Wells College Adds Men’s Lacrosse to Sports Cadre

Wells College announces plans to add a men’s lacrosse team beginning in Spring 2007. Men’s lacrosse will be offered at the club level during the first year, and will elevate to the intercollegiate level in the 2007-2008 season.

“I am pleased by this latest addition to our athletics program,” says Director of Athletics Lyn LaBar. “Central New York is a hotbed for men’s lacrosse, and we hope to attract a talented pool of student-athletes who will contribute to the Wells community and the new lacrosse program.”

Wells is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III member. The College currently offers six varsity women’s sports teams: field hockey, soccer, tennis, swimming, lacrosse, and softball. All six are members of the New York State Women’s Collegiate Athletic Association (NYSWCAA), while field hockey, soccer, swimming, softball and lacrosse compete in the Atlantic Women’s Colleges Conference (AWCC). 

In fall 2005, Wells introduced men’s soccer and swimming teams at the club level, and an intercollegiate cross-country team for both men and women. When these new programs elevate to varsity status next year, they will participate at the NCAA Division III level.  The College continues to develop plans for additional sport sponsorship that are inclusive of both men and women, and meet the needs of college students today. 

Wells offers a variety of indoor and outdoor facilities. The Schwartz Center houses a swimming pool, gymnasium, and two tennis courts. Renovations for a new state-of-the-art fitness center are taking place with an expected spring 2006 opening. Outdoor facilities include four newly rebuilt tennis courts, softball field, boathouse, a 9-hole golf course, and game fields for field hockey, soccer, and lacrosse. New cross-country running trails have been designed and will be developed this spring. 

For more information about men’s lacrosse and athletics at Wells College, please contact Communications Director Kelly Tehan at 315/364-3260.

December, 2005

Important dates for January intersession

Wednesday, December 7, 2005  Classes end

Thurs – Sunday, December 8 – 11  Study period

Mon – Thurs, December 12 – 15  Final exam period

Friday, December 16    Residence halls and dining services close

Friday, December 23 – Sunday, January 1    College closed*

Monday, January 2, 2006   College reopens; staff return

Sunday, January 29    Students return

Monday, January 30    Spring classes begin 8:10 am; Opening Convocation 4:45 pm

.
* For assistance while the College is closed for the holiday break, please call Campus Security at #315-364-3229.

December, 2005

Student exhibition and handmade items for sale

Celebrate the holiday season with a visit to the Wells College Book Arts Center. On Thursday, December 1, the Center, located in Morgan Hall, will host a holiday sale and exhibit from Noon – 9:00 pm.  Refreshments will be served, and the public is warmly invited to enjoy this special free holiday treat.

Talented Wells students will exhibit their work in letterpress printing, bookbinding, and calligraphy. An opening reception will be held from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. The show will remain on display through December 10 in Morgan Hall. 

From Noon – 9:00 pm, unique handmade books, cards, ornaments, wrapping paper, and other gifts will be available for purchase. The sale will feature items created by book arts students and instructors, as well as productions by the Wells College Press. Work includes hand-printed broadsides and artists’ books, journals, historic book structures, fine press edition books, knit scarves, and a variety of hand-made holiday merchandise. The prices of these items are affordable, and they make perfect holiday gifts for family and friends. Guests are welcome to tour the Book Arts Center studios and shop for distinctive holiday gifts. 

Inspired by Victor Hammer, an internationally renowned calligrapher, painter, printer and type designer, the Wells Book Arts Center was established in 1993 to instruct in all areas of book arts and technologies. Students in book arts classes at Wells learn the history and philosophy of their craft as they develop hand skills in the fabrication of books. They gain international perspective on book arts with visits from accomplished lecturers, writers, and artists, and with field trips to the area’s remarkable collection of libraries, presses, paper mills and binderies. Current classes teach design, typography, the evolution of letterforms, letterpress printing, bookbinding, and the history of the book. Though it embraces historical arts and technologies, the Center also actively investigates and incorporates innovations of our digital age. The Wells Book Arts Center supports the mission of the College by revealing the essential role of the book in Western culture and the liberal arts.

For more information about the holiday sale and exhibit and the book arts at Wells College, please contact the Wells Book Arts Center by phone at 315-364-3420 or by email at bookartscenter@wells.edu, and visit the web:  www.wells.edu/bookarts.
.
November, 2005

Festive tradition replete with evergreens and candlelight

All are welcome to enjoy a long-standing holiday tradition at Wells College. On Sunday, December 4, the Wells Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will present their 46th annual holiday performance at 7:30 pm in Barler Recital Hall on the Aurora campus. The public is warmly invited to enjoy this special free holiday treat. Donations of canned and boxed foods will be gratefully accepted for a local food pantry. Refreshments will be served after the concert.

Pine trees and candlelight will create a festive atmosphere for this 46th annual holiday concert presented by the Wells College Concert Choir and Chamber Singers. Featured work on the program this year will be Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols,” one of the great classic 20th century works for treble voices. Also included will be works by Bach, Brahms, and Schubert, as well as traditional holiday music such as “Silent Night” and “Carol of the Bells.”

The Wells Choral ensembles are directed by Professor of Music Crawford R. Thoburn, and will be accompanied in this concert by Nancy Gilbertson, instructor of music at Wells. Student soloists will include: Rachel Gaskill, Stephanie Pultorak, Anna Radlowski, Kathryn Slusher, and Catherine Walker.

The Wells Choir and Chamber Singers have concertized extensively throughout the Northeast, and have been featured on national network radio and public television. The Chamber Singers have sung by invitation for national and regional meetings of professional musical organizations, and have won prizes for excellence in international choral competition.

