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2007-08 News Archive

Below you'll find a directory of news from Smith College. The directory includes news releases as well as stories that appeared on the college's News & Events page.

August 2007
July 2007

June
26	SSW Conference Keynoter Addresses Treating Veterans' Mental Health
25	Smith Names Sustainability Director
25	Student Orientation Focuses on Sustainability
25	Incoming Smith Students Assigned Poetry on the History of the South
24	Preventing Extreme Perfectionism in Children
16	New Century Theatre Opens Season with House of Blue Leaves
16	View videos of Ivy Day, other Smith events, on YouTube's Smith page
13	WEW participants, young women leaders, reflect on shared experience
13	Paradise Pond Dredging Begins
10	Smith Fund Charges Toward Goal
10	Face Time: Ashavan Doyon
9	Adopting American Habits May Be Harmful to Immigrant Health
9	Readings from Book by Sam Intrator to Echo Through Congress
6	Empowering Young Women Around the Globe; WEW
5	Expect a Short-Term Power Interruption Mon., June 9/ CoGen testing
2	Face Time: Stacie Hagenbaugh
2	One Foot Already in College: NHS Students Enroll in Smith Classes
1	The Gate: Best of Smith for Spring 2008

May
30	Media Maker: Smith Songwriter Elizabeth Willis ’09 in Rolling Stone
30	Combat Stress: Preparing for the Return - a National Conference
29	SAQ Takes Another CASE Award
28	Smith Makes Gift to Local Public Schools
27	Strong Fellowship Record Continues
27	Face Time: Bruce Sadjak
24	State of the College Address by President Christ
20	Students Awarded Prizes at Last Chapel Convocation on Ivy Day
20	Mahnaz Mahdavi Receives Honored Professor Award
18	Photo gallery: Commencement 2008
17	Photo gallery: Ivy Day 2008
16	Smith College Adopts SAT-Optional Admission Policy
16	SmitHistory: Commencement
15	Financial Tips for Graduating Seniors
14	Face Time: Abby Reilly '08
14	New Life Perfect Fit for New Grad Theanne Griffith '08
14	Celebrations to Perform Commencement Weekend
13	Financial Tips for 2008 College Graduates, Randy Bartlett
13	Smith Wins United Way Award
12	Smith College Class of 2008, By the Numbers
12	2008 Graduates Include Student Routed to Smith by Hurricane Katrina
12	2008 Graduates Include Woman Who Refused to Fail, Allison Bellew
12	Springfield Pair Awarded Full Scholarships to Smith
12	Smith / Springfield Scholarship Program Expands to Holyoke
12	Smith College to Dredge Without Draining the Campus Pond
9	Dorcas Eason MacClintock ’54: Smith Professors and Prairie Dogs
8	Ride Your Bike to Work Week
8	SmitHistory: The Strike of 1970
7	JYA Journal: A Fan of Football in Firenze
6	Face Time: Priscah Cheruiyot ’10
6	Take the Spirit Mark Survey
5	Six Sign On to Sigma Xi
2	Smith Establishes MacLeish Field Station for Environmental Study
1	Smith Entrepreneurs: A Woman in Men's Clothing

April
30	SmitHistory: Gloria Steinem '56 in Sixth Grade
29	Danielle Ricardi '06: Cirque du Soleil Performer
28	Smith to Celebrate Storied Alumna Anne Martindell AC '02
28	Face Time: Rebecca Pringle '11
25	Access to Art: 'Zobiki' by Hiromitsu Takahashi
24	Annual Awards Recognize Student Excellence
24	Q & A with Cynthia Wade '89, Oscar-winning alumna filmmaker
22	Smith Awarded $1.3 Million for 'Developing the Modern Scientist'
21	Five Sophomores Named Mellon Mays Fellows
21	Three Faculty Honored with 2008 Sherrerd Teaching Awards
18	Smith Receives $1.4 Million Mellon Grant to Map the Curriculum
16	Today's Graduates Look to Fill the 'Gap'
16	Student's Katrina Photo Exhibit Takes UK Award
14	Staff and Faculty Invited to Wellness Fair
14	Theatre Department to Present Festival of One-Act Plays
14	Smith Democrats Host Former Vermont Governor
11	JYA Journal - Learning the Lingo in Geneva
10	Six Students and Alumna Receive Grinspoon Entrepreurial Awards
9	Asian Students Association Presents Dance Auction for United Way
8	40 Alumnae Poets to Read at Smith for Poetry Center 10th Anniversary
8	Festival Explores Intersection of Arts and Technology
7	Alum Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on 'The Lost Generation'
4	Smith College to Launch Online Encyclopedia - Smithipedia
4	Face Time: Lindsey MacNabb '08
4	American Studies Professor Dan Horowitz Wins Guggenheim
4	Feist to Rock at Spring Concert
2	Museum's Miller Lecture Addresses Multiple Identities in Art
2	Student-Organized Concert to Raise Funds for Maggie Worthen '06
1	Alum Artist Elizabeth Denny '81 Mixes Old with New
	Op-ed by Jessica Nicoll about Museums10

