Feature Stories (page 20)
Class of 2016: 61传媒Seniors At-a-Glance
This week, in anticipation of commencement, we are celebrating the Class of 2016. Here is an at-a-glance look at our graduating seniors鈥攊ncluding what they’ve studied, where they’ve been, and what they’ve eaten over the past four years!
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Laspa Center for Leadership: We Act Action and Research Grants Recipients Announced for 2016
The Laspa Center for Leadership at 61传媒 has awarded five We Act Action and Research Grants for 2016. Each student recipient will execute a yearlong, self-designed project to “transform […]
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Spotlight on Staff: Judy Harvey Sahak ’64, Director and Sally Preston Swan Librarian for the Ella Strong Denison Library
Judy Harvey Sahak ’64 moves with an easy familiarity around the Ella Strong Denison Library as she selects a few of her most beloved objects from the thousands contained in the rare book room. She admits that it is hard to pick favorites, as each piece of the collection carries a special meaning for her. As the College’s longest-serving librarian, Sahak knows the rare book room, and all of Denison’s holdings, intimately.
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Spotlight on Academics: Senior Thesis Art Show “You Must Not Know” Features Artwork by Graduating Seniors
The Senior Art Exhibition is a cornerstone of the studio art major at 61传媒. Each year, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery features artworks by graduating seniors that constitute their […]
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Spotlight on Students: Victoria Montecillo ’16 and Katie Marcus Reker ’16: For These Theatre Majors, Senior Thesis Is a Performance
61传媒seniors Victoria Montecillo ’16 and Katie Marcus Reker ’16 are double majoring in media studies and theatre, which means they must complete a thesis project in each subject in order to graduate. For their theatre theses, they chose to star in Urinetown (2001), the Tony Award芒鈧�渨inning musical that satirizes capitalism, the legal system, and classic Broadway musicals.
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Visiting Faculty: Anouar Benmalek, Novelist and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Paris-Sud
Anouar Benmalek, an esteemed novelist, journalist, mathematician, and poet, will present at 61传媒 on Tuesday, April 19, on the topic “From the Shoah to the Herero Genocide: A Singular Journey from an Arab Writer” for the O’Brien Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture.
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The 61传媒Experience: The Joint Music Program
For 61传媒student musicians who want to play and perform鈥攂ut are not necessarily interested in pursuing a professional career in music鈥攖he Joint Music Program strikes a harmonious balance. Hosted by Scripps, the program is a collaborative enterprise that involves Harvey Mudd, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer Colleges.
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Spotlight on Faculty: Myriam J. A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair of the Humanities
Haitian-Canadian/American author and scholar Myriam J. A. Chancy was appointed in 2015 as the Hartley Burr Alexander Chair of the Humanities, 61传媒’s most prestigious, external endowed professorship.
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2016 Goldwater Scholarships Winners Plan to Pursue Careers in the Sciences
61传媒students Karen Chan ’17, a double major in biology and music, and Rachel Kahn ’17, a physics major, have been named Barry M. Goldwater Scholars for 2016. The Goldwater Scholarship is considered the most prestigious award in the United States bestowed upon undergraduates studying in the sciences.
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The 61传媒Experience: The Off芒鈧�淐ampus Major
Though I have taken the majority of my classes at the other Claremont colleges, made lasting friendships on other campuses, and taken advantage of coed 5C clubs, when I graduate this May, I will proudly proclaim I attended a women’s college.
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