For more information about the concert and music offerings at Wells College, please contact professor Crawford Thoburn at 315/364-3347.

November, 2005

Kh’mi to perform in Long Library

Wells College presents Kh’mi in concert on Friday, November 18 at 8:00 pm in the Long Library.  The concert is free to all; donations will be accepted at the door. The two-hour set will take place on the top floor of the library in the main stacks; dancing is encouraged!

Kh’mi (pronounced “Kuh-my”) is an eclectic group of regional musicians playing an even more eclectic selection of original songs. They have been described as “funky, jazzy, soulful swamp music.” Their hypnotic rhythms and groovy melodies are sure to have the crowd dancing in the library aisles.

Kh’mi consists of Wells Assistant Professor of Music Victor Penniman on ruby gamba and background vocals; Brian Francis of Union Springs on guitar and lead vocals; the guitar and vocals of long-time Aurora area resident Phipps Avery; Richard Curry of Jordan on washtub bass and background vocals; and Wells Assistant Dean for Residential Life Dan Van Vechten on percussion.

For more information, please contact Wells music professor Victor Penniman at 315/364-3346

November, 2005

Paintings by Bruce North on display through December 16

The Wells College Art Department is pleased to announce its third exhibition of the 2005-2006 academic year. The outdoor paintings of Ithaca artist Bruce North will be on display in the String Room Gallery from November 16 through December 16, 2005. The exhibit is free and the public is cordially invited to view the artwork on display. An opening reception to be held on Wednesday, November 16 from 7:00-9:00 pm offers an opportunity to meet the artist; refreshments will be served.

Bruce North is associate professor of art at Ithaca College. A noted landscape, sporting, and wildlife painter, his work has been featured in American Artist magazine, Gray’s Sporting Journal, Kaatskill Life, and The Art of Fly Fishing. North received his bachelor of professional studies in studio art from Empire State College, and his M.F.A. from Vermont College. He teaches painting and drawing at Ithaca, and was elected a life member to the Grand Central Galleries in Manhattan in 1983.

The String Room Gallery is located in Main Building. Hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

For more information about the exhibit, please contact art professor and String Room Gallery director William Roberts at 315/364-3237 and visit the college’s website: www.wells.edu. More on the artist may be found at http://faculty.ithaca.edu/bnorth/.

November, 2005

The Iraqi Resistance and the U.S. Anti-War Movement

On Thursday, November 10, reporter Bill Weinberg will speak on “The Iraqi Resistance and the Politics of the American Anti-War Movement.” This talk will take a look at the Iraqi resistance and discuss the political alliances and strategies of the anti-war movement in the U.S. The lecture begins at 7:30 pm in the Art Exhibit Room, Macmillan Hall. 

Bill Weinberg is an award-winning investigative journalist and author of two books: War on The Land: Ecology and Politics in Central America (Zed, 1991), and Homage to Chiapas (Verso, 2002). His articles have appeared in such publications as Native Americas and The Nation. He is the producer and host for WBAI's The Moorish Orthodox Radio Crusade. In the aftermath of 9/11, Weinberg founded the World War Four Report (WW4Report), and continues as its editor. WW4Report compiles stories forgotten by the mainstream press. It especially covers the "forgotten" wars worldwide. Learn more at www.ww4report.com

Sponsored by the Division of Social Sciences, Women's Studies, International Studies, Sociology/Anthropology, Economics and Public Affairs.

For more information, please contact Laura McClusky, Assistant Professor of Sociology 315/364-3252.

November, 2005

Wells College Stage Production Wins Tanys Awards

Stories Told excellent in direction, ensemble work

The Wells College Theatre Department has been recognized by the Theatre Association of New York State for excellence in its spring 2005 play. The Wells production of Stories Told has been awarded two Roving Adjudicator Merit Awards: Excellence in Direction to Siouxsie Grady, and Excellence in Ensemble Work and Acting to the company of Stories Told.

“Our students really worked as a team on this production.  It is so exciting when actors get recognized as a whole, because ensemble work is what the theatre is all about,” said Siouxsie Grady, Wells’ visiting theatre professor and director of Stories Told. 

Annually, TANYS reviews stage performances statewide, and makes merit awards in three categories: “Outstanding,” “Excellence,” and “Meritorious Achievement.” Awards of excellence are “issued to the whole or part of the whole of a theatrical event or production considered by the adjudicator to be of exceptional merit surpassing the norm.” 

Stories Told is an enchanting collection of classic and modern folk tales adapted for the stage by renowned author and director Paul Sills. Last March, under the direction of Siouxsie Grady, the student actors brought these stories to life; each presented multiple roles ranging from farmers to dancing caterpillars. The actors performed without the use of props or costumes of any kind, instead relying solely on their bodies to create the reality of the stories.

Of Stories Told, adjudicator Paul Nelson said “Ms. Grady and her production team were able to weave together an evening of entertainment that was both delightful and truly engaging.”

The 2005 TANYS Festival will be held November 18 - 20 at Cayuga Community College in Auburn, New York. Formal award presentations will take place on Saturday, November 19, during the awards banquet at Highland Country Club, Auburn. Several of the Wells students who performed in Stories Told will be present to accept the award on behalf of the College.

For more information about the TANYS award and theatre productions at Wells College, please contact Siouxsie Grady at 315/364-3232. Additional information about TANYS may be found at www.tanys.org.

November, 2005

Wells College News Archive

Last updated 02/14/2006