Joy and rest IN THE BICENTENNIALEach month of the Society of Alumni bicentennial year focuses on a core theme. In July and August, we honor the values of joy and rest, before coming together to celebrate the Society's birthday in September. (More to come in next month’s EphNotes!) In the meantime, we invite you to join us in appreciating the restorative joys of summer.
- DISCOVER personal renewal and reflection this summer with dedicated mini-retreats on July 28 and August 10 led by facilitator Liana Thompson Knight ’01.
- ENGAGE with author Barbara Bradley Hagerty ’81 in an August 19 talk on her most recent book, Life Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife.
- FOLLOW the journey of Ephs on the Mooove as Mike Rodriguez '17 and Juan Baena '06 reach the halfway point on their conversations with alumni across the U.S.
- SHARE your work-life wisdom with your fellow Ephs. In “The Uncomfortable Look,” our latest Alumni Career Commentary post, Dr. Jude Dumfeh '04 urges the medical community to find practical ways to fight the disease of racism within its own ranks. Reach out to Wendy Webster Coakley '85 to learn how you can contribute.
And, in case you missed it:
- Powerful reflections and discussion among four Williams women in this year’s Dwelling of the Gallant, featuring Meg Lowman ’76, Adrena Ifill ’91, Jiayang Fan ’06 and Jessica Bernheim ’16.
- Travel industry experts Jennifer Washburne ’86, Jeninne Lee-St. John ’98 and Mark Rothman ’05 unpack emerging trends in this Williams @ Work Webinar on Travel Outlook for a Post-Pandemic World.
- New York Times bestselling author Amanda Eyre Ward ’94 discusses this summer’s Purple Prose Book Club selection, The Jetsetters, with writer and life coach Zahie El Kouri ’93.
- Alumni in academia sit down for ‘Office Hours,’ a student-led video series featuring casual conversations with Joe Cruz ’91, Tatiana Cruz ’11, Raff Donelson ’09, Alvaro Jarrin ’03, Jallicia Jolly ’14, Kelsey Jones ’08, Rory Kramer ’03, Seulghee Lee ’07 and Hannah Noel ’08.
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Making Quarantine Lemons into Lemonart
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195 Ephs Benefit from Alumni Sponsored Internship Program (ASIP) Grants
Just when the need was greatest, Williams alumni, parents and friends stepped up to offer exceptional summer internship experiences for Williams students. Thank you for your high-impact commitment that helps students pursue their dreams, explore career options, gain skills and confidence, and shape their futures!
Are you looking to recruit talented Williams College students?
Join us for Industry Meetups, our largest recruiting events of the year. Only fall Meetups are open at this time —we will announce spring 2022 Meetups through EphNotes or you can email recruiting@williams.edu with questions.
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Giftwise Now OnlineOur biannual newsletter is packed with information from fellow Ephs who have benefited from including the college in their estate planning.
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alumni In the NewsSummer Olympics, Williams-StyleAmong the Williams alumni in Tokyo this year are Tala Abujbara ’14 rowing for Qatar; Will Hardy ’10, recently named an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics, serving on Team USA’s basketball staff; Kristi Kirshe ’17 playing rugby for Team USA; Georgia Lord ’22 working with NBC Sports as an accommodations runner with the games management team; and Joey Lye ’09 playing for Softball Canada. Read more about them on EphSports.
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There's still time to participate in the campus plan! Be a part of the long-term vision that ensures that each move Williams makes contributes to a holistic future vision for the campus. Your experience and opinions as alumni are critical —please take this 15-minute survey to share your campus experience.
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News from the college
Seeking Nontraditional Students“There are really talented students who have followed nontraditional paths, and we want them,” Williams President Maud S. Mandel told The Business Journals in an article on private colleges aiming to diversify enrollment; “We want everybody who would benefit and grow from the experience of learning at Williams to have the opportunity to apply and potentially come here.” She added that the college is looking to double the number of nontraditional students—currently about 25 military veterans and community-college transfers—in the next three years. Faculty Spotlight- Biology professor Ron D. Bassar was awarded a three-year, $1.6-million grant from the National Science Foundation. His project, “The Evolution of Fluctuation-dependent Species Coexistence,” explores temporal variations that allow similar species to coexist, with research focused on four communities of Trinidadian guppies and killifish.
- Art professor Cecilia Aldarondo’s documentary Landfall premiered on PBS earlier this week and is available on POV until Aug. 11. The award-winning film, in Spanish with English subtitles, shows how Hurricane María uncovered many of Puerto Rico’s problems—and brought people together to address them.
- In an article from The Wall Street Journal on the reopening of the Oakland Museum of California, Faison-Pierson-Stoddard Professor of Art History Michael J. Lewis says that “following a $20 million renovation, it has made a determined effort to realize its original promise,” which was to be more public park than palace. (This article is behind a paywall for WSJ subscribers.)
Key AwardThe Phi Beta Kappa Society awarded Max Chayet ’22 a $5,000 scholarship through its Key into Public Service program. One of 20 undergraduates selected nationally, Chayet will attend a virtual convention and explore careers in public service and active citizenship. A history and political science major, Chayet has been a Junior Advisor, president of the Williams College Law Society and an intern with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, and he hopes to have a career in international relations.
Top photo credit: Installation view of Art, Sport, and Propaganda: 1972 Munich Olympics, on view July 30-Aug. 15, 2021, Williams College Museum of Art. Photo by Brad Wakoff/Berkshirian Images
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