March
31	Feel the World Beat
29	Care Packages from College Democrats
28	Spring Dance Concert Features Variety of Styles
28	Face Time: Oyeama Okpalor '10
27	Jhalak Gives a Glimpse of South Asia
27	'Peter and the Wolf' Meets 'Seasame Street'
27	Philanthropist Harvey Picker dies
26	Celebrating Collaborations: Student Research to Be Showcased
26	Smith to Host Sylvia Plath 75th Year Symposium
25	Job Accomplished in New Orleans
25	Poet Sharon Olds and High School Prize Winners to Read at Smith
24	Journalists to Reflect on New Media
24	Grant Expands Science and Technology Outreach
20	Sol LeWitt's Art on the Courthouse Wall
20	Oscar-Nominated Film Writer, Director Marjane Satrapi to Speak at Smith
19	Access to Art: "Unmasked" (2005), by John Bankston
18	Julie Casper Roth: Alum Filmmaker Getting National Exposure
16	Lily Lamboy ’10 Interviews President Bill Clinton
13	Face Time: Laura Williams '09
13	Smith's Executive Education Program: Training Women for Leadership
13	Smith Preview: An Early Glimpse of Life at Smith
13	Students to Swing Hammers During Spring Break
13	Smith Announces 2008-09 Fees
12	Access to Art: "Oba's Crown"
11	Obituary: Craigen Weston Bowen '75
10	Smith Board Approves Faculty Promotions
10	Elevator Pitch Contest: 90 Minutes to Success
10	Poet and Memoirist Mark Doty to Read at Smith
7	Janine Olthuis ’08: Soccer Captain Wins NCAA Scholarship
7	Sophia Smith Collection Exhibits Celebrate International Women's Day
7	Smith Professor Reeves Lauded for his One-Man Campaign to End Darfur Genocide
7	Exhibition About Censorship at Smith College
7	Crew Team to Row for Local Women
5	Smith Women and New Publications
5	Face Time: Abby McIntyre '10
4	The Body Politic: Symposium on Bioethics of Breast Cancer
4	First Steelwoman Triathlon Gets Students Moving
4	Smith, Local Schools Host Renowned Theater Group
3	Smith Alumna and playwright Sonya Sobieski to Discuss NYC Theater Scene
3	Face Time: Ashley Abbott '10J
3	A Cuilinary Creation
1	Poetry Center Announces High School Poetry Prize Winners

February
28	Pulitzer Prize Winner Margaret Edson to Deliver Commencement Address
27	Smith to Honor Sudan Analyst, Faculty Member C. Eric Reeves
26	Smith to Host Five College Dance Concert
25	Senior Simone Gianfrancesco Directs Provocative Play
25	Smith Alumna Cynthia Wade Wins an Oscar
25	Rally Day 2008 Award Winners
25	Randy Frost to Discuss Hoarding at Engel Lecture March 11
22	Spring Begins at Smith with Annual Bulb Show
21	Q & A with Alumna Socheata Poeuv ’02, Filmmaker
20	Photo Galleries: Rally Day 2008 Seniors Rally Day Ceremony 2008
19	Student Engineers Have Designs on Local Library
19	A New Piano for Washburn House
18	Face Time: Ryan Brandau, music
18	SmitHistory: Rally Day
15	People News: New Books by Ginetta Candelario and Carrie Baker
15	Poet Tony Hoagland to Visit Smith
14	Smith to Kick Off Five College Conference on Globalization
13	Mortimer Rare Book Room Exhibitions
13	Weather Forces Temporary Evacuation of Lamont
12	Rally Day Among Oldest Traditions
12	Happy Birthday "Gate!"
12	SmitHistory: Smithies and Valentine's Day
12	Smith Desktop Wallpapers
11	In Italy: Another Day, Another Strike
8	Annual Grad Dance Concert to Explore Identity
7	Winter NewsSmith: Students Pass On Vietnamese Heritage
7	Italian Fashions on Display
6	How Shall I Put It: Smith College Style Guide
5	Smith to Honor Sudan Analyst, Faculty Member C. Eric Reeves
5	New Affordable Rental Housing Near Downtown
4	All Parties Invited on Super Tuesday
1	The Jeopardy of Global Warming
1	Update: Tuberculosis on Campus

