College of Wooster news releases http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/November/Cornwell-Named-to-Presidents-Trust Wooster President Grant Cornwell is one of 82 U.S. college and university leaders participating in a new effort to make the case for liberal education and advance its value in today’s world. Dubbed the Presidents’ Trust for Liberal Education and America’s Promise, the new group is an initiative of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/November/Fossil-Clam-Discovery A strange-looking new family of ancient clams has been discovered in Israel's Negev Desert by a team of scientists that includes a professor and a recent graduate from The College of Wooster. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/November/Witt-Takes-Lead-in-Mascot-Face-Off Wooster Mascot Faceoff Heats Up! Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/November/Community-Invited-to-Participate-in-Weekend-of-Choral-Music The Cantate Singers, in collaboration with The College of Wooster, will give community members the opportunity to experience and interact with one of America’s most cherished choral composers. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/October/Saini-Peninsula-Lecture James Phillips, Curator of Anthropology at the Field Museum in Chicago, will present “The Archaeology of the Sinai Peninsula” on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at The College of Wooster. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:30:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/October/Lin-He-Performs-With-Symphony Under the direction of Jeffrey Lindberg, conductor and professor of music, the Wooster Symphony will perform Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 in F Major, and Mozart’s Concerto No. 4 for Violin and Orchestra. Returning to campus is violin virtuoso Lin He, who has performed throughout China and the United States. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/October/Wooster-Magazine-Award Wooster magazine, the quarterly alumni publication of The College of Wooster, recently received a silver (2nd place) award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District V for Best Alumni Magazine Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/October/International-Week The College of Wooster will celebrate International Education Week with a wide range of events and activities, featuring music, poetry, dance, art, and clothing from around the world, Nov. 14-21. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/October/Brochet-Society It's a quiet Sunday afternoon at The College of Wooster, and many of the male students are either studying, sleeping, or watching football. But on the northern edge of campus, seven juniors in one of Wooster's program houses are sitting around shooting the breeze...and crocheting. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/October/Freedom-Without-Walls The historic fall of the Berlin Wall marks its 20th anniversary in November, and The College of Wooster will join colleges and universities across the country and around the world to commemorate the occasion with a series of events and a public display of replicas of the Wall. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/October/Costume-Design-Gross Costumes designed by Charlene Gross will be featured when The Cleveland Play House presents Inherit the Wind, a courtroom drama based on the 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial," Oct. 23 through Nov. 15. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/October/Cornwell-Named-to-NITLE-Advisory-Board Grant H. Cornwell, president of The College of Wooster, has been named to the newly created national advisory board of the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE). He and 16 other higher education leaders will serve for a two-year term. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/October/Chem-Club-Honor Martha Banks, a research neuropsychologist in the Research & Development Division of ABackans DCP, Inc., in Akron and a former professor of Black Studies at The College of Wooster, will present "The Health Care Debate and its Impact on Health Care Disparities in the Black and Latino Communities" at the third Africana Studies Seminar of the Fall Semester on Thursday, Nov. 5. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/October/Theatre-Comedy-Errors The College of Wooster will present William Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors" Oct. 22-24 in Freedlander Theatre (329 E. University St.). Performances begin nightly at 8:15 p.m. Tickets are $9 for general admission, $6 for senior citizens, faculty, staff, and non-Wooster Students. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/October/GSA-Meeting-2009 The College of Wooster will be well represented when an estimated 6,000 geoscientists from across the country and around the world gather for the 121st meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA) Oct. 18-21 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/October/Art-Kolodziej-Carrejo Matthew Kolodziej and Jaime Carrejo will present solo exhibitions at The College of Wooster Art Museum in Ebert Art Center (1220 Beall Ave.), Oct. 27 through Dec. 6. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/September/Alumni-Cheerleaders Alumni Cheerleaders Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/September/Wangari-Maathai-Recounts-Her-Remarkable-Journey Wangari Maathai Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/September/Scots-in-Service-2009 College of Wooster alumni will spread their volunteer spirit across the country on Saturday, Oct. 3, as graduates gather in 28 cities for the ninth annual Scots in Service Day. An estimated 1,000 alumni, including more than 125 local grads, will participate in projects to help their local communities. