in the following departments for their commitment to the TannerConference: Auxiliary Services, CampusPolice, Communications and Publications,Custodial Services, Food Service, Grounds,Instructional Technology, Media Services,Post Office, Science Center and SpecialEvents.

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