January
31	Superbowl Party: Gathering for the Big Game
30	Gate Q&A with "Vagina Monologues" Creator Eve Ensler
30	Motorola Grant Aims to Inspire Future Innovators
30	"African Beaded Art: Power and Adornment" Exhibition Opens at Museum of Art Feb. 1
29	Smith to Host Five College Student PoetryFest
29	Photography Exhibit at Smith to Benefit Landmine Victims
28	Naturalist Laurie Sanders '88 to Discuss Natural History of Connecticut River Valley
25	Learning Leadership, Contributing Locally
24	'Vagina Monologues' Writer to Kick Off Nationwide Tour at Smith College
23	Five Colleges Join National Global Warming Event
23	Press Release: Speech by Black Panther Leader Slated for Black History Month
23	A Letter of Thanks to Smith Heroes
22	New Life for Old Clothes
22	Photo Gallery: Costume Restoration
14	Helping Women Underrepresented in Math, Science Achieve Success
11	JYA Journal: Maggie Mertens '09 Finds Her Present in Italy's Past
10	Press Release: Staff Encouraged to Mark MLK Day with Service
10	Press Release: Scholar of Race and Ethnicity to Speak at Smith
8	Smith on the Walls of New Hospital Wing
8	Smith Athletic Director Wins Athletics Award
7	What Can You Learn This Month?
4	Election 2008: Faculty and Students on the Issues
3	Riding Coach Doing What She Loves

December
21	The Gate: Best of Smith 2007
20	Two New Books by Smith Faculty Receive Praise
17	First in Class of 2008 Bid Goodbye to Campus
17	Photo Gallery: Engineering Students Build a Tiny Town
11	Video: Poetry Rings Out Across Campus
11	Smith in the Netherlands: A Transatlantic Connection
10	JYA Journal—Notes From Abroad: Cheri Hardy '09
7	Rachel Imhoff '10: The Shirt Off Her Back
6	Press Release: Poetry All Around

November
28	People News: Art Installation Recalls Days of Card Catalog
27	Owners of Sophia Smith House Honored
26	Smith Senior Featured in CosmoGirl! Magazine
26	Press Release: Smith Joins National Climate Pact
20	The Study of the Brain
19	Face Time: Shenquia Archer '08
19	Smith Number One in Long-Term Study Abroad
16	Student Film Wins Noho Film Fest
15	Photo Gallery: Julia Child Day
15	Grécourt Gate: Engineering Prof Wins National Teaching Award
14	Back to Our Roots: Poets Elizabeth Alexander, Karl Kirchwey, Meredith Martin '97 and Abe Louise Young '99 to Read at Smith
13	SmitHistory: Julia McWilliams Child '34
12	Press Release: Acclaimed Author Daniel Mendelsohn to Speak About Writing the Holocaust
12	Grécourt Gate: Ada, Award-Winning Poet, to Read Her Work
9	Grécourt Gate: Kitchen Sisters to Serve Up Heaping Helping of Stories
8	Exhibition Explores Puerto Rican Heritage in Holyoke
8	People News: Cynthia Wade '89, Erin Park Cohn '00, Seymour Itzkoff
8	Of Note: Helen Horowitz Discusses Women's Colleges on NPR program
7	Press Release: Five Outstanding Alumnae Named Smith Medalists
6	Choral Groups Present Autumn Serenade
6	Press Release: Smith to Open Indoor Track for Walking, Running
5	WNPR Radio Visits Smith Mum Show
5	Press Release: Smith Appoints New Executive Director for Facilities
2	Look Before They're Gone: "Petrographs"
2	Face Time: Smith President Carol T. Christ
1	Smith Elects the World: The Value of Learning Off Campus

October
31	Lamont Residents Adopt Local Middle School
31	SmitHistory: Otelia Cromwell, Class of 1900
31	Alumnae Poets Gail Mazur '59, Eve Grubin '92 and Gina Franco '97 to Read at Smith
30	View Christian Science Monitor Video of Emma Forrest '10
30	Panel to Discuss Ambition and Friendship—Narratives of Conflict and Support
29	Four Faculty Named 2007 Sherrerd Award Winners
29	For Older Women, Key to Happiness is Not Always Traditional
26	Crew Coach Takes Firsts in Boston
23	Mikal Minarich '10: A Tale of Two Passions
23	Media Advisory: Smith Faculty Experts on China's politics, culture, history
22	Watch Video of Gloria Steinem's Sept. 29 talk at Smith
22	Smith Women to Help Honor Sylvia Plath's 75th
22	Photo Gallery: Ford Hall Groundbreaking
22	Ford Construction Official
19	Play Premiere to Explore Flip Side of Theater
19	Former Smith Trustee Jan Oresman '55 Wins John M. Greene Award
19	International Students Day: Food from Faraway Places
19	Photo Gallery: International Students Day
18	Press Release: Racial Integration in the Arts Focus of Otelia Cromwell Day
16	SmitHistory: During WWII, WAVES at Smith trained women for non-cambat duty
16	Four Faculty Named 2007 Sherrerd Award Winners (re-posted from 4/30/07)
16	Press Release: Chrysanthemum Fireworks at the Botanic Garden
16	Press Release: Smith to Honor Women Standouts On and Off the Playing Field
15	Smith to Host Fundraising Event for Darfur
15	Ford Hall Groundbreaking
12	Finance VP Recognized for Volunteer Service
12	Blending Art and Technology
12	Psychology Faculty Criticize APA Stance
10	President Christ Honored by Alma Mater
10	Peeking Beneath Mount Everest; Geologist to Speak Oct. 23
10	NewsSmith: Good Ideas Put into Practice
8	Poet Aleida Rodriguez to Read at Smith
5	Smith Junior to Direct Choral Groups in Symbolic Concert
5	Smith Invests in Biodiesel Plant
3	New Book Takes Close Look at Bible
3	Spotlight on Outstanding Smith Employees
2	Photo gallery: Mountain Day 2007
1	Smith Alumna Fondly Remembered: Roselle Hoffmaster '98
1	Gate: Today is Mountain Day
1	Press Release: Smith Students Celebrate Annual Mountain Day