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/September/Grant-Edmiston Paul Edmiston, associate professor of chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology at The College of Wooster, has received a $136,269 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue his work on the development of Osorb, a remarkable substance capable of purifying water by removing organic contaminants. The chemically inert silica-based swellable glass extracts a wide variety of pollutants from water, including pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and chlorinated solvents. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/September/Kristof-Urges-Action-to-End-Oppression-of-Women-Worldwide If slavery was the central moral challenge of the 19th century and totalitarianism that of the 20th, the paramount challenge in the 21st century is fighting the oppression of women and girls throughout the world. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/September/Nature-Morgan A menacing microbe, the same one responsible for the Great Irish Potato Famine, has been spreading throughout the northeastern United States since the early 1990s, threatening both tomato and potato crops in the region - but its days may be numbered. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/September/Soup-and-Bread The aroma of fresh bread and hearty homemade soup wafts through the dining area in Mackey Hall - the new home of The College of Wooster's Soup & Bread program - every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. But the most satisfying part of this midday meal is not the food, but rather the knowledge that by eating simply others will have an opportunity to simply eat. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/September/Forum-Recap-Kidder As a rule, journalists try to separate themselves from the subjects they cover, but Tracy Kidder was so profoundly influenced by Paul Farmer, the young doctor he profiles in his book, Mountains Beyond Mountains, he wound up becoming part of the story. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/September/Voices-of-Democracy Fearing that young people were missing out on much of the nation's rich rhetorical heritage, an interdisciplinary group of scholars, including College of Wooster Professor of Communication Denise Bostdorff, created an online reference site that provides access to some of the most important and influential speeches in U.S. history. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/September/Community-of-Voices Public invited to submit written pieces or visual images for a book that will be published next spring Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/September/Chicken-Soup-Babbitt Eric Babbitt, a senior business economics major from Orange County, Calif., and a standout with The College of Wooster's swim team, shares his story as a two-time survivor of cancer in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Extraordinary Teens, published just last month. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/August/Grant-Greg-Wiles Greg Wiles, associate professor of geology at The College of Wooster, has received a $93,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to continue his research on global climate change. He will work collaboratively with the U.S. Army, Columbia University, and the National Park Service to reconstruct North Pacific climate variability through multi-millennial tree-ring research in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/August/Wiles-Lake-Erie New insights into understanding fluctuations in water levels in Lake Erie and the other Great Lakes may lie thousands of miles to the West, according to research by Greg Wiles, associate professor of geology at The College of Wooster, and several of his colleagues. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/August/Lillie-Trent-Story Lillie Trent turned 73 this year, but you would never know it by looking at her...or listening to her...or watching her teach. The energetic French instructor is back in the classroom this fall, doing what she does best - teaching young people. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/August/Appointment-Levin James Levin, a practicing lawyer with nearly 30 years of experience in arts management and production, has been named director of The College of Wooster's Center for Entrepreneurship. He succeeds Reuben Domike, who served as the center's first director from 2007-2009 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/August/College-and-Ohio-Light-Opera-Announce-Plans-for-New-Relationship Ohio Light Opera announced plans to develop a new relationship between the two organizations Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/August/Poet-Rita-Dove Rita Dove, former Pulitzer Prize Winner and Poet Laureate of the United States, will give a reading of her works on Monday, Sept. 28, at The College of Wooster. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7:30 p.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). A reception will follow in the lobby Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/August/Wooster-in-Top-10-for-Undergraduate-Teaching U.S. News & World Report has singled out The College of Wooster as one of the top 10 colleges in America that “do the best job of teaching undergraduates." The new ranking was released as part of the 2010 edition of America’s Best Colleges. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/August/Convocation-Recap-2009 College of Wooster President Grant Cornwell marked the official beginning of the 140th academic year with a compelling convocation address that outlined Wooster's mission as a liberal arts college, and the importance of aligning oneself with that mission. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/August/Forum-Preview-Kidder Tracy Kidder, bestselling author, journalist, and essayist, will discuss "Mountains Beyond Mountains," at the opening lecture of the 2009 Wooster Forum on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at The College of Wooster. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/August/Speaker-Anne-Morrison-Welsh Anne Morrison Welsh, author of Held in the Light: Norman Morrison's Sacrifice for Peace and His Family's Journey of Healing, will share her once-private thoughts about her late husband's very public self-immolation to protest the Vietnam War in 1965 Aug 28-29, at The College of Wooster. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/August/Jack-Gallagher-London-Symphony Jack Gallagher, the Olive Williams Kettering Professor of Music at The College of Wooster, recently had four of his works recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/August/Geller-Honored-for-Life-Achievement-in-Psychology E. Scott Geller, a 1964 graduate of The College of Wooster, is the 2009 recipient of the American Psychological Foundation’s Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in Psychology in the Public Interest. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/August/Art-Museum-Taylor Contemporary artist Alison Elizabeth Taylor challenges us, in her wood inlay paintings, to consider the effects of boom and bust cycles on those living in the economic margins. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/August/WooCorps-Celebration WooCorps Does it! Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/July/Wooster-Forum-2009 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/July/Lindberg-CJO-30-Years Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/July/Pete-Kenworthy-Live Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/July/Fall-Academy-of-Religion Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/July/REU-Summer-Research Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/July/New-Model The College of Wooster has implemented a new model for academic administration designed to increase efficiency and enhance the effectiveness of its operation. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/July/Moon-by-Duncan-Jones-95-opens-July-10-in-theatres-nationwide Moon by Duncan Jones '95 opens July 10 in theatres nationwide Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/June/Wooster-Inn-Guest-House-Sold-to-Montessori-School College will retain 5.8 acres just north oif building Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/June/New-Gallagher-Work-Premieres-at-Cincinnati-Conservatory Debut set for Tuesday, June 9, in Werner Recital Hall Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/June/Authors-Ponder-Global-Citizenship-at-2009-Wooster-Forum Tracy Kidder, Nicholas Kristof, and Wangari Maathai to speak at annual lecture series Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/June/Alumni-Celebrate-Give-Back-and-Honor-Their-Own-at-Alumni-Weekend Class of 1959 gives $3 million to support scholarships, presidential initiatives Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/June/David-Gunning-Elected-Chair-of-Wooster-Board David H. Gunning, a member of The College of Wooster’s board of trustees since 1994, was elected chair at the board’s spring meeting on Saturday, May 30. The board also elected Douglas F. Brush vice chair Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/June/Summer-Research-a-Hot-Topic-on-Campus Classes may be over until the fall, but the learning continues in earnest this summer at The College of Wooster. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/May/Students-Named-Fulbright-Scholars businessoffice@wooster.edu Thu, 14 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/May/College-Creates-Center-for-Diversity-and-Global-Engagement The College of Wooster will launch a new Center for Diversity and Global Engagement this fall, in order to provide more comprehensive campuswide coordination of programs and offices devoted to the advancement of global engagement and the inclusion and academic recognition of U.S. multiculturalism. Tue, 05 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/April/New Program Provides Summer Jobs and Free Room and Board for Students Summer employment opportunities are expected to be scarce this year, and college students across the country may suffer the most as they search for ways to pay for tuition, room, board, books, and other expenses. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:30:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/April/Woosters-Newest-Tradition-Celebrates-Distinctiveness-of-Independent-Study A campus-wide celebration of excellence in undergraduate research marked the beginning of a new tradition at The College of Wooster on Friday. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:30:00 GMT http://wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2009/April/Cezar Mesquita named director of admissions at Wooster Cezar O. Mesquita has been named director of admissions at The College of Wooster, effective July 6, 2009. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:30:00 GMT