Last week, Wellesley hosted its 12th Tanner Conference. Established through the generosity of Estelle “Nicki” Newman Tanner ’57, the Tanner conference (or simply Tanner) is an opportunity to find out what Wellesley students and alumnae were up to over the summer, Spring Break or Wintersession. More importantly, (as I told the students in my FYM group) Tanner helps one start thinking about all the exciting things that one may want to do at Wellesley/as a Wellesley student. The tagline of the Tanner website is: “Celebrating the relationship between the liberal arts classroom and student participation in an increasingly diverse and interdependent world.”
I applied to present at the conference in September. My presentation at Tanner was the third and final requirement of the Albright Institute. I presented in the section Identity, Community and Global Citizenship as part of the panel Views from the Hill with two other Albright fellows, Emma and Safaya, and another Wellesley senior, Sapna. The title of my presentation was Projects, Partnerships and Pushed Boundaries: My Global Affairs Internship in Washington. I talked about my experience as an Albright Fellow and my internship at the Corporate Council on Africa in Washington DC. Sapna, Emma and Safaya talked about their internships with the U.S. Federal Government. You can read the abstract of my presentation here and here is a list of other Albright Fellows’ Tanner presentation titles.
Today’s pictures:
1. Tanner-related pictures
Safaya, Sapna, (Me) and Emma after our presentations
I changed my name to Lori because Oluwakemi is my legal name and very few people call me that
What the science center looked like on Tanner Day
With Nora, a fellow 2013 Albright Fellow and presenter at Tanner, at the Wellesley College Club for the Tanner Conference reception
2. Halloween at Wellesley
Decorations at the Mail Services office in the Lulu Chow Wang campus center for Halloween
Decoration at the Keohane Sports Center (aka the KSC) for Halloween — I freaked out when it talked to me as I was walking out of the KSC haha
Reminder: Early Decision applications are due on November 6!