September 2007
28	Celebrated Chef in Fall SAQ
27	Face Time--Praxis Edition: Min Jung Kim ’08
26	Sukkah Hut Celebrates Jewish Holiday
25	Food Drive to Fight Local Hunger
24	Retiring Music Prof to Perform on Custom Instrument
21	Reflections of Ten Years of Poetry
20	Smith Biologist Leads Effort to Wipe Out Parasite
19	Dining Services Offers More Locally Grown Food
19	New Faces in New Places
18	Staying Healthy at Smith: 15 Ways to Avoid the ‘Freshman 15’
18	Face Time: Margaret-Avis Akofio-Sowah ’10
18	Press Release: Math Center Seeks to Multiply Young Women's Success in the Field
14	Library Responds to Students' Changing Needs
13	Student Houses Sport New Look
13	Press Release: Poet Robert Hass to Kick Off Poetry Center 10th Anniversary
12	Face Time/Praxis: Emily Roubatis '09
12	Press Release: Nation's Oldest Women's Archive to Turn 65
10	How Do You Get to Smith?
8	Author Madeleine L'Engle ’41 Dies at 88
7	Press Release: Speaker to Talk About the Increasing Pressure for Clean Water
7	Leaders of International Women's Colleges Map Strategy for Collaboration (Press Release: Women's Education Worldwide )
6	Press Release: Café and College Announce Agreement on Extended Lease
5	Photo Gallery: The Fun of Physics
August 2007
31	Press Release: Award-Winning Poet Nikky Finney to Read at Smith
31	Photo Gallery: Dine Around
29	Photo Gallery: New Students Move In
23	Moving Away from Bottled Water
22	Face Time/Praxis: Katie Garwood '08
22	SAQ excerpt: The Women We've Become
21	Gate Q&A: Coaching Soccer in Brazil
17	Photo Gallery: School for Social Work Commencement
17	Gate: Computers for the Senior Center
14	Gate: This Machine Lifts Printing Off the Page
13	Press Release: Fifth-Generation Smith Student in Class of 2010
10	What Is Smith Like? New Online Tour Explains
8	Press Release: Dr. James Sacksteder to Deliver Commencement Address at School for Social Work
7	Face Time: Zainab Raza ’07
6	Back at Smith Again
	Amirr Beathea, a rising 9th-grade student at the Young Women’s Leadership Charter School of Chicago, writes about her participation in the Summer Science and Engineering Program in July.
2	Gate: Student Explores a Century of Combat Trauma
2	Press Release: Smith Appoints International Study Dean
1	Photo Gallery: Pub Walls Feature Student Works of Art

July 2007
27	The World is Still Flat: Landscapes on Paper
	Student-organized exhibition opens at Smith College Museum of Art July 27
27	Press Release: Refugees learn to tell their stories at Smith
	With support from Nike, the soccer team of refugees, called the Fugees, will attend literacy camp at the college.
26	Press Release: Two Local Teens Complete Science Program with Scholarship Support
24	Smith Fund Meets $11.3 Million Goal
23	Local Alum: From 307 Pounds to Personal Trainer
19	Press Release: Smith College Founds Quantitative Learning Center
19	Campus Center Now the Heart of Smith, Survey Says
19	But How Does It Feel?
18	The Fallout of Combat Trauma: Q&A with Kathryn Basham, SSW
17	SSW Faculty Book Signing
13	Drum Circle Brings Girls Together
13	Kids Learn Technology at Annual Summer Camp
11	Summer in the Botanic Garden
11	Turning People's Stories into Theater
9	Face Time: Samantha Chaplin ’10
9	Face Time: Katharine Shropshire ’09
3	Summer in the Botanic Garden
3	Flags Around the ITT
2	Face Time: Whitney Dorer '07