To: Wellesley Community
From: President Paula A. Johnson
Re: Take Part in Upcoming Events
Date: October 18, 2017
Today, and into the weekend, we are very pleased to present an especially rich slate of happenings on campus during Transformations: Celebrating Pendleton West. Later this week, the College is hosting an International Symposium on Education and Gender Equality, organized by the Suzy Newhouse Center for the Humanities, the Consulate General of France in Boston, and Sciences Po, Paris.
Transformations: Celebrating Pendleton West
Wednesday, October 18 through Saturday, October 21
Please join us for our opening celebration of the reimagined Pendleton West, which has been transformed into what its architects call “an inspiring and efficient 21st-century home” for the arts. Specially designed to promote creative dialogue and cross-disciplinary collaboration, the renovation has created arts spaces that emphasize individual artistic practice as well as communal experience. Events include:
- A talk by Stephen Kieran, of the architectural firm KieranTimberlake, and Jesse Nicholson, of the landscape architectural firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc., who will speak about the design challenges and opportunities of this revitalization project.
- World premiere performances of a newly commissioned composition by Augusta Read Thomas, performed by the Wellesley College Chamber Singers.
- Performances on the exterior walls of the addition by the acclaimed vertical dance company BANDALOOP, with live music performed by Wellesley music faculty.
- A preview of Wellesley College Theatre’s fall musical, Working, featuring selections written by Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda.
- Open art studios featuring exhibitions by alumnae and current students, guided tours of the newly renovated Pendleton West, and family activities at the Davis Museum.
The schedule has full details, including times and places. All events are free and open to the public.
International Symposium on Education and Gender Equality
Friday, October 20 and Saturday, October 21
Wellesley will host an important international symposium that focuses on the role education can play in improving gender equality globally. A wide range of intellectuals, scholars, artists, activists, and leaders in business and government from around the world will gather for a series of plenary sessions and panel discussions. In bringing together this diverse, international group, the Symposium provides an opportunity to develop ways to further gender equality across disciplines and contexts. The lineup of speakers includes activist, professor, and author Angela Davis (Saturday at 2:00 PM), as well as award-winning filmmaker Mira Nair, who will offer a screening of her latest film, Queen of Katwe, followed by a Q&A session (Friday at 3:30 PM).
The schedule has full details, including times and places. All events are free and open to the public and pre-registration is required.
